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Bloodstream: CableTV.com’s Guide to Horror and Halloween

Our experts have spent hundreds of hours selecting the best horror movies, horror streaming services, and more.

Don’t miss our #Bloodstream horror trivia contest on Instagram this year! The ghouls here at CableTV.com are giving away Amazon gift cards to the winners every day until Halloween.

Here at CableTV.com, spooky is less of a phase and more of a bloody way of life. We summon our inner demons to give our readers the best in horror all year long.

Scroll down, if you dare, to see more of our chilling content, a haunted house littered with blood-curdling movie and show recommendations, nefariously niche streaming service reviews, and more.

Oh, and we even have spooky recommendations for kiddos that won’t turn them into children of the corn.

Let the #Bloodstream commence!

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Bloodstream is what we call our horror and Halloween content here on CableTV.com.

Horror recommendations from hell … and back

Our resident horror hound, Randy Harward, is a sick, sick freak of a human being. Who better to run to for strictly the best horror movie recommendations?

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The Best Classic Horror Movies of All Time and How to Stream Them

Sep 17, 2024

Welcome, blood fans, to CableTV.com’s guide to the best classic horror films. Our experts combed through their collections and picked out 73 essential silver-screen spookies for you to stream, and tell you where to stream them (in some cases, for free).

Best Halloween Movies

Smell My Feet! The 20 Best Halloween Movies to Watch Right Now

Oct 3, 2024

Our 19 Halloween movie suggestions include spooky-season standbys like Halloween, The Lady in White, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Trick ‘r Treat plus newer and less familiar films like this year’s buzzy Late Night with the Devil, last year’s Dark Harvest, the Terrifier movies, and the 1986 classic Trick or Treat.

A24 Horror Movies

The 10 Best A24 Horror Movies: Our Picks and How to Watch Them All

Sep 10, 2024

Just 10 years into its existence, A24 has established itself as an indie horror film studio in the same league as the majors and even Blumhouse. When you see the A24 logo up front, you may not know exactly what you’re going to get, but you can rest (stress?) assured that it’s going to be uniquely frightening.

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Heebie-Jeebie-Freebies: 21 Free Streaming Horror Movies to Watch Now

Aug 15, 2024

Decorations, costumes, candy, brain spatter removal fees—Halloween really adds up. Money shouldn’t be an issue when it comes to celebrating America’s favorite holiday (sorry, Christmas), but there has to be some way to slash the bloody budget, right?

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The Golden Age of Horror: The Best ’80s Horror Movies and How to Stream Them

Oct 3, 2024

We’ve compiled a list of classic 80s horror movies to get you started. Each recommended film has auto-updating links telling you which streaming services have them available to stream, rent, or buy. Also, since we’re confident you’ll love 80s horror movies, we’re including dozens more recommendations for further viewing.

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11 Best Halloween TV Episodes and Specials

Oct 2, 2024

TV Halloween episodes and specials herald the arrival of America’s three-headed holiday season, where we get super happy, super spendy, and super hungry before a long, dark winter. To help jump-start the season, we’re recommending the best of Halloween that TV offers.

Screams you can stream

Not looking to add another streaming subscription to your vault of horrors? No sweat, we’ve got the raunchy recs from heck for a ton of popular streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Tubi.

Bored of the same ole schlock on the big N? We can help you there, too. Our experts haunt the internet looking for free streaming options and the best streaming services for horror fans.

The best horror movies on Tubi

Complimentary Creepshows: The 19 Best Horror Movies on Tubi

Aug 9, 2024

If you’re looking to get your Halloween scares on for free, there are few better ad-supported streaming services than Tubi, the haunted home of hundreds of good, bad, and really bad horror flicks. Just think of the commercials as designated breaks to refill your popcorn bowl (or any other kind of bowl).

Best horror movies on Netflix

Sick Flix: 10 of the Best Horror Movies on Netflix

Oct 3, 2024

Netflix isn’t our go-to streaming service for horror movies (we think Tubi and Hulu offer way more scary choices), but we’ve found 17 we recommend checking out. From slashers to witches to aliens to supernatural STI's, there's a little something for everyone.

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Stream Screams: 13 of the Best Horror Movies on Hulu

Oct 1, 2024

Did you know that Hulu is an acronym for “Horror: Unnerving, Loathsome, and Unrelenting”? Got you—that was the trick. Now here’s the treat: We’ve scoured the depths of Hulu’s horror vault and collected our 9 favorite scary movies on the service.

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Monsters on Max: The Best Horror Movies to Stream Now

Sep 17, 2024

There are 105+ horror movies on Max™ (formerly HBO Max), and we’d say about 60% of them are worth watching. That's a lotta movies, so we've highlighted nine in blurb recommendations, covering an ancient demon and a little girl, non-traditional vampires, demented dads, a weird-and-wacky haunted house, murder-minded telepaths, home invaders, serial killers, Swedish cultists, werewolves, and Beetlejuice.

