October is right around the corner — and so is Halloween! Let’s take a look at what new stuff — spooky and otherwise — is coming to the big three!
Scary Stuff for Spooky Streaming
This is Halloween… month. What better time to bundle in with your horror favorites? Well, we’ve got a number for you — the biggest, of course, is the return of Stranger Things (Netflix, October 27). And speaking of TV, the complete Season 5 of American Horror Story (Hulu, October 4) and Season 6 hits Amazon on October 1.
There are a number of horror franchises and their sequels available too. We recommend, Cult of Chucky (Netflix, October 3), the 1979 and 2005 versions of The Amityville Horror (Hulu, October 1 for both), Candyman 3: Day of the Dead (Hulu with Showtime, October 1), Pet Sematary and Pet Sematary 2 (both Amazon, October 1), Blair Witch (Amazon, October 7) and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Amazon, October 1).
Other scary favorites include the recent cannibal thriller Raw (Netflix, October 4). David Lynch’s classic Blue Velvet (Hulu with Showtime, October 1) is another must see. There’s also the true-crime story of The Boston Strangler (Hulu with Showtime, October 1). Not to mention the innovative Canadian zombie thriller, Pontypool (Hulu, October 1).
And finally, we’re scared that Netflix thinks anyone wants to watch Chris Brown: Welcome To My Life (October 7).
More Movies You Should Know About
Of course, not everyone likes to be scared. If you’re a hallo-weenie, we’ve got you covered too. We’re particularly excited for The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (Netflix, October 6). There’s also the HIV activism documentary How to Survive a Plague (Hulu, October 1). On a similar LGBTQ theme is Stonewall (Hulu, October 3) — but given that it presented a ridiculous, whitewashed version of the true story, you might want to give that a pass.
Tarantino fans who missed it in the theaters rejoice — The Hateful Eight (October 25) is coming to Netflix! Classic film Clueless (Amazon, October 1) is also coming to streaming. We’re also excited for Patton Oswalt: Annihilation (Netflix, October 17), the first comedy special after his wife’s sudden, tragic death. Cartoon fans will be happy to learn the complete Season 7 of Adventure Time (Hulu, October 19) is coming too. Finally, we’re curious about Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (Netflix, October 27).
Watch Them Before They’re Gone
The good lord giveth, and the good lord taketh away. There are a few great films you should watch while you still can. We recommend David Lynch’s lesbian noir Mulholland Dr. (Netflix, October 1) and Kubrick’s The Shining (Netflix, October 1).
If you’re a fan of the Broad City Season 4 premiere, catch up on Sliding Doors (Amazon, October 7) while you still can. We also recommend perhaps the Coen Brothers’ darkest film No Country For Old Men (Amazon, October 9) — and their second darkest, Barton Fink (Netflix, October 1). And finally, if you just want to laugh, make sure to catch Beavis and Butthead Do America (Hulu, October 31).
New On Netflix in October
October 1
88 Minutes
A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song
Before Midnight
Blood Diamond
Boogie Nights
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Cleverman, Season 2
Death Sentence
Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Eagle vs. Shark
Eyes Wide Shut
Generation Iron 2
Ghost Patrol
I Love You, Man
Ice Guardians
Lockup: Disturbing the Peace (Collection 1)
Made of Honor
Miss Congeniality
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Must Love Dogs
Never Let Me Go
No Reservations
Penelope
PJ Masks, Season 1
Set Up
The Reaping
Tokyo Idols
Tommy Boy
Vanished
Veronica
October 2
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Sleeping with Other People
October 3
13 Demonds
Rodney Carrington: Here Comes The Truth
Cult of Chucky
The Survivalist
October 4
Raw
October 5
Bonus Family (Bonusfamiljen), Season 1
Schitt’s Creek, Season 3
The Fosters, Season 5
October 6
ID-0, Season 1
Skylanders Academy, Season 2
Suburra, Season 1
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Word Party, Season 3
October 7
Chris Brown: Welcome To My Life
Middle Man
October 10
Christina P: Mother Inferior
The Skyjacker’s Tale
October 11
Donnie Darko
October 12
Fe de Etarras
October 13
El Especial de Alex Fernández
Kingdom of Us
Mindhunter, Season 1
Super Monsters, Season 1
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
The Babysitter
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Voltron: Legendary Defender, Season 4
October 15
Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses
Lego: City, Season 1
Money
OtherLife
She Makes Comics
West Coast Customs, Season 6
October 17
Patton Oswalt: Annihilation
Slasher: Guilty Party
October 19
Wedding Unplanned
October 20
1922
Haters Back Off, Season 2
One of Us
Smurfs: The Lost Village
The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story
Wheelman
October 23
Meet the Robinsons
While We’re Young
October 24
Wanted, Seasons 1-2
The Mist, Season 1
October 25
The Hateful Eight
The Final Master
La Querida del Centauro, Season 2
October 26
Strange Weather
October 27
Stranger Things 2
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
