Welcome to a creepy collection of the spookiest, scariest, and most binge-worthy TV series and film franchises to get you in the mood for Halloween.
These are the terrifying tales of ghostly hauntings, seductive vampires, shapeshifting werewolves, undead zombies, creature features, slasher flicks, and gore galore.
Get ready for screams and laughs with the best in thriller, fantasy, horror, and my absolute favorite - horror
comedy.
30 Days of Night
Vampires plague an Alaskan town in a month of darkness.
Stars Josh Hartnett, Melissa George
1408
A horror writer gets trapped inside a hotel room.
Stars John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson
The Addams Family
The creepiest con artist neighbors ever.
Stars Angelica Houston, Christina Ricci
American Horror Story
Anthology series with a different story each season.
Stars Sarah Paulson, Emma Roberts
The Amityville Horror
Horror film franchise about a haunted house.
Stars Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George
Annabelle
Horror film franchise about a haunted doll.
Stars Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton
Arachnophobia
A killer spider terrorizes a town.
Stars Jeff Daniels, John Goodman
The Awakening
A hoax exposer encounters supernatural events.
Stars Rebecca Hall, Dominic West
The Babadook
A creepy children’s book manifests a monster.
Stars Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman
The Babysitter
Babysitting turns into a devilish nightmare.
Stars Samara Weaving, Bella Thorne
Bates Motel
Series that prequels the movie Psycho.
Stars Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore
Beetlejuice
A couple hires a spirit to protect their home.
Stars Alec Baldwin, Michael Keaton
Being Human
A vampire, werewolf, and ghost all live together.
Stars Sam Witwer, Sam Huntington
Black Mirror
Anthology series in a creepy high-tech multiverse.
Stars Mackenzie Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard
The Blair Witch Project
Horror film franchise about a haunted forest.
Stars Brandon Scott, James Allen McCune
The Cabin in the Woods
College kids get terrorized in a remote cabin.
Stars Chris Hemsworth, Richard Jenkins
Castle Rock
Stephen King’s characters and books all in one series.
Stars Bill Skarsgård, Lizzy Caplan
Channel Zero
Horror anthology series with a different story each season.
Stars Paul Schneider, Brandon Scott
The Conjuring
Horror film franchise about paranormal investigators.
Stars Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson
Coraline
A girl discovers a creepy parallel world.
Stars Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher
Corpse Bride
A living groom gets a ghost bride.
Stars Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter
The Craft
Misfit teenage witches cast spells against people.
Stars Neve Campbell, Robin Tunney
Crimson Peak
A Guillermo Del Toro haunted house tale.
Stars Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain
Dark Shadows
Tim Burton film where a vampire returns to his family home.
Stars Johnny Depp, Eva Green
Daybreakers
A race of vampires struggles to survive.
Stars Ethan Hawks, Willem Dafoe
The Dead Don’t Die
Jim Jarmusch comedy of zombies overrunning a small town.
Stars Bill Murray, Adam Driver
Death Becomes Her
Comedy about a coveted immortal portion.
Stars Bruce Willis, Meryl Streep
Detention
High school teens battle a time-traveling serial killer.
Stars Josh Hutcherson, Dane Cook
Dexter
Series about a blood analyst that kills murderers.
Stars Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter
Dracula
Bram Stoker’s original vampire love story.
Stars Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder
Edward Scissorhands
Tim Burton tale where a lonely guy meets his neighbors.
Stars Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder
Extraordinary Tales
Creepy, animated Edgar Allen Poe stories.
Stars Guillermo Del Toro, Christopher Lee
Final Destination
Horror franchise where death chases teens.
Stars Ali Larter, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
The Final Girls
Teens get stuck inside a horror movie battling a killer.
Stars Taissa Farmiga, Malin Akerman
Frankenweenie
A boy tries to bring his dead dog back to life.
Stars Winona Ryder, Martin Short
Friday the 13th
Horror film franchise about a killer that won’t die.
Stars Ben Feldman, Willa Ford
Fright Night
Film franchise where a vampire moves in next door.
Stars Chris Sarandon, Amanda Bearse
Ghostbusters
Comedy film franchise about ghost hunters.
Stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd
Ghosted
Series about a cop and scientist investigating the paranormal.
Stars Adam Scott, Craig Robinson
Gremlins
Cute pets turn scary in this film franchise.
Stars Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates
Halloween
Horror film franchise about a Halloween killer.
Stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer
Harry Potter
Film franchise about magicians at a wizard school.
Stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson
The Haunting in Connecticut
Based on the true story of the haunted house.
Stars Virginia Madsen, Elias Koteas
The Haunting of Hill House
Series based on The Haunting movie and book.
Stars Timothy Hutton, Carla Gugino
Haven
Series about a supernatural phenomenon called the troubles.
Stars Emily Rose, Eric Balfour
Hemlock Grove
Series about shape-shifting werewolves and vampires.
Stars Bill Skarsgård, Famke Janssen
Hocus Pocus
Classic comedy about Salem wishes brought back to life.
Stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler
Hotel Transylvania
A comedy about a resort run by the supernatural.
Stars Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg
The House of the Devil
A babysitting job turns into a demonic nightmare.
Stars Greta Gerwig, Jocelin Donahue
House on Haunted Hill
A game to spend the night in a haunted hotel.
Stars Taye Diggs, Famke Janssen
Insidious
Horror franchise where people astral project to other realms.
Stars Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
The Innkeepers
The final days of an old haunted hotel.
Stars Sara Paxton, Lena Dunham
Interview with the Vampire
Film franchise based on Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles.
