Paramount’s free streaming service, Pluto TV, has revealed its October highlights. The Pluto TV October 2026 lineup includes Double Feature Fridays throughout October, Halloween Hits such as Friday the 13th, Scream, and Smile, and more.
Pluto TV is kicking off spooky season on October 1 with the return of Halloween Hits, featuring a deep lineup of horror favorites available to stream free on demand throughout the month, alongside dedicated channels and special programming across the platform.
From Scream and Friday the 13th to Smile, Hereditary, A Quiet Place Part II and Resident Evil, this year’s collection spans major franchises, box-office hits, cult classics and horror favorites.
Pluto TV’s previously announced Double Feature Fridays also continues throughout October with new pairings, each matching a fan-favorite film with an indie title making its free streaming debut.
PLUTO TV OCTOBER 2026 HIGHLIGHTS
SCREAM TURNS 30
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Wes Craven’s Scream with five films from the franchise:
Scream (1996)
Scream 2
Scream 3
Scream 4
Scream (2022) – Available October 8
BACK TO CAMP
Revisit two of horror’s most infamous summer camps with:
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th Part II
Friday the 13th Part III
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
Sleepaway Camp
Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers
Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
Go back to where the found-footage phenomenon began with:
Paranormal Activity
Paranormal Activity 2
Paranormal Activity 3
Paranormal Activity 4
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
LONG LIVE THE KING
Stephen King adaptations streaming throughout October include:
Carrie (2002)
Cujo
The Dead Zone
The Dark Half
Maximum Overdrive
Pet Sematary (1989)
Pet Sematary (2019)
Secret Window
Stephen King’s Graveyard Shift
Stephen King’s Silver Bullet
Stephen King’s Thinner
WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY
Revisit the beginning of the film franchise with:
Resident Evil
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
LIGHTER HAUNTS
Horror-comedies and lighter scares include:
Scary Movie
Scary Movie 2
Scary Movie 3
Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 5
A Haunted House
A Haunted House 2
Shaun of the Dead
Warm Bodies
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Cooties
Vampire in Brooklyn
The Monster Squad
Idle Hands
Anna and the Apocalypse
$100M BOX OFFICE HITS
Some of horror’s biggest theatrical successes streaming this October include:
World War Z
A Quiet Place Part II – Available October 11
The Ring
Smile
Sleepy Hollow
Paranormal Activity
Scream (1996)
Escape Room
The Woman in Black
Pet Sematary (2019)
10 Cloverfield Lane
Resident Evil
DOUBLE FEATURE FRIDAYS
This October, Pluto TV is turning Friday nights into “fright nights” with a special Halloween lineup of Double Feature Fridays. Every Friday at 8 p.m. ET on Pluto TV Spotlight, audiences can settle in for two films back-to-back, featuring thrilling thematic pairings of modern favorites with indie films making their free streaming debut on the platform, offering some familiar tricks and new treats this Halloween.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2: Kill Bill: Vol. 1 & Kill Bill: Vol. 2 + The Last Victim
All Revenge Thrillers With Fierce Women Out To Survive And Settle The Score
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 – The Bride wakes up after a long coma. The baby that she carried before entering the coma is gone. The only thing on her mind is to have revenge on the assassination team that betrayed her – a team she was once part of. Directed by Quentin Tarantino, the two-part action epic stars Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen and Vivica A. Fox.
The Last Victim – A neo-western thriller set in the American Southwest, following Sheriff Hickey as he tries to solve the worst case he has seen in his small town, likely caused by a violent local gang led by a fearsome criminal. The film stars Ron Perlman, Ali Larter, Ralph Ineson and Tahmoh Penikett.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9: Smile + Rosario
Women Chasing Answers After Something Supernatural Latches On — And Won’t Let Go.
Smile – After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic patient incident, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing terrifying visions. As the lines between reality and nightmares blur, Rose must confront her troubling past to escape her chilling new reality. The film stars Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner and Caitlin Stasey.
