🎃 Halloween’s creeping up, and so are some chillingly good free movies! We’ve scoured the best streaming services to bring you a spooktacular selection of horror classics, cult favorites, and even a few nostalgic gems. So grab your popcorn and get ready to add these to your watchlist – no pennies spent!
1) You’re Next (Plex)
– Release date: 2013
– Rotten Tomatoes score: 79%
– Length: 94 minutes
– Director: Adam Wingard
– Main cast: Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, A. J. Bowen, Joe Swanberg, Barbara Crampton, Rob Moran
You’re Next might start like a typical “family gathering gone wrong” horror, but trust us, it’s far from ordinary. This clever and sharp film follows a rich family’s reunion turned brutal attack, with a twist that’ll keep you guessing. Created by the duo behind The Guest and V/H/S, it’s a gory, fast-paced thrill ride with a satisfying twist.
2) Let Me In (Kanopy, Plex)
– Release date: 2010
– Rotten Tomatoes score: 89%
– Length: 116 minutes
– Director: Matt Reeves
– Main cast: Alex Brunner, Simon Oakes, Guy East, Tobin Armbrust, Donna Gigliotti, John Nordling, Carl Molinder
Let Me In is a rare gem of a remake that lives up to its original. This haunting reimagining of Let The Right One In tells the story of a lonely boy and his mysterious vampire friend. Directed by Matt Reeves (The Batman, Cloverfield), it’s a half-horror, half-love story with solid performances from Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloë Grace Moretz.
3) The Descent (Fawesome, Hoopla, Kanopy, Plex, Prime Video, Samsung TV Plus)
– Release date: 2006
– Rotten Tomatoes score: 87%
– Length: 100 minutes
– Director: Neil Marshall
– Main cast: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, Nora-Jane Noone, MyAnna Buring
Warning: If you’re even slightly claustrophobic, The Descent might burrow straight into your nightmares. This chilling film follows a group of friends on a caving expedition that goes horribly wrong, and that’s before they discover what else is lurking in the dark with them. Nearly 20 years on, it’s still one of the best scary movies of the century.
4) The Addams Family (Pluto TV, Kanopy)
– Release date: 1991
– Rotten Tomatoes score: 68%
– Length: 99 minutes
– Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
– Main cast: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd
Before the Netflix show Wednesday, the 1991 movie The Addams Family gave us a look inside the ultimate gothic household. This delightfully macabre comedy brings Charles Addams’ famous cartoons to life with style, wit, and a truly perfect cast led by Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia as Morticia and Gomez Addams. It’s spooky, campy, and endlessly quotable – perfect for the whole family this Halloween.
5) Scream (Hoopla, Kanopy, Pluto TV)
– Release date: 1996
– Rotten Tomatoes score: 78%
– Length: 111 minutes
– Director: Wes Craven
– Main cast: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich, Drew Barrymore
Scream came out in the ’90s and reinvented the slasher movie genre. Directed by Wes Craven, it’s a horror masterpiece that follows a group of teens stalked by a masked killer who knows all the rules of scary movies. It’s self-aware, funny, and genuinely terrifying, with iconic Ghostface villainy that still sets the standard for modern horror nearly 30 years later.
So there you have it – five free movies to stream this week that’ll have you screaming with delight (and maybe a little fear)! Happy Halloween! 🎃🍿🍿
