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HorrorFam.com’s Faves for July 2026 Horror Movies Streaming Now

Lauren Spear’s Pick

I’ve been thinking about yokai a lot lately. I tried to satisfy my brain’s fixation by reading about yokai, watching videos about yokai, replaying the old Yokai Watch games, watching Frank replay Ghostwire Tokyo, and I just can’t get enough! So, I also rewatched The Great Yokai War AKA Yokai Daisenso and it was so much fun, I decided to make it my streaming pick of the month. The Great Yokai War is a fantasy horror-comedy with a LOT going on, but I’ll try to keep it simple: A little boy (played by Ryunosuke Kamiki, who grew up to be the lead in Godzilla Minus One!) is chosen to be the Hero of the world by a group of good yokai because a war is coming thanks to a group of bad yokai morphing themselves into kinkai (mechanical/machine monsters) intent on destroying everything. So, basically, a little boy and a squad of good monsters team up to save the world from a group of bad monsters. Mostly, this film is an absolute dream if you dig yokai and want to see a TON of them represented on film! Or, if you aren’t familiar with yokai and want to dive into the deep end – The Great Yokai War is fantastic for that too.

It’s directed by Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer) and has a couple scenes/special effects that could be upsetting to very young or sensitive viewers (the bloodiest scene happens within the first three minutes and is over quickly, but the nature of yokai in general – being spirits/ghosts and otherwise weird-looking, often with traumatic origins – can be disturbing at times), but it balances out the creepiness with an abundance of silliness. I think tweens and teens who already love horror and/or Japanese monster lore would love it! Also, I was tickled to find out that July is National Beans Month and beans play a very important role in The Great Yokai War. Check it out! Rated PG-13 | Runtime 2h 4m

Where to watch The Great Yokai War (2005):

Frank Spear’s Pick

Frank Spear says: “My wife and I watched Dangerous Animals in theaters last year and we loved it! I’ve been waiting over a year for the chance to recommend it, and July is the perfect time. It’s about a serial killer who uses sharks as his weapon of choice. Jai Courtney, the killer, is awesome in it; he’s menacing but also a little goofy, like he really enjoys being a villain. If you missed this one last summer, now is the time to finally watch it. Highly recommended!” Rated R | Runtime 1h 38m

Where to watch Dangerous Animals (2025):

Christi Bandy’s Pick

Christi Bandy says: “I watched Undertone last night and it was freaky! If I had seen it in the theater I would have been really rattled. It’s got great creepy vibes and a cool story. Watch with the lights off and the sound turned up!” Rated R | Runtime 1h 40m

Where to Watch Undertone (2026):

Isaiah Swanson’s Pick

Isaiah Swanson says: “Go to Sleep is Steven Espinoza’s directorial debut, and it’s a surprising little found footage flick about a middle-aged man (played with great precision by multitalented filmmaker Chris Vander Kaay) going through a divorce who films himself doing increasingly disturbing things while sleepwalking. The movie was shot in 32 hours at an Airbnb, revealing the creativity that is borne out of time constraints!” Unrated | Runtime 1h 24m [Editor’s Note: Since Isaiah’s streaming pick is VERY new and currently pretty obscure, our affiliate buttons are struggling to connect to it. So, if you’re here early, you may not see them below. If you really want to watch Go to Sleep, you can find it on Found TV! If you arrive here later in the month or after July 2026, our buttons will have had time to update and can show you its streaming locations 🙂 –Lauren*]

Where to watch Go to Sleep (2026):

AJ Spencer’s Pick

AJ Spencer says: “I would love for everyone to watch the show Widow’s Bay! It’s a genre bending show about a very cursed island. It’s a little Stephen King, a little Lovecraft, and a lot of fun!” Rated TV-MA | Runtime 40m/episode

Where to watch Widow’s Bay (2026):

Robert Tharp’s Pick

Robert Tharp says: “I mostly cover old horror movies on here, but there are a lot of horror movies from this century that I dig too… This is one of them. Late Night with the Devil is filmed in a clever way, like you’re seeing the behind-the-scenes of a talk show’s Halloween special that’s going very wrong, and it makes you feel like you’re a part of the movie just by watching it. I thought the acting was really good too. Especially the actress playing the creepy little girl. She’s just SO creepy! Even when she’s being more-or-less pleasant. She looks at you though the camera and it’s just…brrrrr! Anyway, watch Late Night with the Devil this month. It’s good!” Rated R | Runtime 1h 45m

Where to Watch Late Night with the Devil (2023):

Cathy Tharp’s Pick

Note: Lauren’s mom doesn’t write articles for HorrorFam.com, but she’s an important cheerleader behind-the-scenes and wanted to contribute to this page!

Mom chose The Others and says, “It’s a classic ghost story! It’s very simple, but it’s spoooooky. And it looks really nice. They did a really good job with the house and the clothes. It’s a period piece, kind of. I don’t want to say too much because it would be too easy to accidentally share spoilers. But it’s really good, and the line ‘sometimes I bleed’ is still so funny to me. I’ve been quoting it for over 20 years now! Watch it for the quotable quotes, if nothing else. But mostly watch it because it’s a good ghost movie!” Rated PG-13 | Runtime 1h 44m

Where to Watch The Others (2001):

Adam Page’s Pick

Adam Page says: “Arachnophobia is my pick this time. I hadn’t seen it since I was a kid, and it’s still as scary as I remember. But I get more of the humor now that I’m older and hopefully wiser. You know what Arachnophobia is…? The cinematic equivalent of someone dumping a box of spiders down your shirt then giggling about it. It makes you scream and laugh in the same 30 seconds (which I feel should be illegal – and somehow makes it even more fun). It has Jeff Daniels out in California losing his mind over spiders in his popcorn bowl and, let’s be honest, he isn’t wrong. It’s a horror movie where the villain is the size of a grape and is still somehow more frightening than most serial killers ever put on screen. It has a wickedly dark sense of humor.” Rated PG-13 | Runtime 1h 49m

Where to Watch Freaks (1932):

The Top 3 Horror Films/Shows Streaming Online for July 2026:

Note: This section changes/updates on the 1st, the 15th, and again on the 25th as more info for the month comes in!

#1 Widow’s Bay (Horror Series)

Where to Watch Widow’s Bay (2026-):

#2 From (Horror Series)

Where to watch From (2022-present):

#3 Obsession

Where to Watch Obsession (2026):

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