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23 Exceptionally Eerie Movies Streaming On Peacock
September is halfway over, so you know what that means: Halloween Season is in full effect, and it’s time to start assembling your macabre movie checklists for 2022.
While most tend to gravitate toward their fright film favorites, spooky season is also a perfect excuse to check out some previously unseen genre gems. Luckily, this writer has you covered, as I’ve put together 23 horror offerings that are not only worth checking out, but can be streamed right now on Peacock!
1. The Beyond (1981)
Imagine Entertainment / Soul Simple Productions / Universal Pictures / Lederer, Joseph / Album / AlamySylvester Stallone stars in a rare horror performance elevated by a stellar ensemble cast in this film about a distressed cop who is enrolled in a remote rehabilitation program, only to find one of the patients may be a prolific serial killer.
Watch Eye See You here.
4. Deathgasm (2015)
MPI Media Group / Atlaspix / AlamyJason Lei Howden’s absurdly bloody horror comedy from New Zealand follows an impressionable young metalhead who stumbles upon sheet music for an ancient song with the ability to summon the dead.
Watch Deathgasm here.
5. The Endless (2017)
Prod DB / Snowfort Pictures / Pfaff & Pfaff Productions / Love & Death Productions / Rustic Films / AlamyBefore they were selected to direct episodes of Moon Knight and Loki, Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson crafted this incredibly atmospheric horror film about a pair of death cult survivors who receive a mysterious invitation to return to the campground from which they once fled, only to find a group of eerily welcoming strangers as well as other surreal surprises.
Watch The Endless here.
6. Pet (2016)
Cine365 Films / Pictorial Press Ltd / AlamyDominic Monaghan, Ksenia Solo, and Jennette McCurdy headline this twist-filled story about a perturbed animal shelter worker who kidnaps a manipulative young woman with a secret, sparking a deranged battle of wits between the two.
Watch Pet here.
7. Pieces (1982)
Prod DB / Almena Films / FIlm Ventures International / Filmirage / Fort Films / Montoro Productions Ltd. / AlamyThis ridiculously graphic slasher film has become a favorite among hardcore horror fans for dialing every element up to 11, including a final scene known for eliciting as many laughs as it does gasps.
Watch Pieces here.
8. The Black Phone (2022)
Prod DB / Universal Pictures / AlamyThe horror film event of Summer 2022, Sinister director Scott Derrickson’s adaptation of Joe Hill’s harrowing novella surrounds a young boy who must rely on his supernaturally gifted sister and the specters of recently deceased children to save him from the grasp of a sadistic serial murderer.
Watch The Black Phone here.
9. Shocker (1989)
Prod DB / Carolco / AlamyWes Craven tried to capture lightning in a bottle with this cult classic spotlighting Freddy Krueger-esque killer Horace Pinker, who can possess people through electric transference in order to continue terrorizing his targets from beyond the grave.
Watch Shocker here.
10. Thirst (2009)
Focus Features / Collection Christophel / AlamyFrom Park Chan-wook, the filmmaker behind such acclaimed Korean films as Oldboy and The Handmaiden, Thirst follows a priest who becomes a vampire after a botched medical procedure as he carefully navigates the complications of living as a vampire as well as his forbidden attraction to his best friend’s unpredictable and uninhibited wife.
Watch Thirst here.
11. Starry Eyes
IFA Film / United Archives GmbH / AlamyOne of the most fun horror films to emerge from the ’90s, Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight assembles an incredible ensemble cast (including a career-best Billy Zane) to tell the tale of a remote inn that comes under siege by bloodthirsty demonic forces.
Watch Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight here.
13. Body Bags (1993)
Moviestore Collection Ltd / Alamy / Showtime NetworksCo-directed by horror legends John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper, this eerie anthology film starring Mark Hamill, Stacy Keach, and Deborah Harry was originally developed as Showtime’s equivalent to Tales from the Crypt.
Watch Body Bags here.
14. The Changeling (1980)
Assiciated Film Distribution / Courtesy Everett CollectionThis chill-inducing classic of the haunted house genre follows a grieving man who discovers the shocking and sordid history of a long-vacated mansion near Seattle.
Watch The Changeling here.
15. Frankenhooker (1990)
Moviestore Collection Ltd / Alamy / Levins-HenenlotterOne of the macabre masterpieces from New York-based schlock horror filmmaker Frank Henenlotter, this hysterical and absurd cult favorite surrounds a grief-stricken scientist who decides to resurrect his recently deceased fiancée in a sex worker’s body, only to find out she’s inherited her new form’s proclivities as well.
Watch Frankenhooker here.
16. The Funhouse (1981)
Prod DB / Universal / AlamyFrom the director of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, this nerve-wracking ’80s slasher follows a group of teenagers who unwittingly witness a murder while staying after hours at a carnival, putting them in the path of the eccentric ringmaster and his volatile masked assistant.
Watch The Funhouse here.
17. The Innkeepers (2011)
Magnolia Pictures / Pictorial Press Ltd. / AlamyBefore he exploded back onto the horror scene in 2022 with X and Pearl, Ti West carved his name out in the genre with his breakout film, The House of the Devil, and its moody and haunting follow-up, The Innkeepers, an old fashioned ghost story about a pair of employees at a soon-to-close hotel who decide to dedicate their final days on the job to exploring the property’s hidden (and horrific) history.
Watch The Innkeepers here.
18. Separation (2021)
Yale Productions / Album / AlamyDirected by William Brent Bell, who has found success in the horror genre with The Boy and Orphan: First Kill, this contemporary creep show surrounds a young woman and her artist father as they begin to experience inexplicable events after the sudden death of the family’s estranged matriarch.
Watch Separation here.
19. The Stepfather (1987)
Prod DB / ITC Productions / AlamyLoosely based on the true crime story of murderer John List, The Stepfather is a beloved psychological horror flick about a suburban teenager who begins to suspect her new picture-perfect stepfather may not be as squeaky clean as his demeanor suggests.
Watch The Stepfather here.
20. Bitter Feast (2010)
Prod DB / Universal / Media Rights Capital / Night Chronicles / AlamyProduced by M. Night Shyamalan as the sole entry into his planned Night Chronicles production banner, this taut horror-thriller follows five strangers stranded on a broken elevator who experience mounting scary occurrences and realize one among them might be trying to kill them all.
Watch Devil here.
22. Open 24 Hours (2018)
Prod DB / New Breed Productions Inc. / AlamyFilmmaker Don Coscarelli carved out a spot in horror history with this blood-curdling film about a young boy, his older brother, and their best friend, who learn that a local mortician may be up to something sinister and supernatural.
Watch Phantasm here.
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