The charm of watching a film lies not in the glitter of awards, but in the quiet moment when you glance sideways and see your companions mirroring the same absurd expression. The Oscars may hand out statues for brilliance, but cinema hands out memories priceless shared among family and friends. And now, with Halloween looming, this dubious joy of communal terror is up for grabs once more.

To ensure that your Halloween pick does not become the horror of family movie night, here is a list of the best-animated horror movies to watch on Halloween night with your family.

Family movie nights are all about finding the right balance and animated horror movies manage to walk that fine line between charming and unsettling. They are a peculiar genre, offering just enough fright to keep you interested but never quite enough to make you regret that second helping of popcorn. After all, it takes a special kind of art to make the macabre seem almost cozy. Yet, here are the top eleven animated horror movies that hit the nail in the coffin, sometimes metaphorically and other times not.

Mad God is a supreme genre within stop-motion animation, owing to the sheer tenacity that it requires. Despite the web in the way, Phil Tippett has gone ahead and given one of the best-animated horror movies of all time in 2021, Mad God. Available on Apple TV and Prime Video, the movie is often dubbed as the most disturbing stop-motion film of all time, making it a must-watch with your folks on Halloween night.

Netflix, ever the tireless keeper of our fleeting attention, has had a sizable hand in keeping the wheels of the animated content spinning, and its original entry in the animated horror movie race, Wendell and Wild is proof of the same.

Released in 2022, the movie is a brilliant amalgamation of all things demon, reckless teenagers, and nightmares coming to life. Wendell and Wild is a definite watch for every Halloween season as the infusion of horror elements in an otherwise ordinary life continues to keep this movie's magic forever alive.

Is it truly Halloween if it does not warrant a Halloween movie night with a Scooby-Doo movie? The chances are no. While the classics still wear relevancy as their costumes, the 2020 movie Scoob! with dogpocalypse themes and the oh so familiar mystery solving gang is just the perfect cup of tea you need to savor with your family on Halloween.

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Batman: The Long Halloween fits the bill for an animated horror movie for a family Halloween night just right as it follows Gotham’s finest, and not-so-finest, through a year-long holiday murder spree.

 There is intrigue, villains, and just enough moody atmosphere to keep everyone hooked without anyone fleeing the room in terror. Moreover, if a caped billionaire vigilante does not get the family together, nothing else will.

Crime, virus, and New York make for this animated horror movie extravaganza. One of the most engaging movies of the Resident Evil franchise, and a good alternative to the gory real-life adaptations, Vendetta follows Chris Redfield as he gets together with his ride-or-die Leon S. Kennedy and Rebecca Chambers to stop a deranged merchant from destroying all of New York. Although an animation, it strikes a bit too close to reality following the pandemic.

No one can bring a zombie apocalypse to life on the screen like South Korean filmmakers, and the abundance of apocalyptic extravaganzas originating from the country is proof of the same. However, Seoul Station does the unconventional and translates the horror frenzy of Train to Busan and All of Us Are Dead into an unsettling animation as the people try to survive.

Igor is just as much a shrill inducing animation as it is a stereotype breaking tale of a hunchback assistant working under an evil scientist with the dreams of becoming one himself.

As the evil scientist continues to amp up the ante along with his counterparts of the evil science community, the movie makes for a perfect Halloween watch with your family.

There is nothing quite like a tale of a courageous princess and a found family against the evil knocking beneath to save her kingdom and, ultimately, ticketing everyone's fantasy on family movie night during Halloween. The Princess and the Goblin is a light yet classical watch that can have the entire audience chanting back the dialogues as the movie goes.

There is nothing that speaks Halloween quite like Tim Burton and his collaborations with Winona Ryder. A much more shrilling alternative to Beetlejuice owing to its creepy animation, Frankenweenie has the Burton touch as in, it starts with a moving plot, but the horrors that follow are nothing short of a grave, making Frankenweenie the perfect animated Halloween movie.

The horror animated franchise that initially gained attention owing to the star power behind its voices went on to break the glass ceiling for everything that it entailed from its plot, comic timing, layered characters, and most importantly setting the stage for a new era for iconic animated horror movie characters. With four movies in the kitty, the Hotel Transylvania franchise provides enough choices to pick from.

The Addams Family has been running the horror movie business for years now, be it in real life or animation. The franchise has two animated movies, and each of them is a masterpiece in one.

The animated factor allows the already iconic characters to take things a notch higher with their antics. Moreover, not only does the movie provide a spectacular viewing experience but also Halloween costume ideas.

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Which is your favorite pick from the list of horror animated movies to watch on Halloween? Let us know in the comments below.