Here is your guide to the best horror shows on Netflix in October 2025, including "Midnight Mass" and "The Haunting of Bly Manor."

Over 60 years after its release, Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan is a terrifying samurai film that's still horrifying after all these years.

From terrifying films like The Shining to kid-friendly cartoons like Monster House, these classic Halloween movies are all worth watching in October.

Scripted by Chicago’s Levi Holloway and directed by Felix Barrett, this production heads from Chicago Shakespeare Theater to other major cities. Could it ultimately land on Broadway?

The recreations in The Nightmare aren’t just moody filler—they're legit horror sequences. Ascher shoots them with the same kind of negative space and quiet dread you’d expect from the best James Wan films. A doorway that’s too dark. A shape that’s too still. A figure in the corner that absolutely should not be there. It’s not subtle, and it works.

Not that long ago, while talking horror movies with an Asian film critic, I mentioned that ghost stories (especially the Japanese kind, where spirits haunt the living until some unresolved injustice from their past can be rectified) don’t really scare me,

Netflix has a solid library of horror titles, including both brand-new releases and cult classics that are perfect for delivering a good scare. This article is part of Trick or Stream, a seasonal series where Tom's Guide writers share their favorite horror movies and thrillers.