Rosario – Trapped by a snowstorm with her estranged grandmother’s corpse, Rosario faces terrifying supernatural forces and a deadly family curse. The film stars Emeraude Toubia, José Zúñiga and David Dastmalchian.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16: Jennifer’s Body + Vampires of the Velvet Lounge
Two Horror Movies With A Lot Of Bite! Both Put A Campy Spin On Seduction, Death, And Staying Young Forever…
Jennifer’s Body – A possessed cheerleader gains an appetite for her male classmates. The cult horror comedy stars Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, J.K. Simmons, Amy Sedaris, Kyle Gallner and Adam Brody.
Vampires of the Velvet Lounge – A coven of vampires hunts on dating apps, meeting vampire hunters and scheduling dates. The nights that unfold are action-packed, modern-horror madness. Stars Mena Suvari, Dichen Lachman, Stephen Dorff, Rosa Salazar and Tyrese Gibson.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23: A Quiet Place Part II + Diabolic
What Happens When You Can’t Outrun What’s Chasing You? One Family Has To Stay Silent To Survive. One Woman Has To Break Her Silence To Survive.
A Quiet Place Part II – Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.
This terrifyingly suspenseful thriller, written and directed by John Krasinski, stars Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe, who reprise their roles, with Cillian Murphy and Djimon Hounsou joining the cast.
Diabolic – A woman must return to the fundamentalist compound where she was raised after she is haunted by the vengeful spirit of a cursed witch. The film stars Mia Challis, John Kim, and Elizabeth Cullen
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30: Scream (2022) + Sleepwalker
Horror Mysteries That Prove No Matter How Far You Run, The Past Always Catches Up.
Scream (2022) – Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a terrifying new killer resurrects the Ghostface mask. The film stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid and Mason Gooding.
Sleepwalker – Haunted by terrifying visions, Sarah’s sleepwalking episodes begin to intensify, accelerating her descent into darkness. The film stars Hayden Panettiere in her last on-screen project alongside Justin Chatwin, Beverly D’Angelo, Mischa Barton, Lori Tan Chinn, Laird Lacoste and Corinne Sweeney.
THE HALLOWEEN HITS MOVIE COLLECTION
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10 Cloverfield Lane
2001 Maniacs
247 Degrees Fahrenheit
The ABCs Of Death
The ABCs Of Death 2
After Midnight (1989)
After.Life
Alone (2020)
Alone In The Dark
Ambulance, The
Amityville 3-D (1983)
Amityville II: The Possession
Amityville: The Awakening
Amityville: Where The Echo Lives
Among The Shadows
Amulet
And Soon The Darkness (2010)
Angel Heart
Anna And The Apocalypse
April Fool’s Day
Audrey Rose
Barrens
The Bay
The Believers
The Belko Experiment
Below
Beyond Reanimator
Black Christmas (2006)
Black Sabbath
Blacula
Bless The Child
The Blood On Satan’s Claw
Body Cam
Bones And All
The Boogeyma (2005)
Boogeyman 2 (2008)
The Boogeyman 3 (2009)
Breach
A Bucket Of Blood
Bug
The Burning
Burnt Offerings
Cabin Fever
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (2007)
Candyman III
Candyman: Day Of The Dead
Carrie (2002)
Cellar Dweller
Chained
Children Of The Corn 666: Isaac’s Return
Children Of The Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
Children Of The Corn III: Urban Harvest
Children Of The Corn V: Fields Of Terror
Children Of The Corn: Genesis
Children Of The Corn: Revelation
Children Of The Corn: The Gathering
Clive Barker’s Lord Of Illusions
Cloverfield
Come To Daddy
Cooties
The Cottage
Crawl
Crawlspace
Cube
Cube 2
Cube Zero
Cujo
Cursed
Dark Circles
The Dark Half
Darkness
Day Of The Dead: Bloodline
Dead Bodies
Dead End (2003)
