Halloween is only three weeks away, and if you're like us you probably plan on gathering a big bowl of candy corn and a small group of friends for a screening of John Carpenter's classic Halloween (and maybe one or two of its sequels — and perhaps the remake as well). But in these waning days before All Hallows' Eve, let's not forget all the other terrifying holidays and movies they've inspired. Don't expect to find the stale antics of shoe-shining leprechauns on St. Patrick's Day (Leprechaun), zombie soldiers on the Fourth of July (Uncle Sam), or the sad remakes of some of these classics — the following is the cream of the crop when it comes to holiday horror.

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Hangover Square (1945)

George Harvey Bone (the phenomenal Laird Cregar) is a promising classical musician and really likable guy. But when George gets stressed out, any discordant noise sends him into a trance and he becomes a vicious killer. Character flaw!

The showpiece of this film takes place on Guy Fawkes Day, a British holiday celebrating the failure of Guy Fawkes and friends to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London on November 5th, 1605. (Guy Fawkes' face adorns the mask worn by V in V For Vendetta.) The celebration typically includes fireworks and bonfires, but in Hangover Square, the bonfire is made up of a towering pile of hideous dummies. Not a bad place to hide the body of the woman you just strangled... assuming you don't get caught along the way.

Fans of the film include composer Stephen Sondheim, who said the film inspired him to write Sweeney Todd, and filmmaker Guy Maddin, whose movie The Saddest Music in the World pays homage to Hangover Square's ending.