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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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Yay or Nay: What’s Good and Bad in Horror This Week

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Welcome to Yay or Nay a weekly mini post about what I think is good and bad news in the horror community written in bite-sized chunks. 

Yay:

Mike Flanagan talking about directing the next chapter in the Exorcist trilogy. That might mean he saw the last one and realized there were two left and if he does anything well it’s draw out a story. 

Yay:

To the announcement of a new IP-based film Mickey Vs Winnie. It’s fun to read comical hot takes from people who haven’t even seen the movie yet.

Nay:

The new Faces of Death reboot gets an R rating. It’s not really fair — Gen-Z should get an unrated version like past generations so they can question their mortality the same as the rest of us did. 

Yay:

Russell Crowe is doing another possession movie. He’s quickly becoming another Nic Cage by saying yes to every script, bringing the magic back to B-movies, and more money into VOD. 

Nay:

Putting The Crow back in theaters for its 30th anniversary. Re-releasing classic movies at the cinema to celebrate a milestone is perfectly fine, but doing so when the lead actor in that film was killed on set due to neglect is a cash grab of the worst kind. 

The Crow
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The Top-Searched Free Horror/Action Movies on Tubi This Week

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The free streaming service Tubi is a great place to scroll when you’re unsure what to watch. They are not sponsored or affiliated with iHorror. Still, we really appreciate their library because it’s so robust and has many obscure horror movies so rare you can’t find them anywhere in the wild except, if you’re lucky, in a moist cardboard box at a yard sale. Other than Tubi, where else are you going to find Nightwish (1990), Spookies (1986), or The Power (1984)?

We take a look at the most searched horror titles on the platform this week, hopefully, to save you some time in your endeavor to find something free to watch on Tubi.

Interestingly at the top of the list is one of the most polarizing sequels ever made, the female-led Ghostbusters reboot from 2016. Perhaps viewers have seen the latest sequel Frozen Empire and are curious about this franchise anomaly. They will be happy to know it’s not as bad as some think and is genuinely funny in spots.

So take a look at the list below and tell us if you are interested in any of them this weekend.

1. Ghostbusters (2016)

Ghostbusters (2016)

An otherworldly invasion of New York City assembles a pair of proton-packed paranormal enthusiasts, a nuclear engineer and a subway worker for battle.An otherworldly invasion of New York City assembles a pair of proton-packed paranormal enthusiasts, a nuclear engineer and a subway worker for battle.

2. Rampage

When a group of animals becomes vicious after a genetic experiment goes awry, a primatologist must find an antidote to avert a global catastrophe.

3. The Conjuring The Devil Made Me Do It

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren uncover an occult conspiracy as they help a defendant argue that a demon forced him to commit murder.

4. Terrifier 2

After being resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to Miles County, where his next victims, a teenage girl and her brother, await.

5. Don’t Breathe

A group of teens breaks into a blind man’s home, thinking they’ll get away with the perfect crime but get more than they bargained for once inside.

6. The Conjuring 2

In one of their most terrifying paranormal investigations, Lorraine and Ed Warren help a single mother of four in a house plagued by sinister spirits.

7. Child’s Play (1988)

A dying serial killer uses voodoo to transfer his soul into a Chucky doll which winds up in the hands of a boy who may be the doll’s next victim.

8. Jeepers Creepers 2

When their bus breaks down on a deserted road, a team of high school athletes discovers an opponent they cannot defeat and may not survive.

9. Jeepers Creepers

After making a horrific discovery in the basement of an old church, a pair of siblings find themselves the chosen prey of an indestructible force.

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Panic Fest 2024 Review: ‘Haunted Ulster Live’

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Everything old is new again.

On Halloween 1998, the local news of Northern Ireland decide to do a special live report from an allegedly haunted house in Belfast. Hosted by local personality Gerry Burns (Mark Claney) and popular children’s presenter Michelle Kelly (Aimee Richardson) they intend to look at the supernatural forces disturbing the current family living there. With legends and folklore abound, is there an actual spirit curse in the building or something far more insidious at work?

Presented as a series of found footage from a long forgotten broadcast, Haunted Ulster Live follows similar formats and premises as Ghostwatch and The WNUF Halloween Special with a news crew investigating the supernatural for big ratings only to get in over their heads. And while the plot has certainly been done before, director Dominic O’Neill’s 90’s set tale of local access horror manages to stand out on its own ghastly feet. The dynamic between Gerry and Michelle is most prominent, with him being an experienced broadcaster who thinks this production is beneath him and Michelle being fresh blood who is considerably annoyed at being presented as costumed eye candy. This builds as the events within and around the domicile becomes too much to ignore as anything less than the real deal.

The cast of characters is rounded out by the McKillen family who have been dealing with the haunting for some time and how it’s had an effect on them. Experts are brought in to help explain the situation including the paranormal investigator Robert (Dave Fleming) and the psychic Sarah (Antoinette Morelli) who bring their own perspectives and angles to the haunting. A long and colorful history is established about the house, with Robert discussing how it used to be the site of an ancient ceremonial stone, the center of leylines, and how it was possibly possessed by the ghost of a former owner named Mr. Newell. And local legends abound about a nefarious spirit named Blackfoot Jack that would leave trails of dark footprints in his wake. It’s a fun twist having multiple potential explanations for the site’s strange occurrences instead of one end-all be-all source. Especially as the events unfold and the investigators try to discover the truth.

At its 79 minute timelength, and the encompassing broadcast, it’s a bit of a slow burn as the characters and lore is established. Between some news interruptions and behind the scenes footage, the action is mostly focused on Gerry and Michelle and the build up to their actual encounters with forces beyond their comprehension. I will give kudos that it went places I didn’t expect, leading to a surprisingly poignant and spiritually horrifying third act.

So, while Haunted Ulster Live isn’t exactly trendsetting, it definitely follows in the footsteps of similar found footage and broadcast horror films to walk its own path. Making for an entertaining and compact piece of mockumentary. If you’re a fan of the sub-genres, Haunted Ulster Live is well worth a watch.

3 eyes out of 5
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