Questioning what to look at on Halloween this yr? Don’t fear, I’ve acquired you lined like a white sheet with two eye holes reduce out.
In case your plans for Halloween 2025 don’t embrace hopping on a haunted hayride, trick or treating, or driving round to take a look at peoples’ homes all decked out in spider webs, animatronic witches, and big skeletons, you’re most likely on the point of watch a very good ol’ customary horror film.
And despite the fact that there are a bunch of latest horror flicks out on the theater proper now, from Black Cellphone 2 to Shelby Oaks, why not cozy up with some sweet corn in your sofa, as an alternative?
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When you’ve already seen all of the classics and are within the temper for one thing contemporary from the consolation of your front room, I’ve acquired excellent news: There’s a bunch of nice new horror motion pictures to stream at dwelling, proper now. No want to vary out of your pajamas.
Beneath, take a look at 5 nice new horror motion pictures you possibly can watch at dwelling this Halloween, and stream them. Simply don’t overlook to show your lights off for that additional spooky ambiance. And for extra choices, take a look at my checklist of 2025’s greatest horror motion pictures.
Good Boy
When you’re on the lookout for a spooky haunted home story with a not-so-traditional twist, go together with Good Boy, the creative indie horror that tells its story from the pet canine’s perspective. The critically acclaimed movie is a couple of canine named Indy who realizes his proprietor is being haunted by a sinister pressure after they transfer into a brand new dwelling. As the proprietor turns into extra disturbed, the canine should combat to avoid wasting him.
Other than its genius narrative hook, the movie packs a surprisingly emotional punch because the horrors unfold. However the true star of the film is the dutiful canine, who’s extremely emotive and expressive on display screen. (Significantly, this pooch is a greater actor than a few of Hollywood’s present film stars.) Good Boy is accessible to hire or buy through VOD on platforms similar to Amazon Prime.
V/H/S/Halloween
The most recent entry within the common V/H/S sequence, V/H/S/Halloween is ideal for these on the lookout for both a discovered footage horror film or an anthology because it’s, y’know, each. Even higher, the segments within the movie are all themed round Halloween, with the various hallmarks of the season — from bowls of sweet to monster decorations — weaponized in opposition to the victims on display screen. (I’ll by no means take a look at Skittles the identical means once more.)
Every story is totally different, with some segments more practical than others, however they’re all enjoyable, and gory, and campy, and steeped in nostalgic All Hallows’ Eve ambiance. V/H/S/Halloween is streaming on Shudder and out there to hire or buy through VOD, together with on Amazon Prime.
Weapons
In truth, the much less you recognize about Weapons getting into, the higher. The movie’s central thriller, which unveils itself unexpectedly in elements throughout non-linear, multi-character chapters, is all a part of the enjoyable, and I’ll be damned if anybody says they didn’t have enjoyable watching this gonzo supernatural concoction from Barbarian director Zach Cregger.
Mainly, the film is a couple of classroom of youngsters who all abruptly go lacking sooner or later after not exhibiting up for varsity. Fingers are pointed round city as mother and father, cops, and lecturers alike scramble to search out out the place the kids went and why. The movie, which was launched in theaters again in August, is streaming on HBO Max and out there on VOD.
Convey Her Again
Possession motion pictures are a Halloween season staple, and no possession film this yr is kind of as visceral as Convey Her Again. The film from Danny and Michael Philippou follows a pair of newly orphaned step-siblings who’re dragged into the middle of a horrifying occult ritual by their new foster mom, who’s grief-stricken and dangerously determined after the lack of her personal younger daughter.
It’s darkish as hell, however the engrossing supernatural story immerses you in all its tragedy, terror, and gut-churning gore, and can sit in your stomach longer than any family-size sweet bar lengthy after watching. Convey Her Again is at the moment streaming on HBO Max, but it surely’s additionally out there for buy through VOD on Amazon Prime and different platforms.
The Ugly Stepsister
It might be primarily based on the traditional fairy story, however this ain’t no Cinderella story. The Ugly Stepsister is a twisted Norwegian black comedy that subverts Cinderella by being instructed from the so-called ugly stepsister’s POV. Fueled by her merciless mom, in addition to her personal insecurities and jealousy towards her stepsister, a younger girl undergoes a sequence of grotesque, painful beautification procedures within the hopes of touchdown the prince.
Cosmetic surgery is medieval torture on this grim, brutal physique horror fable. That mentioned, you would possibly need to skip the bowl of sweet whereas watching this one, except you propose to maintain a barf bag readily available too. The Ugly Stepsister is accessible to stream on Shudder or AMC+, or may be rented or bought through VOD.
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