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NBC’s streaming platform Peacock wants you to know they love Halloween just as much as you do, and they’re proving it with a a mix of horror classics, spooky family specials and more as Peacoctober gets underway! All of that is in addition to premiere of Halloween Kills which will debut on the streamer the same day it hits the big screen on October 15, 2021!

Check out the full list of titles broken into categories below. All titles will be available on October 1st unless marked otherwise. What will you be watching this Peacoctober?!

September 23rd: The Toolbox Killer

In his own words, America’s most sadistic serial killer, Lawrence Bittaker, describes his 1979 killing spree in this 2-hour documentary. Known as “The Toolbox Killer,” Lawrence Bittaker, alongside his partner Roy Norris, committed heinous acts. Bittaker remained silent about his crimes for 40 years until he met criminologist Laura Brand. Over the course of five years, Brand recorded her many conversations with Bittaker as he spoke from death row about his methods and motives, providing unique insights into the mind of a criminal sadist.

September 30th: Unidentified with Demi Lovato

UNIDENTIFIED WITH DEMI LOVATO is an unscripted series that follows Lovato, their skeptical best friend Matthew and their sister Dallas, as they attempt to help uncover the truth about the UFO phenomena. While consulting with leading experts, Demi, Dallas and Matthew will investigate recent eyewitness encounters, uncover secret government reports, and conduct tests at known UFO hot spots.

October 7th: One of Us is Lying

Based on Karen M. McManus’s #1 New York Times best-selling novel, ONE OF US IS LYING is the story of what
happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and
everyone has something to hide.

October 7th: Create the Escape

CREATE THE ESCAPE is a series that allows kids to create, design and build their very own escape rooms. With the help of design professionals, the kids will bring their escape rooms to life before challenging parents or family members to escape in an allotted time. With the kids in control, anything is possible.

October 21st: Snoop and Martha’s Very Tasty Halloween

From BuzzFeed Studios, Magical Elves and the minds of Tasty, the world’s largest digital food network, SNOOP AND MARTHA’S VERY TASTY HALLOWEEN is a competition special hosted by Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart, featuring talented bakers who face off in a delectable Halloween showdown. Teams of three bakers, called “Scare Squads,” are tasked with baking and building a full-sensory 12×12 Halloween world that people can literally explore. The catch? Their worlds must be inspired by the concept of fear. Imagine larger-than-life-sized chocolate spiders or cotton candy cobwebs!

Peacoctober Freaky Franchises!
* = Exclusive to Peacock, subject to change

  • Child’s Play 2, 1990*
  • Child’s Play 3, 1991*
  • Bride of Chucky, 1998*
  • Seed of Chucky, 2004*
  • Curse of Chucky, 2013*
  • Cult of Chucky, 2017*
  • Friday the 13th, 1980*
  • Friday the 13th – Part II, 1981*
  • Friday the 13th – Part V: A New Beginning, 1985*
  • Friday the 13th – Part VI: Jason Lives, 1986*
  • Friday the 13th – Part VII: The New Blood, 1988*
  • Friday the 13th – Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, 1989*
  • Jason X, 2001*
  • Freddy vs. Jason, 2003
  • Gremlins, 1984*
  • Gremlins 2: The New Batch, 1990*
  • Leprechaun, 1993*
  • Leprechaun II, 1994*
  • Leprechaun III, 1995*
  • Leprechaun 4: Lost in Space, 1997*
  • Leprechaun V: In the Hood, 2000*
  • Leprechaun VI: Back 2 the Hood, 2003*
  • Leprechaun Origins, 2014*
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, 1985
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors, 1987
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, 1988
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, 1989
  • Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, 1991
  • Freddy vs. Jason, 2003
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street, 2010
  • Phantasm, 1979
  • Phantasm II, 1988
  • Phantasm III, 1994
  • Phantasm IV: Oblivion, 1998
  • Phantasm: Ravager, 2013
  • Predator, 1987*
  • Predator 2, 1990*
  • Predators, 2010
  • Aliens vs. Predator, 2004*
  • Psycho II, 1983*
  • Psycho III, 1986*
  • Psycho, 1988*
  • Psycho IV: The Beginning, 1990*
  • The Making of Psycho, 1997*
  • Bates Motel S1-5, 2013
  • Saw, 2004*
  • Saw II, 2005*
  • Saw III, 2006*
  • Saw IV, 2007*
  • Saw V, 2008*
  • Saw VI, 2009*
  • Saw 3D, 2010*
  • Jigsaw, 2017*
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, 1986
  • The Texas Chain Massacre, 2003*
  • The Texas Chain Massacre: The Beginning, 2006*
  • Texas Chainsaw 3D, 2013*
  • Leatherface, 2017*
  • Dracula, 1931
  • Dracula, 1979*
  • The Mummy, 1932
  • The Invisible Man, 1933
  • The Bride of Frankenstein, 1935
  • Werewolf of London, 1935
  • The Raven, 1935
  • Dracula’s Daughter, 1936
  • Son of Frankenstein, 1939
  • The Invisible Man Returns, 1940
  • The Mummy’s Hand, 1940
  • The Invisible Woman, 1940
  • The Mummy’s Tomb, 1942
  • Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, 1943
  • Phantom of the Opera, 1943
  • Son of Dracula, 1943
  • The Invisible Man’s Revenge, 1944
  • The Mummy’s Ghost, 1942
  • The Mummy’s Curse, 1944
  • The Creature Walks Among Us, 1956
  • Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Maneater of Hydra, 1967
  • Elvira’s Movie Macabre: They Came from Beyond Space, 1967
  • Elvira’s Movie Macabre: The House That Screamed, 1969
  • Elvira’s Movie Macabre: The Doomsday Machine, 1972
  • Elvira’s Movie Macabre: The Werewolf of Washington, 1973
  • Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Frankenstein’s Castle of Freaks, 1974
  • Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood, 1978
  • Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Gamera, Super Monster, 1980
  • Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Monstroid, 1980
  • Elvira’s Movie Macabre: Count Dracula’s Great Love, 1981
  • Elvira’s Movie Macabre: The Devil’s Wedding Night, 1981

