With only one week left until Halloween, we’ve put together a horror movie marathon list, consisting of 7 horror films, one to watch each night leading up to the holiday! The list contains some of the classics, some new, and some that may have flown under your radar. We also know how annoying it can be to try to find where the films are streaming or available to buy, so we’ve done the work for you. We listed out all the sites where you can stream, rent, or buy the films, with some of them even streaming on Killer Shorts‘ very own sponsor, Shudder. Shudder is the only premium streaming service for super fans of horror, suspense, and thriller, with an enormous human-curated selection of exclusive movies, original series, and essential classics.
Feel free to follow along for the next 7 nights, or just binge-watch all 7 on Halloween night, the choice is yours. So grab some popcorn, a blanket, that special someone, and enjoy a few scares!
Day 1:
Host (2020)
Directed by Rob Savage | Written by Gemma Hurley, Rob Savage, & Jed Shepherd
Six friends hire a medium to hold a seance via Zoom during lockdown, but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong.
Where to Stream:
Day 2:
The Exorcist (1973)
Directed by William Friedkin | Written by William Peter Blatty
When a 12-year-old girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her.
Where to Stream:
fuboTV, DirecTV, Sling
Where to Rent/Buy:
Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango Now, VUDU, YouTube
Day 3:
Scream (1996)
Directed by Wes Craven | Written by Kevin Williamson
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.
Where to Stream:
fuboTV, DirecTV
Where to Rent/Buy:
Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango Now, VUDU, YouTube, AMC On Demand
Day 4:
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Directed by George A. Romero | Written by John A. Russo & George A. Romero
A ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a bloodthirsty, flesh-eating breed of monsters who are ravaging the East Coast of the United States.
Where to Stream:
Shudder, Amazon Prime, HBO Max
Where to Rent/Buy:
Amazon, Fandango Now, Apple TV, YouTube, VUDU
Day 5:
Haunt (2019)
Written/Directed by Scott Beck & Brian Woods
From the writers of A Quiet Place comes this terrifying thriller that follows a group of friends on Halloween who encounter an “extreme” haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realization that some nightmares are real.
Where to Stream:
Where to Rent/Buy:
Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango Now, YouTube, VUDU
Day 6:
“Oh my god…oh my god. This is gonna be a good day.”
Creep (2014) & Creep 2 (2017)
Directed by Patrick Brice | Written by Patrick Brice & Mark Duplass
(1) A young videographer answers an online ad for a one-day job in a remote town to record the last messages of a dying man. When he notices the man’s odd behavior, he starts to question his intentions. | (2) A video artist looking for work drives to a remote house in the forest to meet a man claiming to be a serial killer. But after agreeing to spend the day with him, she soon realizes that she made a deadly mistake.
Where to Stream:
Netflix
Where to Rent/Buy:
Amazon, VUDU
(P.S. These two are pretty short, coming in at only 80 minutes each. And you’ll definitely want to jump right into the sequel after watching the first one. And here’s a tip: go into these blind. Don’t watch the trailer for them, it’ll make the experience much more exhilarating! Enjoy!)
Day 7:
Halloween (1978)
Directed by John Carpenter | Written by John Carpenter & Deborah Hill
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
Where to Stream:
Where to Rent/Buy:
Apple TV, VUDU
We hope you enjoyed our list and we hope you find time during this last week leading up to Halloween to follow along with us! And don’t forget to try out Shudder, a streaming service that is an absolute must for die-hard horror fans!
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