Released in 1991, Ernest Scared Stupid is the fifth feature film centered around the fictional character Ernest P. Worrell. In the comedy-horror, Ernest unintentionally releases an evil 19th century troll in the small town of Briarville, Missouri, on Halloween night.

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Writer-director Sean Baker returns with his Palme d'Or-winning "Anora," and the Micheaux Film Festival lands in Culver City.

I have a very vivid, core childhood memory of my dad telling me to play elsewhere while he watched a scary movie “I shouldn’t see." Of course, curiosity got the best of me, and I had to peek. I made the mistake of looking at the screen just as a young girl about my age—with long blonde hair just like me—got nearly sucked into the fuzz of a TV screen.

Get ready to scream, laugh, and maybe even hide under your blanket! This Halloween, we’re diving into Disney’s creepiest classics. From spooky stop-motion to haunted adventures, these movies blend nostalgia with genuine scares,