Best Halloween Movies to Stream
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2)/scream-hocus-pocus-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-092022-a3d4d76c717346eb9d468a4fab40751e.jpg)
It's time to cuddle up with a bowl of candy and binge-watch some Halloween movies.
If you're hoping to have a movie night ahead of Oct. 31, there are plenty of titles streaming on Netflix, Max, Disney+ and more.
For the scary movie fan, there are slasher classics such as Friday the 13th (1980) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). However, if you're looking for something the whole family can enjoy, you can have a movie marathon with the Harry Potter franchise or all four of the Halloweentown films.
Of course, you can't forget Halloween staples such as The Addams Family (1991) and Hocus Pocus (1993).
Read ahead for the best Halloween movies to stream.
Halloweentown
The 1998 Disney Channel original movie follows a young girl (Kimberly J. Brown) who makes the fascinating discovery that she's a witch as she follows her grandmother (Debbie Reynolds) to her home of Halloweentown.
You can turn your Halloween movie night into a binge-watching marathon, seeing as there are three additional sequels: Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001), Halloweentown High (2004) and Return to Halloweentown (2006). Fun fact: Brown met her eventual fiancé, Daniel Kountz, on the set of Halloweentown II, which you can appreciate during your rewatch!
Watch Halloweentown on Disney+
Twitches
Starring real-life twins Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry, this 2005 Disney Channel original follows two twins separated at birth who learn they're witches destined to rule the magical kingdom of Coventry. Be sure to tune into the film's equally fun 2007 sequel, Twitches Too!
The Shining
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, this 1980 horror classic — based on Stephen King's 1977 eponymous novel — follows aspiring writer Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), who works an off-season warden of the Overlook Hotel, where an eerie presence drives him to violence while his 5-year-old son (Danny Lloyd) discovers his psychic powers.
It
A remake of the 1986 novel of the same name by Stephen King, the 2017 film follows a group of children from Derry, Maine, who come face-to-face with a terrifying being called Pennywise the Dancing Clown.
If that's not enough spookiness for you, you can follow up by watching It Chapter Two (2019), which follows the Losers' Club as adults.
Friday the 13th
Another slasher classic from the '80s, Friday the 13th follows a group of teens at a local camp who are terrorized by a mysterious murderer on the loose. Like A Nightmare on Elm Street, there are plenty of sequels to watch all October long.
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors is a Halloween film for musical lovers! An adaptation of the 1982 off-Broadway musical of the same name, the film follows a floral shop worker (Rick Moranis) who discovers a plant that feeds on human blood.
Watch Little Shop of Horrors on Max
Monster House
If animated movies are more your jam, you can tune into this 2006 film about a haunted house that scares a group of children during Halloween.
Dark Shadows
Based on the ABC gothic soap opera of the same name, Depp stars as the vampire Barnabas Collins, who remains buried alive until his grave is unearthed in the 1970s — and he must adjust to the present day while trying to enact revenge on the witch (Angelique Bouchard) who cursed him centuries ago.
The Craft
The 1996 film follows a group of teenage girls who learn the hard way that dappling in witchcraft comes with some frightening consequences.
The Addams Family
A remake of the popular 1964 TV series, the 1991 film follows the creepy and kooky Addams family as they welcome a long-lost relative (Christopher Lloyd) into their mix, who is part of a sinister plan hatched by con artists.
Watch The Addams Family on Paramount+
ncG1vNJzZmiolaS9rbGNnKamZ52kw6qx0miZnqukYrWiuMuorp6dnmK6sMLInqpmrJ9iwLW%2BxJqkaA%3D%3D