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Halloween coverage all year: events, decorations, costumes and the films that define the season.
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HalloweenMoviesNewsStreaming TV
STRUUM, presents SHOCKTOBER, your home for horror this October and beyond. The streaming service features 100 Halloween horrors that cover 100 years of horror in multiple sub-genres for the horror-curious and connoisseurs alike, year-round from multiple programming partners. To honor the season of Halloween, Struum, the groundbreaking streaming platform that aggregates a vast library of thousands of shows and movies from over sixty services with one monthly subscription, has programmed a content jukebox with a hundred classic horror movies starting October 1st! Frightening films burst forth from Struum like bugs from a bloated corpse, blood from a staked vampire, and caustic purple goo from a disemboweled alien—wherever their bowels are. What better way to start fall than by cozying up in your home, alone in the dark, with a great horror film? Struum is serving up scares like no one else can, with the deepest bench of horror movies online—from well-known classics like HALLOWEEN, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, and
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HalloweenMoviesNewsTrailers
From directors Airell Anthony Hayles and Sam Casserly comes They’re Outside, starring Hellraiser’s Nicholas Vince. In They’re Outside while filming a documentary about an agoraphobic woman, a celebrity psychologist is drawn into supernatural events. Emily Booth (Grindhouse, Event Horizon), Tom Clayton-Wheatley (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), and Christine Randall (9 Full Moons) star in They’re Outside, available October 29, 2021, worldwide on digital from Terror Films.
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HalloweenHuluMoviesNewsStreaming TV
October is in full swing! Huluween is back, and this year, there is a malevolent presence haunting the platform itself. Uluh, an evil spirit, will be watching from inside as brave viewers sign-in to catch their favorite Halloween classics or find new ones to satisfy their hunger for fear. Hulu is putting viewers at the center of a spooky and immersive on-channel world as the mysterious Uluh makes herself known throughout the month. It is not quite clear what, or who, she wants, but all will be revealed in an origin story short film that will premiere on October 25. Last year, Hulu subscribers spent their October binging on all the horror goodies, watching over 120 million hours* of Huluween programming, and there is no shortage of creepy content available for those looking to get into the holiday spirit all month long. Today, Hulu will premiere 18 brand new “Bite Size Halloween” shorts, ranging from the terrifying to the ridiculous,
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HalloweenMoviesNewsRokuStreaming TV
A while back we reported that The Roku Channel had snagged Quibi’s programming when it folded. One of the series Roku picked us is Sam Raimi‘s “50 States of Fright” and it’s now streaming on the service as part of its “Freakout Friday” lineup that will feature new horror content every Friday all this month. “50 States of Fright”, executive produced by Sam Raimi, is a horror anthology series that explores stories based on urban legends from every state, taking viewers deeper into the horrors that lurk just beneath. The first season stars Rory Culkin (Lords of Chaos), Lulu Wilson (Ouija: Origin of Evil, Annabelle: Creation), Victoria Justice (Victorious), Jacob Batalon (Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Far From Home), Warren Christie (The Resident, The Village), and Erica Tremblay (The Twilight Zone) star in the series directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place writers), Lee Cronin (The Hole in the Ground), Daniel Goldhaber (Cam), and Cate Devaney (Realizing Recovery). Roku’s
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HalloweenMoviesNews
Just in time for the season of fright, MUBI‘s Flick or Treat: Halloween Horror is here. The spooky lineup includes the Ozploitation horror classic Wake in Fright, infamous for leaving Martin Scorsese “speechless” and one of the few films to ever screen twice at Cannes. Also featured are Fabrice Du Welz’s Belgian-French horror film Alleluia, Danish master Nicolas Winding Refn’s Fear X starring John Turturro, and Ben Wheatley’s historical British Civil War shocker A Field in England, and much more. Alléluia – October 1 Michel, a murderous womanizer, meets introverted Gloria online and treats her to a whirlwind one-night-stand. Offering herself as an accomplice in his seductive crimes, the unhinged lovers embark on a deadly odyssey amplified by wild sex, unbridled jealousy, and passionate forays into the dark arts. Fear X – October 16 When his wife is killed in a seemingly random incident, Harry, prompted by mysterious visions, journeys to discover the true circumstances surrounding her murder. Wake in
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HalloweenMoviesStreaming TVTubi
Tubi, FOX’s free streaming service, has just announced the two-hour Halloween special Celebrity Exorcism. Starring Jodie Sweetin (“Full House”), Shar Jackson (“Moesha”), and Metta World Peace (NBA Champion and All Star), with the help of acclaimed exorcist, Rachel Stavis, they dare to enroll in a paranormal boot camp before journeying to exorcise an iconic haunted location in Los Angeles. The unscripted special from FOX Alternative Entertainment premieres on October 22nd on Tubi as part of their Halloween celebration “Terror on Tubi” which features over 5,000 horror and Halloween films and series.
