10 Freaky Flicks to Stream on Peacock Tonight

While Peacock has been branching into horror series lately , withHysteria!andTeacuptwo recent additions , the banner also hasa big library of moviesperfect for Halloween catch — cover classics , enfranchisement staples , obscure claim ( Bermuda Tentacles , anyone ? ) , and seasonal deary . Here are 10 to place the right ugly mood for your next skittish movie Nox .

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Matt Bettinelli - Olpin and Tyler Gillett(Ready or Not , Scream , Scream VI)createdtheir own tailspin on a Universal Monsterwith this tale of a diminutive ballerina who plow out to be a bloody-minded vampire — to the gruesome chagrin of the rabble gang of crooks ( including Dan Stevens , Kathryn Newton , and Melissa Barrera ) who kidnap her , not realizing that or else of reaping a immense ransom money they ’ll become her multi - course repast .

The Exorcist III

It ’s mid - October — have you had yourannual re - watch out ofThe exorciser IIIyet ? No ? Well , lucky for you , Peacock is here to freshen all your nightmare involving garden shears and infirmary corridor .

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Not all film fanshave the tone of Silver Shamrock feed through their veins , but for those who appreciatethe weird pivotJohn Carpenter ’s blockbuster enfranchisement occupy in its third instalment — no Michael Myers kills , just a diabolical plot involving a toymaker , cursed Halloween masque , and … Stonehenge?—it ’s an essential part of spooky season . Areyouready for the big game show ?

Prince of Darkness

Speaking of John Carpenter , one of his most underrated discharge isthis 1987 odditythat check an all - genius array of actor from other Carpenter projects , and imagines what would happen if Satan ’s essence — which front like the gunk inside of a lava lamp — was name buried under an maturate church in downtown Los Angeles . Nothing good happens to any of the characters , or the world in whichPrince of Darknesstakes berth , but even with some gaping plot of land holes the movie is screamingly entertaining .

Phantasm

When you watch a great deal of repugnance movies , you inevitably depart to notice similarity , tropes , and details that hover between homage and blatant rip - off . And then there’sDon Coscarelli ’s 1979Phantasm , a movie that is truly one of a kind , with only its own sequel coming closely to replicate its bizarre report and unsettling mode . Two brothers and their pal realize somethingnot rightis going down at the local mortuary , and things somehow only get weird from there .

Black Christmas

WithTerrifier 3one of horror ’s biggest newspaper headline at the minute , there ’s no better prison term to watchwriter - director Damien Leone ’s favorite picture : the originalBlack Christmas . So what if it ’s betimes on the calendar ? This movie is shuddery as hell any clip of yr , with one of the most chilling last scenes of all time .

Dark Night of the Scarecrow

These days we ’re used to made - for - TV entertainment in the context of streamers , where nothing is too salacious for audiences . But it ’s still stunning to considerDark Night of the Scarecrowaired on CBS back in 1981 , no doubt terrifying viewers with its tale of mob violence in a small townspeople that goes unpunished … until the revengeful life of an free dupe starts getting payback his own way : mask as a terrifying scarecrow , and using an raiment of farm - quick implements , including a wood chipper .

Pieces

pleasurably nasty , often offensive , consistently nonsensical , and gory as can be : that’sPieces , a 1982 murder mystery story that also involves an underground cop posing as a college tennis coach . It ’s by Juan Piquer Simón , who also made the inimitableSlugs : The Movie .

Death Becomes Her

If you recently determine and enjoyedThe Substance , why not chase it with Robert Zemeckis ’ fiendishly hilarious tale of anti - ageing miracles frame up by a love triangle gone very untimely ? Meryl Streep , Goldie Hawn , Bruce Willis , and Isabella Rossellini all give endearingly campy performance , and while the 1992 particular effects may look a small see now , they ’re still impressive for the time .

The Purge: Election Year

Remember back in 2016 , when you were on bound worrying about the upcoming presidential election , andThe Purgeseries dropped this anxiety - thrusting satire that dare to use the rag line “ Keep America Great ” ? Well , here we are in 2024 — andThe Purge : Election Yearis still lurking , this time summoning a sense of dreadful déjà vu .

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