Halloween is a time where the weather starts to turn chilly, leaves start to change colors, costumes are being planned or made, and some of the best movies are on rotation. Halloween is a time where creativity and the abnormal shine. A holiday so unique and fun, and I believe there is a lot we can learn from some famous characters. Here are some life lessons from some of my favorite Halloween movies!

-Halloweentown taught us to find power in who we are and that you are never to young to change the world.

-Hocus Pocus showed us that eternal youth and beauty is overrated and that change is inevitable, so you might as well embrace it.

-IT 1 & 2 taught us the true value of friendship.

-The Halloween franchise told us to trust our gut, it is rarely wrong.

-Beetlejuice pushed us to be kind and loving to all types of creatures, no matter how different they may look.

-Casper the Friendly Ghost let us realize that no one is alone in their sorrow and that death always changes people.

-Scream taught us to be careful who we trust.

-Ghostbusters pushed us to stay optimistic and to laugh even during the scary times.

-Haunted Mansion, specifically Madame Leota, tells us, “You try. You fail. You try. You fail. But the only true failure is to stop trying”.

Halloween can be scary and raise anxiety, but there are so many lessons to learn even when life feels so hectic and impossible.

“We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.” -Stephen King