5 Creepy Movies + Shows Streaming This Weekend (7/26)
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Creepy Catalog obsessively tracks the best horror movies streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Max, Hulu, Shudder, Peacock, Paramount+, and Tubi. You can check our individual guides for our selections from each platform. This streaming guide is a weekly round up of new releases and the best hidden gems streaming each weekend with an aim to include mostly free content already included in streaming services you may already have:
Here are the movies and shows that should be on your radar this weekend (7/26):
Arcadian (2024). Streaming on Shudder. Nic Cage stars as a father living with his two sons at an isolated farmhouse fifteen years into the apocalypse. Arcadian is currently ranked as the 25th (out of 80+) best horror movie of 2024.
Monolith (2024). Streaming on Prime Video. A podcast host investigates an alien conspiracy and learns something about her own past. We ranked Monolith as the 29th best horror movie of 2024 (so far).
The Boy Next Door (2015). Streaming on Netflix. A woman (Jennifer Lopez) has an affair with her young neighbor, only to discover he is actually a student at the high school where she is a teacher. When she tries to break it off, the boy becomes unhinged. The Boy Next Door is a psychological thriller stalker movie in the lineage of The Crush (1993).
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024). Streaming on Netflix. New Ghostbusters team up with old Ghostbusters to save New York City from a second ice age. Ghostbusters is a supernatural comedy and our #39 pick for 2024.
Dexter (8 seasons). Streaming on Netflix. This crime drama originally aired on Showtime and the whole series is now on Netflix. The show follows Dexter (Michael C. Hall) a forensic technician by day and a serial killer by night. Dexter doesn’t kill at random, he targets pedophiles and murderers who would otherwise escape justice.
Link Library:
- A24’s next horror movie, Altar, will star January Jones and Kyle MacLachlan.
- We ranked Josh Hartnett’s horror and thriller movie roles.
- Our full 80+ ranking of this 2024’s horror movies.