From small to big thrills, from cult films to classics, the platforms are full of proposals for the Day of the Dead.
October has traditionally become horror month for cinema fans. And like every year it ends with the Halloween Partywhich falls in 2024 on a Thursday, kicking off a three-day weekend ideal for thrilling horror films.
THE streaming platforms are obviously banking on this meeting, and for the most part offer a selection Halloween special with new features and must-sees to see alone, with family or friends. Overview.
The best horror movies of 2024 for Halloween
Netflix
In Netflix’s “Horror Month is Halloween” selection, there is something for everyone. There are new in-house products (Werewolves, A woman at stake, Platform 2, Don't Move), and a bunch of films ranging from big thrills to family horror (Scream, Get Out, ConjuringTHE Halloween from 2018, Shaun of the Dead, The Addams Family, Interview with a Vampire, Knock at the Cabin, AnnabelleTHE Texas Chainsaw Massacre of 2022…).
Without forgetting the horror series produced by Mike Flanagan for the platform: The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, The Midnight ClubAnd The Fall of the House of Usher.
Canal Plus
Canal Plus is not left out with a selection called “The Museum of Horrors” available on MyCanal. We also find there Shaun of the Deadwhich is celebrating its 20th anniversary and was also released this week in theaters, or the brilliant FX series What We Do in the Shadows. Because on Halloween we also have the right to laugh!
If you prefer to have the tokens, choose between Child's play (the very first Chucky), REC, The Mist, The Blair Witch Project, The Curse: The Origin, Scream, Interview with a Vampire…
Prime Video
In Prime Video's Halloween selection we find some recent films to catch up on like Barbaque (with Marina Foïs and Fabrice Eboué) or The Vatican Exorcist (with Russell Crowe). And a host of tempting proposals, like Mister Babadook (image below), The Visit, Heredity, Conjuring, Misery, World War Z, Carrie at the Devil's BallTHE Candyman by Nia DaCosta or even Doctor Sleepthe prequel to Shining directed by Mike Flanagan.
Disney Plus
In the Halloween collection on the Disney platform, there is obviously something to thrill the family with, with the recent series Agatha All Along, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hocus Pocus Or The Nightmare Before Christmas. But also more serious horror with the saga Alien, The Fly, The Hill has eyes, The Curse by Richard Donner or The Rocky Horror Picture Show. And if you haven't seen yet Huntedthe excellent alien invasion film starring Kaitlyn Dever released last year, this is the perfect opportunity to catch up.
Max
A newcomer to the streaming jungle, Max has pulled out all the stops with a collection entitled “In October, you won't sleep a wink”. On the menu, two recent original films (Salem's Lot And Caddo Lake), and a large selection of essentials: The exorcist, Panic Room, The Others, Split, Beetlejuice, Shining, Gremlins and many others.
Paramount Plus
On Paramount Pictures' streaming service, horror fans will be able to find Rosemary's Baby and its prequel film Apartment 7Aas well as several mythical sagas of the genre: REC, Paranormal Activity, Friday the 13th, Scream or even The Descent.