10 of the Best Halloween Movies on Sling
From spine-chilling classics to modern macabre masterpieces, here are 10 of the best Halloween movies to watch on Sling.
Here at Sling, we love all holidays, but let’s be real—for movie lovers like ourselves, nothing beats Halloween. Watching horror movies this month is as quintessential as carving pumpkins and trick-or-treating.
To help get you in the mood, we’ve highlighted ten of our favorite horror movies to stream on Sling this October. And if that’s not enough to satisfy your bloodlust, be sure to check out the Halloween Collection on the home page of the Sling app, along with our list from last year!
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Hereditary (2018) – Director: Ari Aster
Within the realm of horror, there’s scary, and then there’s Hereditary. Ari Aster’s 2018 debut masterpiece is a genuinely upsetting descent into hell that will break even the most jaded of horror aficionados. Buoyed by a tour de force performance from Toni Collete that should have earned her every award imaginable, along with some of the most shocking and evil imagery ever put to screen, Hereditary uses every tool at its disposal to inflict the same trauma, grief and horror upon the viewer as it does to its characters. It all builds to a visceral final act that has quickly earned a reputation as one of the most terrifying of all time. Hereditary is not for the faint of heart, but those brave enough to watch will be rewarded with arguably the definitive horror movie of the 21st century.
Watch Now on HBO
Trick ’r Treat (2007) – Director: Michael Dougherty
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Don’t tell John Carpenter, but this writer’s pick for the ultimate Halloween-set horror movie is Michael Dougherty’s 2007 cult classic. Told through an anthology of interlocking stories, Trick ‘r Treat is a gleefully twisted – and endlessly rewatchable – celebration of the macabre joy of Halloween and its rituals. Equal parts spooky and hilarious, Trick ‘r Treat oozes the Halloween spirit, and has understandably become mandatory viewing for many horror fans (this one included) each and every October.
Watch Now on AMC
House of 1000 Corpses / The Devil’s Rejects (2003 / 2005) – Director: Rob Zombie
Few filmmakers divide audiences quite like Rob Zombie, but love him or hate him, there’s no denying his singular style and vision. We’re cheating a bit here by including two films, but the first two installments of Zombie’s Firefly trilogy demand to be viewed together (the less said about the third entry, 3 From Hell, the better). House of 1000 Corpses – Zombie’s directorial debut – plays like a demented carnival ride through an American backwoods nightmare—garish, grimy, and proudly unhinged. Its follow-up, The Devil’s Rejects, somehow takes that madness and grounds it in an almost poetic nihilism. Gone is the cartoony chaos, replaced with a sun-bleached road movie that’s equal parts western and grindhouse horror. Together, they form one of the most unapologetically brutal duologies in modern horror—a twisted, blood-soaked symphony of sleaze that only Rob Zombie could compose.
Watch Now on Cinemax
Underwater (2020) – Director: William Eubank
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Horror and claustrophobia go hand in hand (see Alien, The Descent, etc.), and Underwater takes that to crushing depths—literally. Kristen Stewart leads a crew of deep-sea researchers stranded miles below the ocean’s surface after a catastrophic implosion. What begins as a tense survival thriller quickly morphs into something much more cosmic and terrifying. The film’s pacing is relentless, the production design suffocating, and by the time its Lovecraftian horror reveals itself, you might just find yourself grasping for breath. It’s a lean, efficient creature feature that deserves far more love than it ever got.
Watch Now on FXM
Evil Dead II (1987) – Director: Sam Raimi
If The original Evil Dead was the birth of splatter horror, Evil Dead II is its self-aware artistic awakening. Director Sam Raimi and Scream King Bruce Campbell reunite for a sequel (that’s also sort of a remake?) that retains its predecessor’s carte-blanche budget for fake blood, while adding in a heavy dosage of Looney Tunes logic and sight gags galore. The result is a slapstick nightmare that’s as funny as it is ferocious. In particular, Campbell’s manic performance as Ash—chainsaw, boomstick, and all—is among the most iconic in the history of the genre. Groovy indeed.
Watch Now on HBO
Drag Me to Hell (2009) – Director: Sam Raimi
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Speaking of Sam Raimi, after years away from the genre that made him famous (thanks, Spider-Man), Raimi triumphantly returned to his splatstick roots with Drag Me to Hell, a wonderfully fun and nasty morality tale about a bank loan officer (Alison Lohman) cursed by a vengeful gypsy. What follows is vintage Raimi: gross-out gags, demonic torment, and absurdly-timed jump scares, all delivered with the frenetic energy that made Evil Dead II a cult classic. Raimi plays the audience like a piano, keeping you laughing one second and squirming the next. The ending? Let’s just say it honors the title.
Watch Now on SYFY
Sinners (2025) – Director: Ryan Coogler
With Sinners, Ryan Coogler traded boxing rings and comic book kingdoms for his most ambitious film to date. Set in 1930s Mississippi, the film follows twin brothers (both played by Michael B. Jordan) who return home to open a juke joint, only to face-off against an ancient, vampiric presence feeding off the town’s blood and history. Coogler fuses gothic horror with Southern folklore, delivering a story as rich in atmosphere as it is in allegory. Its themes are powerful, its horror is blood-drenched, and its music is unforgettable. It’s big and bold and exactly the kind of swing we’re excited to see horror taking in 2025.
Watch Now on HBO
The Shining (1980) – Director: Stanley Kubrick
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Few horror films have been analyzed, debated, and mythologized as much as The Shining, and with good reason—it’s one of the genre’s towering achievements. Stanley Kubrick’s masterful adaptation of Stephen King’s 1977 novel weaponizes the enigmatic Overlook Hotel and a career-best Jack Nicholson to directly assault the viewer’s sanity with cinema’s all-time greatest descent into madness. It’s no surprise that The Shining has become a litmus test against which subsequent horror films have been measured…and which precious few have come close to matching. Whether it’s your first or fiftieth time, there’s no better month than October to check into the Overlook.
Watch Now on AMC/HBO
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) – Director: Drew Goddard
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: five young friends embark on a weekend getaway to a remote cabin, only to unleash some sort of backwoods, supernatural horror. The tropes are all here in Drew Goddard’s 2012 film, but don’t be deceived into thinking you are getting yourself into anything formulaic. The less you know going into The Cabin in the Woods, the better, but know that you will be rewarded with a gleeful deconstruction of the genre itself and one of the wildest, most memorable third acts horror has ever seen.
Watch Now on AMC/USA/SYFY
The Witch (2015) – Director: Robert Eggers
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We’ve gone on record saying this before, but the mid-to-late 2010s will one day be viewed as a renaissance era of the horror genre, a span of time that not only produced classic after classic, but launched the careers of some of cinema’s most promising new creative voices. Among the first – and certainly among the most audacious – of this period was Robert Eggers’ 2015 masterclass in slow-burn terror. Set in 1630s New England and drenched in historical authenticity, the film’s archaic dialogue and meticulous period detail immerse you in a world where faith, paranoia, and the supernatural all blur together. Anchored by Anya Taylor-Joy in her breakout role, The Witch casts a spell that creeps under your skin long after the credits have rolled.
Watch Now on HBO