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15 Horror Films on TV to Watch Over Halloween

It’s the spookiest time of the year, and that means it’s time to settle in for long nights of horror 🎃

But don’t worry, you don’t have to scare yourself witless. We’ve curated a list of horror films to satisfy every taste – from spine-chilling supernatural movies like The Grudge to classic horror films like The Believers there’s a spooky film for everyone this October.

Chills & Thrills

Think you can handle suspense, psychological thrillers and chilling supernatural? Here are some films guaranteed to make the hair on the back of your neck stand up.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 2019

Halloween 1968. A trio of bullied teens discover a hidden notebook written in blood by a girl who turned her tortured life into a series of stories. Unbeknownst to them, the stories have a way of becoming all too real. Supernatural horror movie from Academy Award®-winner Guillermo del Toro and acclaimed director André Øvredal.


The Relic (1997)

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Homicide detective (Tom Sizemore) helps a biologist (Penelope Ann Miller) when a series of bizarre murders begins after a crate of biological specimens is sent to Chicago’s Natural History Museum. Monster-horror film based on the best-selling 1995 novel ‘Relic’ by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.


The Grudge (2020)

Saturday, 28th October, Channel 4 at 1am

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Part four of supernatural horror Grudge franchise. A young detective investigating numerous murders discovers they all seem to be connected to one house – a house cursed by a vengeful ghost. 


Howl (2015)

Sunday, 29th October, HorrorXtra at 9pm

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Passengers on a train leaving London must band together to survive the night, when it suddenly comes to a stop after colliding with something on the tracks. Ed Speleers and Holly Weston star.


The Owners (2020)

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The Owners (2020)

Three friends think they’ve hit the jackpot when they find a safe full of cash in an empty house, that is until the owners return and a deadly game of cat and mouse arises. Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) and Sylvester McCoy (The Hobbit) star.


A Quiet Place (2018)

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A Quiet Place (2018)

Emily Blunt stars in a post-apocalyptic future, as a family try to navigate their lives in complete silence trying to hide from aliens that hunt by sound. Suspenseful thriller set in a muted dystopian world.

Light-Hearted Haunts

Not every horror has to be scary.

Beetlejuice (1988)

Sunday 29 October, Channel 5 at 6:05pm

Beetlejuice

After Barbara and Adam Maitland die in a car accident, they find themselves ‘haunting’ their former home and enlisting the help of a unruly spirit whose "help" quickly becomes dangerous. Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice), Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, Winona Ryder, Jeffrey Jones and Catherine O'Hara star in Tim Burton's supernatural comedy. 


Bad Hair (2020)

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Bad Hair (2020)

Satire and comedy meet horror in Bad Hair. Set in 1989, an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in an image obsessed world… until she realises that her hair really does have a mind of its own, and is anything but easy to maintain.


Ghostbusters (2016)

Tuesday, 31st October, Film4 at 6:20pm

Ghostbusters (2016)

Following a ghost invasion, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert (Kristen Wiig) and Abby Yates (Melissa McCarthy), along with nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann (Kate McKinnon), and subway worker Patty Tolan (Leslie Jones) band together to battle mischievous spirits that descend on New York. Supernatural comedy.

Classic Horror Films

Horror films wouldn’t be what they are today without these classics. 

The Believers (1987)

Friday, 27th October, Talking Pictures TV at 9:05pm

The Believers (1987)

Horror, starring Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver and Harley Cross. Directed by John Schlesinger. A recently widowed psychologist (Sheen), investigating the murder of two youths, stumbles upon a cult that believes in child-sacrifice with their murderous sights set on his son.


Night of the Demon (AKA Curse of the Demon) (1957)

Monday, 30th October, Talking Pictures TV at 10:05pm

A cynical American professor John Holden (Dana Andrews) arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology - the study of alleged psychic phenomena and other paranormal claims. However, he soon discovers a colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident, after investigating a cult lead by devil-worshiping Dr Julian Karswell (Niall MacGinnis), and enters a world that makes him question what he thought he knew.


The Evil Dead (1982)

Sunday, 29th October, GREAT! movies at 9pm

The Evil Dead (1982)

Five students staying in a remote cabin unwittingly unleash evil spirits on the world, and must fight for their lives or risk becoming one of the ravenous walking dead. Bruce Campbell and Ellen Sandweiss star in Sam Raimi's classic horror.


Scars of Dracula (1970)

Sunday, 29th October, Legend at 10:45pm

Scars of Dracula (1970)

Is it really Halloween without a classic Hammer horror? Christopher Lee stars as Count Dracula in the sixth instalment of Hammer's Dracula series. After being resurrected from ashes, Dracula is back and causing havoc after another young woman is murdered, but when a young man and his girlfriend enter the count’s lair, they find themselves trapped with their lives on the line. Directed by Hammer veteran Roy Ward Baker (Quatermass and The Pit, Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde).


The Sixth Sense (1999)

Sunday, 29th October, Channel 5 at 11pm

The Sixth Sense (1999)

Horror/thriller directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Bruce Willis stars as Malcom Crowe – child psychologist treating a young boy named Cole (Haley Joel Osment) who encounters dead people. 


Twins of Evil (1971)

Sunday, 29th October, LEGEND at 9pm

Twins of Evil (1971)

Another Hammer horror. Identical twin sisters are sent to their uncle, who is the head of a religious sect aiming to eradicate vampirism - the Brotherhood. When one of them falls for the bloodsucking Count, a case of mistaken identity turns deadly.

And if this isn't enough to give goosebumps, you can get more terrifying tales and paranormal stories for all of Haunted Week over on BLAZE