Creepy Classics

  • Curse Of the Werewolf, 1961
  • Dr. Cyclops, 1940
  • It Came from Outer Space, 1953
  • Night Monster, 1942
  • Night of the Living Dead, 1968
  • Phantom of the Opera, 1962
  • The Brides of Dracula, 1960
  • The Evil of Frankenstein, 1964
  • The Raven, 1935
  • The Strange Case of Dr. Rx, 1942
  • Werewolf Of London, 1935

Family Friendly

  • A Monster in Paris, 2011
  • E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, 1982*
  • Ghost Squad, 2014
  • Gremlins 2: The New Batch, 1990*
  • Gremlins, 1984*
  • Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness, 2018
  • Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, 2004
  • Lil’ Monsters, 2019
  • Monster High: Boo York, Boo York, 2015
  • Monster High: Haunted*
  • The Little Witch, 2018
  • The Munsters S1-2, 1964
  • Snoop and Martha’s Very Tasty Halloween, 2021 (Peacock Original)* – streaming October 14

Funny Frights

Peacoctober

  • An American Werewolf in London, 1981*
  • Bride of Chucky, 1998*
  • Dave Made a Maze, 2017
  • Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead, 2014
  • Decoys, 2004
  • Friday the 13th – Part VI: Jason Lives, 1986*
  • Gremlins 2: The New Batch, 1990*
  • Hansel & Gretel Get Baked, 2013
  • Seed of Chucky, 2004*
  • Slither, 2006*
  • Tales From the Hood 2, 2018 – streaming October 2
  • Tales from the Hood 3, 2020*
  • The Burbs, 1989*
  • The Cabin in the Woods, 2012*
  • The Munsters S1-2, 1964
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, 1986
  • Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, 2017*

Real Life Killers

  • Buried in The Backyard S1-3, 2018
  • Dahmer on Dahmer: A Serial Killer Speaks, 2017
  • Dr. Death S1, 2021 (Peacock Original)*
  • Dr. Death: The Undoctored Story, 2021*
  • Homicide for the Holidays S1-3, 2016
  • John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise S1, 2021(Peacock Original)*
  • Killerpost, 2016
  • My Friend Dahmer, 2017
  • Party Monster, 2003
  • Rifkin on Rifkin: Private Confessions of a Serial Killer, 2021
  • Snapped: Killer Couples S1-11, 2013
  • Snapped: She Made Me Do It, 2015
  • The Toolbox Killer, 2021 (Peacock Original)*
  • Women Behind Bars S1-4, 2011
  • World’s Most Evil Killers, 2017

