Explore Spooktacular New Shows and Movies for October
As spooky season descends, it’s time to add fresh titles to your watchlist beyond the classics like Hocus Pocus and Scream. October is filled with brand-new offerings, including reimagined favorites like Carrie and Friday the 13th. Plus, Jessica Chastain’s horror flick, Other Mommy, has recently hit theaters.
Here’s a curated list of 12 exciting new movies and shows to enjoy this Halloween season:
1. Coven Academy
A magical journey for young witches and warlocks unfolds in this family-friendly supernatural series. Set in a New Orleans academy, it combines magic and teen drama for an enchanting experience.
Watch on Disney+
2. Bite Size Terror
If you crave quick scares, this anthology series delivers. Each of the ten short episodes explores different horror themes from monsters to dark comedy.
Watch free on Tubi
3. Verity
Starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson, this psychological thriller follows a ghostwriter’s unsettling discoveries while working in the home of a bestselling novelist.
Get tickets
4. Carrie
Showrunner Mike Flanagan brings Stephen King’s classic to the small screen with a modern twist. Follow the story of Carrie, the bullied teen with telekinesis.
Watch on Prime Video
5. Below
A gripping miniseries where a remote fishing community is threatened by a mysterious sea creature, starring Josh Hartnett.
Watch on Netflix
6. Other Mommy
This horror film features jump scares galore as a girl encounters a sinister figure known as the “Other Mommy,” portrayed by Jessica Chastain.
Get tickets
7. R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead 2
This thrilling tale involves a student who unwittingly revives a curse that unleashes pumpkin-headed creatures during a harvest festival.
Watch free on Tubi
8. Crystal Lake
The Friday the 13th franchise returns with a prequel centered on Pamela Voorhees and the origins of the horror series, starring Linda Cardellini.
Watch on Peacock
9. Crawlers
An intense thriller that traps residents of an apartment building during a spider infestation, turning their home into a nightmare.
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10. Clayface
Batman’s shape-shifting villain is explored in this body horror film featuring an actor’s grotesque transformation following an experimental treatment.
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11. YAGA
A supernatural mystery series where a young man’s disappearance raises suspicions around an enigmatic professor inspired by the legend of Baba Yaga.
Watch on AMC+
12. Balaraw: Blood Island
A chilling tale set on a remote island where a woman searches for her missing mother, transforming her quest into a fight for survival.
Watch on Netflix
Get ready to embrace the thrills and chills this October with these captivating new titles!
