Max Launches No Sleep October Halloween Programming Event
Max just launched its first No Sleep October Halloween programming event, with new horror movie premieres and recent theatrical releases hitting the streaming service all this month. Read on for the official announcement.
Today marks the launch of “No Sleep October,” a month-long celebration for Halloween and horror fans alike. Max’s brand new exclusive films, a best-in-class horror library, imaginative curations, designs, and specially designed art featuring iconic stars from fans’ favorite scary movies will haunt viewers and keep them up all night with fear.
“No Sleep October” brings horror fans three films only available to stream on Max:
New Max Original Film, Salem’s Lot (pictured below; 10/3) – Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.
New Max Original Film, Caddo Lake (10/10) – When an eight-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes, a series of past deaths and disappearances start to link together, forever altering a broken family’s history.
Trap (10/25) – A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.
To help viewers plunge into the wide array of films on Max, the platform will feature a lineup of creatively curated film selections including “Screaming Now: Essential Picks,” “Pure Nightmare Fuel,” “Stephen King’s Universe,” and more. Within these choices, fans will find some of their favorite Halloween movies, such as The Shining, The Exorcist, and Scream, all month long. These picks will also include M. Night Shyamalan films along with A24 spine-chillers such as X and MaXXXine, available to stream alone on Max on 10/18.
For Saturday night’s in, Max will spotlight one special Halloween feature of the week on the homepage, showcasing the best spooky season films available on Max.
Below is a list of the curations along with a selection of series and films available to stream on Max’s Halloween pages.
Screaming Now: Essential Picks
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Caddo Lake (2024) (Premieres 10/10)
Fright Night (1985)
It (2017)
Malignant (2021)
MaXXXine (2024) (Premieres 10/18)
Paranormal Activity (2009)
Salem’s Lot (2024) (Premieres 10/3)
Scream (1996)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
The Exorcist (1973)
The Final Destination (2009)
The Shining (1980)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Trap (2024) (Premieres 10/25)
Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
Uzumaki
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2022)
X (2022) (Premieres 10/18)
Pure Nightmare Fuel
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985)
Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
Annabelle: Creation (2017)
Black Christmas (2019)
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
Doctor Sleep (2019)
Evil Dead (2013)
Evil Dead Rise (2023)
Friday the 13th (2009)
Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
Oracle (2023)
Poltergeist (1982)
Pulse (2001)
Saw (2004)
Scream 2 (1997)
Sinister (2012)
The Amityville Horror (1979)
The Amityville Horror (2005)
The Conjuring (2013)
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
The Nun II (2023)
The Strangers (2008)
The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)
A24 Spine-Chillers
A Ghost Story (2017)
Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
Climax (2018)
Dream Scenario (2023)
I Saw the TV Glow (2024)
It Comes at Night (2017)
MaXXXine (2024) (Premieres 10/18)
Men (2022)
Midsommar (2019)
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
The Lighthouse (2019)
X (2022) (Premieres 10/18)
M. Night Shyamalan Spotlight
Caddo Lake (2024) (Premieres 10/10)
Signs (2002)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Visit (2015)
The Watchers (2024)
Trap (2024) (Premieres 10/25)
Unbreakable (2000)
Stephen King’s Universe
A Return to Salem’s Lot (1987)
Doctor Sleep (2019)
Firestarter (1984)
It (2017)
It: Chapter Two (2019)
Misery (1990)
Salem’s Lot (1979)
Salem’s Lot (2024) (Premieres 10/3)
Stephen King’s It (1990)
The Outsider
The Shining (1980)
Halloween Classics
Beetlejuice (1988)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
I Was a Teenage Zombie (1987)
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Practical Magic (1998)
The Craft (1996)
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (2005)
Vampires Suck (2010)
Unleash the Monster
Aliens (1986)
Anaconda (1997)
Cronos (1994)
Equinox (1970)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
House (1977)
Krampus (2015)
Leviathan (1989)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Open Water (2004)
Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)
Salem’s Lot (2024) (Premieres 10/3)
Splice (2010)
The Blob (1958)
The Dead Don’t Die (2019)
The Lure (2015)
Vampyr (1932)
Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000 (2000)
Wes Craven Presents: Dracula II: Ascension (2003)
Wes Craven Presents: Dracula III: Legacy (2005)
Wes Craven Presents: They (2002)
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See what else is on TV for Halloween 2024 here!
