New Delhi: This year, Diwali and Halloween are coinciding. Halloween will be celebrated on October 31 and is a festival of spooky tales, ghosts, and costumes. As the two festivals inch closer, we bring you a well-researched list of horror films to feel the chill down your spine.
Halloween was originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. At that time, people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. Many believed that on this day, the souls of the dead returned to their homes. Now, let’s explore the horror movies that you can binge-watch on the day of Halloween.
Best horror movies to watch on OTT
Talk To Me (2022)
Talk To Me is an engaging and refreshing horror film with elements of scare. It revolves around a group of friends who discover how to conjure spirits with the help of an ancient embalmed hand. It turns into a drinking game until one of them goes too far, unleashing supernatural forces. The film is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.
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Smile (2022)
Sosie Bacon and Kyle Gallner starrer Smile will definitely scare you. The film revolves around Rose, who witnesses a traumatic incident involving a patient. After the incident, she experiences frightening occurrences. Will she escape her new horrifying reality and be consumed by the evil spirit? Explore the answer by watching the film on Amazon Prime Video.
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Veronica (2017)
Veronica is a horror drama starring Sandra Escacena. The film revolves around a girl who conjures an evil spirit using an Ouija board on a solar eclipse. During the ritual, she loses her consciousness, revealing the future to the other two classmates of the girl Veronica. The horror movie is available to watch on Netflix.
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The Conjuring (2013)
The Conjuring starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, and Lili Taylor revolves around Rod and Carolyn, who move into their new home, but later find out that it is being haunted by evil spirits. They then call Ghostbusters who help them ward off the supernatural forces. You can watch the film on Netflix.
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The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
The Haunting of Hill House is a Netflix original horror web series that will send a chill down your spine. It is inspired by Shirley Jackson’s novel. The series revolves around four siblings who are forced to go back to a haunted house where they grew up and must confront the ghosts of the past.
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Bollywood horror movies on OTT
13B: Fear Has a New Address (2009)
We also have some good Bollywood horror movies on our list too. R Madhavan’s 13B: Fear Has a New Address is one of the scariest movies. The film revolves around Manohar and his family, who move into a haunted house where the evil spirit uses television to show the danger that lies in the future. The film is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.
Darna Mana Hai (2003)
Darna Mana Hai follows six friends who get stuck in a deserted forest and narrate spooky tales. However, it turns scary when with each story, a friend goes missing. The film is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.
Raaz (2002)
Bipasha Basu and Dino Morea starrer Raaz is a Bollywood horror film that revolves around Sanjana and Aditya, who go to Ooty to rework their marriage. But, Sanjana gets haunted by a spirit who unveils Aditya’s past. The film is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.
1920 (2008)
Adah Sharma and Rajneesh Duggal starrer 1920 revolves around Arjun, who falls in love with Lisa and move to a mansion in Palampur. However, Lisa gets possessed by a demonic spirit and Arjun must save her. The film is available to watch on Disney+Hotstar.
