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What up, haints, it’s October times. Let’s get Halloweird with it. Here are some movies of the horror and horror-adjacent genres that you might watch by yourself or with a party of friends or with a 20 foot tall whistling ghost who grinds the bones of womanizers into dust inside his sack. - Yes, it's The Haunting of Netflix House VI: Netflix Lives, the annual roundup of the spookiest streaming spookmares for the spookiest month. This post is of course a sequel to previous archival spookings.
Although while we're here - if you do go the DVD route, I strongly suggest Vampyr. Not obviously scary, but that thing was funky.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 8:59 AM on October 2, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 8:59 AM on October 2, 2018 [1 favorite]
Also on Netflix: Ghoul, three part "limited series" co-production between Blumhouse and an Indian company. Solid! FanFare.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 9:03 AM on October 2, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by DirtyOldTown at 9:03 AM on October 2, 2018 [3 favorites]
I mentioned this in the other thread, but Netflix has Dead Set, about a zombie attack on the Big Brother house, and written by Charlie Booker. It's pretty solid.
posted by Pope Guilty at 9:09 AM on October 2, 2018 [10 favorites]
posted by Pope Guilty at 9:09 AM on October 2, 2018 [10 favorites]
Also I watched the Haunters documentary and around half of everybody profiled comes off as a huge asshole.
posted by Pope Guilty at 9:12 AM on October 2, 2018
posted by Pope Guilty at 9:12 AM on October 2, 2018
Okay but now I want a movie about that 20-foot-tall whistling ghost.
posted by RobotHero at 9:16 AM on October 2, 2018 [5 favorites]
posted by RobotHero at 9:16 AM on October 2, 2018 [5 favorites]
Thought some folks might be interested in a similar list, one I've been adding to for a few years in a quest to watch at least one horror movie everyday during October. Movies are rated on a scale of 0 to 5 pumpkins. Cheers, ghouls!
posted by fearingamerican at 9:18 AM on October 2, 2018 [8 favorites]
posted by fearingamerican at 9:18 AM on October 2, 2018 [8 favorites]
Alright, I'm going to try watching some scary movies. I'm usually too much of a big baby to watch them at night, but I've been saving Train to Busan, so I might as well do this for the month. Nightmares, ahoy!
posted by gladly at 9:18 AM on October 2, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by gladly at 9:18 AM on October 2, 2018 [2 favorites]
It’s nit horror but it’s is uh ..grim The Third Man is on US Netflix right now and if you haven’t seen it you should
posted by The Whelk at 10:10 AM on October 2, 2018 [8 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 10:10 AM on October 2, 2018 [8 favorites]
Thanks for the FPP Artw, I've been eagerly awaiting Benito's lists ever since you posted the 2016 edition. They definitely helped to kickstart my newfound love and appreciation of horror, and have broadened my horizons in the genre.
I also did things right this year and got myself a Shudder subscription, which makes a perfect companion to the more mainstream-ish stuff on Netflix/Hulu. The curation is top notch and it's not just goofy novelty garbage like Killer Bong vs. Octoshark or whatever, like you see on other horror streaming channels.
posted by Strange Interlude at 10:11 AM on October 2, 2018 [1 favorite]
I also did things right this year and got myself a Shudder subscription, which makes a perfect companion to the more mainstream-ish stuff on Netflix/Hulu. The curation is top notch and it's not just goofy novelty garbage like Killer Bong vs. Octoshark or whatever, like you see on other horror streaming channels.
posted by Strange Interlude at 10:11 AM on October 2, 2018 [1 favorite]
Now we just need a decent list of what classic horror is going to be aired on TCM this month. Their monthly schedule is a beast to scan or print.
posted by Ber at 10:16 AM on October 2, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by Ber at 10:16 AM on October 2, 2018 [3 favorites]
Oh and I want to go to bat for Turbo Kid, we’ve had a lot of homages of 80s sci-fi and rubber monster splatterpunk but this one seems to get it right and has a “nostalgia is paralyzing” motif
It’s also a low key Fallout movie.
posted by The Whelk at 10:19 AM on October 2, 2018 [4 favorites]
It’s also a low key Fallout movie.
posted by The Whelk at 10:19 AM on October 2, 2018 [4 favorites]
Shudder has the story that The Endless is kind of a sequel to, which I really want to see now.
The Wndless works fine not know there is another story, mind, and would absolutely be my top recommendation from this list.
posted by Artw at 10:19 AM on October 2, 2018
The Wndless works fine not know there is another story, mind, and would absolutely be my top recommendation from this list.
posted by Artw at 10:19 AM on October 2, 2018
The "there are no classic horror movies on Netflix wtf" comment doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, given that he later lists The Lost Boys, Hellraiser 1 & 2, and Children of the Corn. Are those not "classic" horror movies? Eh.
Anyway, he mentions a few that are quite good:
I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House is just superlative atmospheric horror-fantasy. It takes the atmospheric thing to an extreme, to great effect; there are no jump-cut scares, no sudden frights, just slow-burning creepiness which is aided in no small part by an exceedingly good performance from Ruth Wilson, who is just a terrific actress and should be destined for far greater things than being Idris Elba's foil in the first season of Luther.
The Transfiguration is... very good, I think, but not what you'll be expecting. It's dark - not terrifying-dark, but depressing-dark, tinged with sadness, and honestly feels more like a commentary on horror movie culture (and some other things) than a bona fide horror movie.
A Dark Song was, as he says, one of the best films of 2017. It's beautiful, vague, shifting, and potent, centered on a woman intent on performing some sort of dark ritual, although it's not always easy to tell why. It's stunning for a lot of reasons, not least because it's Irish director Liam Gavin's feature debut. If he ends up making movies that are even half as good as this first one, he'll deserve wide acclaim – if he doesn't already.
The Invitation – a great twisted dinner-party thriller that nails the atmosphere thing perfectly and has some good twists – is also quite good, and deserves the high recommendation he gives it.
posted by koeselitz at 10:20 AM on October 2, 2018 [3 favorites]
Anyway, he mentions a few that are quite good:
I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House is just superlative atmospheric horror-fantasy. It takes the atmospheric thing to an extreme, to great effect; there are no jump-cut scares, no sudden frights, just slow-burning creepiness which is aided in no small part by an exceedingly good performance from Ruth Wilson, who is just a terrific actress and should be destined for far greater things than being Idris Elba's foil in the first season of Luther.
The Transfiguration is... very good, I think, but not what you'll be expecting. It's dark - not terrifying-dark, but depressing-dark, tinged with sadness, and honestly feels more like a commentary on horror movie culture (and some other things) than a bona fide horror movie.
A Dark Song was, as he says, one of the best films of 2017. It's beautiful, vague, shifting, and potent, centered on a woman intent on performing some sort of dark ritual, although it's not always easy to tell why. It's stunning for a lot of reasons, not least because it's Irish director Liam Gavin's feature debut. If he ends up making movies that are even half as good as this first one, he'll deserve wide acclaim – if he doesn't already.
The Invitation – a great twisted dinner-party thriller that nails the atmosphere thing perfectly and has some good twists – is also quite good, and deserves the high recommendation he gives it.
posted by koeselitz at 10:20 AM on October 2, 2018 [3 favorites]
Now we just need a decent list of what classic horror is going to be aired on TCM this month. Their monthly schedule is a beast to scan or print.
