Streaming platforms launch Halloween horror collections and series
Streaming Services Launch Halloween Collections and Series Premieres for October 2026
Streaming platforms have rolled out horror series, classic films, and seasonal hubs, featuring new releases like the second season of Dexter: Resurrection on Paramount Plus and Crystal Lake on Peacock.
The Tech TL;DR:
- Paramount Plus premieres season two of Dexter: Resurrection on Oct. 30, alongside a Peak Collection featuring eight Friday the 13th films.
- Peacock hosts a dedicated jack-o’-lantern menu icon routing users directly to its horror hub, featuring titles from The Grudge to Coraline.
Paramount Plus Debuts Dexter Resurrection Season Two and Peak Collection
Paramount Plus brings back Michael C. Hall for the second season of Dexter: Resurrection on Oct. 30. The platform’s seasonal rollout includes its Peak Collection, which packs eight Friday the 13th movies alongside Rosemary’s Baby, Smile 2, 28 Days Later, Shutter Island, The Ring, and Parasite. Newer film releases on the service include Scary Movie 6 and Luc Besson’s Dracula, starring Caleb Landry Jones, Christoph Waltz, and Zoë Bleu. Viewers looking for lighter fare can stream the new vampire series Eternally Yours on CBS and Paramount Plus.
HBO Max Streams A24 Thriller Backrooms and Horror Comes Home Hub
HBO Max added the A24 horror thriller Backrooms to its library in September.
Peacock Adds Crystal Lake Sequel and Dedicated Jack-O-Lantern Menu Hub
Peacock features the Crystal Lake sequel.
Netflix Brings Back Netflix & Chills Category
Netflix debuted the new series Below. The platform brought back its Netflix & Chills category while incorporating content from AMC and MGM, including From, Walking Dead: Dead City, and Mayfair Witches. Additional spooky titles available on the service include 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, Underworld: Blood Wars, all five Twilight movies, Thrash, The Ring, Split, Nope, A Quiet Place: Day One, Frankenstein, Castlevania: Nocturne, Wednesday, and K-Pop Demon Hunters.
Hulu Expands Huluween Campaign with Family and Adult Horror Titles
The streaming service’s seasonal library includes Ghostbusters, Wolf Man, Soulm8te, Clown, Panic, Midsommar, Hereditary, Edward Scissorhands, Hotel Transylvania, Coven Academy, Barbarian, Ready or Not 2, It Feeds, Hokum, and Heretic.
Prime Video Streams Original Carrie Series and Halloween Hub
Prime Video released an original Carrie series. Users can browse the platform’s Halloween hub to find originals and additional titles featuring zombies, witches, and slashers, including The Prodigy, Scream 7, Your Monster, Bride!, Heel, Hellraiser, the 1976 Carrie film, Terrifier parts 1 and 2, Arachnophobia, and Primate.
Pluto TV Airs Double Feature Fridays and Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Pluto TV streams the first four seasons of Sabrina the Teenage Witch alongside its double feature Fridays, which pair Scream (2022) and Sleepwalker.
Tubi Offers Phone Hotline Recommendations and Pumpkinhead 2
Tubi operates a dedicated phone hotline providing personalized scary movie recommendations. The ad-supported streamer features R.L.