October 28
Pup Star: Better 2Gether
October 30
Judah Friedlander: America Is The Greatest Country In The United States
October 31
Zumbo’s Just Desserts, Season 1
New on Hulu in October
October 1
Air Force One
Alice
The Amityville Horror (1979)
The Amityville Horror (2005)
And God Created Woman
Bad Ass
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
Bananas
The Blood Oranges
Blue Steel
Blue Velvet
Bolero
The Boston Strangler
Bowling For Columbine
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Candyman 3: Day of the Dead
Carrie
Chinatown
Class
Congo
Cool It
Curse of the Pink Panther
Dead Men Can’ t Dance
The Descent
Deep Impact
Detention
Diminished Capacity
The Dogs of War
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex
The Falcon and the Snowman
A Feast at Midnight
Felicia’s Journey
Flyboys
F/X
F/X 2
The Gambler
The Gift
The Godson
Groundhog Day
Hide
Hollywood Homicide
Home of the Brave
Hoop Dreams
How to Survive a Plague
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
I am David
The Illusionist
Island in the Sky
Joyride
Kill Bill: Volume 1
Kill Bill: Volume 2
Kill List
Last Night
The Last Waltz
Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit
Little Ninjas
Lost and Delirious
Love and Death
Malibu Beach
Malibu High
Mammoth
Married to the Mob
Midnight in Paris
A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy
Mission Park
Murder of Crows
National Lampoon Presents Cattle Call
National Lampoon’s Dirty Movie
National Lampoon’s Dorm Daze 2: College
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder – The Rise of Taj
Nick of Time
North Dallas Forty
Nukie
The Original Kings of Comedy
The Patriot
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther
Platoon
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Poltergeist III
Pontypool
Psychic
The Presidio
The Prowler
Quigley down Under
Rambo
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Rodger Dodger
Room 237
S.W.A.T.
School for Scoundrels
Secretary
SFW
A Shot in the Dark
Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers
Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland
Sleepy Hollow
Smallville, Complete Seasons 1-10
Snatch
The Snowtown Murders
Son of the Pink Panther
Spanish Judges
Spoonful of Sex
Stage Beauty
Stand Off
State Property 2
Stigmata
Strip Club Slayer
The Stoned Age
Stranger in the House
Stuart Saves His Family
Swingers
The Blair Witch Project
The US vs. John Lennon
Thirteen Days
Throw Momma from the Train
Trail of the Pink Panther
Troll
Troll 2
True Colors
Under Fire
Underclassman
Walter
The Warriors
Whore 2
Zombie Nation
Zoolander
October 2
Saturday Night Live, Season 42 Premiere
October 3
America’s Funniest Home Videos, Season 27 Premiere
Stonewall
October 4
The Mindy Project, Season 5 Premiere
American Horror Story, Complete Season 5
Conviction, Series Premiere
Timeless, Series Premiere
October 5
Velvet, Series Premiere
October 6
Clash of the Corps, Series Premiere
October 7
City of Gold
Paranoia
October 8
Uproarious, Series Premiere
45 Years
Carol
Martin Lawrence Doin’ Time: Uncut
October 10
Freakish, Series Premiere
October 11
Please Like Me, Complete Season 3
Knife Fight
October 12
American Housewife, Series Premiere
Chicago Fire, Season 5 Premiere
Fresh Off the Boat, Season 3 Premiere
The Middle, Season 8 Premiere
The Real O’Neals, Season 2 Premiere
Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls
October 14
Venus in Fur
Witching & Bitching
October 15
Safari Brother: Series Premiere
The Funhouse Massacre
Varsity Blues
October 16
Alpha Dog
October 18
How to Build a Better Boy
The Suite Life
Twitches, Too
T’was the Night
Halloween High
Return to Halloweentown
October 19
Chance: Series Premiere
Adventure Time, Complete Season 7
StarTalk with Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Season 3 Premiere
Years of Living Dangerously, Series Premiere
October 20
The Librarians, Complete Season 2
October 21
Spectre
October 22
Weiner
October 23
Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee
Shine a Light
October 25
A Brilliant Young Mind
October 28
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All Time
Coming to Amazon in October
October 1
Abandoned Mine
Alcoholist
Apartment 1303
Bunker of the Dead
Clueless
Election
Escape from L.A.
Fargo
Ghost World
Ghoulies
Ghoulies II
I Believe in Unicorns
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Jug Face
Margot at the Wedding
Needlestick
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary Two
Pi
Queens and Cowboys
Scareycrows
Snake Eyes
Texas Chainsaw Massacre II
The Machinist
The Whistleblower
Unlimited
October 2
Song to Song
Beauty and the Baker, Season 1
October 3
American Horror Story, Season 6
October 4
Blood Hunters
Save My Seoul
October 5
The Americans, Season 5
October 6
The Fashion Hero, Season 1
October 7
Blair Witch
Megan Leavey
October 9
Inside Edge
October 11
5150
October 13
City of Ghosts
Lore, Season 1
Sigmund and the Sea Monster, Season 1
October 14
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
October 15
The Other Dream Team
The Whole Truth
October 18
Fight for Space
October 20
The Wall
Red Oaks, Season 3
October 25
Awaken the Shadowman
The Liberators
October 26
Strange Weather
October 28
Arrival
October 29
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