I wonder if there’s an api...
posted by Artw at 10:20 AM on October 2, 2018 [1 favorite]
I wonder if there’s an api...
posted by Artw at 10:20 AM on October 2, 2018 [1 favorite]
How has this post gone on this long with no one saying spooktacular
posted by Damienmce at 10:31 AM on October 2, 2018 [6 favorites]
posted by Damienmce at 10:31 AM on October 2, 2018 [6 favorites]
Horror is kind of hit-or-miss for me, but I really, really loved Creep and Creep 2. Really weird and unnerving without being overly gory--almost a character study of a friendly psychopath. Double thumbs up.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 10:43 AM on October 2, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by Pater Aletheias at 10:43 AM on October 2, 2018 [3 favorites]
The Creep with Franka Potente stuck in a tube station will sadly be forgotten because of that other one.
posted by Mister Moofoo at 12:16 PM on October 2, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by Mister Moofoo at 12:16 PM on October 2, 2018 [2 favorites]
Netflix Instant Thinking About Adding Good Movie: “We feel the addition of a popular, above-average, well-made film would provide a nice counterbalance to our existing library of poorly received sequels, totally unknown indie dramas from four or five years ago that you’ve never heard of, and horrendous direct-to-DVD horror features.”
I'd kind of given up on Netflix for horror movies, but it looks like there are some good ones on there.
Hulu actully has a better selection. I can't remember exactly what, but I was happy that they had Q, the Winged Serpent and some other good ones.
Shudder has the best selection by far, but I mean, their whole thing is horror movies.
All the streaming platforms are limited by expensive licenses, so streaming options are never going to be as good as what's out there.
posted by shapes that haunt the dusk at 12:41 PM on October 2, 2018 [2 favorites]
I'd kind of given up on Netflix for horror movies, but it looks like there are some good ones on there.
Hulu actully has a better selection. I can't remember exactly what, but I was happy that they had Q, the Winged Serpent and some other good ones.
Shudder has the best selection by far, but I mean, their whole thing is horror movies.
All the streaming platforms are limited by expensive licenses, so streaming options are never going to be as good as what's out there.
posted by shapes that haunt the dusk at 12:41 PM on October 2, 2018 [2 favorites]
@fearingamerican thank you for sharing your list. I noticed Dog Soldiers wasn't on it. Dog Soldiers should be on it.
In summary: Dog Soldiers.
posted by Kafkaesque at 1:05 PM on October 2, 2018 [7 favorites]
In summary: Dog Soldiers.
posted by Kafkaesque at 1:05 PM on October 2, 2018 [7 favorites]
Folks should heed, in particular, the repeated props in the FPP-linked article to Mike Flanagan, who's been flying somewhat under the radar for the last ~7 years as, in my view, the best horror/genre filmmaker working. Every film he's directed since (and including) ABSENTIA is worthwhile; his work is deeply rooted in character and all of his films (even, amazingly, the OUIJA sequel) have a fierce emotional undercurrent on top of which the scares and creep-outs float. It's uncanny and really effective, and no one else out there is doing quite what he's doing. Netflix let him direct the new HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE series, which debuts Oct 12 and has been getting great early reviews.
posted by eugenen at 4:08 PM on October 2, 2018 [5 favorites]
posted by eugenen at 4:08 PM on October 2, 2018 [5 favorites]
Netflix Instant Thinking About Adding Good Movie
Either they* just, just, juuuuust added Annihilation in like, the last 10 hours, or I didn't notice it cluttered over by all the shitty FOX shows I wasn't interested in watching when they aired three years ago.
*Canadian Netflix
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 4:09 PM on October 2, 2018 [1 favorite]
Either they* just, just, juuuuust added Annihilation in like, the last 10 hours, or I didn't notice it cluttered over by all the shitty FOX shows I wasn't interested in watching when they aired three years ago.
*Canadian Netflix
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 4:09 PM on October 2, 2018 [1 favorite]
Absentia is my very favorite "don't TRADE with things that live Underhill, dumb hooman" movie in the world. Also I love the sisters' relationship.
posted by Gyre,Gimble,Wabe, Esq. at 4:25 PM on October 2, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by Gyre,Gimble,Wabe, Esq. at 4:25 PM on October 2, 2018 [3 favorites]
Ew, the list endorses Patchwork. I watched that and was very unenthused.
