The Best Horror Movies Streaming Now on Netflix
Last updated: October 3, 2024
Netflix has an interesting assortment of scary movies arriving this October. They are bringing out titles like Halloween (2018) and It: Chapter Two. The app will also add new projects like It’s What’s Inside, Girl Haunts Boy, and Family Pack. The streamer is even ensuring serial bingers are fed with new seasons of Hellbound and Unsolved Mysteries. So, there is enough stuff here to help us solidify our Halloween plans this year. However, I picked five titles that I think deserve your immediate attention. My choices cover almost all the important bases, or at least slashers, cannibalism, found footage, and sci-fi. In theory, that means there is something for everyone in this bag of terrifying goodies. Let us dive in, shall we?
As Above, So Below (dir. John Erick Dowdle)
A team of explorers head into the Paris catacombs and uncover the terrifying secret lurking under the city. As Above, So Below is possibly one of the most stressful movies I have ever seen. This found footage moment is claustrophobic hellish nightmare fuel, and I love to see it. Obviously, this is one of my favorite things, and I cannot wait to watch it for the third time this year. It is perfect for October because I want movies that make me cry and scream from the comfort of my couch. I encourage you to turn the lights off and take this journey through Satan’s cave alone for maximum distress. Do it if you really want to feel alive this Halloween season. Or do it because you want to see Ben Feldman and Edwin Hodge on screen together. I hope you come out of the other side as wrecked as I always am.
CTRL (dir. Vikramaditya Motwane)
The perfect influencer couple hits a rocky patch when the girlfriend discovers the boyfriend is cheating on her. She turns to AI to help her erase him, but that is not all the app wants to get rid of. This feels like Black Mirror and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind joined forces just for weirdos like me. I have been eagerly awaiting this Indian Hindi-language thriller for months. So, I am happy the wait is almost over, as it finally lands on Netflix on Friday, October 4. I am forever begging for more media with women of color leads, so I plan to clear my schedule and check it out immediately. If it is half as cool as it seems, this will be a good time.
The Platform 2 (dir. Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia)
A mysterious leader imposes his law in a brutal system of vertical cells that feeds the inmates up top while leaving the ones on the lower levels scraps. However, a new inmate is challenging this barbaric food distribution method. Because The Platform was such a moment, it makes sense that a sequel was inevitable. This second entry is probably part of why a few of us have not broken up with Netflix after the last few price increases. If dystopian sci-fi is your jam, you might want to make it a double feature. The Platform 2 drops onto the streamer on Thursday, October 4. I hope this follow-up is as thrilling as the first one because we deserve something nice for being such good little ghouls this year.
Time Cut (dir. Hannah Macpherson)
A high school student finds herself traveling back to 2003, where she attempts to stop the serial killer who murdered her sister. I enjoy Michael Kennedy’s work (Freaky, It’s a Wonderful Knife), and this is one of his upcoming projects I have been following for a few years. So, I am basically levitating that I will finally be able to watch this sci-fi slasher. More importantly, I will be able to feast my eyes on it before Halloween because Time Cut will hack its way onto Netflix on Wednesday, October 30. This film stars Madison Bailey, who has appeared in many genre television shows like Creepshow, Constantine, and Outer Banks. It also stars Antonia Gentry from Raising Dion. So, needless to say, I am beyond excited to finally check this one out and see where it falls among the most recent crop of slashers.
Yellowjackets (Season 1)
A plane carrying a high school girls’ soccer team crashes in the Canadian wilderness, leaving the survivors to make some tough decisions to stay alive. This powerhouse of a show reset culture. From Karyn Kusama serving as producer and occasional director to the cast that only gets more stacked every season, Yellowjackets has been killing it since it debuted. I came for the cannibalism vibes and stayed for the murder, mystery, badass soundtrack, and the frenemies I made along the way. I have been worried about how we would rewatch it now that the Showtime app has folded. So, I am happy it seems like Netflix will be picking up older seasons so we can relive this messy, dangerous, and emotional journey ahead of the next season. If you have not started this series yet, please do. It has been a joy to watch the show get weirder and wilder with each episode.
Everything coming to Netflix In October
As Above, So Below
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
The Birds
CTRL
The Diplomat Season 2
Don’t Come Home
Don’t Move
Family Pack
Girl Haunts Boy
Halloween
Hellbound Season 2
It: Chapter Two
It’s What’s Inside
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory Season 2
The Last Night at Tremore Beach
Legion
The Manhattan Alien Abduction
Marnie
Murder Mindfully
Outside
The Platform 2
Psycho
Psycho II
Red Dragon
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Scream
The Sentinel
Till Death
Time Cut
Unfriended
Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 5
Woman of the Hour
Yellowjackets Season 1
You’re Next
Netflix is also dropping a few titles we know and love like You’re Next, Scream, and Psycho. So, the streamer is getting into the holiday spirit, and I support that message.
Do you see something on this Netflix lineup that makes your cold heart happy? Then tell me about it at @misssharai.
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