Here’s where to stream the most critically acclaimed Halloween fright-night shows and movies ever made
Sure, Halloween demands a good Halloween movie. But what if you could celebrate pumpkin-spice season by watching a great Halloween movie? Here’s a countdown of the 10 best Halloween movies of all time. The list is based on a comprehensive look at the Halloween genre by our sister site ET Online. The, of course, made the list. And, yes, Halloween TV classics such as « It’s a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown » were considered too. For our rundown, only shows that can be streamed on subscription services, such as Disney+ and HBO Max, or on free, ad-supported services, such as Pluto TV, made the cut. (Disclosure: CBS Essentials and Pluto are both subsidiaries of ViacomCBS.) Entries are ranked by their respective scores on the movie-review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes. Ties were broken by the total number of critic reviews that went into each title’s grade. So, what’s the best movie to go with your family’s () Halloween costumes? What are the greatest ghoul-fests to put you in the spirit of the Halloween spooky season, and where can you stream them right now? Read on… if you dare. (Note: Rotten Tomatoes scores and streaming availability are current as of publication; if a film is available to stream on multiple platforms, we’ve listed up to two options.) « …[N]othing beats the original, » ET Online wrote of this scare-fest, featuring Drew Barrymore. With its self-aware references and « Psycho » twists, » Scream » pumped new energy into the horror genre — and ushered in a film and TV franchise. As an added bonus, it features a masked villain whose get-up would be hard to beat at the neighborhood Halloween-costume contest. Watch « Scream » on HBO Max (subscription required) Rotten Tomatoes score: 79% Watch « Scream » on Pluto TV (free, with ads) This family-friendly, seasonal favorite premiered on the Disney Channel in 1998. » Halloweentown » stars Debbie Reynolds as the spell-casting grandmother of a girl (played by Kimberly J. Brown) who learns that she, too, is a witch.