(Spoilers to explain: The ending reveal is that the man who killed and cut up and reanimated the women into one body was actually working for one of the women, who is a serial killer and chose the other two victims and who is super happy with the work that was done and the ending is her getting all dominatrix-y and remaking the mad scientist man with some other dudes into the "perfect man" to match her as the "perfect woman." It felt very gross in the context of the theme, bringing in shades of "women really have all the power in patriarchy and just force men to be sexual predators by being so very alluring" to what had been billed explicitly in the trailer/ads as women getting revenge on sexual predators.)
posted by Scattercat at 4:36 PM on October 2, 2018 [1 favorite]
(Spoilers to explain: The ending reveal is that the man who killed and cut up and reanimated the women into one body was actually working for one of the women, who is a serial killer and chose the other two victims and who is super happy with the work that was done and the ending is her getting all dominatrix-y and remaking the mad scientist man with some other dudes into the "perfect man" to match her as the "perfect woman." It felt very gross in the context of the theme, bringing in shades of "women really have all the power in patriarchy and just force men to be sexual predators by being so very alluring" to what had been billed explicitly in the trailer/ads as women getting revenge on sexual predators.)
posted by Scattercat at 4:36 PM on October 2, 2018 [1 favorite]
Well, it notes it’s existence. The list is not shy about making an endorsement when actually enthused by one.
posted by Artw at 7:27 PM on October 2, 2018
posted by Artw at 7:27 PM on October 2, 2018
I just watched the comedy horror "The Babysitter." It does, indeed, rule.
posted by mark k at 12:02 AM on October 3, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by mark k at 12:02 AM on October 3, 2018 [1 favorite]
Because I got curious:
2013:
Classics (won’t bother rating these; you’ve heard of them):
Dracula
The Bride of Frankenstein (watch this if you haven’t; it’s the best Universal monster film)
The Wolf Man
The Invisible Man
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (silent)
White Zombie
The Phantom of the Opera (silent)
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (silent)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (silent; not a “Halloween” monster)
Carrie
The Evil Dead (bloody violent)
Rosemary’s Baby
The Mummy
House on Haunted Hill
Nosferatu (silent; still the best vampire movie ever)
The Mummy’s Curse
The Mummy’s Hand
Evil Dead 2 (bloody violent)
2014:
Classics (this section suffered a big hit this year because all the Universal pictures are gone):
White Zombie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (silent; not a “Halloween” monster)
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (silent)
Carrie
Rosemary’s Baby
House on Haunted Hill (Vincent Price! William Castle!)
Nosferatu (silent; still the best vampire movie ever)
Evil Dead 2 (bloody violent)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
The Fly (1958) (Vincent Price)
Dr Mabuse, The Gambler (this is super long)
The Hands of Orlac
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
2015:
Classics (this section seems to get smaller every year):
Rosemary’s Baby
The Fly (1958) (Vincent Price)
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (silent)
The Omen
2016:
Classics (this section seems to get smaller every year):
The Fly (1958) (Vincent Price)
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (silent)
Jaws (this is about a shark)
The Exorcist (EXPIRING OCT 1! Watch immediately if you haven’t seen it!)
2017:
Classics (this section seems to get smaller every year):
Jaws (this is about a shark)
The Fly (the Vincent Price version, not the Jeff Goldblum one)
Gremlins (technically a Christmas movie, obviously, but maybe you’re a rebel)
The Sixth Sense (is this a classic? I mean probably your mom has heard of it, so)
2018:
Classics (this section seems to get smaller every year):
The Sixth Sense (is this a classic? I mean probably your mom has heard of it, so)
there are like no classic horror movies on Netflix wtf
Looks like The Shining is coming back October 1
That's a really rough trend.
posted by Artw at 12:08 AM on October 3, 2018 [2 favorites]
2013:
Classics (won’t bother rating these; you’ve heard of them):
Dracula
The Bride of Frankenstein (watch this if you haven’t; it’s the best Universal monster film)
The Wolf Man
The Invisible Man
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (silent)
White Zombie
The Phantom of the Opera (silent)
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (silent)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (silent; not a “Halloween” monster)
Carrie
The Evil Dead (bloody violent)
Rosemary’s Baby
The Mummy
House on Haunted Hill
Nosferatu (silent; still the best vampire movie ever)
The Mummy’s Curse
The Mummy’s Hand
Evil Dead 2 (bloody violent)
2014:
Classics (this section suffered a big hit this year because all the Universal pictures are gone):
White Zombie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (silent; not a “Halloween” monster)
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (silent)
Carrie
Rosemary’s Baby
House on Haunted Hill (Vincent Price! William Castle!)