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BooksHalloweenMoviesThrillerTrue CrimeTrue Story
The crime horror/thriller film that gave us the loveable cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter turned 30 this year on Valentine’s Day (when it was released in 1991). Since we’re getting closer to Halloween, why not share some interesting facts from both the film and the book that it came from, here are 30 facts about The Silence of The Lambs for you to chew on with a nice Chianti. Hannibal never once said “Hello Clarice” in the film, the misquoted line actually goes “Good evening, Clarice.” Ted Levine drank a lot of coffee before his audition to play Buffalo Bill resulting in a performance that impressed everyone. The real-life “Death’s Head Moth” (known as the Lesser Death’s Head Hawkmoth) does not have a pattern that looks like a skull on its back, but it does resemble a hooded face. Sir Anthony Hopkins based Hannibal’s voice on a combination of Truman Capote and Katherine Hepburn. The infamous dancing scene with
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HalloweenMoviesNetflixNewsStreaming TVThriller
This October, Netflix is scaring up ton of new movies, series, and more to keep you and your little monsters entertained all month long. We’ve got the complete schedules for both the regular movie and series releases and Netflix and Chills., so grab a bag of popcorn, put on your comfy pants, and hit play. Oct. 1 Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Season 1 As Good as It Gets Awakenings B.A.P.S. Bad Teacher The Cave Diana: The Musical Desperado The Devil Inside Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood Double Team The DUFF Eagle Eye Endless Love Forever Rich Ghost Gladiator The Guilty Hairspray (2007) The Holiday An Inconvenient Truth Jet Li’s Fearless The Karate Kid (2010) A Knight’s Tale Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Léon: The Professional MAID Malcolm X Observe and Report Once Upon a Time in Mexico Paik’s Spirit Project X Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
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HalloweenNewsStreaming TVTrailers
Disney+ has just unveiled the official trailer for “Just Beyond”, the upcoming anthology series adaptation of R.L. Stine’s horror graphic novels of the same name that features stories about witches, aliens, and ghosts. “The eight-episode anthology series tells astonishing and thought-provoking stories of a reality just beyond the one we know,” reads the synopsis. “Each episode introduces viewers to a new cast of characters who must go on a surprising journey of self-discovery in a supernatural world of witches, aliens, ghosts and parallel universes.” The series stars Emmy nominee McKenna Grace and Henry Thomas of “The Haunting of Hill House”, Lexi Underwood (Little Fires Everywhere), Megan Stott (Little Fires Everywhere), Cedric Joe (Space Jam: A New Legacy), Nasim Pedrad (Aladdin), Jack Gore (Rim of the World), Gabriel Bateman (Child’s Play), Christine Ko (Dave), Malcolm Barrett (Timeless), and more. “Just Beyond” was created and written by Seth Grahame-Smith who is also serving as showrunner, with Marc Webb directing. Executive producers include
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HalloweenMoviesNewsParamount+Streaming TV
We’ve got the schedule for Paramount+‘s PEAK SCREAMING, a month-long Halloween event that showcases the best in Halloween programming, from bone-chilling premieres to a number of Halloween-themed episodes from the platform’s most popular shows. Throughout the month of October, Paramount+ is rolling out spooktacular Halloween content, including the premiere of a special Halloween episode from series like “Evil” on Oct. 10 (trailer here), and finally, the premiere of “Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin” on Oct. 29 (trailer here). The seasonal event will feature kids’ entertainment such as the premiere of a special Halloween episode from RUGRATS on Oct. 7. In “The Werewoof Hunter,” Tommy will need his friends’ help to save Angelica after she turns into a werewolf at a scary Halloween party where their parents seem to be disappearing one by one. Fun-sized viewers are also being trick-or-treated to a HallowScream collection of their favorite spooky episodes from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. shows such as BLUE’S CLUES (“Blue’s Big
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HalloweenMoviesNewsStreaming TV
