10 Campy Halloween Films To Enjoy This Season
5. The Addams Family
A wholesome, fun film about a beloved family for whom gothic horror is everyday life, The Addams Family is the kind of feel-good classic to put on when life's getting you down, enjoying some horror movie visuals without the actual horror.
Another celebration of the weird and non-conforming, what makes the Addams Family so timeless is that, despite their penchant for the strange and even dangerous, they are loving and lovable, showcasing signs of a healthy family unit that love each other dearly and have no time for outside judgment, the antithesis of the seemingly perfect suburban American family that hides extremes of dysfunction.
For the kids who grew up weird and unique, without acceptance from their families, the Addams Family is wish-fulfilment with a delightfully macabre edge. It's dark yet comedic, and undeniably fun.
Even when Addams's house is a house of horrors, their helper is literally a disembodied hand, and characters like Pugsley, Wednesday and Uncle Fester enjoy dangerous, lethal situations, it was an unspoken rule that any kindly guest would be safe in their home, which made every kid who watched their film want to visit.