Nosferatu (silent; still the best vampire movie ever)
Evil Dead 2 (bloody violent)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
The Fly (1958) (Vincent Price)
Dr Mabuse, The Gambler (this is super long)
The Hands of Orlac
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
2015:
Classics (this section seems to get smaller every year):
Rosemary’s Baby
The Fly (1958) (Vincent Price)
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (silent)
The Omen
2016:
Classics (this section seems to get smaller every year):
The Fly (1958) (Vincent Price)
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (silent)
Jaws (this is about a shark)
The Exorcist (EXPIRING OCT 1! Watch immediately if you haven’t seen it!)
2017:
Classics (this section seems to get smaller every year):
Jaws (this is about a shark)
The Fly (the Vincent Price version, not the Jeff Goldblum one)
Gremlins (technically a Christmas movie, obviously, but maybe you’re a rebel)
The Sixth Sense (is this a classic? I mean probably your mom has heard of it, so)
2018:
Classics (this section seems to get smaller every year):
The Sixth Sense (is this a classic? I mean probably your mom has heard of it, so)
there are like no classic horror movies on Netflix wtf
Looks like The Shining is coming back October 1
That's a really rough trend.
posted by Artw at 12:08 AM on October 3, 2018 [2 favorites]
Is Netflix just prioritizing their original content now? I see more and more Netflix exclusives, and fewer things I like (which is a whiny way of saying classic horror movies and so on).
Going forward, my only criterion for evaluating a streaming platform is whether they have Zoltan, Hound of Dracula. ALL FAIL.
posted by shapes that haunt the dusk at 12:14 AM on October 3, 2018 [1 favorite]
Going forward, my only criterion for evaluating a streaming platform is whether they have Zoltan, Hound of Dracula. ALL FAIL.
posted by shapes that haunt the dusk at 12:14 AM on October 3, 2018 [1 favorite]
Artw, I wasn't sure what he was getting at, but that really is a bad trend. Still, there's quality stuff like Occulus, Babadook, and VVitch to be had.
What I'd really like to find is Halloween: Season of the Witch. I've heard some summaries and it sounds wonderfully ridiculous.
posted by es_de_bah at 6:43 AM on October 3, 2018
What I'd really like to find is Halloween: Season of the Witch. I've heard some summaries and it sounds wonderfully ridiculous.
posted by es_de_bah at 6:43 AM on October 3, 2018
Netflix really isn’t supposed to be a library of wverything, not even close, so I don’t want to fault it for not being one, but it dies feel like we are losing something when it becomes a go-to first stop for film and has such heavy recentism.
posted by Artw at 6:45 AM on October 3, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Artw at 6:45 AM on October 3, 2018 [1 favorite]
es_de_bah: everything you need from H3:SotW
(is 10 hours of the silver shamrock song, not a spoiler)
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 7:11 AM on October 3, 2018 [1 favorite]
(is 10 hours of the silver shamrock song, not a spoiler)
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 7:11 AM on October 3, 2018 [1 favorite]
I'm not a horror guy - the only scary-type film to make an impression on me is Unedited Footage of a Bear, the only movies I am actually too scared to watch are Threads and I, Daniel Blake, which I'm pretty sure was not their intention - but if your library is Hoopla-associated their horror selection is a somewhat diverse mix including some classics, crap, classic crap, and crap-crap.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 7:27 AM on October 3, 2018
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 7:27 AM on October 3, 2018
Halloween 3 would be much better-regarded if it hadn't been published as part of the Halloween franchise. It's a bit silly, but not really any more than the average horror film of its time, and it's that extremely rare specimen: American folk horror.
