Stream 29 Halloween Favorites in 2024 on Optimum

Spooky season is here! To help you get into the Halloween spirit, Optimum provides you with a list of 29 of the best movies to stream that'll make you scream

From classics to new creepy chronicles, we're certain you'll be at the edge of your seat (or hiding behind it). So grab your favorite candy and get ready for a movie marathon with Optimum.

29. Embrace of the Vampire (Lifetime Movie Network)

A sheltered teen leaves an all-girls Catholic school for a new life at a co-ed university, where an ancient demon torments her with disturbing nightmares and threatens her soul. Part of Shocktober on LMN. VOD: 9/30-11/1.

28. Imaginary (STARZ)

A woman returns to her childhood home to discover that the imaginary friend she left behind is very real and unhappy that she abandoned him. Copyright: Imaginary © 2024 Lions Gate Films, Inc. and Blumhouse Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

27. House of Darkness: New Blood (Lifetime Movie Network)

Inspired by actual events, this supernatural thriller unravels the mystery of a single mother who believes a shocking family tragedy was caused by dangerously dark forces. After the sudden disappearance of her husband five years ago, Brooke is finally moving on with her life, with her new fiance Judd, and her young son Dylan by her side. Life seems good, until they spend the summer with Judd's ailing mother at her dilapidated farmhouse in the remote, close-knit community of Red Creek, where Brooke grows increasingly suspicious that things are not what they seem. Part of Shocktober on LMN. VOD: 9/30-11/1.

26. Blood, Sweat and Cheer (Lifetime Movie Network)

Realizing she can pass for a teenager, a mother enrolls in high school under her daughter's name and joins the dance team. But as her lies spiral, her mounting deceptions become increasingly hard to pull off… could her frantic efforts to keep up her elaborate ruse eventually lead to murder? Part of Shocktober on LMN. October 9 at 8/7c, VOD through 11/8.

25. Scariest House in America (HGTV)

Comedian Retta travels across the country to courageously tour homes full of haunts, frights and scares. After crowning the most terrifying house of them all, designer Alison Victoria surprises the homeowners with a scary-good $150,000 renovation! Premieres 10/4 - 10/25.

24. Outrageous Pumpkins (Food Network)

Damaris Phillips is back with seven teams of returning all-stars ready to carve the most over-the-top pumpkin creations ever seen. On the line is the first-ever title of Outrageous Pumpkins All-Stars Champions, the prized belt and a whopping $50,000. Premieres 9/29 - 10/27.

23. The Strangers Chapter 1 (STARZ)

A young couple in a remote cabin are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive in the first entry of this horror feature-film series. Copyright: The Strangers: Chapter 1 © 2024 STRANGERS FRANCHISE PRODUCTIONS I, LLC & HASBULA PRODUCTIONS, AIE. All Rights Reserved.

22. Last Bite Hotel (Food Network)

Eight talented chefs receive a mysterious invitation cook at a remote hotel, where VIP guests challenge them with demanding requests. With only a trunk of only 13 ingredients to use for their entire stay, the last chef standing checks out $25,000 richer. Hosted by Titus Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Little Mermaid). Premieres 9/24 - 10/29.

21. The Bad Orphan (Lifetime Movie Network)

This psychological drama centers on Jessica (Betsy Brandt) and Karl (Mark Taylor), loving parents to Rhiannon (Eve Edwards), who after years of trying to add to their family are elated to adopt Gabby (Chloe Coco Chapman), an 8-year-old orphan born with personal challenges. Their ideas of a perfect family come into question when they discover that Gabby is a troubled little girl, and the family begins to believe things aren't what they seem. As the unsettling behavior of their "child" worsens and lies are uncovered, cracks in the family dynamic form with Jessica becoming increasingly concerned that adopted daughter Gabby is a threat to their family. Part of Shocktober on LMN. October 2 at 8/7c, VOD through 12/1.

20. Trap (Max)

A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they're at the center of a dark and sinister event. Premieres 10/25.

19. Halloween Baking Championship (Food Network)

Ten bakers explore the spooky Henson Laboratories, where mad scientist John Henson tries to appease the lab's haunting specters with sweet treats. At the end of the experiment, one baker will win the Halloween Baking Champion title and a $25,000 prize! Premieres 9/16 - 10/28.

