Halloween is creeping closer, which means it’s time to dim the lights, lock the doors and find something guaranteed to scare the hell out of your friends and family.
But forget limiting yourself to pumpkins, trick-or-treaters and movies actually set on Halloween. This is about HORROR. Slashers, supernatural nightmares, creature features, psychological terror and the kind of films that make everyone suddenly check the dark hallway behind them.
Whether you’re planning a Halloween movie marathon, inviting a few mates over or just looking for an excuse to scare the family senseless, we’ve picked out some horror favourites perfect for October 31.
RESIDENT EVIL (2026) – IN CINEMAS NOW
Tasked with delivering a package to a remote hospital, a courier gets trapped in a sudden outbreak and must fight mutated creatures to survive.
THE GATE (1987)
Two friends, Terry and Glen, endeavour to close a portal in their backyard after they accidentally open a gate and release a swarm of demons.
MONSTER THE LIZZE BORDEN STORY (2026)
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story follows Lizzie Borden (Ella Beatty) as she lives under the abuse and strict control of her father Andrew (Charlie Hunnam) and stepmother Abby (Rebecca Hall) in 1892 Fall River, Massachusetts
EVENT HORIZON (1997)
Captain Miller and his team discover unbelievable secrets when they board the Event Horizon, a starship that had mysteriously disappeared during its maiden voyage, which puts their lives in danger.
IDLE HANDS (1999)
A teenaged slacker finds his parents turned into headless Halloween decorations and realises that his right hand has a blood-thirsty mind of its own that wreaks havoc.
ERNEST SCARED STUPID (1991)
There are Halloween mischievous galore when Ernest accidentally sets a trouble-making sprite free from its wooded tomb.
HOCUS POCUS (1993)
Three witches resurrect after 300 years to exact revenge and begin a reign of terror after Max, a young boy who moves to Salem with his family, lights the cursed Candle of Black Flame.
TOGETHER (2025)
Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads when they move to the countryside, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other. With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh.
THE SUBSTANCE (2025)
Fading actress Elisabeth Sparkle becomes distressed when her chauvinistic boss fires her from her aerobics show. She soon injects herself with a mysterious serum that promises a younger, better version of herself, but things go horribly wrong.
THE FRIGHTENERS (1996)
Michael J. Fox stars as a ghost-busting conman who discovers a deadly supernatural force — blending horror, humour, and Peter Jackson’s early brilliance.
JEEPERS CREEPERS (2001)
A brother and sister’s road trip turns into a nightmare when they encounter a winged creature that hunts humans. Relentlessly tense and unforgettable.
TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT (1995)
An action-packed supernatural siege where a mysterious drifter holds the key to humanity’s survival against demonic forces. Stylish, bloody, and full of that classic Tales from the Crypt attitude.
SINNERS (2025)
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their Mississippi hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
THE FACULTY (1998)
When Casey Connor, Herrington High School’s newspaper photographer, witnesses the murder of a nurse and sees her alive again, she decides to investigate the bizarre happenings.
THE THING (1982)
A research team finds an alien being that has fallen from the sky and is starting to hunt them down. Things take a sinister turn when they realise that the creature can take the shape of its victims.
OTHER MOMMY – In Cinemas October
Bela, an eight-year-old girl living in a home with marital problems, confronts a sinister entity that comes out of her closet. The presence, whom she calls “Other Mommy,” becomes increasingly threatening to her and her family.
BEWARE BOIUNA – In Cinemas October
A team of doctors embark on a local mission in the Amazon rainforest, but it soon becomes clear that not everybody – or everything – is happy to see them. Their sudden appearance draws the attention of an animal predator, the “Boiúna”.
CRAWLERS – In Cinemas October
Quarantined residents of an infested apartment complex find themselves in a fight for their lives against deadly, venomous spiders rapidly spreading throughout the building.
TREMORS 2: AFTERSHOCKS (1996)
The Petromaya oil refinery in Mexico is in danger from an army of giant, carnivorous underground worms. Earl Bassett, who has dealt with these creatures in the past, is called to tackle them again.
BEAST OF WAR (2025)
During World War II, a Japanese fighter sinks an Australian warship in the Timor Sea. Clinging to a makeshift raft, a handful of soldiers soon find themselves in a desperate fight for survival as a great white shark circles in the water.
BARBARIAN (2022)
A young woman discovers the rental home she booked is already occupied by a stranger. Against her better judgment, she decides to spend the night but soon discovers there’s a lot more to fear than just an unexpected house guest.
ALIEN ROMULUS (2024)
A crew of space colonisers boards a derelict station in search of valuable resources. Their routine scavenging mission becomes a fight for survival against a deadly entity.
JOHN CARPENTER’S VAMPIRES (1998)
Jack and his team of mercenaries must hunt down vampires and retrieve the Black Cross of Berziers, an ancient relic that, should it be obtained by vampires, will allow them to endure the sunlight.
PASSENGER (2026)
After stopping at the scene of a gruesome accident on a remote highway, a couple soon realize they didn’t leave alone. A demonic presence known as the Passenger has hitched a ride, turning their road-trip adventure into a nightmare they can’t escape.
PRIMATE (2026)
A clever pet chimpanzee named Ben spirals into a savage, rabid frenzy while a group of young adults and family members are on a tropical vacation.
28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE (2026)
Dr. Kelson’s groundbreaking discovery promises to change the world, but for Spike, an encounter with Jimmy Crystal spirals into a never-ending nightmare.
WEAPONS (2025)
When all but one child from the same classroom mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
BELOW (2026)
A fisherman and a marine biologist team up to protect their community and uncover dark secrets lurking in the deep water.