STRUUM, presents SHOCKTOBER, your home for horror this October and beyond. The streaming service features 100 Halloween horrors that cover 100 years of horror in multiple sub-genres for the horror-curious and connoisseurs alike, year-round from multiple programming partners. To honor the season of Halloween, Struum, the groundbreaking streaming platform that aggregates a vast library of thousands of shows and movies from over sixty services with one monthly subscription, has programmed a content jukebox with a hundred classic horror movies starting October 1st! Frightening films burst forth from Struum like bugs from a bloated corpse, blood from a staked vampire, and caustic purple goo from a disemboweled alien—wherever their bowels are. What better way to start fall than by cozying up in your home, alone in the dark, with a great horror film? Struum is serving up scares like no one else can, with the deepest bench of horror movies online—from well-known classics like HALLOWEEN, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, and
Continue reading →
HalloweenMoviesNewsTrailers
From directors Airell Anthony Hayles and Sam Casserly comes They’re Outside, starring Hellraiser’s Nicholas Vince. In They’re Outside while filming a documentary about an agoraphobic woman, a celebrity psychologist is drawn into supernatural events. Emily Booth (Grindhouse, Event Horizon), Tom Clayton-Wheatley (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), and Christine Randall (9 Full Moons) star in They’re Outside, available October 29, 2021, worldwide on digital from Terror Films.
Continue reading →
HalloweenHuluMoviesNewsStreaming TV
October is in full swing! Huluween is back, and this year, there is a malevolent presence haunting the platform itself. Uluh, an evil spirit, will be watching from inside as brave viewers sign-in to catch their favorite Halloween classics or find new ones to satisfy their hunger for fear. Hulu is putting viewers at the center of a spooky and immersive on-channel world as the mysterious Uluh makes herself known throughout the month. It is not quite clear what, or who, she wants, but all will be revealed in an origin story short film that will premiere on October 25. Last year, Hulu subscribers spent their October binging on all the horror goodies, watching over 120 million hours* of Huluween programming, and there is no shortage of creepy content available for those looking to get into the holiday spirit all month long. Today, Hulu will premiere 18 brand new “Bite Size Halloween” shorts, ranging from the terrifying to the ridiculous,
Continue reading →
HalloweenMoviesNewsRokuStreaming TV
A while back we reported that The Roku Channel had snagged Quibi’s programming when it folded. One of the series Roku picked us is Sam Raimi‘s “50 States of Fright” and it’s now streaming on the service as part of its “Freakout Friday” lineup that will feature new horror content every Friday all this month. “50 States of Fright”, executive produced by Sam Raimi, is a horror anthology series that explores stories based on urban legends from every state, taking viewers deeper into the horrors that lurk just beneath. The first season stars Rory Culkin (Lords of Chaos), Lulu Wilson (Ouija: Origin of Evil, Annabelle: Creation), Victoria Justice (Victorious), Jacob Batalon (Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Far From Home), Warren Christie (The Resident, The Village), and Erica Tremblay (The Twilight Zone) star in the series directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place writers), Lee Cronin (The Hole in the Ground), Daniel Goldhaber (Cam), and Cate Devaney (Realizing Recovery). Roku’s
Continue reading →
HalloweenMoviesNews
Just in time for the season of fright, MUBI‘s Flick or Treat: Halloween Horror is here. The spooky lineup includes the Ozploitation horror classic Wake in Fright, infamous for leaving Martin Scorsese “speechless” and one of the few films to ever screen twice at Cannes. Also featured are Fabrice Du Welz’s Belgian-French horror film Alleluia, Danish master Nicolas Winding Refn’s Fear X starring John Turturro, and Ben Wheatley’s historical British Civil War shocker A Field in England, and much more. Alléluia – October 1 Michel, a murderous womanizer, meets introverted Gloria online and treats her to a whirlwind one-night-stand. Offering herself as an accomplice in his seductive crimes, the unhinged lovers embark on a deadly odyssey amplified by wild sex, unbridled jealousy, and passionate forays into the dark arts. Fear X – October 16 When his wife is killed in a seemingly random incident, Harry, prompted by mysterious visions, journeys to discover the true circumstances surrounding her murder. Wake in
Continue reading →
HalloweenMoviesStreaming TVTubi
Tubi, FOX’s free streaming service, has just announced the two-hour Halloween special Celebrity Exorcism. Starring Jodie Sweetin (“Full House”), Shar Jackson (“Moesha”), and Metta World Peace (NBA Champion and All Star), with the help of acclaimed exorcist, Rachel Stavis, they dare to enroll in a paranormal boot camp before journeying to exorcise an iconic haunted location in Los Angeles. The unscripted special from FOX Alternative Entertainment premieres on October 22nd on Tubi as part of their Halloween celebration “Terror on Tubi” which features over 5,000 horror and Halloween films and series.
