25 Best Movies for a Halloween Marathon
The ultimate spooky season watchlist — from legendary slashers to fun campy thrills.
Updated October 13, 2026 · ThumbScore Editorial
1
Halloween (1978)
John Carpenter's slasher that started it all
ThumbScore 89% · Free now (25 Oct): Xumo Play, Fawesome, Plex
2
Trick 'r Treat (2007)
The ultimate Halloween night anthology
ThumbScore 76% · Not free anywhere right now (25 Oct)
3
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
A wickedly clever twist on every horror trope
ThumbScore 74% · Not free anywhere right now (25 Oct)
4
Scream (1996)
Wes Craven reinvents the slasher genre
ThumbScore 86% · Free now (25 Oct): YouTube, Kanopy
5
The Evil Dead (1981)
Sam Raimi's low-budget cabin-in-the-woods original
ThumbScore 85% · Free now (25 Oct): Xumo Play
6
Evil Dead II (1987)
Slapstick horror sequel that became a cult classic
ThumbScore 90% · Free now (25 Oct): Kanopy
7
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Freddy Krueger haunts your dreams
ThumbScore 87% · Not free anywhere right now (25 Oct)
8
Friday the 13th (1980)
The camp slasher that launched a franchise
ThumbScore 84% · Free now (25 Oct): YouTube, Tubi, Kanopy
9
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Tobe Hooper's raw, relentless terror
ThumbScore 86% · Free now (25 Oct): Pluto TV, Plex, Prime Video (free), Xumo Play, Tubi
10
Poltergeist (1982)
Suburban haunted house spectacle from Spielberg
ThumbScore 79% · Not free anywhere right now (25 Oct)
11
The Thing (1982)
John Carpenter's paranoia-fueled Antarctic horror
ThumbScore 87% · Not free anywhere right now (25 Oct)
12
Alien (1979)
Ridley Scott's claustrophobic space nightmare
ThumbScore 87% · Not free anywhere right now (25 Oct)
13
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Polanski's slow-burn psychological horror classic
ThumbScore 81% · Free now (25 Oct): YouTube, Kanopy
14
The Exorcist (1973)
The possession film that terrified a generation
ThumbScore 79% · Not free anywhere right now (25 Oct)
15
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Bette Midler and the Sanderson sisters run amok
ThumbScore 85% · Not free anywhere right now (25 Oct)
16
Beetlejuice (1988)
Tim Burton's zany afterlife comedy
ThumbScore 82% · Not free anywhere right now (25 Oct)
17
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Jack Skellington's spooky-sweet stop-motion classic
ThumbScore 89% · Not free anywhere right now (25 Oct)
18
Ghostbusters (1984)
Who you gonna call? The perfect Halloween party movie
ThumbScore 85% · Free now (25 Oct): Fandango at Home
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Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010)
Hillbillies vs. college kids — not what you think
ThumbScore 91% · Free now (25 Oct): Philo, Roku Channel, Fandango at Home, Xumo Play, Tubi, Kanopy, Hoopla
21
Hereditary (2018)
Ari Aster's devastating family horror
ThumbScore 75% · Free now (25 Oct): YouTube, Fandango at Home, Xumo Play, Tubi, Kanopy, Hoopla
22
Get Out (2017)
Jordan Peele's razor-sharp social horror debut
ThumbScore 84% · Not free anywhere right now (25 Oct)
23
It (2017)
Pennywise returns in Stephen King's terrifying epic
ThumbScore 79% · Not free anywhere right now (25 Oct)
24
Sinister (2012)
Found footage meets true-crime writer nightmare
ThumbScore 82% · Free now (25 Oct): Kanopy
25
The Conjuring (2013)
James Wan's haunted house masterclass
ThumbScore 86% · Not free anywhere right now (25 Oct)
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