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The 17 Halloween Movies & Shows On Netflix With The Highest Rotten Tomatoes Scores

By Brett White @brettwhite

Published Oct. 2, 2018, 8:30 a.m. ET

collage of - The Babadook - Stranger Things - Walking Dead - The Shining - The Sixth Sense - Cult of Chucky — Photos: Everett Collection ; Illustration: Dillen Phelps

THE BABADOOK, from left: Noah Wiseman, Essie Davis — ***The Babadook***
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 98%
A mother is terrified when her child becomes haunted by a ghastly demonic presence. Could it have anything to do with the creepy children's book that just showed up outta nowhere? This Australian horror hit has gone from a cult classic to an essential film of 21st century horror.
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BLACK MIRROR, 'White Bear' — Photo: Everett Collection

IT FOLLOWS, Jake Weary (back), Maika Monroe — ***It Follows***
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
Sex becomes a death sentence in this modern horror hit, which follows a curse that jumps from victim to victim via doing the dirty deed.
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STRANGER THINGS, Millie Bobby Brown — ***Stranger Things***
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
The '80s come alive again in Netflix's runaway hit original series. Monsters, kids on bikes, horror in suburbia, alternate dimensions, grisly deaths-this show has it all.
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LITTLE EVIL, Owen Atlas — ***Little Evil***
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
Adam Scott stars in this original Netflix comedy about a mild-mannered man who fears that his new stepson may be the actual antichrist.
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cast of The Walking Dead season 5 — ***The Walking Dead***
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
AMC's long-running horror drama asks the question, "What happens after the zombie apocalypse?" and has spent the last 8 seasons (all streamable!) answering it.
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GERALD'S GAME, Carla Gugino — ***Gerald's Game***
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%
You can't have a list of spooky movies without including one, two, or three films based on the works of horror master Stephen King. This one features a sex game gone wrong that leaves a wife (Carla Gugino) handcuffed to a bed and struggling for survival.
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1922, Thomas Jane — ***1922***
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87%
Need more King this Halloween? Then check out another Netflix original thriller, this one based on a novella about a farmer (Thomas Jane) confessing to murdering his wife.
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THE CONJURING, from left: Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor, Patrick Wilson, back: John Brotherton — ***The Conjuring***
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86%
This haunted house story based on the accounts of real-life ghost-hunters kicked off a franchise that continues in theaters right now. You can stream James Wan's chilling '70s-style ghost story right now on Netflix.
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THE SHINING, Jack Nicholson — ***The Shining***
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86%
Stanley Kubrick expanded on Stephen King's claustrophobic tale about a writer going mad, creating a true masterpiece of horror. Jack Nicholson gives a maniacally captivating performance, as does scream queen Shelley Duvall.
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THE SIXTH SENSE, Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment — ***The Sixth Sense***
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 85%
You know the big twist at the end of this Hitchcockian ghost story, but that doesn't make M. Night Shyamalan's first and best film any less of a Halloween treat. Watch the movie that launched a million memes and quotes, and also gave us a standout, non-action-movie Bruce Willis performance.
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CULT OF CHUCKY, Jennifer Tilly with Chucky — ***Cult of Chucky***
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 83%
The latest film in the Chucky series takes place in an insane asylum, quite possibly the last place you want to be trapped with a murderous doll.
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Neflix's Ghoul — ***Ghoul***
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 82%
This international Netflix original drama earned rave reviews from critics, no surprise considering it comes from some of the brains behind *Insidious* and *Get Out*. Set in a military detention center, the film pits a young interrogator against a truly demonic presence.
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TEETH, Jess Weixler, — ***Teeth***
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 80%
This horror comedy has a premise that shifts the stereotypical horror movie power dynamics on its head when a teenage girl discovers that she has teeth... down there.
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AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN, l-r: Sarah Paulson, Taissa Farmiga, Lily Rabe, Gabourey Sidibe, Emma Roberts, Frances Conroy — ***American Horror Story***
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 73%
Every new season of Ryan Murphy's wild FX anthology brings another tried, true, and twisted horror setting to life. A haunted house, an insane asylum, a witches coven-there's enough here to keep you shocked all season long.
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OCULUS, Katee Sackhoff — ***Oculus***
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 73%
Katee Sackhoff and Karen Gillan star in this psychological thriller about siblings trying to get over their parents' deaths and survive encounters with a supernaturally evil mirror.
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Netflix's The Babysitter — ***The Babysitter***
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 72%
What would you do if you found out your babysitter was actually part of a totally satanic cult? This Netflix original tackles that question in this terrifying throwback-style horror flick.
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The start of October means the start of Halloween month–yes, month. Halloween isn’t just a holiday that lasts for one night, and you better believe it extends well before even your local Devil’s Night traditions. No, Halloween starts on October 1st and lasts all month long. That’s just a fact, and that means you’ve got a whole month’s worth of spooktacular streaming to tear through.

Fortunately for you, fan of things that go bump on your TV in the night, Netflix has a scary good selection of movies and shows for you to sink your teeth into night after night. From horror classics like The Shining to modern terrors like The Babadook and It Follows, from the retro scares of Stranger Things to horror/comedies like Little Evil and The Babysitter, Netflix has a selection that will curdle your blood and shiver your timbers. Oh, okay, whoops, that’s a pirate thing. You know what I mean!

Above you’ll find the 17 must-watch horror movies and shows on Netflix this October, and only the ones with the highest Rotten Tomatoes scores. These stories are so good it’s frightening!

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