posted by Pope Guilty at 12:22 PM on October 3, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Pope Guilty at 12:22 PM on October 3, 2018 [1 favorite]
As I understand it, John Carpenter wanted the Halloween franchise to be a series of unrelated movies that all took place on and around Halloween. So this is why Halloween III is as it is , but it did so poorly that he scrapped the idea. I still think it's a fun movie, but I went in cold the first time I saw it, and I did spend a while wondering when Michael Myers was going to show up.
posted by shapes that haunt the dusk at 12:54 PM on October 3, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by shapes that haunt the dusk at 12:54 PM on October 3, 2018 [1 favorite]
Artw: “Netflix really isn’t supposed to be a library of wverything, not even close, so I don’t want to fault it for not being one, but it dies feel like we are losing something when it becomes a go-to first stop for film and has such heavy recentism.”
I totally agree - and it seems like this is happening to all the streaming platforms; it's noxious to me that Hulu, who used to have a whole slew of older syndicated shows from the 70s, 80s, and 90s, seems to be offloading a whole bunch of those to their "Live TV" or whatever service, which costs $40 a month (!). They're all about extra-cost add-ons, I guess. At this point the only service that seems to have a big catalogue that's expanding in all areas, including older "classic" stuff, is Amazon. Unfortunately.
posted by koeselitz at 1:06 PM on October 3, 2018 [1 favorite]
I totally agree - and it seems like this is happening to all the streaming platforms; it's noxious to me that Hulu, who used to have a whole slew of older syndicated shows from the 70s, 80s, and 90s, seems to be offloading a whole bunch of those to their "Live TV" or whatever service, which costs $40 a month (!). They're all about extra-cost add-ons, I guess. At this point the only service that seems to have a big catalogue that's expanding in all areas, including older "classic" stuff, is Amazon. Unfortunately.
posted by koeselitz at 1:06 PM on October 3, 2018 [1 favorite]
I like that this person appreciates The Babysitter which I saw when it dropped on Netflix and was surprised. It's fun.
It has one of my all time favorite face reactions. You'll know it when you see it.
Also Turbo Kid is not horror but is amazing and yes, should be on most lists.
posted by OnTheLastCastle at 1:53 PM on October 3, 2018
It has one of my all time favorite face reactions. You'll know it when you see it.
Also Turbo Kid is not horror but is amazing and yes, should be on most lists.
posted by OnTheLastCastle at 1:53 PM on October 3, 2018
n'thing Shudder for horror movies. Also, they have a free channel which I didn't know before the subscription, but works as background tv nicely. The full membership has a few other channels as well.
posted by lkc at 3:39 PM on October 3, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by lkc at 3:39 PM on October 3, 2018 [1 favorite]
Oh and we talked about it a little on Twitter and Pumpkinhead and Candyman both qualify as folk horror.
posted by Pope Guilty at 5:17 PM on October 3, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Pope Guilty at 5:17 PM on October 3, 2018 [1 favorite]
Yeah, that works. Candyman is very rooted in urban folklore so I guess it’s like Urban Folk?
posted by Artw at 5:28 PM on October 3, 2018
posted by Artw at 5:28 PM on October 3, 2018
"Folk horror" is a new term to me, but I like it! Is it movies that evoke a sense of folktale, even if they're not based on an existing story? Does The Witch count, or is that more like historic horror?
posted by shapes that haunt the dusk at 5:28 PM on October 3, 2018
posted by shapes that haunt the dusk at 5:28 PM on October 3, 2018
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there are like no classic horror movies on Netflix wtf
Only if you rely exclusively on streaming. I got Dracula, Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, and a ton of others on DVD (yeah, Netflix still does the red envelope thing).
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 8:57 AM on October 2, 2018 [3 favorites]