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28th Oct 2018

10 things to watch on Netflix this weekend to get you in the Halloween spirit

Orlaith Condon

Plenty to chose from.

Whether you’re already preparing for Christmas or not, we think it’s only right you take some time to enjoy Halloween.

Yes, while there might not be presents or fairy lights from pillar to post, there is plenty of food and some seriously killer entertainment – pardon the pun.

From classic movies to modern TV shows, the list of titles that will give you a good scare is endless but to make it a little easier to choose, we’ve narrowed it down.

Here are ten titles on Netflix that will definitely get you in the Halloween spirit.

 

1. The Haunting of Hill House

Plot: The Haunting of Hill House is a modern reimagining of Shirley Jackson’s legendary novel of the same name, about five siblings who grew up in the most famous haunted house in America. Now adults, they’re reunited by the suicide of their youngest sister, which forces them to finally confront the ghosts of their own pasts… some which lurk in their minds… and some which may really be lurking in the shadows of the iconic Hill House.

https://youtu.be/G9OzG53VwIk

 

2. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Plot: Her name is Sabrina Spellman. Half witch. Half mortal. On her 16th birthday, Sabrina (Kiernan Shipka) has to make a choice between the witch world of her family and the human world of her friends. With her aunties (Miranda Otto, Lucy Davis), her cat Salem, and her boyfriend Harvey Kinkle (Ross Lynch), Sabrina will face horrors and new adventures in the mysterious town of Greendale. From the executive producers of Riverdale comes a haunting new tale. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina premieres 26 October.

https://youtu.be/ybKUX6thF8Q

 

3. Haunted

Plot: From the Executive Producers of The Purge franchise and Lore, Haunted gives a chilling glimpse into the first-person accounts from people who have witnessed horrifying, peculiar, extraordinary supernatural events and other unexplained phenomenon that continue to haunt them.

https://youtu.be/sPoTMwOftuA

 

4. Van Helsing

Plot: After three years in a coma, Vanessa awakens to a world ravaged by vampires. Now, she and a motley band of fellow survivors fight to stay alive.

https://youtu.be/Jtic6uu8P5Q

 

5. Superstition

Plot: A family with supernatural abilities fights to keep their small Southern town free from sinister spirits and other-worldly possessions.

https://youtu.be/rKM2rJzIzdg

 

 

6. Paranormal Activity 2

Plot: When the Reys move into their new Southern California home, little do they realize that the house is already occupied. After coming home one day to find the house in disarray — but with no signs of forced entry or robbery — they install a video surveillance system to catch the perpetrators. But nothing prepares them for what happens next.

https://youtu.be/07XbSk7Rjt4

 

7. Insidious

Plot: Parents (Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne) take drastic measures when it seems their new home is haunted and their comatose son (Ty Simpkins) is possessed by a malevolent entity.

https://youtu.be/zuZnRUcoWos

 

8. Mama

Plot: On the day that their parents die, sisters Lilly and Victoria vanish in the woods, prompting a frantic search by their Uncle Lucas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his girlfriend, Annabel (Jessica Chastain). Five years later, miraculously, the girls are found alive in a decaying cabin, and Lucas and Annabel welcome them into their home. But as Annabel tries to reintroduce the children to a normal life, she finds that someone — or something — still wants to tuck them in at night.

https://youtu.be/7Am7i7uM9r0

 

 

9. Carrie

Plot: In this chilling adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel, withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother (Piper Laurie) at home. When strange occurrences start happening around Carrie, she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers. Invited to the prom by the empathetic Tommy Ross (William Katt), Carrie tries to let her guard down, but things eventually take a dark and violent turn.

https://youtu.be/VSF6WVx_Tdo

 

10. Hostel

Plot: Best friends Josh (Derek Richardson) and Paxton (Jay Hernandez) decide to spend the summer after college graduation on an all-out backpacking trip across Europe. While stopping in Amsterdam to indulge their tastes for drugs and sex, they meet Oli (Eythor Gudjonsson), a like-minded traveller from Iceland. When the three bachelors set off to investigate enticing rumours of a Slovakian hostel in a city populated by lusty women, they find themselves drawn unwittingly into a deadly game.

https://youtu.be/4d5_lrn9v-g