These eight horror films were scheduled to arrive on streaming services during October 2025. The list mixes body horror, home invasion, supernatural stories and newer occult films; “new” means new to the named service, not a newly released movie. Availability below reflects the October 2025 schedule in the territories specified, not current catalogs. Check your local service before planning a watch.
October 1: Four films arrive across streaming services
Scanners — Shudder and Hulu in the US
David Cronenberg’s body-horror film centers on people with telepathic and telekinetic abilities and ConSec, a corporation seeking to exploit them. It is also known for its notorious exploding-head scene. The October 2025 schedule listed it on Shudder and Hulu in the US; viewers in the UK and Australia were directed to rent or buy it. Source: TechRadar’s October 2025 schedule.
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Cat People (1982) — Prime Video in the US
In this remake, a woman reconnects with her brother and learns a family secret that reveals her werecat lineage. Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard and Annette O’Toole star; the film’s music is by David Bowie. The schedule listed it on Prime Video in the US, with rent-or-buy access in the UK and Australia. Those date and service details are attributed to TechRadar; Amazon’s October announcement did not independently confirm this title in the material reviewed. Source: TechRadar; Amazon’s October 2025 announcement.
All Hallows’ Eve — Shudder worldwide
Two children find an unmarked VHS tape in their candy and watch it with their babysitter. The film’s three segments are “The 9th Circle,” “Something in the Dark” and “Terrifier”; the feature also introduced Art the Clown before the Terrifier films. TechRadar listed it for Shudder worldwide on October 1, 2025. Source: TechRadar.
The Strangers (2008) — Netflix in the US
A couple played by Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman are at a vacation home when three masked intruders disrupt their stay. The October schedule listed it on Netflix in the US, Prime Video in the UK and Paramount+ in Australia. Source: TechRadar.
October 1: A supernatural sequel on Netflix
Sinister 2 — Netflix in the US
The sequel follows a mother and her sons living in a haunted house as a local deputy tries to help them. TechRadar’s October 2025 article reported a 15% Rotten Tomatoes critics’ rating at that time. That is a dated snapshot, not a current score. The schedule listed the film on Netflix in the US and as rent or buy in the UK and Australia. Source: TechRadar.
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October 3: An occult horror film on HBO Max
Bring Her Back — HBO Max in the US and Australia
Two orphaned step-siblings move in with a new foster mother, played by Sally Hawkins, and are drawn into an occult ritual. The film is from A24 and the Philippou brothers, whose earlier film Talk to Me offers a possible double bill. The October 2025 schedule listed Bring Her Back on HBO Max in the US and Australia; UK viewers were directed to rent or buy it. Source: TechRadar.
October 10: Body horror on HBO Max and Mubi
The Substance — HBO Max in the US; Mubi worldwide
Demi Moore plays Elisabeth Sparkle, an aerobics television personality fired for being “too old.” A substance promising a life-changing transformation brings horrific consequences; Margaret Qualley also stars. TechRadar listed the film on HBO Max in the US and Mubi worldwide for October 10, 2025. Source: TechRadar.
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October 17: A Shudder original
O.T.H.E.R — Shudder worldwide
After her mother dies, Alice, played by Olga Kurylenko, returns to her childhood home. She discovers that she is being watched and that a sinister presence may be close by. TechRadar described the film as a Shudder original and listed it for Shudder worldwide on October 17, 2025. Source: TechRadar.
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Rotten Tomatoes’ October 2025 schedule also listed Scanners and All Hallows’ Eve for Shudder on October 1, plus V/H/S Halloween on October 3, O.T.H.E.R on October 17 and Hell House LLC: Lineage on October 30. TV Insider’s broader October calendar listed Hulu’s Stay on October 8 and HBO Max’s IT: Welcome to Derry on October 26; the latter is a series, not a movie. These schedules show that the eight-film list is curated rather than exhaustive. Rotten Tomatoes’ October Shudder schedule; TV Insider’s October calendar.
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