Happy Weekend! We made it to another Friday, which means we’re that much closer to Halloween now. For our latest edition of From Streams to Screams, we’re summoning up some evil forces with 30 different movies that either dabble in the demonic or offer up some supernatural scares. I’ve gone ahead and culled various platforms, so there’s plenty here to enjoy if you either subscribe to the premium services or are looking to enjoy some horror on a budget.
Enjoy!
The Amityville Horror (2005) (Available on Hulu)
In this terrifying remake, a young family moves into a house with a dark past and soon learns it's inhabited by a sinister force.
Bones (Available on Tubi TV)
20 years after his death, a local legend and benefactor returns as a ghost to avenge those who killed him and restore his neighborhood.
Demons (Available on Shudder)
A horror movie audience turns into bloodthirsty demons.
Demons 2 (Available on Shudder)
A demonic invasion turns a high-rise apartment building into hell on Earth.
Warlock II: The Armageddon (Available on Tubi TV)
He's back and meaner than ever! Satan's only son, the "Warlock" (Julian Sands) is potting even greater mayhem in this spine tingling, pulse pounding shocker! The Warlock's single goal is to free his father from the fiery chains that imprison him and unleash Satan's wrath upon the world. The only ones who can prevent complete world destruction are two warriors (Chris Young and Paula Marshall)- who alone possess the supernatural powers to challenge the Warlock and stop the inevitable Armageddon. They must outsmart and defeat the Warlock before the prophesied eclipse, sending Satan and his son back to Hell.
The Exorcist III (Available on Shudder & Amazon Prime & Tubi TV)
A cop investigates brutal murders similar to ones committed by a long-dead serial killer.
The Haunting in Connecticut (Available on Hulu)
After a family is forced to relocate for their son's health, they begin experiencing supernatural behavior in their new home, and uncover a sinister history.
The Mangler (Available on Vudu)
A laundry owner's (Robert Englund) employee falls victim to an ironing machine with a mind of its own.
Petey Wheatstraw (Available on Tubi TV)
Petey Wheatstraw (Rudy Ray Moore) was born during a tropical storm, and from the moment he took his first breath he could walk, talk and kick ass. He grows up to become a famous comedian- so famous that his rivals (Leroy and Skillet) can’t handle the competition and plan to do Petey in. When Petey is killed in a drive-by, Lucifer ( G. Tito Shaw) offers Petey his life back, along with unearthly powers, if he will marry the Devil’s daughter (Ebony Wright) and produce a son. Petey agrees to the deal but has other plans. The first order of business is to use his new powers to settle the score with Leroy and Skillet. he then looks for a way to escape the Devil’s clutches, because Petey Wheatstraw is nobody’s fool-not even the Devil’s… or is he?
All Cheerleaders Die (Available on Shudder & Tubi TV)
After an accident, Blackfoot High’s cheerleaders are resurrected via witchcraft, with vengeance in their heart.
Idle Hands (Available on Vudu)
When slacker teen Anton Tobias (Devon Sawa) has his right hand possessed by a demonic force, he finds that his life gets a lot more interesting. While Anton himself is an amiable guy, his hand proves to be an appendage of death, killing his two best buddies, Pnub (Elden Henson) and Mick (Seth Green), who return to life as wisecracking zombies. In addition to murdering those closest to him, Anton's evil hand significantly hinders his chances with lovely neighbor Molly (Jessica Alba).
Nightbreed: The Director’s Cut (Available on Tubi TV)
A distraught man’s psychiatrist frames him for murders he committed, which ultimately results in his death. But he comes back to life to seek revenge.
The Amityville Horror (1979) (Available on Hulu & Amazon Prime)
Supposed true story about George and Kathleen Lutz whose dream house turns into a nightmare.
Amityville II: The Possession (Available on Vudu & Tubi TV)
Prequel to AMITYVILLE HORROR features mass slaughter, incest and an EXORCIST-inspired plot. Jack Magner stars as a possessed teen who beds his younger sister after hearing the voice of the devil on his Sony Walkman. He develops ugly boils on his face and kills his entire family with a shotgun.
