Spooky Movies for Every Mood This Halloween, from Silly-Scary to Definitely Don’t Watch This Alone

During creepy season, sometimes watching Hocus pocus hits the spot – next time you might want something with a bit more bite. (If you literally want more bites, there are plenty of vampire movies to be found.) Don’t know what to watch? PEOPLE has recommendations for every mood and excitement threshold.

Stupid-awesome: Haunted palace (2023)

Owen Wilson, Rosario Dawson, LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish and Danny DeVito in ‘The Haunted Mansion.’

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Tiffany Haddish and Danny DeVito bring laughs to this light-hearted mystery based on Disney World’s title attraction. It’s a fun, relatively family-friendly pastime that won’t have you double-checking your locks before bed. Stream on Disney+

Mild fever: That’s what’s inside (2024)

Reina Hardesty, Devon Terrell, James Morosini, Brittany O’Grady, Gavin Leatherwood, Nina Bloomgarden, David Thompson and Alycia Debnam-Carey in ‘It’s What’s Inside.’.

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What’s that old saying? It’s all fun and games until someone… gets stuck in the wrong body. In this twisty thriller, a group of college friends reunite for a night of pre-wedding festivities, spiced up with a dangerous game. Geeky friend Forbes (David Thompson) brings with him cutting-edge technology that allows them all to swap each other’s bodies. The problem is that not everyone wants to be replaced. Fear the living deadAlycia Debnam-Carey and White lotusActress Brittany O’Grady. Streaming on Netflix

Disgusting, but not too much: House loot (2024)

Ariana DeBose in ‘House of Spoils.’

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The good news: An up-and-coming chef (Ariana DeBose) gets the backing of some wealthy investors who fund her dream restaurant. The bad news: The secluded location of her fine dining restaurant is probably haunted. The food immediately goes moldy, creepy crawly bugs come out of almost every dish…and well, the cook should be looking down while chopping. I’m just saying. Definitely don’t eat before watching. Streaming on Prime Video

Classic Frightfest: Rosemary’s baby (1968)

Mia Farrow in ‘Rosemary’s Baby’. Paramount/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock

Beware of chocolate mousse, which has a chalky aftertaste. Mia Farrow brings a baby-faced, wide-eyed innocence to director Roman Polanski’s adaptation of Ira Levin’s horror novel about a young couple whose seemingly sweet elderly neighbors are actually diabolically evil. Stream on Paramount +

Seriously disturbing: Midsommar (2019)

Florence Pugh in ‘Midsommar’.

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Florence Pugh gives a tour de force as a grieving young woman who accompanies her distant boyfriend to a summer festival in a remote area of ​​Sweden. Suicides and human sacrifices are just some of the horrors he witnesses while abroad. Stream on Max

Definitely don’t watch this alone: Silence (2016)

Kate Siegel on the poster for ‘Hush.’.

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The jump scares don’t stop in this truly chilling story about a deaf writer (Kate Siegel) who is all alone in a remote cabin. Her lack of hearing puts her at a terrible disadvantage against a masked stalker who lurks in words and is determined to enter the house. Stream on AMC+

Definitely don’t watch this alone, Part II: Barbarian (2022)

Georgina Campbell in the movie ‘Barbarian’.

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A smart thriller that picks up when you think it’s going to last: After checking into her Detroit rental, Tess (Georgina Campbell) finds out she’s been double-booked when a man (Bill Skarsgård) knocks after dark. Should he unlock the door and let him sleep over? Incredibly, it turns out to be one of the least tense moments in this film starring Justin Long as a bad landlord. Stream on Prime Video

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