Stars Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt
Into the Dark
Horror anthology series based on monthly holidays.
Stars Dermot Mulroney, Jimmi Simpson
IT
Horror franchise based on Stephen Kong’s novel.
Stars Bill Skarsgård, Finn Wolfhard
It Follows
A deadly supernatural force is passed like an STD.
Stars Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist
Let the Right One In
Chilling vampire love story between two kids.
Stars Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson
Lights Out
A girl’s mother has a supernatural force attached to her.
Stars Maria Bello, Teresa Palmer
Little Evil
A man’s stepson may be the antichrist.
Stars Adam Scott, Bridget Everett
Little Monsters
80’s comedy about a world of monsters under the bed.
Stars Fred Savage, Howie Mandel
Lore
Anthology series on Lore podcast nightmare mythologies.
Stars Adam Goldberg, Alicia Witt
The Lost Boys
80’s classic tale about a town of vampires.
Stars Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Feldman
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Magical children are hunted by supernatural monsters.
Stars Eva Green, Chris O’Dowd
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tim Burton’s classic stop-motion holiday tale.
Stars Catherine O’Hara, Chris Sarandon
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Horror film franchise about a killer who appears in sleep.
Stars Rooney Mara, Kellan Lutz
Only Lovers Left Alive
Jim Jarmusch tale about an immortal vampire couple.
Stars Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston
The Others
A family is haunted by another family in their house.
Stars Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan
Ouija
An ancient spirit board awakens dark powers.
Stars Olivia Cooke, Lin Shaye
Pan’s Labyrinth
Guillermo Del Toro’s dark tale of a mysterious labyrinth.
Stars Ivana Baquero, Sergi López
Paranormal Activity
Horror film franchise about a supernatural presence.
Stars Katie Featherstone, Sprague Grayden
ParaNorman
A boy who see ghosts saves his town from a curse.
Stars Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck
Penny Dreadful
Series about a group battling supernatural threats.
Stars Eva Green, Josh Hartnett
Poltergeist
Film franchise about a house that captures a kid.
Stars Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt
Practical Magic
Witches fight a curse in order to find love.
Stars Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman
The Ring
Film franchise about a movie that kills its viewers.
Stars Naomi Watts, Johnny Galecki
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
A couple gets stranded at a house of aliens.
Stars Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon
Santa Clarita Diet
Series about zombies living in suburbia.
Stars Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant
Scary Movie
Film franchise spoofing other horror films.
Stars Anna Faris, Marlon Wayans
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
The classic books made into a movie of all the scary tales.
Stars Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza
Scream
Meta film franchise about a killer using horror movies.
Stars Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox
Scream Queens
Semi-anthology series of a killer stalking characters.
Stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Roberts
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Three orphaned children discover dark family secrets.
Stars Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton
Shaun of the Dead
A man’s life is disrupted by a zombie apocalypse.
Stars Simon Pegg, Nick Frost
The Shining
A family encounters supernatural forces at a remote hotel.
Stars Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall
Sinister
A writer discovers murder videos inside his house.
Stars Ethan Hawke, James Ransone
The Skeleton Key
A nurse encounters a house with a mysterious history.
Stars Kate Hudson, Peter Sarsgaard
Sleepy Hollow
An investigator hunts a killer ghost.
Stars Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci
Slice
Pizza shop employees fight ghosts, witches, and werewolves.
Stars Zazie Beetz, Chance the Rapper
Stan Against Evil
Small town cops fight off demons.
Stars John C. McGinley, Janet Varney
Stranger Things
A small town encounters supernatural forces.
Stars Winona Ryder, Finn Wolfhard
Sweeney Todd
Tim Burton’s tale of a killer barber out for revenge.
Stars Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter
Trick ‘r Treat
Interwoven scary stories on Halloween.
Stars Anna Paquin, Leslie Bibb
True Blood
Series based on the Charlaine Harris vampire novels.
Stars Anna Paquin, Alexander Skarsgård
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
College kids think there are killers in the woods.
Stars Tyler Labine, Katrina Bowden
Twilight
Film franchise of teen love with vampires and werewolves.
Stars Kristin Stewart, Robert Pattinson
The Twilight Zone
Classic series, both old and new, about extraordinary tales.
Stars Jordan Peele, Kumail Nanjiani
Urban Legend
Campy college slasher flick about urban legends.
Stars Alicia Witt, Jared Leto
Van Helsing
A monster hunter fights vampires and werewolves.
Stars Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale
The Village
M. Night Shyamalan’s spooky tale of an isolated town.
Stars Joaquin Phoenix, Sigourney Weaver
The Visit
M. Night Shyamalan’s nightmarish visit to grandparents.
Stars Kathryn Hahn, Olivia DeJonge
Warm Bodies
A zombie falls for a living girl.
Stars Teresa Palmer, Nicholas Hoult
Wayward Pines
M. Night Shyamalan series of a town among monsters.
Stars Matt Dillon, Carla Gugino
Winchester
Ghosts haunt the home of the Winchester firearm heiress.
Stars Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke
What We Do in the Shadows
Film and series franchise about vampires living together.
Stars Jermaine Clement, Taiki Waititi
The Witch
A New England family battles witchcraft and black magic.
Stars Anna Taylor-Joy, Kate Dickie
Wolf
A man tries to hide turning into a werewolf.
Stars Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer
The Woman in Black
Movie series about a haunted mansion.
Stars Danielle Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds
Young Frankenstein
Mel Brooks’ tale of a scientist re-animating bodies.
Stars Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn
Zombieland
Film franchise about the zombie apocalypse.
Stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg
