Top 5 New Halloween Movies Streaming in 2024
As October rolls in, Halloween movies take center stage on watchlists, helping to create the perfect ambiance for the spookiest month of the year. Horror aficionados relish diving into the seasonal atmosphere with films showcasing supernatural entities, graphic gore, spine-chilling moments, suspenseful soundtracks, and eerie lighting.
Every year, major streaming services enhance their libraries with a selection of the best Halloween movies to satisfy viewers’ desires for the eerie and the macabre. Below is a curated list of five must-watch films featuring vampires, ghostly spirits, extraterrestrial threats, and notorious killers.
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Must-Watch Halloween Movies: Salem’s Lot, MaXXXine, and More for October
1) Hold Your Breath (2024)
This psychological horror film transports audiences to 1930s Oklahoma amidst the Dust Bowl. Starring Sarah Paulson as a mother fiercely trying to safeguard her family from a malevolent entity hidden in the dust, the film is helmed by directors Karrie Crouse and Will Joines. Joining Paulson in the cast are Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Amiah Miller, Annaleigh Ashford, Alona Jane Robbins, and Bill Heck.
Hold Your Breath will premiere on Hulu on Thursday, October 3, 2024.
2) Salem’s Lot (2024)
Gary Dauberman’s 2024 adaptation is the first film version of Stephen King’s 1975 novel. Previously, the novel was adapted into two miniseries in 1979 and 2004. The protagonist, Ben Mears, is an author returning to his hometown, Jerusalem’s Lot (or Salem’s Lot), seeking inspiration. To his horror, he discovers that the residents are being transformed into vampires by Kurt Barlow. Ben allies with other locals to confront Barlow and prevent Salem’s Lot from becoming a ghost town.
The star-studded cast includes Lewis Pullman, Pilou Asbæk, Makenzie Leigh, Alfre Woodard, Bill Camp, and William Sadler.
Salem’s Lot is set to premiere on Max on Thursday, October 3, 2024.
3) It’s What’s Inside (2024)
Directed by Greg Jardin, the comedy horror film It’s What’s Inside revolves around a group of college friends gathering for a pre-wedding celebration. However, their night of revelry turns fatal after an estranged friend introduces a bizarre body-swapping game. The cast includes Brittany O’Grady, David W. Thompson, James Morosini, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Gavin Leatherwood, Madison Davenport, Nina Bloomgarden, Devon Terrell, and Reina Hardesty.
It’s What’s Inside will launch on Netflix on Friday, October 4, 2024.
4) A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
A Quiet Place Part II delivers a wealth of jump scares and an intense atmosphere that keeps audiences on edge. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where even the slightest sound can attract deadly aliens, it’s a thrilling choice for Halloween viewing. This sequel picks up from the events of 2018’s A Quiet Place, tracking Evelyn and her children as they seek other survivors while navigating a perilous landscape. Directed, co-produced, written, and featuring John Krasinski, the film also stars Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe, along with Cillian Murphy and Djimon Hounsou.
A Quiet Place Part II premiered on Paramount+ on Tuesday, October 1, 2024.
5) MaXXXine (2024)
MaXXXine is the third installment in Ti West’s trilogy, which includes X and Pearl, both released in 2022. Set in 1985, this film serves as a direct sequel to X, featuring Mia Goth as Maxine Minx, an aspiring Hollywood actress. The story takes a horror twist as Maxine encounters a serial killer, known as the Night Stalker, who has been haunting Los Angeles in the 1980s. Directed, written, produced, and edited by Ti West, the film features an ensemble cast including Mia Goth, Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Debicki, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Moses Sumney, Lily Collins, Michelle Monaghan, and Giancarlo Esposito.
MaXXXine premieres on Max on Friday, October 18, 2024.
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