Now that it’s officially Spooky Month, friends and family members have been asking me “Where’s [horror movie] streaming right now?” And then I’d go track down [horror movie] and report back to them.
Anyway! I figured YOU might like to know “what’s streaming where” — in regard to horror and/or films with Halloween vibes — for October 2021.
This isn’t a list of every horror movie available right now (that would be pure insanity on my part to even attempt writing all that!), but this list of streaming horror movies for Halloween month is pretty darn hefty. Basically, I went through each of the streaming platforms currently available to me and wrote down the horror movies I’ve seen (for better or worse haha), movies HorrorFam.com writers have talked about, and movies I’ve specifically been asked about (for example, “Where are the Hammer movies?” and “Who has all the old Universal Monsters films?”).
Below, organized by release date, is my MASSIVE list of which horror movies are streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Disney+, Netflix, Peacock, Hulu, Tubi, and Shudder. Have fun, Fam! ♥
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Quick Note: I’m only including films that can be watched with the basic versions of each streaming service (no add-ons/extensions) and I’m not going to review any of the movies below (this post is long enough as it is!), but I’ll link to any related HorrorFam.com posts that you can click on if you’d like more information. 🙂 I’ll include some photos here and there to add a lil visual fun and break up all the text.
Amazon Prime Video
In additon to the horror movies listed below, Amazon Prime has an “I Know What You Did Last Summer” series coming out on Oct. 15, 2021. They also have a ton of Elvira and Rifftrax episodes as well as Buffy the Vampire Slayer + Angel (television series) and the 1960’s version of The Addams Family TV series.
The Monster (1925)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
The Wasp Woman (1959)
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
Diary of a Madman (1963)
The Wicker Man (1973)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Trilogy of Terror (1975)
The Omen (1976)
Curse of the Black Widow (1977)
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
The Fog (1980)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Children of the Corn (1984)
C.H.U.D. (1984)
Chopping Mall (1986)
Hellraiser (1987)
Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 (1988)
The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
Communion (1989)
Vampire’s Kiss (1989)
Body Bags (1993)
Clive Barker’s Lord of Illusions (1995)
Anaconda (1997)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Wishmaster 2 (1999)
Bats (1999)
Uzumaki/Spiral (2000)
The Devil’s Backbone (2001)
The Ring (2002)
Ju-On: The Grudge (2002)
Mulberry Street (2006)
I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006)
The Grudge 2 (2006)
Teeth (2007)
Lake Mungo (2008)
H.H. Holmes: America’s First Serial Killer (2008)
Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
Jennifer’s Body (2009)
Frozen (2010)
The Thing (2011)
Beyond the Black Rainbow (2012)
The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
Hell House LLC (2015)
Howl (2015)
The Neon Demon (2016)
Suspiria (2018)
The Lighthouse (2019)
Midsommar (2019)
HBO Max
A newer streaming service, having only launced 16 months ago, HBO Max doesn’t have quite as many horror offerrings yet but what they do have is pretty great. They’ve got a lot of the old Hammer horror films and a nice mix of absolute classics (The Blob, the Evil Dead movies, Hausu, etc.), new-ish stuff (The Invisible Man 2020, Malignant, etc.), and total Halloween must see: Trick ‘r Treat!
Häxan (1922)
Vampyr (1932)
King Kong (1933)
Godzilla (1954)
Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Horror of Dracula (1958)
The Blob (1958)
The Mummy (1959)
Eyes Without a Face (1959)
Kwaidan (1964)
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
Eraserhead (1977)
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
The Brood (1979)
The Shining (1980)
Poltergeist (1982)
The Evil Dead (1983)
Gremlins (1984)
The Hunger (1983)
Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Cat’s Eye (1985)
Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
The Witches (1990)
Army of Darkness (1993)
Cronos (1993)
Event Horizon (1997)
Blade (1998)
The Mummy (1999)
Thirteen Ghosts (2001)
Blade 2 (2002)
28 Days Later (2003)
House of Wax (2005)
Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
Warm Bodies (2013)
The Conjuring (2013)
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Cats (2019)
IT Chapter One (2017)
IT Chapter Two (2019)
Scoob! (2020)
Freaky (2020)
The Invisible Man (2020)
Underwater (2020)
Malignant (2021) – Until October 10th and then it becomes a theaters-only movie for a while.
Disney+
Christi Bandy shared her recommendations for teen and tween-friendly horror movies last year; however, although I’m not a parent, I’d say that the horror movies streaming on Disney+ are a safe bet for all ages. Er, all ages five and over, of course! (Please use your best judgement).
Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
Fantasia (1940 – skip to 01:49:00 – 02:04:00 for “Night on Bald Mountain” featuring the devilish Chernabog)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Trick or Treat (1952)
Frankenweenie (1984)
Return to Oz (1985)
Mr. Boogedy (1986)
Bride of Boogedy (1987)
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror (30+ episodes; 1990-2021)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Halloweentown (all four films; 1998 – 2006)
Mom’s Got a Date with a Vampire (2000)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Haunted Mansion (2003)
Twitches (2005)
Twitches Two (2007)
Frankenweenie (2012)
Monsters University (2013)
Toy Story of Terror! (2013)
Coco (2017)
Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales (2021)
Under Wraps (Oct. 1, 2021)
Muppets Haunted Mansion (Oct. 8, 2021)
Netflix
My big ol’ list is focusing on movies, but Netflix is kinda the streaming service for binging shows… Some horror series of note currently streaming on Netflix:
- American Horror Story (9 seasons)
- Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (4 parts)
- Stranger Things (3 seasons)
- Ash VS. The Evil Dead (3 seasons)
- The Walking Dead (10 seasons)
- Supernatural (15 seasons)
- Goosebumps (5 seasons)
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019 – 1 season)
Now that that’s out of the way, here are some of the horror movies streaming on Netflix right now:
Jaws (1975)
Jaws 2 (1978)
Labyrinth (1986)
Little Monsters (1989)
Pet Semetary Two (1992)
Mars Attacks (1996)
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Underworld (2003)
Monster House (2006)
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
The Strangers (2008)
Twilight (all five films; 2008 – 2012)
Hostel: Part III (2011)
ParaNorman (2012)
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013)
Dark Skies (2013)
Creep (2014)
Crimson Peak (2015)
Raw (2016)
Hush (2016)
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
The Babysitter (2017)
1922 (2017)
Little Evil (2017)
The Ritual (2017)
It Comes at Night (2017)
Gerald’s Game (2017)
Creep 2 (2017)
Apostle (2018)
Cargo (2018)
Bird Box (2018)
The Haunting of Hill House (2018 – 10 episodes)
The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020 – 9 episodes)
His House (2020)
We Summon the Darkness (2020)
There’s Someone Inside Your House (2021)
Till Death (2021)
Interactive: Escape the Undertaker (2021)
Midnight Mass (2021)
Peacock
Holy cow! Peacock is just killing it this month! The basic version is free (with ads) and they’ve got a TON of stuff, including a whole bunch of the old Universal Monsters films. Also, if you’ve got Peacock Premium, you can steam the premeire of Halloween Kills on Oct. 15, 2021! :O
Dracula (1931 – Bela Lugosi)
Dracula’s Daughter (1931)
The Mummy (1932)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Werewolf in London (1935)
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
The Invisible Man’s Revenge (1940)
The Invisible Woman (1940)
The Mummy’s Hand (1940)
The Mummy’s Tomb (1942)
Night Monster (1942)
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Son of Dracula (1943)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943)
The Mummy’s Curse (1944)
The Mummy’s Ghost (1944)
It Came from Outer Space (1953)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
Psycho (all four films; 1960 – 1990)
Phantom of the Opera (1962)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Black Christmas (1974)
Dracula (1979 – Frank Langella)
Phantasm (all 5 films; 1979-2016)
Friday the 13th (all 10 films; 1980-2001)
Prom Night (1980)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Cat People (1982)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (all 7 films; 1984-1994)
George Romero’s Day of the Dead (1985)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (1986)
Hello Mary Lou Prom Night II (1987)
Predator (1987)
Prince of Darkness (1987)
They Live (1988)
The Blob (1988)
The ‘Burbs (1989)
Nightbreed (1990)
Child’s Play 2 (1990)
Child’s Play 3 (1991)
The People Under the Stairs (1991)
Leprechaun (all 8 films; 1993-2018)
Bad Moon (1996)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
Bride of Chucky (1998)
Psycho (1998 remake)
Cabin Fever (2002)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 remake)
Freddy VS. Jason (2003)
Van Helsing (2004)
Seed of Chucky (2004)
Saw (films 1-7; 2004-2010)
Hostel (2005)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
Hostel: Part II (2007)
30 Days of Night (2007)
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (2009)
Daybreakers (2009)
Friday the 13th (2009 remake)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 remake)
Texas Chainsaw (2013)
Curse of Chucky (2013)
Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014)
It Follows (2014)
Jigsaw (8th Saw film; 2017)
Cult of Chucky (2017)
Tyler Perry’s BOO 2! A Madea Halloween (2017)
Leatherface (2017)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
Hulu
Hulu’s got a fair amount of stuff, but a lot of it costs extra — as in, more money on top of what you’re already paying to use Hulu! So, yeah, technically you “can” watch The Craft (1996), The Blair Witch Project (1999), or Paranormal Activity (2007) – a few of the Halloween favorites I was asked about this season – but you’d have to pay an additional streaming fee. >_< Anyway… here’s what Hulu’s got available if you don’t have any additional add-ons:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
The Tenant (1976)
The Omen (1976)
Children of the Corn (1984)
Teen Wolf (1985)
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Heathers (1989)
Stephen King’s IT (1990)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
The Ring (2002)
The Host (2006)
Let the Right One In (2008)
Black Swan (2010)
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
Odd Thomas (2014)
Wolfcop (2014)
The Final Girls (2015)
Pooka! (2018)
Ghost Stories (2018)
Depraved (2019)
I Trapped the Devil (2019)
Little Monsters (2019)
The Addams Family (2019)
Treehouse (2019)
Trick (2019)
Parasite (2019)
Possessor (2020)
Bad Hair (2020)
Good Boy (2020)
Carrion (2020)
Tentacles (2021)
Tubi
Tubi is free (with ads) and is great for some of the rarer finds! They have a very wide variety and you’re likely to find some hidden gems and old favorites. Tubi also has all of the Monster High cartoon movies and webisodes, which my Dad and I both recommend (they’re adorbs and totally kid-friendly if you’re looking for some spooktacular viewing for a younger audience but don’t have access to Disney+)!
Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
The Gorgon (1964)
Countess Dracula (1971)
Dark Shadows (1971)
Vampire Circus (1972)
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Suspiria (1977)
Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
The Stepfather (1987)
Blood Rage (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Bride of Re-Animator (1989)
Warlock (all three films; 1989-1999)
The Exorcist III (1990)
Candyman (1992)
The Prophecy (1995)
Wishmaster (all four films; 1997-2002)
Bats (1999)
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Dark Water (2002)
Identity (2003)
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004)
Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004 prequel/third film)
Masters of Horror (2005)
The Descent (2005)
Sweeney Todd (2007)
Midnight Meat Train (2008)
The Descent: Part 2 (2009)
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)
The Lords of Salem (2012)
Horns (2013)
American Mary (2013)
Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero (2014)
The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
Hell House LLC (2015)
Maggie (2015)
Train to Busan (2016)
Terrifier (2016)
The Void (2017)
Wish Upon (2017)
Demon House (2019 documentary)
Shudder
Shudder is pretty much ALL horror movies!! A while back, I said publicly that they didn’t have a whole lotta stuff… But they’ve kicked it up several notches since then and their streaming catalog has been massively expanded!
Of course, the main attraction this month is Joe Bob’s Halloween Hoedown (Oct. 8 at 6PM Pacific) with our pal Diana Prince as Darcy the Mail Girl. But there’s a ton of other stuff available as well. Plus, they have cute Jack-o-lantern streams — The Ghoul Log, Return of the Ghoul Log, and 2021’s Night of the Ghoul Log — that are a Halloween-y take on those Christmas yule log videos. Adorable!
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
White Zombie (1932)
The Old Dark House (1932)
The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
Black Sunday (1960)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Black Sabbath (1963)
Witchfinder General (1968)
A Bay of Blood/Twitch of the Death Nerve (1971)
Asylum (1972)
Blacula (1972)
Horror Express (1972)
Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
George Romero’s The Amusement Park (1973)
Black Christmas (1974)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Deep Red (1975)
Carrie (1976)
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1977)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Zombie/Zombi 2 (1979)
Phantasm (all 5 films; 1979-2016)
Terror Train (1980)
Motel Hell (1980)
Hammer House of Horror (1980)
Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
Maniac (1980)
Escape from New York (1981)
The Pit (1981)
The Beyond (1981)
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1982)
Pieces (1982)
Tenabrae (1982)
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Razorback (1984)
The Mutilator (1984)
Children of the Corn (1984)
House (1985)
The Stuff (1985)
Demons (1985)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Re-Animator (1985)
Hellraiser (1987)
Witchboard (1987)
Rawhead Rex (1987)
House II: The Second Story (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Night of the Demons (1988)
Black Roses (1988)
Maniac Cop (1988)
Dead Heat (1988)
Halloween 4 (1988)
Halloween 5 (1989)
Society (1989)
Frankenhooker (1990)
Bad Moon (1996)
Day of the Beast (1998)
Audition (1999)
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Noroi: The Curse (2005)
The House of the Devil (2009)
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
Absentia (2011)
The Canal (2014)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
The Wailing (2016)
Train to Busan (2016)
Turbo Kid (2016)
One Cut of the Dead (2017)
Mandy (2018)
Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel (2018)
Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire (2019)
3 from Hell (2019)
The Furies (2019)
Haunt (2019)
Host (2020)
Color Out of Space (2020)
Scare Package (2020)
PG: Psycho Goreman (2021)
Elvira’s 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special, Special (2021) – Movies Shown in the Special: Elvira Mistress of the Dark (1988), House on Haunted Hill (1959), City of the Dead (1960), Messiah of Evil (1973)
The Boy Behind the Door (2021)
V/H/S/94 (2021)
Fried Barry (2021)
Joe Bob’s Halloween Hoedown (2021 – Premieres Oct. 8)
Horror Noire (2021 – Premieres Oct. 28)
Can’t Find Your Horror Favorites?
If you can’t find something on the above streaming services, try YouTube! Sometimes movies will show up there for free – like Teen Witch (1989) – or you can rent movies like Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) for a small fee.
PlutoTV also has a TON of horror movies right now! Or, at least, it looked like they do… I had a lot of trouble navigating their user interface and eventually got frustrated and gave up. But from what I did see on there, I was very impressed!
You can also use Google and type in “watch [name of movie]” or “[name of movie] streaming” and you’ll probably be able to find what you’re after.
Have fun! And let me know what you’re watching this month!!
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