Summer is drawing to a close, which can mean only one thing: spooky season is almost upon us. It's the most wonderful time of the year! While some folks may limit their Halloween festivities to October, I'm a firm believer that September is the time to start getting into the spirit of the season. Look, if people can start celebrating Christmas in November, there's no reason we can't do some similar early acknowledgement of Halloween, that's all I'm saying. And while I think any time of year is the right time for scary movies, there's something extra special about watching scary movies in the midst of spooky season. And it's an added bonus if the movies in question are set on or around Halloween-time.

Which is why whenever Halloween season rolls around, I like to revisit Stephen Cognetti's "Hell House LLC" franchise. Not all of these movies are good,...