Slasher Cinema

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, 1985
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors, 1987
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, 1988
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, 1989
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street, 2010
  • Black Christmas, 1974
  • Bride of Chucky, 1998*
  • Child’s Play 2, 1990*
  • Child’s Play 3, 1991*
  • Cult of Chucky, 2017*
  • Curse of Chucky, 2013*
  • Freddy vs. Jason, 2003
  • Friday the 13th – Part II, 1981*
  • Friday the 13th – Part V: A New Beginning, 1985*
  • Friday the 13th – Part VI: Jason Lives, 1986*
  • Friday the 13th – Part VII: The New Blood, 1988*
  • Friday the 13th – Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, 1989*
  • Friday the 13th, 1980*
  • Jason X, 2001*
  • Lake Alice, 2018
  • Prom Night, 1980
  • Seed of Chucky, 2004*
  • Sleepaway Camp, 1983
  • The Funhouse, 1981*
  • The Hills Have Eyes 2, 2007

Alien Encounters

  • Alien Agent, 2007
  • Alien Convergence, 2017
  • Alien Origin, 2012
  • Alien vs. Predator, 2004*
  • Ancient Aliens, 2009
  • Decoys, 2004
  • It Came from Outer Space, 1953
  • Men in Black II, 2002*
  • Men in Black, 1997*
  • Predator 2, 1990*
  • Predator, 1987*
  • Prometheus, 2012*
  • The Fourth Kind, 2009*
  • They Live, 1988*
  • UFO Chronicles: Alien Technology, 2015
  • UFO Chronicles: Area 51 Exposed, 2015
  • UFO Chronicles: Masters of Deception, 2017
  • UFO Chronicles: The Black Programs, 2016
  • UFO Chronicles: The Shadow World, 2017
  • Unidentified with Demi Lovato, 2021(Peacock Original)*

Supernatural and Hauntings

Peacoctober Dead Silence

  • A Dead Calling, 2006
  • Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes, 2011
  • Dead Silence, 2007*- streaming October 13
  • Devil, 2010
  • Haunted Hospital: Heilstätten, 2018
  • Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2, 1987
  • Ouija, 2014
  • Rigor Mortis, 2013
  • Rings, 2017*
  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, 2019*
  • Separation, 2021*
  • The Amityville Haunting, 2011
  • The Bell Witch Haunting, 2013
  • The Exorcist III, 1990
  • The Eye, 2008*
  • The Haunting of Whaley House, 2012
  • The Sixth Sense, 1999
  • The Skeleton Key, 2005*

Eerie ’80s

  • Cat People, 1982*
  • Gremlins, 1984*
  • Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2, 1987
  • Predator, 1987*
  • Prince of Darkness, 1987*
  • Prom Night, 1980
  • Shocker, 1989*
  • Sleepaway Camp, 1983
  • The Funhouse, 1981*
  • They Live, 1988*
  • Videodrome, 1983*

’90s Nightmares

  • Bad Moon, 1996
  • Darkman, 1990*
  • Gremlins 2: The New Batch, 1990*
  • Nightbreed, 1990
  • Predator 2, 1990*
  • Psycho, 1998*
  • The Crush, 1993
  • The Exorcist III, 1990
  • The People Under the Stairs, 1991*
  • The Sixth Sense, 1999
  • Village of the Damned, 1995*

