With all the streaming services gearing up for their Halloween collection, Hulu is no way behind and is all ready to roll out the best Halloween movies on Hulu this year.
Let’s spend this Halloween in a way to make up for the last year. Last year Halloween was a bit bummed, almost the whole world was under a strict lockdown which also affected the release dates of many movies.
But this year Hulu has decided to make up for the lost year and double the fun with Huluween, yup we have said it.
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This year Hulu has a ton of content for all of its viewers, including a funny horror genre for children and people who do not fancy classic horror movies.
Here is a list of the “Best Halloween Movies on Hulu”
Note: Due to streaming rights and content distribution policies, Hulu is only available in the USA. If you are in Canada and want to watch these Halloween movies, read our guide on “how to watch Hulu in Canada” and binge all of them right now!
Children of the Corn (1984)
Based on Stephen King’s short story by the same name. The movie is set in the fictitious town of Gatlin in Nebraska.
A malevolent entity is known as “He Who Walks Behind the Rows” has allured the children of the town of Gatlin to believe that in order to have a successful harvest of corn they must murder all of the adults of the town in a ritual. Including the couple passing by.
Child’s Play
A remake of a 1988 film by the same name and revival of the Child’s Play franchise, the story revolves around a revolutionary high-tech doll named Chucky that is implanted with artificial intelligence in order to become a better companion to their respective owners.
But during a malfunction, a doll develops consciousness and subsequently becomes murderous.
The Blair Witch Project
The Blair Witch Project is credited with being the first ‘found footage technique‘ movie in the horror genre, which led to its worldwide acclamation.
Equipment and footage of a documentary are discovered in the Black Hills in Maryland.
The footage shows three student filmmakers who a year prior decide to chase the local legend known as ‘Blair Witch’. The footage shows the supernatural events that transpire with the trio.
Antebellum
Eden, a renowned sociologist, finds herself as a slave in a black slave plantation in Louisiana run by confederate soldiers.
Where slaves have no rights and are killed for disobedience. What Is going on? How did she get here? Can she escape?
Friday the 13th: Final Chapter
Released in 1984, the film is the fourth installment in the ‘Friday the 13th‘ franchise.
Jason Voorhees who is presumed to be dead and his body kept in the morgue suddenly revives and escapes the morgue to Crystal Lake where he starts his killing spree yet again.
Run
Chloe is born a premature baby girl with chronic illnesses like asthma, diabetes, paralysis to name a few.
Seventeen years later, living with her single mother, she uses a wheelchair, takes various medications, and is home-schooled by her mother.
Now she awaits her university acceptance letters.
Slowly she starts to realize some peculiarities, like how the house doesn’t have an internet connection, there is only one working phone in the house, how she isn’t allowed to see the mail, and the medication her mother is giving her is approved for dogs.
Also, that if she doesn’t eat her medication for a long time, she can start to move her toes. Chloe must uncover what is actually happening.
The Wretched
Released in 2019, the story revolves around Ben, who after moving with his father starts to notice odd things happening in his neighbor’s home.
Soon he discovers the witch that possesses people and feeds on the forgotten.
In order to save his neighbors, friends, and family from the witch, Ben must act fast before people start forgetting and then becoming the victim.
Gretel & Hansel
A dark fantasy horror movie based on the German folktale of Gretel and Hansel, the movie tells a story of a sister and her younger brother Gretel and Hansel who are forced to find work in order to survive after their father dies and they run away from an abusive home.
They are found by Holda, an old woman who gives them food in exchange for work. Gretel soon suspects that something is suspicious with Holda while discovering that she is a witch with powers herself. Using her powers she must save Hansel and herself.
Saint Maud
A psychological horror film, the story revolves around Katie, a nurse, who fails to save the life of one of her patients despite giving CPR.
This trauma changes her to become a strict Roman Catholic devotee and go by the name Maud.
Maud, now a palliative care nurse, becomes obsessed with her patient Amanda. She believes that Amanda’s soul needs saving and saving her is an act to demonstrate her faith.
Crawl
During a category 5 hurricane in Florida Haley rushes to rescue her dad, Dave. But soon they find themselves stranded in their home as floodwater rises and blocks the exit. But this is not the least of their problems.
Flood has allowed some monsters to roam freely in the water. That is attacking people who enter the water. Haley and Dave must hurry if they want to survive.
Parasite
Being the first non-English film to win an Academy Award for the Best Picture, ‘Parasite’ has bagged numerous awards and is also considered to be one of the best films of the 21st century.
The story revolves around the Kim family that lives in great poverty and struggles to make ends meet.
One day Ki-woo, the son, is presented with an opportunity to work for the elite Park Family. One after another the Kim family poses as highly qualified workers to work for Park family and start living a parasitic life, leeching off of their resources, in disguise.
The Woman in Black
A gothic supernatural horror film, ‘The Woman in Black” is the adaptation of a 1983 novel by the same name.
Set in early 20th century England the plot follows a young lawyer who is tasked to retrieve any documents left in a village house that is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of a woman.
After his arrival at the house, strange things start to happen and villagers start blaming the lawyer for the supernatural happening. He must stop the ghost before it causes any more harm.
The Other Lamb
Saleh, a teenage girl, lives in a cult that is led by a shepherd who is the only male in the group.
The cult lives in an abandoned forest and tends sheep for its survival. As Saleh grows, she begins to dig into her past and question the things happening around her in the cult.
Bad Hair (Hulu Original)
Halloween can’t be all about classical horror. For people who don’t have a nag for horror, we have movies for them too, and ‘Bad Hair’ is one of them.
A satirical comedy horror movie, which tells the story about Anna, who after weaving her hair in a certain way discovers that her hair has accumulated evil powers and is killing people around her.
Little Monsters
Another light-hearted zombie comedy movie, ‘Little Monsters’ tells the story of how a class of kindergarten kids, enjoying a field trip at a farm gets raided by zombies that escape a US testing facility.
In order to stop the zombies and curb their spread, the government decides to bomb the farm.
Dave, a washed-out musician and a volunteer on the field trip, Miss Caroline, the teacher of the kids, and Teddy McGiggie, a television host, must work together to escape the farm with the kids before the bomb is dropped.
Addam’s Family
Another masterpiece, especially for children, ‘Addam’s Family’ is an animated movie that tells the story of a macabre-natured family that escapes to New Jersey to live a quiet life away from the rest of the world, after a mob chases them away.
Thirteen years later, now with two children Pugsley and Wednesday, the children start to experience the outside world.
But soon the family comes under the limelight and once again are threatened by another angry mob that wants them to leave the town.
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Halloween is incomplete without ‘Double, Double, Toil and Trouble’ a Halloween film made specifically for children.
The story revolves around two adventurous twin girls who discover that their kind-hearted Great Aunt Sophia is trapped by her jealous and evil twin sister Aunt Agatha.
Aunt Sophia is imprisoned in a mirror and must be rescued before it’s too late. But to rescue her the twins must retrieve a moonstone from the evil Aunt Agatha and use the magical spell to break her free.
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