18. Salem's Lot (Max)

Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot in search of inspiration for his next book only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire. Premieres 10/3.

17. The Blackening (STARZ)

Seven friends go away for the weekend, only to find themselves trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. They must pit their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies against the murderer to stay alive. Copyright: The Blackening © 2023 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

16. Halloween Wars (Food Network)

Jonathan Bennet challenges eight talented cake, sugar and pumpkin artist teams to create mind-blowing monster-themed displays with mouthwatering treats. In the end, only one team will walk away Halloween Wars Champions with the grand prize of $25,000. Premieres 9/22 - 10/27.

15. I Know What You Did Last Summer (AMC Networks)

A year after running over a fisherman and dumping his body in the water, four friends reconvene when Julie receives a frightening letter telling her that their crime was seen. While pursuing who he thinks is responsible for the letter, Barry is run over by a man with a meat hook. The bloodletting only increases from there, as the killer with the hook continues to stalk Julie, Helen, and Ray.

14. House of Darkness (Lifetime Movie Network)

Inspired by true events, this supernatural thriller recounts the mysterious case of a San Francisco family who claimed that a dark force was responsible for the tragic events that unfolded. Trying to save their struggling marriage Kelly, her husband Brian and their daughter Sarah move to a rural farmhouse in search of some serenity. Unbeknownst to them, nearly every family that has lived in the house has suffered some form of tragedy, dating back nearly 100 years. Will Kelly and her family be the next victims of the dark forces in the house? Part of Shocktober on LMN. VOD: 9/30-11/1.

13. The Exorcist: Believer (VOD)

To save two girls possessed by demons, a father seeks out a woman whose haunting experience with her daughter may be the key to combating ultimate evil.

12. The Thing (AMC Networks)

In remote Antarctica, a group of American research scientists are disturbed at their base camp by a helicopter shooting at a sled dog. When they take in the dog, it brutally attacks both human beings and canines in the camp and they discover that the beast can assume the shape of its victims. A resourceful helicopter pilot and the camp doctor lead the camp crew in a desperate, gory battle against the vicious creature before it picks them all off, one by one.

11. Knock at the Cabin (STARZ)

While vacationing at a remote cabin in the woods, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand they make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. Confused, scared and with limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost. Copyright: Knock At The Cabin © 2023 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

10. Halloween (VOD)

(1978) On Halloween, Michael Myers terrorizes a quiet teenage girl and her friends.

9. Se7en (AMC Networks)

When retiring police Detective William Somerset tackles a final case with the aid of newly transferred David Mills, they discover a number of elaborate and grizzly murders. They soon realize they are dealing with a serial killer who is targeting people he thinks represent one of the seven deadly sins. Somerset also befriends Mills' wife, Tracy, who is pregnant and afraid to raise her child in the crime-riddled city.

8. The Conjuring Universe (Max)

Based on the real-life investigations of paranormal investigators Ed & Lorraine Warren and the haunted backstories of these cases.

7. Uzumaki (Adult Swim)

Kirie tries to escape from her town Kurouzu-cho, where the residents get obsessed with spirals due to an unexplained curse.

6. It (Max)

In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town.

5. Hocus Pocus (VOD)

Three outlandishly wild witches return from the 17th Century Salem for a night of zany fun and comic chaos. The trio sets out to cast a spell on the town and reclaim their youth.

4. Friday the 13th (AMC Networks)

Crystal Lake's history of murder doesn't deter counselors from setting up a summer camp in the woodsy area. Superstitious locals warn against it, but the fresh-faced young people -- Jack, Alice, Bill, Marcie, and Ned -- pay little heed to the old-timers. Then they find themselves stalked by a brutal killer. As they're slashed, shot and stabbed, the counselors struggle to stay alive against a merciless opponent.

3. Nope (STARZ)

A man and his sister discover something sinister in the skies above their California horse ranch, while the owner of a nearby theme park tries to profit from the mysterious, otherworldly phenomenon. Copyrights: Nope © 2021 Universal Studios.

2. The Nightmare Before Christmas (VOD)

Jack Skellington longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere! HD Version.

1. Scream! (Max)

A psycho killer targets a past victim's daughter, while a tabloid TV reporter hones in on his identity.