Halloween Themed TV Episodes

Peacoctober Charmed

  • 30 Rock: “Stone Mountain” (2009) – Season 4, Episode 3
  • 3rd Rock from the Sun: “Scaredy Dick” (1997) – Season 3, Episode 5
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “HalloVeen” (2017) – Season 5, Episode 4
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “Halloween II” (2014) – Season 2, Episode 4
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “Halloween III” (2015) – Season 3, Episode 5
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “Halloween IV” (2016) – Season 4, Episode 5
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “Halloween” (2013) – Season 1, Episode 6
  • Charmed: “All Halliwell’s Eve” (2000) – Season 3, Episode 4
  • Charmed: “Kill Billie, Volume 1” (2005) – Season 3, Episode 4
  • Cheers: “Bar Wars V: the Final Judgement” (1991) – Season 10, Episode 7
  • Cheers: “Diane’s Nightmare” (1985) – Season 4, Episode 5
  • Cheers: “Fairy Tales Can Come True” (1984) – Season 3, Episode 4
  • Cheers: “House of Horrors with Formal Dining and Used Brick” (1986) – Season 5, Episode 5
  • Everybody Hates Chris: “Everybody Hates Halloween” (2005) – Season 1, Episode 6
  • Everybody Loves Raymond: “Halloween Candy” (1998) – Season 3, Episode 6
  • Frasier: “Halloween” (1997) – Season 5, Episode 3
  • Frasier: “Room Full of Heroes” (2001) – Season 9, Episode 6
  • Frasier: “Tales from the Crypt” (2002) – Season 10, Episode 5
  • George Lopez: “Halloween Cheer” (2002) – Season 2, Episode 4
  • George Lopez: “Leave It to Lopez” (2004) – Season 4, Episode 5
  • George Lopez: “No One Gets Out Alive” (2003) – Season 3, Episode 7
  • George Lopez: “Trick or Treat Me Right” (2005) – Season 5, Episode 5
  • The King of Queens: “Ticker Treat” (2001) – Season 4, Episode 6
  • Law & Order: “Ghosts” (2005) – Season 16, Episode 3
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent: “Masquerade” (2006) – Season 6, Episode 6
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: “Glasgowman’s Wrath” (2014) – Season 16, Episode 6
  • Monk: “Mr. Monk Goes Home Again” (2005) – Season 4, Episode 2
  • Murder, She Wrote: “Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble” (1989) – Season 5, Episode 13
  • Murder, She Wrote: “Legacy of Borbey House” (1993) – Season 10, Episode 3
  • Murder, She Wrote: “Nan’s Ghost: Part 1” (1995) – Season 12, Episode 6
  • Murder, She Wrote: “Night of the Headless Horseman” (1987) – Season 3, Episode 11
  • Murder, She Wrote: “Reflections of the Mind” (1985) – Season 2, Episode 6
  • Murder, She Wrote: “The Witch’s Curse” (1992) – Season 8, Episode 12
  • Parenthood: “Orange Alert” (2010) – Season 2, Episode 6
  • Parks and Recreation: “Greg Pikitis” (2009) – Season 2, Episode 7
  • Parks and Recreation: “Halloween Surprise” (2012) – Season 5, Episode 5
  • Parks and Recreation: “Meet ‘n’ Greet” (2011) – Season 4, Episode 5
  • Parks and Recreation: “Recall Vote” (2013) – Season 6, Episode 7
  • Psych: “This Episode Sucks” (2011) – Season 6, Episode 3
  • Punky Brewster: “Love Thy Neighbor” (1985) – Season 2, Episode 10
  • Punky Brewster: “The Perils of Punky: Parts 1” (1985) – Season 2, Episode 6
  • Punky Brewster: “The Perils of Punky: Parts 2” (1985) – Season 2, Episode 7
  • Saved by the Bell: “Mystery Weekend” (1991) – Season 3, Episode 26
  • Superstore: “Costume Competition” (2018) – Season 4, Episode 4
  • Superstore: “Halloween Theft” (2016) – Season 2, Episode 7
  • Superstore: “Sal’s Dead” (2017) – Season 3, Episode 5
  • Superstore: “Trick-or-Treat” (2019) – Season 5, Episode 6
  • Two and a Half Men: “Hi, Mr. Horned One” (2005) – Season 3, Episode 6
  • Two and a Half Men: “The Ol’ Mexican Spinach” (2014) – Season 12, Episode 1

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‘Longlegs’ Creepy “Part 2” Teaser Appears on Instagram

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Neon Films released an Insta-teaser for their horror film Longlegs today. Titled Dirty: Part 2, the clip only furthers the mystery of what we are in for when this movie is finally released on July 12.

The official logline is: FBI Agent Lee Harker is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes unexpected turns, revealing evidence of the occult. Harker discovers a personal connection to the killer and must stop him before he strikes again.

Directed by former actor Oz Perkins who also gave us The Blackcoat’s Daughter and Gretel & Hansel, Longlegs is already creating buzz with its moody images and cryptic hints. The film is rated R for bloody violence, and disturbing images.

Longlegs stars Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, and Alicia Witt.

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Melissa Barrera Says ‘Scary Movie VI’ Would Be “Fun To Do”

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Melissa Barrera might literally get the last laugh on Spyglass thanks to a possible Scary Movie sequel. Paramount and Miramax are seeing the right opportunity to bring the satirical franchise back into the fold and announced last week one might be in production as early as this fall.

