Meanwhile, check back later this week and all next week as I continue publishing my lists of Halloween films for you to enjoy.

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The movie has grown in popularity over the years, and usually appears at or near the top of lists of the greatest comedy films.

BBC: Vicar supports Life of Brian ban

Horror movies rarely get respect in year-end lists, but of the three films scripted or co-scripted by Joss Whedon this year ("The Avengers" and "Much Ado About Nothing" were the others), "The Cabin in the Woods" was the most fiendishly ingenious -- a horror movie that was truly out of the box.

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