By Sesa Graham
Looking for the best movies to get you in the Halloween spirit? These platforms have got your back!
HBO Max
Scream (HBO MAX) (1996)
Delivering a unique cinematic experience, Scream is the perfect self-aware horror film for you to lay on the couch with a bowl of freshly made popcorn.
The Craft (HBO MAX) (1996)
Following four teenage girls who begin to dabble in witchcraft and find themselves in too deep. This film is Clueless meets Carrie meets Heathers meets Scream.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (HBO MAX) (2010)
What happens in the dream world is not a reality. Freddy Krueger is back, and he is more sinister than ever.
The Conjuring (HBO MAX) (2013)
The scariest things in life aren’t the things you can see but the ones you can’t. This paranormal film is effective in its chills and thrills.
IT (HBO MAX) (2017)
Seven young kids are about to face their nightmare who happens to be a shape-shifting evil clown that appears from the sewer every 27 years to prey on Derry, Maine’s children. The friends join together over the summer to overcome their deepest fears to fight the murderous clown known as Pennywise.
Disney+
Hocus Pocus (Disney+) (1993)
If you are looking to relax and lay on the couch with a hot cup of cocoa, this film is perfect for you. This Halloween film full of witches and spells is wonderfully compelling with its comedy and fantasy.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (Disney+) (1993)
The Halloweentown’s beloved pumpkin king, known for frightening people, stumbles upon Christmastown with all of its bright colors and warm spirits. With his new outlook on life, Jack Skellington plots to bring Christmas under his control by kidnapping no one other than Santa Claus himself. But Jack soon realizes that his plan can go seriously wrong. This film is perfect for getting you in the spirit for Halloween or Christmas.
Halloweentown (Disney +) (1998)
This film will make you feel like a little kid again with its witchy charm of Halloween. Watch Marnie realize she is a witch and help save a town full of supernatural beings.
The Haunted Mansion (Disney +) (2003)
Accused of neglecting his son and daughter due to working too much, Jim Evers takes his family on vacation. Along the way to their destination, the family stops at a sinister mansion that Jim has been asked to sell to only soon discover that it is haunted. This Halloween film is perfect for families and children.
AMAZON
Hellraiser (Amazon) (1987)
A sexual deviant inadvertently opens a portal to hell when he plays around with a box he bought abroad. This film is creepily terrifying and a great scare if you are looking for one.
Casper (Amazon) (1995)
Peacefully haunting a mansion in Maine, Casper the ghost quickly falls in love with specialist Jame’s Harvey’s daughter. Their friendly relationship becomes quickly complicated because Casper is a ghost and because of his troublemaking personality.
The Butterfly Effect (Amazon) (2004)
A college student struggles with painful headaches that cause him to frequently blackout. During his blackouts, he travels back in time to the difficult times in his childhood. Aside from traveling back, he may also change the past but with changing the past, the present is drastically altered.
Coraline (Amazon) (2009)
In this animated film, Coraline stumbles across a secret door that lies an alternate world that mirrors her own, but in several ways, is better. The only problem is that her parallel family wants to keep her there forever.
Midsommar (Amazon) (2019)
Their relationship starting to fail, a young American couple journeys to a Swedish midsummer festival where a priestly paradise turns sinister as the locals disclose their horrifying agenda.
NETFLIX
Monster House (Netflix) (2006)
No adults will believe three kids who believe their neighboring house is a living, breathing monster. With Halloween coming soon, the three must find a way to destroy the house before the trick-or-treaters find themselves inside the home with no way out.
Jennifer’s Body (Netflix) (2009)
When a sacrifice goes wrong, a demon takes possession of a high-school hottie who turns a hungry eye on guys. While appeasing her appetite for the human flesh of the males in her school, her nerdy friend, learns what is happening and vows to put an end to the demonic demon that took over her best friend.
It Comes at Night (Netflix) (2017)
Two families are forced to share a home after a mysterious apocalypse leaves the world with only a few survivors. While keeping the evil outside at bay, the families soon realize that the true horror comes from within.
There’s Someone Inside Your House (Netflix) (2021)
As the countdown to graduation is set in motion, classmates at a small-town Nebraska high school are stalked by a killer who intends to expose all of their darkest secrets. These classmates must discover the killer’s identity before they become victims themselves.
HULU
Children of the Corn (Hulu) (1984)
Physician, Burt Stanton and his girlfriend, Vicky, drive to the Midwest for Burt’s new job. Their trip there soon comes to a pause when they see the body of a murdered boy in the road. While trying to contact authorities, Burt and Vicky find themselves in a small town population with only children who are followers of a sinister young preacher, Isaac Chroner. The couple tries to flee the evil children who want to sacrifice them to succeed with their demonic agenda.
Child’s Play (Hulu) (2019)
Andy Barclay receives a special present from his mother after moving to a new city– an innocent Buddi doll that soon becomes his best friend. When the doll, Chucky, suddenly takes on a life of its own, Andy and his neighborhood friends try to stop the evil toy from creating more bloody havoc.
Pet Semetary (Hulu) (2019)
After Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate to Maine with their two children, the couple discovers a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their home. When something goes wrong, Louis turns to his neighbor for help, setting off a domino effect that unleashes an unspeakable evil with terrifying consequences.