The last chapter of the Scary Movie franchise was almost a decade ago and since the series lampoons thematic horror movies and pop culture trends, it would seem they have a lot of content to draw ideas from, including the recent reboot of slasher series Scream.

Barerra, who starred as final girl Samantha in those movies was abruptly fired from the latest chapter, Scream VII, for expressing what Spyglass interpreted as “antisemitism,” after the actress came out in support of Palestine on social media.

Even though the drama wasn’t a laughing matter, Barrera might get her chance to parody Sam in Scary Movie VI. That is if the opportunity arises. In an interview with Inverse, the 33-year-old actress was asked about Scary Movie VI, and her reply was intriguing.

“I always loved those movies,” the actress told Inverse. “When I saw it announced, I was like, ‘Oh, that would be fun. That would be so fun to do.’”

That “fun to do” part could be construed as a passive pitch to Paramount, but that’s open to interpretation.

Just like in her franchise, Scary Movie also has a legacy cast including Anna Faris and Regina Hall. There is no word yet on if either of those actors will appear in the reboot. With or without them, Barrera is still a fan of the comedies. “They have the iconic cast that did it, so we’ll see what goes on with that. I’m just excited to see a new one,” she told the publication.

Barrera is currently celebrating the box office success of her latest horror movie Abigail.

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Thrills and Chills: Ranking ‘Radio Silence’ Films from Bloody Brilliant to Just Bloody

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Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, and Chad Villella are all filmmakers under the collective label called Radio Silence. Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett are the primary directors under that moniker while Villella produces.

They have gained popularity over the past 13 years and their films have become known as having a certain Radio Silence “signature.” They are bloody, usually contain monsters, and have breakneck action sequences. Their recent film Abigail exemplifies that signature and is perhaps their best film yet. They are currently working on a reboot of John Carpenter’s Escape From New York.

We thought we would go through the list of projects they have directed and rank them from high to low. None of the movies and shorts on this list are bad, they all have their merits. These rankings from top to bottom are just ones we felt showcased their talents the best.

We didn’t include movies they produced but didn’t direct.

#1. Abigail

An update to the second film on this list, Abagail is the natural progression of Radio Silence’s love of lockdown horror. It follows in pretty much the same footsteps of Ready or Not, but manages to go one better — make it about vampires.

Abigail

#2. Ready or Not

This film put Radio Silence on the map. While not as successful at the box office as some of their other films, Ready or Not proved that the team could step outside their limited anthology space and create a fun, thrilling, and bloody adventure-length film.

Ready or Not

#3. Scream (2022)

While Scream will always be a polarizing franchise, this prequel, sequel, reboot — however you want to label it showed just how much Radio Silence knew the source material. It wasn’t lazy or cash-grabby, just a good time with legendary characters we love and new ones who grew on us.

Scream (2022)

#4 Southbound (The Way Out)

Radio Silence tosses their found footage modus operandi for this anthology film. Responsible for the bookend stories, they create a terrifying world in their segment titled The Way Out, which involves strange floating beings and some sort of time loop. It’s kind of the first time we see their work without a shaky cam. If we were to rank this entire film, it would remain at this position on the list.

Southbound

#5. V/H/S (10/31/98)

The film that started it all for Radio Silence. Or should we say the segment that started it all. Even though this isn’t feature-length what they managed to do with the time they had was very good. Their chapter was titled 10/31/98, a found-footage short involving a group of friends who crash what they think is a staged exorcism only to learn not to assume things on Halloween night.

V/H/S

#6. Scream VI

Cranking up the action, moving to the big city and letting Ghostface use a shotgun, Scream VI turned the franchise on its head. Like their first one, this film played with canon and managed to win over a lot of fans in its direction, but alienated others for coloring too far outside the lines of Wes Craven’s beloved series. If any sequel was showing how the trope was going stale it was Scream VI, but it managed to squeeze some fresh blood out of this nearly three-decade mainstay.

Scream VI

#7. Devil’s Due

Fairly underrated, this, Radio Silence’s first feature-length film, is a sampler of things they took from V/H/S. It was filmed in an omnipresent found footage style, showcasing a form of possession, and features clueless men. Since this was their first bonafide major studio job it’s a wonderful touchstone to see how far they have come with their storytelling.

Devil’s Due

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