Every Horror Movie Coming to HBO Max in October 2025

The countdown to Halloween is on, and HBO Max is delivering plenty of screams in October. Already one of the top contenders for the best streaming services for horror fans with a curated library of classics and modern hits including It, Companion, and The Conjuring Universe, HBO Max’s October 2025 lineup will bring 57 horror movies to streaming. The upcoming arrivals join the horror additions made throughout September, like Misery and The Cabin in the Woods, and will begin arriving ahead of the premiere of the Stephen King spinoff series IT: Welcome to Derry on October 26th.

The collection of frightening movies will begin to drop on October 1st, meaning HBO Max subscribers will have plenty of options for their month-long Halloween movie marathons from the get-go. Films will continue to join the platform throughout the month.

Among the most exciting additions are Coralie Fargeat’s 2024 breakout hit The Substance and A24’s Bring Her Back. Other exciting arrivals include movies from the A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, and Insidious franchises. HBO Max will also offer some lighter scares for younger audiences with films including Scooby-Doo (2002), Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, and Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride.

You can check out the full list of horror movies coming to HBO Max in October below.

October 1st

A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
Beetlejuice
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Christine
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Drag me to Hell
Edward Scissorhands
Firestarter
Freaks
Freddy vs. Jason
Friday the 13th (2009)
From Hell It Came
Gremlins (1984)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Halloween: Resurrection
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Hereditary
House of Wax (1953)
House on Haunted Hill (1958)
I Died a Thousand Times
Insidious: Chapter 2
Insidious: Chapter 3
Interview With a Vampire
Isle of the Dead
Lady in the Lake
Macabre
Pearl: The X-Traordinary Origin Story
Poltergeist (1982)
Practical Magic
Scooby-Doo (2002)
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Talk to Me (2023)
Tension
The Disembodied
The Exorcist (1973)
The Monster
The Mummy (1959)
The Mummy (2017)
The Mystery of the Wax Museum
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Return of Doctor X
The Shining
The Sixth Sense
The Walking Dead (1936)
The Witch
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
Trick ‘r Treat
X
You Can’t Get Away With Murder
Zombies on Broadway

October 3rd

Bring Her Back (A24)

October 10th

The Substance (MUBI)

Our Top Horror Picks on HBO Max in October 2025

HBO Max’s horror lineup is stellar, so deciding which movies should be at the top of your Halloween horror movie marathon list can be difficult, but we have you covered.

If there’s absolutely a single horror movie you should watch in October on HBO Max, it’s The Substance. The movie, about a fading celebrity who uses a mysterious, black-market serum with the promise of a more youthful appearance to horrifying consequences, uses body horror to explore themes of beauty, age, and patriarchy in Hollywood and features a career-best performance for Demi Moore. The Substance made numerous “best horror movies of 2024” lists and is an absolutely brutal and powerful watch.

Those looking for something more along the lines of a slasher should check out Pearl: The X-Traordinary Origin Story, the second installment in Ti West’s X franchise, once again starring Mia Goth as the hauntingly complex titular character. Other great streaming options include Michael Dougherty’s anthology horror movie Trick ‘r Treat, which features non-chronological, intertwining stories all set on Halloween night in a single town; favorites like Halloween H20: 20 Years Later and Edward Scissorhands; and Drag Me to Hell, a criminally underrated horror film with one of the best endings.

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Every Horror and Halloween Movie Coming to Streaming on October 1st