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Let’s face it: we’re all going to be (mostly) stuck inside this Halloween, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still fill the holiday with fun things to watch while we binge on store bought candy and jumpscares.

Here’s a list of 10 movies to watch this Halloween… assuming you haven’t already. Time to snuggle up with snacks and spooks! After all, it is Spooky Season, and Halloween should not just be reserved for one night, am I right?

Most of these on the list are classics that never disappoint, and a few of them are relatively newer to the genre.

There is no particular order to these, but rather a good mix of different kinds of stories to get you in the Halloween spirit.

A word of warning for parents: these are movies that are NOT APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN! And definitely Not Safe For Work.

Trick r’ Treat

An American anthology horror film from 200, written and directed by Michael Dougherty. This film is four tales of dread where life or death for the characters depends on the keeping of Halloween traditions.

These stories are nonlinear and often intersect. The importance of respecting Halloween traditions is driven home from the start as we watch the events unfold throughout the night, but whatever you do, keep an eye out for Sam.

He’s both adorable and menacing as the strange trick or treater that crosses paths with all our protagonists.

Watch it this spooky season on Sling TV, and check out the trailer here on YouTube.

The Others

Here’s one from 2001, written, directed, and scored by Alejandro Amenabar. Filmed mostly in Spain and Madrid, this charming gothic ghost story pits a mother and her children against supernatural forces that invade their country home. There’s a twist in there that most of you probably already know about, but this film is also worth watching for its creepy atmosphere.

Watch it this Halloween with a Hulu premium subscription and check out the trailer here.

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

An American gothic horror from Francis Ford Coppola in 1992, based on Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel. It features a star-studded cast, and no special effects were used to create the spooky aesthetic for this film, instead preferring a more antiquated approach to creating its scares, much like the novel itself. It tells the story of Vlad Dracula as he celebrates victory from the Turks in 1462 only to come home and find that his wife committed suicide after receiving false reports of his death during battle.

Vowing vengeance, he desecrates the chapel and renounces his faith, drinking the blood that pours from a stone cross and achieving immortality. The story then brings us to 1897, where we meet Dracula again from the perspective of one Johnathan Harker, who is hired as a solicitor to arrange real estate for Dracula in London.

After moving to England, Dracula sees a picture of Mina Murray, Harker’s fiance, and believes her to be the reincarnation of his dead wife. Dracula then attacks Mina’s friend, and Dr. Van Helsing determines that the victim has been attacked by a vampire.

The rest of the story unfolds in the pursuit of Dracula as he tries to reunite with his lost love.

Watch the trailer here, or check out the movie with a Sling TV subscription or an Amazon Prime subscription.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Featured as this list’s first slasher flick, this 1974 horror was directed by Tobe Hooper. In this story, a group of friends who fall prey to a family of cannibals in and around an old homestead.

Reportedly based on true events to attract a bigger audience, the film itself is a commentary on the political climate of the era. This one is pretty violent in comparison to the rest on this list, so viewer beware; you’re in for a scare.

Watch it now on Amazon Prime, and head over here for the trailer.

Jeepers Creepers

A 2001 horror film directed by Victor Salva and produced by Francis Ford Coppola. It tells the story of a brother and sister along the road on their way back home from college on spring break.

Somewhere in the countryside of Florida, the pair spot a man at an abandoned church, dumping bodies wrapped in sheets. They are chased by the stranger, but he abandons them and they eventually return to the church, where the story progresses from there into a type of creature feature that deserves to be seen at least once, if only for that ending shot.

Poor Darry…

Watch the movie now on Hulu, Amazon Prime, or HBO Max and check out the trailer here.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

The 1984 Wes Craven classic. If you don’t know this one, you should. You can watch this film with a Sling TV subscription, or head down to The West Cinema on October 24 at 7 p.m., or if you prefer to have a night in, the film is available to watch on Amazon Prime via paid subscription. Check out the trailer here on YouTube.

This story delves into the backstory behind the infamous Freddy Krueger, who seeks revenge on a group of people who murdered him years before. He invades the dreams of the town’s teenagers in order to torment and torture them before capturing them in his dream world to kill them.

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The VVitch

Featured as this list’s first-period horror film, it follows a banished Puritan family in New England as they set out to build a new life away from the colony. After they build their new home near a forest, the youngest child goes missing. We are told that a witch is responsible, and from there the landscape and atmosphere lead us into the true psychological horror of the film: the facets of religious extremism and repressive patriarchal society. Directed by Robert Eggers as his first feature film in 2015.

Watch it on Hulu, and check out the trailer on YouTube.

Crimson Peak

Another gothic romance from 2015 with Guillermo del Toro as the director and co-writer. The story is set in Victorian Era England and features ghosts and a haunted house, which are cornerstones for any classic gothic tale.

Edith Cushing is a young author Look for lots of creepy visuals in this one, awash in color and ambience.

Watch it on Hulu or Amazon Prime, and check out the trailer here.

Suspiria

There are two versions of this supernatural tale. The original version is a 1977 Italian supernatural horror, directed by Dario Argento. Praised for significant visual flair, a vibrant score, and magnificent colors, the story follows a young American ballet student in Germany who falls victim to a coven of witches that run the ballet academy she attends.

The 2018 remake, directed by Luca Guadagnino, takes the opposite approach to Argento’s extravagant use of color and turns it into a bleak landscape in black and white to convey its foreboding visual elements.

Watch the original film for free on Tubi and check out the trailer here on YouTube.

For Guadagnino’s version, watch the trailer here, and check out the full movie on Amazon Prime.

Halloween

This 1978 John Carpenter classic features American actress Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut and serves as this list’s feature for quintessential Halloween spooks.

When six-year-old Michael Myers kills his older sister on Halloween night, he is kept in a sanitarium until his escape 15 years later when he returns to his hometown to stalk another victim.

Watch the trailer here and check out the movie on Sling TV or Amazon Prime.