20 Spine-Chilling Halloween Movies & TV Shows on Prime Video to Watch Online
Written by djfrosty on October 17, 2024
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Prime Video is bringing the creepy factor all throughout October with a practically endless library of Halloween movies and TV series for you to stream at your leisure. The best part? Prime members can access Prime Video Originals such as House of Spoils for no extra cost, giving you your own thrilling lineup of horror, supernatural and family-friendly flicks to watch all season long.
It’s not just Prime Originals available, either — the streaming platform is home to a variety of member-exclusive content that you can watch for free. Plus, the site offers rental and purchase options for new movies and classics such as Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice that you can stream through video-on-demand — and for a budget-friendly cost.
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Don’t have a Prime membership? Amazon is offering a 30-day free trial for new users who sign up, which will give you the entire Halloween season to binge-watch all the hair-raising content you could want. Once the free trial is over, you’ll be charged the regular subscription fee of $14.99 a month, or $139 a year.
Looking for more savings? Adults 18-24 and students can take advantage of a six month free trial in addition to a 50% off subscription price through Amazon’s student membership. Qualifying government programs can get you access to the EBT/Medicaid membership that comes with a 30-day free trial and half-off membership fee.
And, in case you need some streaming inspiration, keep reading to see ShopBillboard‘s favorite picks.
What Are the Best Halloween Movies & TV Shows on Prime Video?
Clear your weekend plans and check out the the best Halloween movies and TV shows on Prime Video you can stream now.
‘House of Spoils’ (2024)
This Prime Original stars Ariana DeBose as an ambitious chef who opens a restaurant in a remote estate. As she struggles to ward off her growing self-doubt and the everyday chaos in the kitchen, another, more sinister presence starts to threaten her and her staff.
‘Child’s Play’ (2015)
Chucky gets a modern makeover in this 2019 remake of the classic horror film. In this new version, a mom surprises her 13-year-old son with a new toy doll for his birthday. What she doesn’t realize, though, is the bloodlust the doll has — and her family is his next victims.
‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’ (2022)
Take a break from the chills with this dark comedy horror set in the 1980s. As two best friends navigate the trials and tribulations of high school, things only get more complicated when one of them becomes possessed by a demon.
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ (2023)
Based on the hit video game series, Five Nights at Freddy’s follows Mike (Josh Hutcherson) who, after getting fired from a previous job, accepts a gig working at an abandoned children’s restaurant. What he doesn’t expect, is for the animatronics to come to life at night — and with a killer appetite.
‘Lisa Frankenstein’ (2024)
Lisa Frankestein (Kathryn Newton) feels like an outcast at school and within her family. Everything changes when she accidentally brings a deceased Victorian back to life kickstarting a hilarious adventure full of love, body parts and murder.
‘Immaculate’ (2024)
Sydney Sweeney trades high-school drama for a spooky film set in the Italian countryside. An American nun travels to a convent in Italy where she’s immediately met with a warm welcome, but as she gets to know her new home, dark and horrifying secrets the church has been harboring begin to come to light.
‘Goosebumps’ (2015)
Zach Cooper (Dylan Minnette) is anything but happy to have moved from his city life to a small town. His mind soon changes after meeting his gorgeous neighbor Hannah — who also happens to be the daughter of Goosebumps author R.L. Stine. When Zach accidentally knocks over one of Stine’s books, the monsters from his stories come to life and it’s up to the group to get them back onto the pages.
‘Night Swim’ (2024)
Late night dips won’t feel the same after watching Night Swim. The movie centers on a family who move into a new home with an in-ground swimming pool. In true horror fashion, the home houses secrets and as the family settle in, a malevolent force is unleashed ready to rain terror.
‘Exorcist: Believer’ (2023)
Continuing the iconic horror movie franchise is The Exorcist: Believer, which sees what happens when not one, but two girls are possessed by demons. Wracked with fear and worry, the two families work together to try and bring their daughters back to the land of the living.
‘Speak No Evil’ (2024)
Speak No Evil follows an American family who escape to the countryside to visit a British family they met on vacation. What was meant to be a peaceful getaway soon takes a wicked turn as their hosts’ true intentions come to light.
‘The Watchers’ (2024)
Dakota Fanning stars in this thriller as Mina, who is tasked with driving a rare bird to its new owner. Her journey is cut short when her car breaks down and she’s stranded in a forest with three strangers and mysterious creatures who you must allow to watch you at night, or face death.
‘Happy Halloween, Scooby Doo’ (2020)
Scooby Doo and the gang are back for another mystery-solving adventure — and this time they’ve got help from none other than Bill Nye the Science Guy and Elvira Mistress of the Dark. Toxic ooze has suddenly created an army of evil pumpkins and now the friends must quickly figure out who started the spill and how to reverse its mayhem.
‘Casper’ (1995)
A ghost specialist (Bill Pullman) brings his daughter Kat (Christina Ricci) to a haunted house in Maine to attempt to communicate with the ghosts living there in the family-friendly film Casper. While exploring, Kat meets the friendly ghost Casper (voiced by Devon Sawa) who quickly falls in love with her, but their relationship is complicated and not just since he’s a ghost, but his ghostly uncles can’t stop their mischievous antics.
‘Abigail’ (2024)
Abigail combines frights and laughs in this horror-comedy that reimagines bloodthirsty vampire stories. A heist takes a deadly turn after a group kidnaps a young girl who turns out to be a vampire looking for blood and revenge.
‘Totally Killer’ (2023)
Time travel and murder are at the core of this slasher comedy starring Kiernan Shipka. The infamous “Sweet Sixteen Killer” returns 35 years after a murder spree left one woman’s friends dead. After another victim is claimed, 17-year-old Jamie (Shipka) accidentally travels back in time to 1987 where she must quickly figure out who the masked killer is before he strikes again.
‘Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice’ (2024)
Beetlejuice comes back to life for the sequel, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, starring Michael Keeton as the trickster demon alongside Catherine O’Hara, Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega. See the Deetz family return home after a tragedy disrupts the family, but things only take a turn for the worse when Lydia’s (Ryder) daughter accidentally finds a portal into the afterlife.
‘Nocturne’ (2020)
An elite academy houses budding performing artists including the timid Juliet Lowe (Sydney Sweeney) and her twin sister Vivian in this supernatural horror movie. Overshadowed by her twin, Juliet discovers a dead student’s notebook and attempts to outshine her sister using notes found within its pages, but soon sinister forces begin disrupting her life.
Prime Video doesn’t just have thrilling movies to stream. If you have extra time on your hands check out a couple of haunting series below.
‘Them’ (Seasons 1-2)
Them is a limited anthology series with the first season set in 1950 during the Great Migration. When a black family moves from North Carolina to an all-white neighborhood in Los Angeles, they’re met with taunting neighbors on top of otherworldly, supernatural forces looking to destroy the family’s idyllic life.
‘Bates Motel’ (Seasons 1-5)
Psycho fans can go back in time to before the killer events took place in and see the beginnings of the eerie Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) and his strange relationship with Norma, his mother. Bates Motel takes place during Norman’s childhood, where you’ll see some of the key events that helped shape him into become the infamous killer you know of today — including a mysterious secret the town he moves to would do anything to protect.
‘Fallout’ (Season 1)
The hit video game Fallout is brought to life in this sci-fi dystopian series starring Ella Purnell as the optimistic Lucy MacLean. Set in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, Lucy must leave the safety of her underground bunker and travel aboveground in search of her father, but with radiation having wiped out most of the population, what’s left behind is a society of bandits and mutants.