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Best Halloween Movies and Shows on Netflix


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For many, Halloween is a time to go trick or treating with friends. Others, however, prefer to stay in during the holiday and binge-watch some of their favorite horror shows and movies.

If you fit into the latter list, we're here to share some of the best Halloween TV shows and films on Netflix this season , depending on what you're looking for.

Fun Horror

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Let's start light with this guide. Here are some fun horror titles that you can watch:

Boo, Bitch

Boo, Bitch is about two senior best friends who do their best to be seen by their peers. When one of them turns into a ghost, it is up to her best friend to help her live her short life.

Dead End: Paranormal Park

Don't let its name fool you. Dead End: Paranormal Park is a hilarious animation based on a comic series DeadEndia. The show takes place in a haunted theme park and is an age appropriate show for everyone to watch.

Dead End: Paranormal Park Season 2 will be released on October 13, 2022.

Alien Invasions

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When it comes to alien invasions, there are quite a number of options available. But here are some of the best ones to watch:

Cloverfield

When it comes to the found footage genre, Cloverfield set the bar so high. Released in 2008, the movie follows five New Yorkers who throw a going-away party for their friend when an unknown monster attacks the city.

A Quiet Place

A Quiet Place gave birth to the genre of silent monster film. The fact that the movie took away one of the five senses of the audience is already terrifying enough.

The movie shows follows a family as they try to survive mysterious creatures that attack humans via sound.

Glitch

Although it's not exactly a horror show, Glitch is a South Korean series of a woman who tries to look for her missing boyfriend with the help of a UFO watcher.

Glitch will be released on Netflix on October 7, 2022.

Monsters (Zombies and Vampires)

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In the last decade, we saw a plethora of zombie films and TV shows hit our TV screens and theaters. And this genre has been perfected by South Korean productions that it's hard to choose just one or two to add to our list.

Day of the Dead: Bloodline

Day of the Dead: Bloodline follows a small group of soldiers and survivors as they live in an underground bunker. They are looking to find a cure for the infectious zombie apocalypse.

Train to Busan

When it comes to South Korean zombie films, Train to Busan is the first to hit a momentous record. The film is about a man traveling to Busan with his young daughter via a train when they find themselves in the middle of a zombie outbreak.

Gong Yoo works with other passengers on the train to survive and fight off zombies and other men.

All of Us Are Dead

All of Us Are Dead is another South Korean zombie series that captivated its audience when it first premiered on Netflix.

The show follows a group of high school students who fight a horde of zombies in the middle of an ordinary school day.

RELATED: All of Us Are Dead Season 2 Now in The Works at Netflix

Kingdom

Kingdom started the South Korean zombie series genre. But unlike All of Us Are Dead, Kingdom is a period series that follows the journey of the Crown Prince as he investigates a mysterious undead plague.

Fright Night

Fright Night is a remake of the 1985 film of the same title. The 2011 movie follows a teenager who suspects his new neighbor is a vampire. After a series of events, he starts to investigate and sought the help of a vampire killer.

Interview With the Vampire

Nothing beats the classic Interview with the Vampire. It's a movie adaptation of Anne Rice's novel of the same title. The movie follows a vampire who shares his story with a reporter.

Gore

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If you're in the mood for some gore, here are some options for you to watch:

Escape Room

Escape Room is a movie about six strangers who work together to solve a series of puzzles in the hopes of winning $10,000. But they later realize that it's not all fun and games as each room is revealed to be an elaborate trap that will actually kill them.

The Babysitter

A 12-year-old boy discovers that his favorite babysitter is actually part of a murderous satanic cult. Follow his story as he escapes from The Babysitter.

Psychological Thriller

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Now for the hardcore stuff. Here's what Halloween is about. Get ready to be scared with our list of psychological thrillers.

Ratched

Ratched is a suspense series that follows the story of an asylum nurse who lands a job at a psychiatric hospital. Set in 1947, her arrival in the hospital launches a series of experiments on the patients.

Shutter Island

Shutter Island is one of the best psychological thrillers of all time. The movie follows the journey of a U.S. Marshal and his new partner as they try to uncover the secrets of an asylum fortress in a remote island.

The Good Nurse

What's even more terrifying about this is that this movie is based on a real story. The Good Nurse is based on the story of Charles Cullen, a nurse and serial killer who was able to kill up to 40 patients throughout his career.

The Good Nurse will be released on October 26, 2022.

Supernatural (aka Really Scary Stuff)

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And we end up here-- the really scary stuff that you can watch for Halloween. Don't say we didn't warn you!

Midnight Mass

Midnight Mass is a Netflix series about a guilt-stricken man who returns to his hometown to find a new start. He soon meets mysterious Father Paul, whose arrival prompts the start of supernatural events.

Umma

We see Sandra Oh in a character other than Cristina Yang in Grey's Anatomy. In Umma, Oh plays the role of Amanda whose life turns around after she receives the remains of her estranged mother from Korea.

Mr. Harrigan's Phone


Mr. Harrigan's Phone is a about a young boy who befriends a billionaire who gives him a mobile phone. When the man dies, the boy discovers that he can make calls to Mr. Harrigan, who avenges him from his bullies from beyond the grave.

Mr. Harrigan's Phone will be released on Netflix on October 5, 2022.

Insidious


We simply cannot write a Halloween watchlist without including Insidious. A family moves into a new home only to discover their house is haunted and their son is being possessed by an entity while he is in a coma.

The Exorcist

And of course-- there's The Exorcist, one of the most profitable horror flicks released. This movie is loosely based on real events. A worried mother seeks medical help when her daughter starts levitating and speaking in tongues. She gets the help of a local priest and an expert to perform the exorcism.

Which of these films/shows are you looking forward to watching?

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