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The Halloween Movie Draft
The Big Picture
October 27, 2026 · 2:01:03 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Alex Ross Perry
Edition: Halloween
Chapters
The Halloween Movie Draft
Amanda Dobbins · Chris Ryan · Alex Ross Perry · Sean Fennessey · Commissioner: Jack Sanders
Amanda Dobbins · 7 picks
| #1 | Carrie | Stephen King Horror Adaptations | ▶ 26:32 |
| #8 | Beetlejuice | Dress Up | ▶ 57:02 |
| #9 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Halloween Franchise Movie | ▶ 1:01:58 |
| #16 | Midsommar | Other Holiday Horror | ▶ 1:20:20 |
| #17 | Scream | Wild Card | ▶ 1:23:37 |
| #24 | Casper | Halloween Movies for Kids | ▶ 1:44:03 |
| #25 | Marriage Story | Movies That Take Place on Halloween | ▶ 1:45:20 |
Chris Ryan · 7 picks
| #2 | Halloween | Halloween Franchise Movie | ▶ 30:45 |
| #7 | Maximum Overdrive | Stephen King Horror Adaptations | ▶ 52:47 |
| #10 | The Guest | Movies That Take Place on Halloween | ▶ 1:04:14 |
| #15 | Digger | Dress Up | ▶ 1:18:58 |
| #18 | Maniac Cop | Other Holiday Horror | ▶ 1:28:16 |
| #23 | The Karate Kid | Halloween Movies for Kids | ▶ 1:41:44 |
| #26 | Trick 'r Treat | Wild Card | ▶ 1:46:24 |
Alex Ross Perry · 7 picks
| #3 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | Halloween Movies for Kids | ▶ 35:38 |
| #6 | The Return of the Living Dead | Other Holiday Horror | ▶ 48:25 |
| #11 | The Exorcist | Dress Up | ▶ 1:07:33 |
| #14 | The Birds | Wild Card | ▶ 1:15:55 |
| #19 | V/H/S/Halloween | Movies That Take Place on Halloween | ▶ 1:30:16 |
| #22 | Pet Sematary | Stephen King Horror Adaptations | ▶ 1:36:02 |
| #27 | Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | Halloween Franchise Movie | ▶ 1:48:29 |
Sean Fennessey · 7 picks
| #4 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Halloween Franchise Movie | ▶ 40:03 |
| #5 | The Shining | Stephen King Horror Adaptations | ▶ 44:18 |
| #12 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Movies That Take Place on Halloween | ▶ 1:09:34 |
| #13 | Ghostbusters | Halloween Movies for Kids | ▶ 1:12:34 |
| #20 | Black Christmas | Other Holiday Horror | ▶ 1:32:12 |
| #21 | X | Dress Up | ▶ 1:33:56 |
| #28 | Hubie Halloween | Wild Card | ▶ 1:53:31 |
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Movies Referenced (72)
Directors Referenced (13)
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Dark Star, Halloween▶ 31:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Alex Ross Perry · Known for Hancock▶ 46:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Alex Ross Perry, Sean Fennessey · Known for Bad Boys, Halloween II▶ 22:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon▶ 44:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Alex Ross Perry · Known for Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest▶ 1:16:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Body Double, Dressed to Kill, The Bonfire of the Vanities▶ 26:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Alex Ross Perry, Sean Fennessey · Known for Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets▶ 1:18:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for V/H/S, You're Next, The Guest▶ 1:04:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Alex Ross Perry · Known for The Devil's Rejects, The Lords of Salem▶ 1:56:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (46)
11 mentions · Alex Ross Perry, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Exorcist, Exorcist II: The Heretic▶ 1:08:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Chris Ryan, Alex Ross Perry, Sean Fennessey · Known for A Knight's Tale, Two Weeks Notice▶ 52:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Alex Ross Perry, Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Something's Gotta Give, Saving Silverman, Orange County▶ 1:06:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Island▶ 1:53:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Alex Ross Perry · Known for Dracula▶ 58:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Lost in Translation, Rushmore, Moonrise Kingdom▶ 1:11:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:57:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Alex Ross Perry · Known for Lady Bird, Little Women, Ford v Ferrari▶ 3:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Addams Family, Casper▶ 58:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (9)
20 mentions · Alex Ross Perry, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Maximum Overdrive, Creepshow▶ 22:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Shrek 2▶ 26:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Alex Ross Perry · Known for Alien, Dark Star, Aliens▶ 48:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Alex Ross Perry · Known for Halloween III: Season of the Witch▶ 41:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Alex Ross Perry · Known for The Birds, Rebecca▶ 1:16:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Avatar, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day▶ 1:04:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Trick 'r Treat, Krampus, Superman Returns▶ 1:46:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Squid and the Whale, Marriage Story▶ 1:45:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Hell or High Water, Wind River▶ 38:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