Every New Horror Movie and Series

Spooky season is officially upon us! With October finally here, Netflix has kicked off its annual “Netflix and Chills” lineup. We’ll no doubt be getting even more surprise Halloween-related titles dropping in the weeks to come, so we will keep updating this space. For now, here is a comprehensive look at all the new horror and horror-adjacent titles we know are coming to Netflix globally and in the US specifically on the licensed side for Halloween 2026.

For a full list of what’s coming up this October 2026, keep it locked here on What’s on Netflix. For a deeper dive into Netflix’s Halloween lineup, you can find Netflix’s permanent “Netflix and Chills” category here or use our library pages.

And as a final plug, we’ve added a Halloween filter to our What’s New on Netflix hub page. Click that button, and you’ll see every new Halloween-related title added over the past few days, weeks, months, and years. 

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Netflix Originals

Before we look ahead to what’s coming, let’s take a quick look at what’s already dropped on the service to get you in the Halloween spirit. On the movie front, Netflix has already added the chilling new original features The Last House and The Whisper Man. While on the series side, we’ve seen the excellent Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, the gripping UK-produced psychological thriller Unchosen, and an absolute treat for Hawkins fans with two full seasons of the Stranger Things spin-off, Tales from ’85.

Here is what’s still to come on the global Netflix Originals front:

• Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (Limited Series) – September 17th: Ryan Murphy’s true-crime anthology series returns, this time tackling the infamous tale of Lizzie Borden. Expect a stylish, bloody, and deeply unsettling deep-dive into one of America’s most notorious historical murders.
• Unabomber (2026) – September 25th: A tense, chilling new thriller based on the serial killer.
• Happy Halloween Playlist (Season 1) – October 1st: A special collection of spooky kids’ series perfect for the little monsters.
• Below (Limited Series) – October 8th: Josh Hartnett headlines this highly anticipated new limited series where a remote coastal town is terrorized by a mysterious creature lurking in the water.

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• Haunted Hotel (Season 2) – October 9th: Check back in—if you dare. The adult animated comedy horror series returns for a second season of bump-in-the-night scares and new supernatural entities.
• Is It Cake? Halloween (Season 2) – October 9th: Mikey Day returns to host another spooky, mind-bending season of the hit baking competition. Expect gruesome, gory, and terrifying cakes that will have the judges second-guessing reality.
• Dead-End Job (Season 1) – October 9th: In this dark Korean fantasy-horror series, a desperate man takes a suspiciously high-paying gig only to be thrust into a hellish, supernatural workplace.
• The Trap (Season 1) – October 13th: A gripping German psychological thriller about a reclusive author who leaves her house for the first time in 10 years to set a trap for her sister’s killer—using herself as the bait.
• Balaraw: Blood Island (Season 1) – October 29th: (Note: Pushed back from September) This brand new Filipino horror-thriller series follows a woman’s search for her missing mother, leading her to the sinister Balaraw Island, where survival and dark family secrets hang in the balance.
• Collision Course (2026) – October 29th: Acclaimed Spanish director Daniel Sánchez Arévalo steps into the thriller genre with this twist-filled, action-packed mystery where absolutely no one is who they appear to be.
• A Couple of Lies (Season 1) – October 30th: In this tense Swedish Nordic Noir thriller, two couples swap homes for a vacation, only to find themselves trapped in a dangerous web of surveillance and manipulation.
• The Body (Limited Series) – November 11th

Looking further ahead, starting with movies, Netflix will be releasing The Boy in the Iron Box, produced by Guillermo del Toro and based on his Audible series about a team of mercenaries who crash on a snowy summit, which is only the start of the nightmare. That’s directed by David Prior and wrapped up filming earlier this year, with a planned release in 2027. Elsewhere, Chris Pine is scheduled to headline a new horror called Yeti in 2027. There was also a Netflix adaptation of the Stephen King book Cujo rumored to be in the works, but it’s unclear if that’ll see the light of day. Likewise, Netflix’s long-awaited Bioshock adaptation remains in development.

On the series side, Netflix obviously has a big Scooby-Doo adaptation coming in 2027, which Netflix content head Bela Bajaria recently dubbed “excellent.” That’s in addition to the animated series Ghostbusters: Night Shift and Motel Transylvania (both set to release in 2027). Plus, Midnight Sun, the highly anticipated Twilight animated series, is also in production. Ryan Murphy’s The Watcher is also set for a big comeback after many years of waiting.

Licensed Movies (US)

As always, Netflix US is getting a massive haul of licensed horror movies from other studios to help pad out your Halloween movie marathons. Here is what’s coming to the US library:

• Sai (Season 1) – September 20th: Six struggling people each encounter the same enigmatic man in different guises. Every meeting unleashes a unique disaster as the series unfolds.
• LifeHack (2025) – September 23rd: A recent techno-thriller that will make you look twice at your smart devices. Netflix has the SVOD streaming debut for this.
• House at the End of the Street (2012) – September 24th: After she and her mom move to a quiet town, a teenager discovers more about the infamous double murder at the house next door.
• Knock at the Cabin (2023) – September 24th: M. Night Shyamalan’s tense, apocalyptic home-invasion thriller starring Dave Bautista and Jonathan Groff.
• Oculus (2013) – September 24th: Now young adults, Tim and Kaylie are still trying to recover from — and get to the bottom of — their parents’ deaths more than a decade later.
• Vanishing on 7th Street (2011) – September 24th: After a mysterious power outage in Detroit, a group of disparate strangers band together to survive a deadly creeping darkness.

