Halloween 2020: there will indubitably be parties. But hopefully, the attendance of those parties won’t be at an all-time high for those who read this article and decided against risking contact with the deadly disease COVID-19. Relying on streaming services has gotten America through the pandemic so far. Instead of going out to Halloween-themed parties as is tradition (especially for college students), many family units are opting to safely stay in. Celebrating Halloween this year will be made possible by entertainment available to stream this month. But where to find the perfect scary flick?
Hulu recently added a plethora of films. For those seeking their horror side, Huluween includes “The Exorcist, ” “The Field Guide To Evil,” “The Purge,” “Pet Semetary,” “Texas Chainsaw,” “The Cabin In The Woods,” “Child’s Play,” and “Children of the Corn,” to name a few.
For spoofs, “Sabrina The Teenage Witch,” “Elvira: Mistress of the Dark,” “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do The Time Warp Again,” “The Addams Family,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” and “Scream Queens” are at the ready.
“The Twilight Saga,” “Interview with the Vampire,” “Gemini,” and “My Friend Dahmer” lean towards the dramatic.
Also, a reunion for the 27th anniversary of “Hocus Pocus” is being held by Bette Midler to commemorate the spook-i-demic this year, coming to Hulu on October 30. “In Search of the Sanderson Sisters” is the perfect virtual event to add to the quarantine Huluween party.
As for Amazon Prime, mainly classics made this list: “Dracula,” “Bewitched,” “Beetlejuice,” “The Crucible,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Jennifer’s Body,” “Practical Magic,” “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” “Mean Girls,” “The Corpse Bride,” “Edward Scissorhands,” and “It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!” If you’re looking for a frightful night, “Hereditary,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Poltergeist,” “IT,” “I, Frankenstein,” “The Nun,” “Hannibal,” “Annabelle,” and “The Mummy” will scare the daylights out of you.
There’s plenty of thrills and chills on Netflix. Dramas including “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Roswell: New Mexico,” “Sucker Punch,” “Dracula,” “Lucifer,” “Luna Nera,” “Witches: A Century of Murder,” “Charmed,” and “Legacies” are just waiting for a bag of microwave popcorn to complement them.
For comedy, try “The Babysitter: Killer Queen,” “Goosebumps,” “The Witches,” “The Addams Family,” “Addams Family Values,” “Good Witch,” “DreamWorks’ Spooky Stories,” “Hotel Transylvania: The Series,” “The Neverending Story,” and “The Twilight Zone.”
If scary stories sound enticing, there’s “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Poltergeist,” “Gerald’s Game,” “Silence of the Lambs,” “House of 1,000 Corpses,” “Van Helsing,” “Scream,” “October Faction,” the “American Horror Story” series, “Ratched,” “Apostle,” “House of the Witch,” or “The Bye Bye Man.”
Disney buffs: check out the lineup on Disney Plus. The happiest streaming service on Earth is providing cabin-feverish Americans with “Hocus Pocus,” “Halloweentown,” “Zombies,” the “Descendants” films, “Twitches,” “Twitches Two,” “The Haunted Mansion,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Frankenweenie,” “Coco,” and “Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie” this season. In addition to this monster mash, there is an option under the Halloween category to watch every spooky episode from all available Disney Channel shows!
Now, who would possibly want to go party when they can just put on an old-fashioned Tim Burton classic, or a cringe-inducing horror feature from the 80s? Getting exposed isn’t worth is, so stock up on candy and prepare for a movie marathon! Everyone must do their part to fight the pandemic, and if that requires staying glued to the couch, bingeing on Netflix, America should be all in. A hauntingly happy night can be spent staying home and keeping the tricks of Covid-19 at bay. Happy quarantine Halloween!
