Every year, Freeform releases their schedule for their 31 Nights of Halloween.
As your resident horror super fan andCreepy CatalogWriter, Ive compiled my own list of 31 days ofHalloween movies.
Its got nightmare-inducing entries likeSession 9andHereditarymixed with palate-cleansers likeMonster HouseandGhostbusters.
Were spanning a handful of decades with well-known classics mixed with forgotten gems.
I even added a few that are coming to theaters this year.
Think you could handle a 31-day horror challenge?
Check out the playlist below, including where to find these stellar Halloween movies.
Plus, you get everyones favorite red-headed short king Seth Green as a young Richie Tozier.
Catch the originalItonAmazon PrimeorHBO Max.
Paranormal Activity
The reveal is so worth it.
WatchSleepaway CamponAmazon Prime,Tubi,Peacockand more.
Theres something so cool about urban legends.
Youll love it, too.
If it turns into a whodunnit weekend, even better.
This is an oft forgotten 80s slasher gem that has some surprisingly good acting for having a limited budget.
And were just wacky enough to put a movie set in April on a Halloween movie playlist.
WatchApril Fools DayonAmazon Prime.
Day 6:Once Bitten(1985)
CatchOnce BittenonAmazon PrimeandTubi.
The Sanderson sisters are back and theyre looking just as witchy as ever.
Judging by the trailer alone, this ones going to be good.
While you could go back and watchthe originalthis Halloween, why not try the sequel instead?
WatchHocus Pocus 2onDisney Plusstarting September 30th.
Who would have thought watching a married couple sleep through the night could be so terrifying?
It has the perfect mix of horror and comedy, laughing inanimate objects and chainsaw arms.
WatchEvil Dead IIonAmazon Prime.
What makes this invasion so interesting is the badass woman who fights back.
Shes deaf, but she doesnt let that stop her from showing the truly terrifying perp whos boss.
When Patricia Arquettes Kristen can pull her friends into her dreams, all bets are off.
Its the most fun and highest quality entry in the series.
CatchA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsonAmazon PrimeandHBO Max.
AddScreamto your watchlist this month because it had the honors of ushering in a new era.
You really cant go wrong with Ghostface and the wily teens of Woodsboro.
Day 16:Tucker and Dale Vs.
Paranormal Activity
Evil(2010)
After yesterdays spookfest, you probably need a bit of a palate-cleanser.
Time for one of the best horror comedies of all time!
Its bloody, its funny, and its romanticall you could ever want.
Evil Dead II
CatchTucker and Dale Vs. EvilonAmazon Prime.
If that doesnt get you excited, I dont know what will.
WatchThe InnkeepersonAmazon Prime,Peacock, andTubi.
Hush
A group of teens meet up at an old funeral parlor to spend the night in drinking and debauchery.
Thats the plan anyway, but demons begin possessing the teens, which really cramps their style.
Watching horror darling Linnea Quigley play with lipstick will forever be etched in your memory.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
CatchNight of the DemonsonAmazon Prime,Peacock, andShudder.
When the walls start closing in for the plucky protagonists, yours will, too.
Heres proof that the found footage subgenre still has some gems.
Scream
WatchGrave EncountersonAmazon Prime,Tubi, andShudder.
Maybe its the killer soundtrack, or the whackyFrankensteinplot, or even horror in the title.
Whatever it is, you need another great performance by Tim Curry in your life this month.
Cloverfield
CatchThe Rocky Horror Picture ShowonAmazon Prime.
Day 21:Monster House(2006)
For another movie set on Halloween, watchMonster House.
Yes, its an animated kids movie, but trust me when I say its phenomenal.
Hereditary
A kid lives across the street from a creepy haunted house that hes sure must be alive.
Steve Buscemi kills it as haunted house owner Nebbercracker, and his performance might just make you cry.
Shes a teen girl, and she needs help.
Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil
Kevin Bacon seems made for this role, embodying the obsessive and angry husband and father.
If you havent seen it, nows the time.
CatchStir of EchoesonAmazon Prime,Tubi, andVudu.
The Innkeepers
Not with this one!Unfriendedtakes the scares to the computer screen, so now you cant get away.
This one takes place entirely on a desktop, mostly in Skype.
While it sounds silly, its actually a solid movie.
Night of the Demons
Little Carol Anne gets sucked into the TV and now her parents will do anything to get her back.
Even 40 years later, this movie is perfect.
So, it of course has to make the list.
Grave Encounters
WatchThe Cabin in the WoodsonAmazon Prime.
Directed by George A. Romero, each vignette is packed with spooky horror reminiscent ofTales from the Crypt.
Keep an eye out for the Stephen King cameo in the alien plant-filled The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
WatchInterview with the VampireonAmazon PrimeandParamount+.
Slimer, Zuul, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man: All your favorites are in there.
You cant have a Halloween movie list without a little possession.
Monster House
CatchPrey for the Devilin theaters starting October 28, 2022.
And yet,The Ringis still a terrifying movie.
The image of Amber Tamblyns death face in that closet is seared into our brains.
Stir of Echoes
This year, theyre ending the new sequel trilogy withHalloween Ends.
Watch asJamie Lee Curtisfinally, hopefully, bests Myers once and for all.
Then again, can he really be killed?
Unfriended
CatchHalloween Endsin theaters starting October 14th, 2022.
Poltergeist
The Cabin in the Woods
Creepshow
Interview With the Vampire
Ghostbusters
Prey for the Devil
The Ring
Halloween Ends
