The Criterion Channel always likes to usher in spooky season in outstanding ways, and October 2024 is no different. The streaming service for cinephiles has announced their various playlists that will be available to stream starting October 1st to partake in the Halloween season. Among the playlists are an ode to horror effects, a deep dive into horror from Japan, and adaptations of classic Stephen King novels.
Here is everything coming to The Criterion Channel in October 2024:
Horror F/X
The Horror F/X playlist is a 15 movie collection dedicated to pre-CGI makeup and special effects. The movies here span from early 1930s to late 1980s. This playlist includes:
- Frankenstein (1931)
- Island of Lost Souls (1932)
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
- Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
- The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
- Night of the Living Dead (1968)
- Eraserhead (1977)
- The Fog (1980)
- An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- Scanners (1981
- The Entity (1982)
- The Company of Wolves (1984)
- Day of the Dead (1985)
- Lifeforce (1985)
- The Fly (1986)
Witches
The Witches playlist is a collection of 14 movies dissecting the history of one of horror’s singular character types. The movies in this collection span from early sightings of witches in movies in the 1920s to as recent as 2016. This playlist includes:
- Häxan (1922)
- Black Sunday (1960)
- Il demonio (1963)
- Viy (1967)
- The Witches (1967)
- Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
- The Girl on the Broomstick (1972)
- Suspiria (1977)
- Alison’s Birthday (1981)
- The Witches (1990)
- The Crucible (1996)
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)
- Witch Madness (1999)
- The Love Witch (2016)
Starring Winona Ryder
Breaking up the Halloween theme is this 8 movie playlist featuring movies starring Winona Ryder. Ryder had quite the run of acting credits in the 1990s, and this collection runs that time period from 1989 to 2000. The Starring Winona Ryder playlist includes:
- Heathers (1989)
- Mermaids (1990)
- Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
- Night on Earth (1991)
- The Age of Innocence (1993)
- Reality Bites (1994)
- The Crucible (1996)
- Autumn in New York (2000)
Japanese Horror
Few countries and genres blend as well as Japan and horror, and this 13 film collection from The Criterion Channel aims to highlight the quintessential works of this subgenre. The Japanese Horror playlist includes:
- Onibaba (1964)
- Kuroneko (1968)
- House (1977)
- Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
- Cure (1997)
- Ring (1998)
- Audition (2001)
- Ichi the Killer (2001)
- Pulse (2001)
- Dark Water (2002)
- Ju-On: The Grudge (2002)
- Ju-On: The Grudge 2 (2003)
- Creepy (2016)
Stories by Stephen King
A master of horror in the written form, Stephen King has made a career of terrifying teens and adults alike. Many of his popular works have been adapted time and time again into feature length films. The Stories by Stephen King playlist aims to highlight four of those release, including:
- Christine (1983)
- The Lawnmower Man (1992)
- Dolores Claiborne (1995)
- Secret Window (2004)
What Else is Coming to The Criterion Channel in October 2024?
Besides those six playlists, The Criterion Channel is also streaming the Criterion editions of Rosemary’s Baby, Night of the Hunter and Häxan. There’s a made-for-TV double-feature of The Spell (1977) and Someone’s Watching Me! (1978) meant to spotlight the made-for-TV craze of the late 70s that brought us many new and interesting filmmakers.
There are also director spotlights for David Cronenberg and Stephanie Rothman, as well as a actor spotlight for Raúl Juliá. This is just the beginning of what is typically a busier month for The Criterion Channel streaming service. You can read up on the entire month’s worth of streaming options here.
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