Continue reading →
BooksHalloweenMoviesThrillerTrue CrimeTrue Story
The crime horror/thriller film that gave us the loveable cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter turned 30 this year on Valentine’s Day (when it was released in 1991). Since we’re getting closer to Halloween, why not share some interesting facts from both the film and the book that it came from, here are 30 facts about The Silence of The Lambs for you to chew on with a nice Chianti. Hannibal never once said “Hello Clarice” in the film, the misquoted line actually goes “Good evening, Clarice.” Ted Levine drank a lot of coffee before his audition to play Buffalo Bill resulting in a performance that impressed everyone. The real-life “Death’s Head Moth” (known as the Lesser Death’s Head Hawkmoth) does not have a pattern that looks like a skull on its back, but it does resemble a hooded face. Sir Anthony Hopkins based Hannibal’s voice on a combination of Truman Capote and Katherine Hepburn. The infamous dancing scene with
Continue reading →
HalloweenMoviesNetflixNewsStreaming TVThriller
This October, Netflix is scaring up ton of new movies, series, and more to keep you and your little monsters entertained all month long. We’ve got the complete schedules for both the regular movie and series releases and Netflix and Chills., so grab a bag of popcorn, put on your comfy pants, and hit play. Oct. 1 Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Season 1 As Good as It Gets Awakenings B.A.P.S. Bad Teacher The Cave Diana: The Musical Desperado The Devil Inside Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood Double Team The DUFF Eagle Eye Endless Love Forever Rich Ghost Gladiator The Guilty Hairspray (2007) The Holiday An Inconvenient Truth Jet Li’s Fearless The Karate Kid (2010) A Knight’s Tale Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Léon: The Professional MAID Malcolm X Observe and Report Once Upon a Time in Mexico Paik’s Spirit Project X Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Continue reading →
HalloweenNewsStreaming TVTrailers
Disney+ has just unveiled the official trailer for “Just Beyond”, the upcoming anthology series adaptation of R.L. Stine’s horror graphic novels of the same name that features stories about witches, aliens, and ghosts. “The eight-episode anthology series tells astonishing and thought-provoking stories of a reality just beyond the one we know,” reads the synopsis. “Each episode introduces viewers to a new cast of characters who must go on a surprising journey of self-discovery in a supernatural world of witches, aliens, ghosts and parallel universes.” The series stars Emmy nominee McKenna Grace and Henry Thomas of “The Haunting of Hill House”, Lexi Underwood (Little Fires Everywhere), Megan Stott (Little Fires Everywhere), Cedric Joe (Space Jam: A New Legacy), Nasim Pedrad (Aladdin), Jack Gore (Rim of the World), Gabriel Bateman (Child’s Play), Christine Ko (Dave), Malcolm Barrett (Timeless), and more. “Just Beyond” was created and written by Seth Grahame-Smith who is also serving as showrunner, with Marc Webb directing. Executive producers include
Continue reading →
HalloweenMoviesNewsParamount+Streaming TV
We’ve got the schedule for Paramount+‘s PEAK SCREAMING, a month-long Halloween event that showcases the best in Halloween programming, from bone-chilling premieres to a number of Halloween-themed episodes from the platform’s most popular shows. Throughout the month of October, Paramount+ is rolling out spooktacular Halloween content, including the premiere of a special Halloween episode from series like “Evil” on Oct. 10 (trailer here), and finally, the premiere of “Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin” on Oct. 29 (trailer here). The seasonal event will feature kids’ entertainment such as the premiere of a special Halloween episode from RUGRATS on Oct. 7. In “The Werewoof Hunter,” Tommy will need his friends’ help to save Angelica after she turns into a werewolf at a scary Halloween party where their parents seem to be disappearing one by one. Fun-sized viewers are also being trick-or-treated to a HallowScream collection of their favorite spooky episodes from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. shows such as BLUE’S CLUES (“Blue’s Big
Continue reading →
