'Tis the season for mass consumption of horror flicks, and with more movies than ever now ready to stream at the click of a button we thought we'd work up a quick and dirty Halloween list of some great, scary films out there for you to add to your wicked watch list.
If you already subscribe to Netflix, Amazon Prime, or Hulu, here's a humble mix of picks from the past 40 years of ferocious fright - an assortment of terror that ranges from 17th century chillers to child vampires to satanic spaceships. If you're in the mood for maniacs, monsters and mayhem, then get ready to couch it this Halloween and do some sinister streaming.
On Amazon Prime Video
Get ready to live deliciously as 2015's The Witch both shocked and soared with a slow-burn story about a vulnerable exiled family in 17th century New England who fall victim to a dark presence lurking in the woods surrounding their homestead. Masterfully unsettling, The Witch also features a star-making turn from young Anya Taylor-Joy. It's a modern must-watch.
On Netflix
Master of (body) horror Clive Barker adapted and directed this carnage-filled puzzle box of a film from his own short story, The Hellbound Heart. In Hellraiser, a rare artifact holds the key to an alternate dimension of supposed carnal pleasures - you, know if your kink is getting your flesh almost immediately being ripped apart by freaky "Cenobites," including ringleader (and face of the franchise) Pinhead.
On Amazon Prime Video
Taking place in 1980s Stockholm, Sweden, the unique and eerie Let the Right One In tells the story of a lonely, bullied 12-year-old boy who develops a deep friendship with the mysterious new girl next door. Spawning an immediate American adaptation (2010's Let Me In), the film's simple story touched our hearts while still providing an ample amount of terror.
On Netflix
Looking for a harrowing haunted house flick? How about a journey into the cosmos for a "things that go bump" spaceship story starring Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill. Paul Anderson's Event Horizon takes an unsuspecting rescue crew onto the bridge of a deep space exploration craft that has mysteriously returned after vanishing for seven years. Where did the ship go? Why, deepest and darkest hell, of course.
On Hulu and Amazon Prime Video
Skip the 2013 remake (seriously) and stick with the Brian Del Palma original that garnered Academy Award nominations for both Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie. Famous for its bloodcurdling final scenes, Carrie, adapted from a Stephen King novel, tells the tale of an outcast girl -- suffering abuse at both high school and home -- who discovers that she's developing telekinetic powers.
On Hulu with Showtime Subscription
Written and directed by Neil Marshall (helmer of Game of Thrones' "Blackwater" and "The Watchers on the Wall"), The Descent is a primal and claustrophobic journey into the caves of Appalachia where a group of spelunking friends uncover a bloodthirsty species of subterranean monsters that proceed to hunt them through the uncharted tunnels. It's unrelenting and will knock your breath out.
On Netflix
Ditching continuity for its seventh film, New Nightmare took the Freddy Krueger saga out of the world of the movies and into "real life" for a meta-slasher story that involved the makers and stars of the franchise being stalked and killed by their own creation, Krueger, who had somehow crossed over into our world. With an updated look and tone for Freddy, and the return of creator Wes Craven at the helm, New Nightmare still stands apart as daring experiment that's both fun and frightening.
Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association (TCA). Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at http://ift.tt/2aJ67FB.
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