It’s October — welcome to spooky time.

It’s the time of year when we begin drifting inside sooner to ward off the evening chill. Lights come on earlier, and we have more time to cozy up with movies, food and wine.

I am not a fan of the horror genre, but I don’t mind a good suspense or thriller. There are just some classic films that are perfect for this time of year. Any of the old black-and-white horror films — think “Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Thing,” “Creature from the Black Lagoon” — are warranted with buttery popcorn and a sanguine-colored wine. A classic horror like “The Shining” always works. But I have my favorites, as well.

Here are a few accompanied by hauntingly good food and wine pairings:

“Hocus Pocus” 1 & 2: (1993, 2022) Fantastical comedy, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. This calls for warm creamy soups, sandwich cookies with orange centers, and buttered, salted popcorn. Wines with minerality and salinity. Syrah, nebbiolo, sauvignon blanc, Burgundian white (chardonnay).

“Bell, Book, and Candle”: (1958) Supernatural romantic comedy, starring Kim Novak and James Stewart. French onion soup, light pasta dishes, deep green salads with warm dressing. Espresso macarons. Pinot noir, malbec, lambrusco, dry riesling.

“Invasion of the Body Snatchers”: (1956) Science-fiction kitsch, starring Kevin McCarthy, remade in 1978 starring Donald Sutherland and Leonard Nimoy. Chili, pizza, popcorn and chocolate chip cookies. Dolcetto, charbono, cabernet sauvignon, lambrusco, chardonnay.

“What Lies Beneath”: (2000) A suspenseful, chiller-thriller, sinister with a twist. This film stars Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer. Definitely comfort food on this one. Stew, pot pie, warm squash, and wash it down with GSM (grenache/syrah/mourvèdre), sangiovese, malbec.

“The Tingler”: (1959) This film has Vincent Price at his creepiest. A must see. Pair this film with delicious casserole, rich mac-and-cheese, popcorn with a surprising sparkling red wine like lambrusco, tannat, or malbec.

“Don’t Look Now”: (1973) Supernatural thriller with Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland in the lead roles. Red sauce pasta, scampi, deep green salad, minestrone, chocolate gelato. Pair with Valpolicella, barbera, sangiovese, carménère.

“Midnight Lace:” (1960) Kitschy, stylized thriller. Stars Doris Day, Rex Harrison, Myrna Loy and John Gavin. Settle down with pizza, pasta, chocolate cake with milk and/or a glass of Chianti/sangiovese, lambrusco, pinot noir, chardonnay.

“Dracula”: (1931) The original and best — the Bela Lugosi classic — pizza and popcorn are perfect here. A bit of ice cream with Oreos. Cabernet sauvignon, zinfandel, syrah.

“The Thin Man” and sequels: (1934-1947) Romantic, murder mystery, comedy. William Powell and Myrna Loy star. Roast chicken, big green salad, mashed potatoes with gravy, haricots verts (French green beans), fruit macarons. White sparkling and more white sparkling.

“Gaslight:” (1944) Psychological, noir thriller with Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman. Bouillabaisse, roast beef with mushroom gravy, carrots, puddings, fine cheeses and soft sweets. Claret, cabernet franc, sauvignon blanc.

And finally, pretty much any Alfred Hitchcock film is haunting in some way. Just make your favorite meal, pull out your favorite wine, curl up with some popcorn and binge.