With Halloween less than a week away, it’s time to pack in the final Spooky Season watches before welcoming Holiday Movie Season. Aside from rewatching old favorites and classics, streaming services have released a wealth of original horror content, from movies to series. Here’s a selection of some of the best new horror offerings to binge through the end of October (and beyond, because remember, it’s always Spooky Season if you really want it to be).
First up, the surprise horror sensation of the fall, “Barbarian,” arrived on HBO Max Tuesday. If you have managed to avoid spoilers for this truly bonkers Airbnb horror flick written and directed by Zach Cregger and starring Justin Long, Bill Skarsgard and Georgina Campbell, make sure to watch it ASAP.
If throwback horror is more in line with your interests, the Criterion Channel has a selection of 1980s horror, including “The Keep” by Michael Mann, the feminist slasher send up “Slumber Party Massacre,” John Carpenter’s “Prince of Darkness,” Kathryn Bigelow’s Western vampire cult hit “Near Dark,” and the chilling Dutch abduction film “The Vanishing.”
