David Farnor | On 28, Oct 2022

If you’re looking for something spooky to stream this Halloween, Disney+ is one of the more surprising answers to fill up your watchlist, with the House of Mouse’s acquisition of Fox giving it a ready-made library of chillers and thrillers to stream. That ranges from darkly funny satire to iconic sci-fi.

We round up the best horror movies included with Disney+, some family-friendly, but most of them part of Disney+’s adult-friendly channel, Star:

Hocus Pocus

“Boooo-oooook!” Bette Midler is having a ball in this 1993 cult classic.

Hocus Pocus 2

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy are back in action in this warm-hearted sequel – a celebration of sisterhood that’s smarter and sweeter than the original.

Fresh

Mimi Cave’s stylish horror debut may not benefit from revisits, but the wild ride involved is quite something.

Underwater

Kristen Stewart leads a strong cast in this derivative but entertaining creature feature.

Prey

This lean back-to-basics prequel is a thrillingly fresh ride through a familiar franchise.

Predator

Go back to the beginnings of Predator with this survival thriller that finds fear in watching 80s machismo being undone.

Nightmare Alley

Guillermo del Toro’s colourful film noir is a beautifully dark tale of fakery and fate.

A Cure for Wellness

Gore Verbinski’s slippery horror is enjoyably silly and genuinely creepy.

Werewolf by Night

Marvel’s cheap and cheerful retro chiller is a fun departure from MCU conventions.

The Night House

A superb turn from Rebecca Hall grounds this chilling, atmospheric horror.

Ready or Not

This vicious satire turns playful parlour games into a darkly funny survival thriller.

The Empty Man

The mysterious disappearance of a group of teenagers in a small Midwestern town is the starting point for this cult horror hit.

The Omen

Richard Donner’s veritable classic finds an American politician suspecting that he and his wife have adopted the antichrist.

Jennifer’s Body

Megan Fox is on deadly satirical form in Diablo Cody and Karyn Kusama’s dark cult classic.

Signs

M Night Shyamalan’s low-key sci-fi is a thoughtful meditation on faith and purpose.

28 Days Later

Danny Boyle’s vision of a zombie apocalypse is chilling, haunting and visually stunning – and that’s just the opening 20 minutes. 28 Weeks Later is also available.

Ravenous

Guy Pearce and Robert Carlyle are on grizzly form in this darkly entertaining cannibal Western.

Fright Night (2011)

Someone needs to bite a chunk out of its runtime, but Fright Night is more than alright – mostly fangs to Colin Farrell.

Prometheus

Prometheus is ambitious, pretty, fascinating and impressive. It’s also a disappointment.

Aliens

Bigger, bolder and beautifully emotional, James Cameron’s sci-fi is one of the greatest sequels ever made.

Night Watch

Timur Bekmambetov’s mind-blowing Russian blockbuster fuses vampires, swords made out of spines and some seriously impressive visuals. (Day Watch, the sequel, is also available.)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Let’s do the Time Warp again…

The Village

M Night Shyamalan’s atmospheric folk horror is a chilling fable of fear, truth and power.

Frankenweenie

This dark yet sweet story of one boy’s attachment to his best friend is a lovely lightning bolt of brilliance.

Edward Scissorhands

Johnny Depp stars in Tim Burton’s beautifully unusual gothic love story about a half-finished mechanical boy.

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Tim Burton’s stop-motion flick takes the festive charm of Christmas and twists it with the warped horror of Halloween – a combination that director Henry Selick whips up with visually breathtaking glee. Combined with Danny Elfman’s superb soundtrack (Elfman sings the part of Pumpkin Jack), this is one musical guaranteed to freak out the whole family. Best of all, you can watch it twice a year.

The Fly (1986)

Cronenberg and Goldblum team up for this brilliantly unsettling body horror.

One Hour Photo

Robin Williams delivers a picture-perfect performance in this chillingly understated psychological thriller.

Stoker

Timid, violent and vividly filmed, Park Chan-wook’s psychological thriller starring Matthew Goode plays with all of your senses.

 

A Disney+ costs £7.99 a month or £79.99 a year.

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