All the new horror movies you can watch at home this Halloween
10.10.2023 - 18:45
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It’s already October, and that means a month-long Halloween celebration — and the perfect time to catch up on all the horror movies of 2023. While there are still plenty of great ones that aren’t streamable quite yet, most of the year’s best are already available online, whether it’s to rent, to buy, to stream, or even for free.
To help you keep up with everything scary in 2023, here’s a list of just about every major horror movie released this year that’s already available to watch online. And if you want to know how scary they are, we’ve got you covered.
Where to watch: Prime Video
Totally Killer is a time-travel comedy slasher that sends a teen (Kiernan Shipka) back in time to team up with her teenage mother (Olivia Holt) to take on serial killer.
Where to watch: Disney Plus
Disney’s reboot of this family-friendly horror movie (based on the ride of the same name) stars LaKeith Stanfield, Owen Wilson, and Danny DeVito in a silly, ghost-filled adventure.
Where to watch: Available to rent or buy on YouTube , Prime Video , Vudu
A group of teens use a mummified hand as a party drug to talk to spirits — until one takes things too far and invites the spirits into our world to take over her body — in this terrifying horror movie from A24.
Where to watch: Available to rent or buy on YouTube , Prime Video , Google Play
The eighth film in the Conjuring franchise follows the origins of Valek, the series’ creepiest character and one of its most iconic monsters.
Where to watch: Shudder
The sixth installment in the reliably fun V/H/S horror anthology series includes horror shorts inspired by the 1980s from directors like Scott Derrickson (Sinister) and David Bruckner (The Night House).
Where to watch: Prime Video
This comedy slasher about a parental replacement doll that gains sentience and sets off on a path of destruction is both a great jumping-on point for new horror fans, and one of the most fun movies of 2023.
Where to watch: Hulu
Adapted from a Stephen King short story, The Boogeyman tells the story of a family that gets followed by a malevolent force that’s both deadly and very hard to get rid of.
Where to watch: Starz
This slasher parody sees seven friends stuck in a cabin and hunted by a serial killer with a penchant for horror movie tropes.
Where to watch: Peacock
Nicolas Cage plays Dracula and Nicholas Hoult plays his put-upon assistant in evil, Renfield, in this horror comedy from Lego Movie writer Chris McKay.
Where to watch: Available rent or buy on YouTube , Prime Video , Google Play
Ari Aster’s follow-up to Midsommar, Beau Is Afraid, is somewhere between a comedy and a horror movie, without ever quite being either. The one thing we can say for sure is that it’s the