Hold on to your dookie, because it’s about to get spooky. Halloween is just around the corner. But before you head out trick-or-treating, you may want to relax with some seasonal and horror-based streaming content. Enter Paramount+’s “Peak Screaming” lineup. Scroll down to see the full lineup… if you dare!
The Peak Screaming lineup is a curated collection that gathers spooky streaming options from the big and small screen alike. These are divided into a plethora of categories that include Big Screen’s Big Screams, Slash Hits, Horror Heroines, Flash Frights, Horror Comedies and Halloween Nickstalgia.
Peak Screaming
One of the featured titles in the Halloween Nickstalgia category might be one of the most infamous Nicktoons ever to invade your TV screen. I’m speaking, of course, of Invader ZIM‘s unforgettable seasonal special, “Halloween Spectacular of Spooky Doom.”
In this episode, Dib Membrane (Andy Berman) experiments with interdimensional tech in search of costume ideas. But the plan goes awry and he finds himself slung between his home dimension and one so horrifying, Nickelodeon is probably still getting angry letters from careless parents. Keep an eye out for a cameo from Johnny the Homicidal Maniac!
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Perhaps you’re interested in costume inspiration that doesn’t involve getting stuck in a monster-filled hell dimension? The Costume Inspiration section has you covered. Included here is Pulp Fiction, Clueless, and this author’s beloved Star Trek: Lower Decks. Please, send Geek Girl Authority your Cali class costumes!
Or maybe you’re more interested in some outright big-screen horror? Don’t sleep on Jennifer’s Body. In this near-perfect tale of demonic possession and revenge, Jennifer (Megan Fox) becomes possessed, and it’s up to her beta best friend Needy (Amanda Seyfried) to pick up the increasingly gory pieces. That’s not to mention several Stephen King titles, including Doctor Sleep (the excellent sequel to The Shining) and Pet Semetary: Bloodlines (which has a killer cast).
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Included below are the titles in the Peak Screaming lineup (with the promise of more that aren’t listed). But beware: they come with this official caveat: “A selection of the above titles may only be available in September or October. All title/window availability are subject to change.” Which one of these spooky selections are you starting in on first?
Halloween Lineup on Paramount+
From Paramount+’s Peak Screaming PR, some of the titles and categories you can look forward to include:
Big Screen’s Big Screams
Box-office hits such as Smile, Pet Sematary (2019), A Quiet Place franchise, War of the Worlds and Annabelle: Creation
New Releases
New frights such as A Quiet Place: Day One, The Last Voyage of the Demeter*, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, Scream VI and APARTMENT 7A, which debuts on service and within the collection on Friday, September 27
Slash Hits
Spine-tingling slashers such as Orphan: First Kill, Dexter*, Pearl*, Scream (2022), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street* and selections from the Halloween franchise including Halloween VI: The Curse of Michael Myers and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Horror Heroines
Scream queens take the stage in films such as The Ring (2002), A Quiet Place: Day One, Why Women Kill, Crawl, Gothika and It Follows
Flash Frights
90 Minutes or Less: Bite-sized horror such as Cloverfield, The Crow, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Beneath and Friday the 13th: Part II
Killer Classics
Horror mainstays such as Rosemary’s Baby (1968), The Blob (1988), Murder on The Orient Express (1974), King Kong (1976), Spawn and To Catch a Thief (1955) as well as the first eight films of the Friday the 13th franchise
Suspenseful Series
Spooky seasons of EVIL, BARGAIN, Criminal Minds, YELLOWJACKETS*, The Twilight Zone, GHOSTS and DEXTER: NEW BLOOD*
Family Fright Night
Scares for the whole family such as The Addams Family (1991), The Little Vampire, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, A Really Haunted Loud House and Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
Horror Comedies
Freaky films with a side of dark comedy such as the Scary Movie franchise, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Weird Science, Clue, Love and Monsters, Vampire in Brooklyn and Fido.
Halloween Nickstalgia
Nostalgic episodes from Nickelodeon favorites including SpongeBob SquarePants, Hey Arnold!, Rugrats (1991) and Invader Zim
Critically Acclaimed
Lauded films such as Bound, Post Mortem*, The Talented Mr. Ripley*, Shutter Island, Super 8 and Zodiac
Psychological Horror
Mentally sinister movies such as Annihilation, American Psycho, Criminal Minds, Doctor Sleep, Don’t Worry Darling and Mother!
Coming of Rage
High-school haunts such as TEEN WOLF: THE MOVIE, SCHOOL SPIRITS, You’re Killing Me*, Jennifer’s Body, The Faculty and The Wrath of Becky*
Costume Inspiration
Cosplay goals such as Gladiator, Pulp Fiction, Clueless, Tales of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek: Lower Decks and Top Gun: Maverick
Take a look at the Peak Screaming lineup at Paramount+.
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