Just about anything Vincent Price. House of Wax, the Fly, any of the AIP films.
Romero's "Dead" quadrilogy is a good bet too. In fact, I'd recommend those instead. Maybe top it off with Creepshow. Everything else is pretty weak or just not as good as the aforementioned titles.
John Carpenter's stuff might be a little more appropriate. A lot of it hasn't aged too well and kids these days hate cinematic elements like "tension". "Halloween" doesn't have the impact it used but it's still a staple so definitely put it on your list. Throw in the obvious "the Thing" and maybe even "the Fog". I'd think twice about the Fog actually as it's one of aforementioned slow-moving movies (no pun intended).
If you liked Candyman, definitely try out Hellraiser. It's a hundred times better and that's saying something because Candyman is an already awesome flick. The other Clive Barker movies are pure ass though so don't bother.
Aside from those picks I guess playing the Sleepy Hollow cartoon might be neat as a little bumper between movies. The dvd of that also has the Mickey Mouse "Ghostbusters" short. Just an idea I guess.
And just as a side note, just because it's a horror movie it doesn't mean it'll go well during a Halloween party or whatever. I'd love to sit back and watch a Texas Chainsaw Massacre/Last House on the Left/I Spit on your Grave triple feature someday but I'll probably get sent to jail soon after the neighbors report me.
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