House II: The Second Story (1987)

New movie, different house. This time, new homeowner Jesse digs up his decomposing great-great grandfather’s corpse in the backyard, releasing him from an ancient family curse. This proves to be more trouble than it’s worth, as a bevy of other supernatural spirits are also freed at the same time, which sends Jesse (and his “friend,” Charlie) on an adventure back and forth in space-time to retrieve the Aztec skulls that will possibly revert everything back to normal. I probably made it sound better than it actually is.

2.5 Aztec skulls out of 5

Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

Ray Bradbury is a fine author; his words own the page but they rarely translate well to the screen. (Book Review.)
I first saw SWTWC when I was ten. It made me fear Carnivals and spiders. Looking at it today, it hasn't aged well, although it's still an enjoyable film with an obvious message for young and old. Plus, the diabolic Mr. Dark is forever burned into my memory.
For fans of the author, kids who like to be scared and nostalgic old farts. I am now, or have been, all of those.

3 autumnal nightmares out of 5