Best Halloween Movies on Netflix

Boo! 16 Halloween Movies That You Can Stream Instantly on Netflix

Sep 7 2018 by Stacey Nguyen

If you live and breathe Halloween, you probably love spooky films as much as eerie animatronics and spine-chilling costumes. While you could hit the theatres to watch a scary movie, there are plenty of features that you can watch right now without even having to get out of the house. We've rounded up a diverse mix of Halloween movies available on Netflix, from goofy, kid-friendly flicks such as Scooby-Doo to haunting classics such as Children of the Corn. Fill up your pumpkin pails with candy, because there are a ton of creepy and festive movies to enjoy on the streaming service.

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1. Little Evil

After appearing in the Christmas horror Krampus, Adam Scott signed on to lead in Netflix's Little Evil. In the comedy horror, he plays a man who believes that his stepson is the Antichrist.

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2. The Boy

Doesn't The Boy just sound like it would be spooky? The film revolves around an American nanny who looks after a haunting porcelain doll for a quaint English couple. She begins hearing creepy sounds when she doesn't follow the couple's specific directions.

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3. It Follows

In It Follows, a creepy supernatural presence follows a teenage girl after her unsettling sexual encounter. The smart, terrifying horror film will likely keep you uneasy longer than your average Halloween prank.

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4. Life After Beth

If you want ridiculous gore packaged with romance and humour this Halloween, check out Life After Beth. Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly, and Molly Shannon lend their funny bones to this quirky indie film.

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5. The Conjuring

Yup, with Netflix, you can watch the James Wan movie that launched the horror franchise around Ed and Lorraine Warren's ghoulish adventures. The Conjuring tells the story of a New England family who encounter a paranormal presence in their farmhouse and enlist the help of the spiritual investigators.

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6. The Babadook

The Babadook has achieved premium meme status over the last few years, but it's more than just an internet joke. The Australian horror film revolves around a widow and her troubled young son, who believes that the creepy humanoid in his children's book, Mister Babadook, is real. Besides grabbing your covers to hide underneath, you'll also want to find some tissues — it's one of the most emotional scary movies that you'll ever watch.

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7. Mickey's House of Villains

If you're watching some movies with kids on Oct. 31, you might want to skip most gore and spooks. Luckily, there's this lightweight classic that all ages can enjoy. Mickey's House of Villains is all about how Disney villains take over the famous mouse's club on Halloween night. Really, it's more silly than scary.

8. The Strangers

The Strangers doesn't have the ghouls and goblins of Halloween, but you can count on it for thrills. Scott Speedman (or Dr. Marsh on Grey's Anatomy) plays a man who ends up confronting three masked torturers during his holiday with his girlfriend.

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9. Coraline

Based on Neil Gaiman's novel of the same name, Coraline, believe it or not, is a children's film. It follows a precocious little girl who happens upon an alternative world where people have buttons for eyes. While it's suitable to watch with kids, the movie will still give you that Halloween adrenaline rush.

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10. Scooby-Doo

Nothing screams October more than Scooby-Doo. The goofy live-action film takes Mystery, Inc. to solve a puzzle on Spooky Island, which is allegedly haunted by a vengeful demon. After you finish this classic, you'll be able to watch Scooby-Doo 2 on Netflix as well!

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11. Tales of Halloween

Tales of Halloween is for all the cinephiles out there who love thrillers and slashers. The anthology joins 10 different shorts in the span of its hour-and-a-half run, telling stories of everything from trick-or-treating aliens to teenagers confronting murderous children.

12. Penelope

Yes, there's even a romantic comedy that's appropriate for the spookiest time of year. In the whimsical British fantasy film Penelope, the parents of a young woman (Christina Ricci) cursed with a pig snout try to find her a suitor. The romantic climax of the film happens on Halloween itself!

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13. The Sixth Sense

Long before Hereditary, Toni Collette starred in The Sixth Sense alongside Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment as the mother of a boy who sees dead people. Until It in 2017, the movie was the highest-grossing horror film in history.

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14. Children of the Corn

If you've been wondering where those creepy corn mazes at Halloween attractions take inspiration from, just watch this adaptation of Stephen King's Children of the Corn. The movie is about a group of children who worship a bloodthirsty deity that demands human sacrifices.

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15. Little Monsters

Long before America's Got Talent, Howie Mandel played a blue creature in Little Monsters. The movie follows his unconventional friendship with a curious young boy who himself slowly transforms into a monster. We'd shelve this movie under the kid-friendly Halloween movie category.

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16. Hush

This Blumhouse Productions slasher is about a deaf writer who lives in the woods and one day encounters a masked killer. It's directed by horror connoisseur Mike Flanagan, who's known for his work in Gerald's Game and Before I Wake.

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