Some chilling Netflix movies for Halloween hair-raising
IT’S the perfect time of year to settle down for a scary movie and what better way to celebrate Halloween by indulging in some of the best horror films Netflix has to offer? Of course, your little ones might want to get in on the act so there’s plenty online for them too where the bloodshed will be kept to a minimum. We’ve picked the best films available at the minute, so you can enjoy a few scares at bedtime... SUPERNATURAL SCREAMERS Cabin in the woods FIVE friends arrive at a secluded cabin with clear rules for their retreat. But when protocol is broken, punishment is swift — and everyone will pay. The Babadook SAM’S frequent tantrums turn sinister when a creepy children’s book mysteriously appears in his room and he asks his mother, “Do you want to die?” It Follows AFTER a sexual tryst, Jay learns that her date has passed on a lethal curse that can only be shed by sleeping with another unsuspecting partner. Evil Dead A GROUP of friends discover an evil book and unwittingly release a swarm of bloodthirsty demons in this remake of Sam Raimi’s classic horror flick. Paranormal Activity WHEN Katie and Micah fear their home may be haunted by a demonic presence, Micah sets up a video camera to document all the action. — 15 Paranormal Activity 2 THE unexplained, terrifyingly real supernatural forces are back, and this time, Dan, Kristi, Ali, baby Hunter and dog Abby are part of the nightmare. Paranormal Activity 3 A MALIGN and murderous spirit continues to dwell within a San Diego home in this second creepy sequel . Child’s Play WHEN a rash of murders unfolds, 6year-old Andy knows that his toy doll Chucky is the killer, but neither his mum or the police believe him. NETFLIX AND KILLS You’re Next A SHY girl goes to her new boyfriend’s family reunion and must join their bloody fight for survival when a gang of masked hooligans invades the party. Carrie THIS remake of the classic 1976 horror flick finds misfit Carrie getting revenge on all the cool people who’ve bullied her over the years. The Blair Witch Project AFTER finding footage of his longmissed sister, James Donahue heads into the woods to find her, accompanied by friends and a documentary filmmaker. CREEPY ENCOUNTERS Gerald’s Game WHEN her husband’s sex game goes wrong, Jessie handcuffed to a bed in a remote lake house faces warped visions, dark secrets and a dire choice When a Stranger Calls THIS harrowing thriller follows the harrowing experiences of a babysitter who begins receiving phone calls from an increasingly menacing prankster. Netflix Original Death Note A DEMON’S notebook gives a teen the power to kill. He wants revenge on the bad guys, but the law thinks he is one of them. Before I Wake STILL mourning the death of their son, Mark and Jessie welcome foster child Cody into their lives. Soon they discover he has a very strange ability. THE BEST OF THE UNDEAD World War Z A UN employee races against time as he travels the world trying to stop the spread of a deadly zombie pandemic. Brad Pitt at his finest. Zombieland LOOKING to survive in a world taken over by zombies, a dorky college student teams up with an urban roughneck and a pair of grifter sisters. 30 Days of Night WHEN a monthlong period of darkness sets in on the tiny Alaskan town of Barrow, the residents are visited by a flock of bloodthirsty vampires. TV American Horror Story S1-6 AN ANTHOLOGY series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, and a farmhouse in Roanoke. Hannibal S1-2 GIFTED criminal profiler Will Graham has a unique way of thinking that allows him to empathise with anyone, including psychopaths. But while helping the FBI pursue a particularly complicated serial killer, he decides he could use some help and enlists the brilliant psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter. Scream S1-2 IN THE small town of Lakewood, the murder of a high school student stirs memories of a similar slaying that took place 20 years earlier. FOR KIDS Super Monsters: PRESCHOOL kids whose parents are the world’s most famous monsters, try to master their special powers while preparing for kindergarten. Ghost Patrol TWO (aka about the KIDS an Ghost old and manor Patrol) their and pet get soon dog a call find first they real haunted are investigating house. their Pac’s Scary Halloween WHEN schemes sinister to swap Dr. bodies Pacenstein with Pac during Cyli and a Count Halloween Pacula party, scramble Spiral, to save their pal. Mummy, I’m a Zombie TEENAGE hands full trying zombie to Dixie save the has her world party. while planning a Halloween All Hallows’ Eve INSTEAD of summoning the spirit of her dearly departed mother, a charming teen accidentally awakens a vengeful witch who wants to destroy her town. Casper’s Scare School CASPER the Friendly Ghost is sent away to a boarding school that specialises in teaching young students how to be scary. Power Rangers Samurai: Party Monsters ON HALLOWEEN night, the creepiest creatures from the Netherworld trade war stories about their battles with the Samurai Power Rangers. Hotel Transylvania 1 HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA owner Dracula pulls double duty as an overprotective dad when an unwelcome suitor shows interest in his teenage daughter. Goosebumps Seasons 1-4 R.L.STINE’S tales take on a life of their own in a series that combines original stories with adaptations drawn from the popular books adored by children everywhere.