Amityville 3-D (Available on Vudu & Tubi TV)
The infamous and dreaded Amityville house on Long Island is once again the centerpiece of terror when it is bought by a skeptical journalist, who resorts to a parapsychologist (instead of a priest) once the eerie manifestations begin.
Here Comes the Devil (Available on Shudder)
A married couple lost their children who later reappear after being horrifically changed.
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (Available on Hulu & Vudu)
Some call him the Black Prince of Hell. Some call him the Angel of Suffering. To horror fans everywhere, he's Pinhead, the urbane, spike-faced minion of evil with a bloodlust for human souls. Now Pinhead returns in the most diabolical Hellraiser of all.
Hellraiser IV: Bloodline (Available on Hulu & Vudu)
This terrifying sequel chronicles the family who unknowingly created the puzzle box that opened the doors of Hell, setting Pinhead free to spread evil on earth! Now they must fight to slam those doors shut as Pinhead wages one of his fiercest battles yet!
The Last Exorcism (Available on Hulu)
After a career spent helping the devout through prayer and trickery, Reverend Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) invites a film crew to document his final fraudulent days as an exorcist.
Candyman 3: Day of the Dead (Available on Amazon Prime)
The living descendant of Candyman tries to put an end to the vengeful spirit's murderous legacy in this latest installment of the hit horror series.
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (Available on Amazon Prime & Tubi TV)
Evil has been summoned once again when the Djinn is freed from his prism by a burglar. Fearing for the fate of humanity, the burglar seeks the aid of her former lover to combat the Djinn.
Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell (Available on Tubi TV)
When Diana discovers an ancient gem inside a mystical Persian case, she unwittingly releases the mercilessly evil Djinn. The demon uses fiendish trickery to take the form of a professor in order to cut and burn his way through a university.
Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled (Available on Tubi TV)
The fourth installment in the series which sees the evil Wishmaster inflict more torture on an unsuspecting victim. This time his target is Lisa; a beautiful young woman who happily accepts her three wishes, unaware of the bloodshed to come...
Hell Baby (Available on Shudder & Amazon Prime & Vudu & Tubi TV)
An expectant couple moves into a haunted fixer-upper in New Orleans. Things spiral out of control and only the Vatican's elite exorcism team can save them, or can they?
The Orphanage (2007) (Available on Hulu)
The Orphanage centers on Laura (Belén Rueda) who purchases her beloved childhood orphanage with dreams of restoring & reopening the abandoned facility as a place for disabled children.
Wish Upon/Wish Upon: Director’s Cut (Available on Amazon Prime)
After her father presents her with a mysterious music box, Clare Shannon is surprised to find her every wish coming true. Her joy morphs into terror as she begins to realize the bloody price of each wish.
The Prophecy (Available on Tubi TV)
When the angel Gabriel comes to Earth to take a soul to end the battle in heaven, only a former priest and a little girl can halt his ultimate plan.
Phantasm: Remastered (Available on Shudder)
Don Coscarelli’s beloved 1979 sci-fi horror classic returns in a new restoration.
Witchboard (Available on Amazon Prime & Vudu & Tubi TV)
At a party, a guest brings out a Ouija board, and they attempt to contact a spirit he knows. The spirit does appear, but it becomes apparent to the one who brought the Ouija board that this is an evil spirit that is impersonating his spirit, and despite warnings not to use the board alone, a woman uses it alone, and becomes harassed by the evil spirit, his goal is to possess her so he can walk the earth again.
Hellbenders (Available on Amazon Prime & Vudu & Tubi TV)
When a demon escapes into New York intent on cracking open the gates of Hell, a group of elite, highly-trained exorcists must save the planet from eternal damnation!
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Heather A. Wixson was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, until she followed her dreams and moved to Los Angeles in 2009. A 14-year veteran in the world of horror entertainment journalism, Wixson fell in love with genre films at a very early age, and has spent more than a decade as a writer and supporter of preserving the history of horror and science fiction cinema. Throughout her career, Wixson has contributed to several notable websites, including Fangoria, Dread Central, Terror Tube, and FEARnet, and she currently serves as the Managing Editor for Daily Dead, which has been her home since 2013. She's also written for both Fangoria Magazine & ReMind Magazine, and her latest book project, Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume One will be released on October 20, 2021.
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