Here is your guide to the best horror movies streaming on HBO Max in October 2025, including "The Shining" and "Sinners."

Horror movies have reached new levels of greatness in the 21st century thanks to visionary filmmakers and studios taking more chances. Here are the best so far.

Psychological horror established itself as a subgenre of note with 1934's The Black Cat, which found Bela Lugosi's Dr. Vitus flaying Boris Karloff's Hjalmar while he's still alive, but viewers can only witness the crime via the characters' shadows.

From family favorites to new horror hits, these are the 25 best Halloween movies to stream in 2025 for scares, laughs, and spooky fun.

Including one of the best action movies of all time, a Tim Burton classic and a whole lot of horror for this Halloween

The less said, the better is the motto of these horror movies, all of which find inventive ways to deliver frights without the need for excessive dialogue.

A subtextually queer relationship, comedy horror high jinks, and buckets o’ blood are exactly what you get in this film. McIntyre tackles the satire of wannabe influencers in such a way that feels even more relevant now than in 2017. And the endearing chemistry between Alexandra Shipp and Brianna Hildebrand makes it all the better.

That depends. If you’re looking for cheap jump scares and a classic final girl, keep scrolling. But if you're okay lying awake at 3 a.m., wondering whether that shape in the doorway was always there, this one earns its reputation.

As long as we’re talking about horror shorts with a social justice twist, check out Dark Fun’s Bugaboo. A woman (Helen Donahue) is harassed by a man who sexually assaulted her until she turns to a cursed doll for revenge. The scares and the monster are a little janky, but the overall package is too satisfying to skip.

Death Drop Gorgeous is another drag queen horror movie that you have to watch asap. It’s a low-budget, campy ride that is full of offensive, trashy humor that will have you cackling. It follows a deranged maniac who stalks and kills drag queens using a dating app to lure them out.