The creepiest releases on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+Hotstar and in cinemas this October

Halloween Horror Special: From must-see top runners to watchable spin-offs and truly terrible flops, what’s worth watching and what movies to avoid.

It’s the month of Halloween—Friday the 13th, to be more specific—which means a variety of stories across multiple platforms are vying for your eyes, warm veins, and seatback to rid you of shock or fear. If it weren’t for the American festival, many horror films, or the genre itself, would have a hard time surviving over the years. A good movie sells itself, but sometimes (as evidenced by the Barbenheimer phenomenon earlier this year) a holiday boost can’t hurt. However, most Halloween releases are patently bad and are just rushing to cash in to fill in the obligatory gaps. Either way, they’re here, which means you’ll probably be looking for ghosts on your streaming device or in the movie theater. Here’s a list of everything you should watch, can watch, and what you should avoid.

Must see

No one will save you

Home invasion thrillers are a dime a dozen, but Brian Duffield’s recent film gives it a creative sci-fi kick. Moreover, it is a silent film, meaning there is no dialogue. Anxiety-ridden Kaitlyn Dever must fight an alien invasion alone, unable to speak or scream. It’s exciting because it happens under the pressure of an overbearing lid. This is probably one of the best genre films of the summer. Give a shout and you’re done!

Stream on Disney+Hotstar

Fall of the House of Usher

Mike Flanagan, who has given streaming perhaps the most uplifting window into serialized, long-running scares with The Haunting of Hill House – concludes the show, which in many ways confirms his legend. Flanagan’s latest novel is an ode to the stories of Edgar Allen Poe, a story of suffering and grief that subverts the idea of ​​redemption. The eight episodes tell the story of the disgusting Usher family and how all of its young heirs die within a matter of weeks. It’s dark, precise, literary and terrifyingly moving and violent.

Streaming on Netflix

Talk to me

Directed by debutant twins (the Philippou brothers), this Australian film, released in cinemas a couple of months ago, is undoubtedly the best of a year that has otherwise been a disappointment in the genre. A group of teenagers discover the ability to summon spirits using a decayed hand. A thrill that initially enchants and captivates, until the story becomes a terrifying ordeal of brutal tales and mysteries. It’s not streaming yet, but it won’t be long before that. Don’t miss this for the sake of the world.

I could take a look

Absolutely killer

Amazon PrimeVideo’s parody of the slasher genre is a hilarious, sometimes gory coming-of-age story. Jamie (Kiernan Shipka) accidentally travels back in time after the “Sweet Sixteen Killer” returns to kill her mom, becoming the latest victim in a murder spree that began 35 years ago. Full of meta jokes, witty observations about adolescence, awakening, and a general feeling of giddy about the past. Absolutely killer it’s more pleasant than scary. The most fun you’ll get from watching a horror movie this year.

Broadcast on PrimeVideo

Goosebumps

There’s probably no better ragtag band of misfits doing something supernatural than Stephen King’s It (and the films it inspired), but the famous young adult novels of R.L. Stine have been somewhat renamed by Disney into a series that is predictably fun and just creepy enough to keep going. Luckily, the kids who tell the story are all likable and maintain a certain small-town chemistry that doesn’t feel Disney-esque tacky.

Stream on Disney+Hotstar

Ghosts in Venice

Another recent theatrical release that, although an investigative thriller, has a strong sense of the supernatural. Not everyone is a fan of Kenneth Brannagh’s inarticulate Poirot, but his latest directorial may be the most un-Christie mystery you’ve ever seen. It’s jarring, adequately hemmed in by Venice on the brink, and this time the stunts and unnatural camera angles convey an unsettling sense of dread. It hasn’t aired yet, but should be coming soon. Beware of this.

Avoid

Nun 2

Still in theaters and somewhat favored by the masses, Spell The franchise, despite the numbers, is on its last legs. Not only that Nun 2 dull, dull and unintentionally funny, it practically undermines the horror genre by stripping it of the very essence of human behavior and emotion. It’s just scary jumps and parlor tricks, one after another, cosplay with your patience. Watch it if you want to forget about it instantly.

Playing in select cinemas

Haunted Mansion

You’d think that the cast, which includes Owen Wilson, Dan Levy, Jared Leto, Rosario Dawson, etc., would be at least corny funny, if not slippery and creepy. Disney Haunted MansionInstead, it’s a tedious infrastructural post-mortem that’s a testament to the studio’s ability to assemble an all-star cast, give them all the expensive tools they could want, and still create something that looks like a concoction of folk prepubescent angst. You understand what the audience is like, but even they demand more.

Stream on Disney+Hotstar

Exorcist: Believer

Who would have thought that the first horror film ever nominated for an Oscar would be rebooted by a seemingly reliable director (David Gordon Green) with ecstatically offensive results. Even on iMax, the biggest screen imaginable, in the loudest arenas mankind has ever built, Exorcist: Believer it’s a sour mess. Compared to the ingenuity and visual creepiness of the original (the same year William Friedkin died), this is an abomination that no true horror fan should ignore.

Playing in select cinemas