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• Slice (2018) – September 27th: A24’s bizarre and quirky horror-comedy starring Chance the Rapper about a haunted pizza delivery route.
• Daniel Isn’t Real (2019) – September 29th: A visually stunning and deeply unsettling psychological horror about a childhood imaginary friend who returns with malicious intent.
• I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006) – September 30th: The third installment in the classic slasher franchise.
• Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) – September 30th: Milla Jovovich’s final bow as Alice. This release joins the other collection of Resident Evil movies that joined the US library in early September.
• A Haunted House (2013) & A Haunted House 2 (2014) – October 1st: Marlon Wayans stars in these hilarious, raunchy spoofs of the found-footage and supernatural horror genres.
• Crawl (2019) – October 1st: While trying to save her dad during a hurricane, a woman becomes trapped in the flooded crawl space of their home as a deadly threat lurks in the water.
• Crimson Peak (2015) – October 1st: Guillermo del Toro directs this visually sumptuous gothic romance about a young author who moves into a dilapidated mansion filled with dark secrets.
• Dracula (1992) – October 1st: Francis Ford Coppola’s lavish, passionate adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic vampire tale.
• Evil Dead (2013) – October 1st: Fede Álvarez’s unbelievably bloody and terrifying reboot of the Sam Raimi classic. Not for the squeamish!
• Friday the 13th (1980) – October 1st: The iconic slasher that started it all, following a group of doomed camp counselors stalked by a mysterious killer at Camp Crystal Lake.

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• Hush (2016) – October 1st: Mike Flanagan’s tense, critically acclaimed home invasion thriller about a deaf and mute writer fighting for her life against a masked killer.
• I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) – October 1st: The quintessential 90s slasher about four friends stalked by a hook-wielding killer.
• Lake Placid (1999) & Lake Placid 3 (2010) – October 1st: The late-90s cult-classic creature feature about a giant, man-eating crocodile, along with its Syfy horror sequel!
• Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994) – October 1st: Kenneth Branagh directs and stars in this ambitious adaptation of the gothic horror classic alongside Robert De Niro.
• Ouija (2014) – October 1st: After their friend mysteriously dies, a group of grieving teens tries to contact her via a Ouija board that conjures up a nightmare from the other side.
• Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) – October 1st: Mike Flanagan’s terrifying prequel about a family that runs a scam seance business but unknowingly invites authentic evil into their home.
• Psycho Movie Collection – October 1st: Hitchcock’s legendary Psycho (1960), along with Psycho II (1983) and Psycho III (1986), arrive just in time for your horror marathon.
• Red Dragon (2002) – October 1st: Edward Norton stars as an FBI profiler who must enlist Dr. Hannibal Lecter to catch a deadly new serial killer.
• Sam and Colby (Season 1) – October 1st: The popular paranormal YouTubers bring their Halloween series to Netflix.
• Split (2016) – October 1st: James McAvoy delivers a gripping performance in this chilling psychological thriller from M. Night Shyamalan.
• The Menu (2022) – October 1st: A couple travels to a remote restaurant for a dinner hosted by a renowned chef whose menu turns out to be a fusion of dark spectacle and raw terror.
• The Ring (2002) – October 1st: A journalist investigates a mysterious, cursed videotape that seemingly kills its viewers seven days after they watch it.
• The Ruins (2008) – October 1st: An idyllic vacation in Cancún takes a dangerous turn for four young tourists when a mysterious stranger persuades them to join an archaeological dig.
• The Sentinel (1977) – October Xth: Strange things start happening to a model when she moves into a Brooklyn brownstone she shares with a withdrawn priest.
• The Sixth Sense (1999) – October 1st: “I see dead people.” Revisit the iconic M. Night Shyamalan masterpiece this Halloween.
• The Strangers (2008) – October 1st: A terrifying home invasion horror film about a young couple terrorized by three masked assailants at a remote vacation house.
• Twilight Movie Saga – October 1st: All five vampire-romance movies return, getting you ready for Netflix’s upcoming animated series, Midnight Sun.
• Underworld: Blood Wars (2016) – October 1st: Kate Beckinsale returns as Selene in the fifth installment of the vampires vs. lycans action-horror franchise.

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• Happy Death Day 2U (2019) – October 1st: The incredibly fun sci-fi slasher sequel that throws Tree Gelbman right back into a deadly time loop.
• My Child Has My Doctor’s Face (2024) – October 2nd: Lifetime movie with Nathalie Polisson and Daniel O’Reilly about a mother discovering her son’s biological father is her fertility doctor. 
• The Boogeyman (2023) – October 5th: (Note: Moved up to the 5th) Based on the short story by Stephen King, this terrifying creature feature will definitely have you checking your closet before bed.
• Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016) – October 6th: The classic Jane Austen tale, but with a whole lot more undead flesh-eaters and sword-wielding heroines.

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• Cocaine Bear (2023) – October 14th: Loosely based on a true story, Elizabeth Banks directs this wild, gory horror-comedy about a black bear that goes on a drug-fueled rampage.

We’ll update this article again midway through October with even more of Netflix’s newest horror titles. What are you going to be checking out this Halloween on Netflix? Let us know in the comments.