Top horror streaming services

Unlike other publications, we actively use the horror streaming services that we rank and recommend. Why, pray tell? Because we’re actual fans of the fantasmagorical. Read one of our reviews and find out for yourself.

Best streaming services for horror fans

Bloody Great: The Best Streaming Services for Horror Fans 2024

Aug 22, 2024

Trick or treat, smell my feet, gimme somethin’ good to stream! Okay, horror fans—it’s time to start planning your Halloween-season horror movie binge-watching schedule. To find the good stuff, read this guide to the best streaming services for horror fans. (SPOILER: Shudder is once again our Editor’s Choice for horror.)

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Shudder vs. Screambox

Dec 21, 2023

Shudder is the top horror streaming service because of its top-notch curation, affordability, and original content. Screambox made major improvements over the past two years and is a serious Shudder rival. Which is better? Shudder—but why choose when you can have both services for as low as $7 a month?

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More gore for ghouls

Our experts know the depths of depravity (don’t let the nice-guy demeanor fool ya), so we like to get into the goriest of the gore. Check out our recommendations for everything from cannibal movie night to trauma on screen you’ll never unsee.

Best takeout meals for cannibal movie night

Om Nom: The Best Cannibal Movies—with Meal-Pairing Suggestions!

Oct 2, 2024

Have you acquired a taste for cannibal movies? We’ve rounded up 11 of the best cannibal movies for your cannibal movie night, plus meal pairing suggestions—‘cause cannibal movie night is for foodies. Bon appetit!

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The 13 Nastiest Movies on Tubi

Aug 19, 2024

Hey, gorehounds: Tubi has some gnarly, nasty horror movies—ones that redefine “hard to watch”—and you can stream them for free. Here are 13 of the nastiest sick flicks on Tubi. Watching them is entirely your decision, so don’t send us your therapy bills if you do.

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6 Japanese Horror Movies to Stream Now

Sep 30, 2024

So you’re lookin’ for Japanese horror movies—we have five recommendations for you, including a Takashi Miike horror drama, an Evil Dead tribute/ripoff, a cartoonishly frightening haunted-house flick, cyberpunk body horror, and an adult animated psychological thriller. In other words, we’re not gonna shove Ringu and Ju-On down your throats again.

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4 Korean Horror Movies to Stream Now

Aug 25, 2023

So you’re looking for Korean horror movies? We have four recommendations for you: A revenge flick, a creature feature, a zombie movie, and an extra-large creepshow with everything—including the power to mess you up for life.

Spooky content for kids and teens

Halloween is for everyone. Whether you’re looking for some family-friendly fun or just something with a little less blood and guts, CableTV.com has you covered.

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11 Best Scary Movies for Kids

Sep 9, 2024

Some kids want something with a little more edge than your average Halloween special. This one’s for them: a list of our favorite good scary movies for kids and families.

Best PG-13 Horror Movies

17 Best PG-13 Horror Movies

Oct 7, 2024

Not every horror film has to be rated R. Get spooky with our list of the best PG-13 horror movies, including classics and newer releases.

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How To Watch the Goosebumps Shows and Movies

Oct 12, 2023

Disney’s new Goosebumps reboot is coming to Disney+ and Hulu simultaneously on Friday, October 13. If you’re looking for a nice spooky season marathon, try this master list of every Goosebumps and R.L. Stine adaptation.

31 Nights of Halloween

How to Watch Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween

Sep 11, 2024

The 31 Nights of Halloween are back! From October 1–31, you’ll be able to enjoy your favorite spooky classics every day on the Freeform channel.

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8 Scary Movies for Kids on Netflix

Sep 24, 2024

Spooky season isn’t for just the adults. Read on to find out what kid-friendly scares your Netflix subscription has to offer.

The Best Spooky Movies on Disney Plus

Oct 8, 2024

Disney+ offers a deliciously ghoulish array of Halloween treats for the whole family, and we’ve compiled some of our favorites.

Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, and Sarah Jessica Parker in Hocus Pocus 2

How to Watch Hocus Pocus 2: Release Date, Cast, and More

Oct 12, 2023

It’s been 29 years since we last checked in with the Sanderson sisters, and they’re eager for some good old-fashioned revenge.

The Top 10 Most Disturbing Moments in Kids Movies

Mom, Can I Sleep in Your Bed Tonight?: The 12 Most Disturbing Moments in Kids Movies

Sep 12, 2024

You might think kids movies would be tamer than their adult counterparts, but they still find a way to get a little spooky now and then.

More tricky treats

Every Halloween season, we like to serve up everything from trivia contests to dream jobs to zombie-apocalypse know-how.

This October, subscribe or follow us on Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok to see how you can get some free tricks or treats from our social media necromancers.

And don’t forget to tag your pestilent posts with #Bloodstream, so we can spread the spooky love (or hate, if you will) all season long.

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