Even though summer is starting to wind down, you can still terrify yourself with free horror movie streaming apps in August. Pluto and Tubi have brand new slates of scary movies to shock you out of the late summer doldrums this month.
Don’t miss out on FANGORIA’s Terror Tuesday triple features on Pluto. Each Tuesday night, Fango will bring you an epic and themed triple feature. Fango has the programming skills to pick films you have never seen and put together a triple feature that will curl your hair.
Pluto TV is ready for a world war against zombies, mummies who have risen from the tomb, a hilarious horror comedy about murder, and the three Halloween franchise films, the lesser-known ones among the series’ offerings. Also, Pluto TV has Guillermo del Toro’s beautiful tale of a son of Hell who loves cats, Hellboy.
Tubi has a list packed with fright films from masters of the genre, including Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Scott Derrickson, Francis Ford Coppola, and Ben Wheatley. The streamer also has horror comedy classics like Ghostbusters, Paul Verhoeven’s take on The Invisible Man, a spirit of vengeance with a flaming head, and a whole lot of flying sharks.
Free Horror Movies Streaming On Pluto TV
Pluto TV has some overlooked films that are still part of recognizable franchises in August. Three of the Halloween films, the sixth, seventh, and eighth in the franchise, starting with the last film with Donald Pleasance and continuing through the Miramax reboot of the series. A film that was the beginning of Universal’s projected Dark Universe franchise, a reboot of The Mummy with two of the biggest movie stars in the world, Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe. There’s never a bad time to revisit Guillermo del Toro’s beloved Hellboy , and Pluto gives you the opportunity this month.
With the motto “Stream now, pay never,” Pluto gives you many choices in your horror movie viewing on streaming. You have the option of dropping in on films and leaving if you need to step away. If there’s something you really like, you can start it at the beginning and watch the whole movie if you start a little bit late or you have other things that are more pressing to do.
Clue – Six guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up.
Disturbia – When a teenager is placed under house arrest, he succumbs to despair and starts spying on his neighbors, hoping to spice up his life. This, however, leads him to witness a serial killer on the loose.
Halloween VI: The Curse of Michael Myers – Six years after Michael Myers last terrorized Haddonfield, he returns there in pursuit of his niece, Jamie Lloyd, who has escaped with her newborn child, for which Michael and a mysterious cult have sinister plans.
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later – Laurie Strode, now the dean of a Northern California private school with an assumed name, must battle the Shape one last time as the life of her own son hangs in the balance.
Halloween VIII: Resurrection – Three years after he last terrorized his sister, Michael Myers confronts her again before traveling to Haddonfield to deal with the cast and crew of a reality show being broadcast from his old home.
Hellboy (2004) – A demon raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.
The Mummy (2017) – An ancient Egyptian princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.
World War Z – Former United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop a zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatens to destroy humanity itself.
Free Horror Movies Streaming On Tubi
Tubi excels in the sheer breadth and depth of its movie selections, particularly rare horror films that other streamers don’t have. Scrolling through their offerings, you are guaranteed to see films you have never heard of or gems that you have always wanted to find.
This month, they lean into auteur horror, and of particular note are films by Scott Derrickson: Deliver Us From Evil, a possession film that delves into the legacy of the Iraq War, Paul Vehoeven’s sexy and gory take on The Invisible Man, John Carpenter’s supernatural martial arts film, Big Trouble in Little China, Ben Wheatley’s trippy tale of a deadly pandemic and the frightening power of nature, In the Earth, and Frances Ford Coppola’s sumptuous version of Dracula.
If you’re looking for something a little less serious, Tubi has Ghost Rider and Sharknado.
Big Trouble in Little China – A rough-and-tumble trucker and his sidekick face off with an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula –The centuries-old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker’s fiancée, Mina Murray, and inflict havoc on the foreign land.
Deliver Us From Evil – New York police officer Ralph Sarchie investigates a series of crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest, schooled in the rites of exorcism, to combat the possessions that are terrorizing their city.
Ghost Rider – When motorcycle rider Johnny Blaze sells his soul to the Devil to save his father’s life, he is transformed into the Ghost Rider, the Devil’s own bounty hunter, and is sent to hunt down sinners.
Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance – Johnny Blaze, tortured by the Ghost Rider’s curse, gets a chance at redemption by protecting the Devil’s son, whose father is pursuing him.
Ghostbusters (1984) – Three parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers.
Ghostbusters II – The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.
Godzilla (1998) – French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that heads off to New York City. The American military must chase the monster across the city to stop it before it reproduces.
The Grudge 2 (2006) – Three interwoven stories about a terrible curse. A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo; a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong; a woman with a deadly secret moves into a Chicago apartment building.
Hollow Man – A brilliant scientist’s discovery renders him invisible but transforms him into an omnipotent, dangerous megalomaniac.
In the Earth – As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park scout venture deep into the forest for a routine equipment run.
It (2017) – In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster that disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town.
The Lost Boys – After moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires.
The Mummy (1999) – At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreak havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love.
The People Under the Stairs – Two adults and a juvenile break into a house occupied by a brother and sister and their stolen children. There, they must fight for their lives.
Predator – A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find itself hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
Sharknado – When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature’s deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace.
