Feeling brave? These horror films on Paramount+ will test your nerves in this Halloween

Want to get your heart racing and your spine shivering? Or are you eager to challenge your courage with some supremely creepy movie? Then Paramount+ has a thrilling library of films perfect for a frightening night in.

Below is a distinct selection of terror gems spanning haunting subgenres, from undead invasions and psychological terrors.

1. Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Among the numerous zombie films on Paramount+, from White Zombie to Overlord and World War Z, George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead has the genre’s precious standard. This groundbreaking indie movie redefined terror, launching the slow, flesh-hungry undead that have haunted viewers for years. A team of strangers barricade themselves inside a remote farmhouse, desperate to survive the relentless army of cannibalistic corpses. With eerie portrayal and grim makeup, this chilling classic continues to be timelessly haunting.

2. Saint Maud (2020)

Rose Glass’s launch showcases Saint Maud is a haunting exploration of faith, guilt, and delusion. Set in a gloomy coastal town, Maud (Morfydd Clark), an intensely religious nurse, cares for the ill Amanda (Jennifer Ehle), a worldly performer whose defiance examines Maud’s devotion. Their tense bond revolves into madness as Maud’s divine strategy becomes deranged. With its hypnotic scenes, unsettling sound, and bursts of violence, this movie is a haunting masterpiece that makes a lasting impact on the soul.

3. Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)

This twisted Christmas narrative blends gothic terror and fairy-tale storyline. Shelley Winters portrays a lonely, wealthy widow who invites local orphans to her residence for the holidays. But when two children starts to suspect that the sweet Auntie Roo hides sinister secrets, the celebration turns nightmarish. Combining holiday cheer with morbid dark psychology, Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? is a cult favorite for those who prefer their yuletide with a side of horror.

4. A Bucket of Blood (1959)

Directed by the legendary Roger Corman and featuring Dick Miller, this darkly comic terror movie pokes fun at the pretentious art visuals of the 1950s. Miller plays Walter, a clumsy busboy desperate for acceptance into the beatnik crowd. Following accidentally killing a cat and covering it in clay, he’s suddenly hailed as a genius sculptor. Things rapidly revolve as Walter’s “artistic inspiration” shifts deadly.

5. Arachnophobia (1990)

Need a creature movie that’ll make your skin crawl? Here is the perfect creepy-crawly classic. When an exotic spider comes into a quiet American town, it triggers a wave of grisly deaths. Jeff Daniels features as the town’s recent doctor, joined by John Goodman as a hilariously overconfident exterminator. Between humor and screams, Arachnophobia balances B-movie comedy with genuine strain, proving that you don’t require huge monsters when normal-sized spiders are nightmare ignite enough.

6. The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

Based on a real-life Texarkana Moonlight Murders of 1946, this movie hybrid blurs the line between real and fiction. A masked killer terrorizes a small Arkansas town, attacking young pairs in the cover of darkness. With a chilling scenario and pseudo-documentary type, The Town That Dreaded Sundown helped shape the true-crime terror trend that followed till date.

7. Pet Sematary (2019)

Stephen King’s terrifying story of resurrection and grief receives a contemporary reimagining in this haunting adaptation by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer. Jason Clarke and Amy Seimetz feature as parents whose relocate to a peaceful Maine town takes a dark twist when they find a burial ground with sinister powers. When tragedy trucks, their desperate option to defy death unleashes an unimaginable evil.

FAQs:

Q1. What kind of horror films are available on Paramount+?
Paramount+ provides a wide range of horror movies, from psychological thrillers to creature films and cult classics.

Q2. Is Halloween a good time to watch these films?
Absolutely! The spooky season is ideal for dimming the lights and getting into a chilling marathon of fear-filled movies.