The Dead Zone
Death Of Me
Deepstar Six
Dentist 2, The
Dentist, The
Devon
Diabolic
Disturbing Behavior
Dolls
Don’t Look Now
Down A Dark Hall
Dracula 3000
Dreamkatcher
The Dunwich Horror
Eden Lake
Escape Room
Evil Dead (2013)
The Evil Next Door
The Eye (2008)
The Faculty
The Fall Of The House Of Usher (1960)
Fangoria: Blood Drive
Fangoria: Blood Drive II
Fear Clinic
Feast
Feast II: Sloppy Seconds
Feast III: Happy Finish
Fertile Ground
Flatliners (1990)
Flesh And Bone
Flight 7500
The Fog (1980)
Frankenstein (2004)
Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell
Friday The 13th (1980)
Friday The 13th – Part II
Friday The 13th – Part III
Friday The 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter
Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning
Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
Frogs
From Beyond
From Dusk Till Dawn
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s Daughter
The Front Room
Gallowwalkers
The Gate
The Gathering (2002)
George A. Romero’s Diary Of The Dead
Ghoulies
Ghoulies IU
The Gift (2000)
Ginger Snaps
Ginger Snaps 2
Ginger Snaps 3
Godsend
Goodnight Mommy
Gothic
Gretel & Hansel
The Grudge 3 (2008)
Hannibal Rising
Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters
Hatchet
Hell Fest
Hellbenders 3D
Hellraiser
Hellbound: Hellraiser 2
Hellraiser: Judgment (2018)
Hellraiser: Revelations
Hereditary
Heretic
Hex (2022)
High Tension
His Name Was Jason
Hollow Man
Horns
The Hound Of The Baskervilles (1959)
House Of 1000 Corpses
House Of The Dead (2003)
House Of The Long Shadows
How It Ends (2018)
Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf
I Still See You
I, Frankenstein
Idle Hands
In Fear
It Follows
Jack Brooks Monster Slayer
Jessabelle
John Dies At The End
Johnny Frank Garrett’s Last Word
Joy Ride
The Keep
Kill Theory
Kristy
The Lair Of The White Worm
The Last House On The Left (1972)
The Last Rite
Leprechaun
Leprechaun 4: Lost In Space
Leprechaun II
Leprechaun III
Leprechaun Origins (2014)
Leprechaun V: In The Hood
Let Me In (2010)
Let’s Scare Jessica To Death
Leviathan
Lifeforce
Like Minds
The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane
The Little Mermaid
Lords Of Salem
The Loved Ones
Man-Thing
Mara (2017)
Martyrs (2015)
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
The Masque Of The Red Death (1964)
Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Maxxxine
May
The Messengers 2 (2008)
The Messengers (2007)
Mid-Century
Midsommar
Mimic
Mimic 2
Mimic 3: Sentinel
Monkey Shines: An Experiment In Fear
Monster Squad, The
Most Beautiful Island
Mother’s Day (2012)
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
My Bloody Valentine (2009)
New Year’s Evil
The Night Listener
Night Of The Comet
Night Of The Demons
Night Of The Living Dead 3D (2006)
Night Of The Living Dead: Resurrection
Night Train (2009)
No One Lives
Only Lovers Left Alive
Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)
Open Water 3: Cage Dive (2017)
Overlord
P2
Pandorum
Paranormal Activity
Paranormal Activity 2
Paranormal Activity 3
Paranormal Activity 4
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Parents
Patrick: Evil Awakens
Pearl: An X-Traordinary Origin Story
Pet Sematary (1989)
Pet Sematary (2019)
Phase IV
Piranha 3dd
Pit And The Pendulum
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Poltergeist III
The Possession Of Hannah Grace
The Poughkeepsie Tapes
Pretty Boy
Prey (2007)
Pulse (2006)
Pulse II: Afterlife
Pulse III: Invasion
Quarantine
Quarantine 2: Terminal
A Quiet Place Part II
The Rage: Carrie 2
The Reading
Repentance
Repo: The Genetic Opera
Resident Evil
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Return Of The Living Dead III
Return Of The Living Dead: Necropolis
Return Of The Living Dead: Rave To The Grave
The Ring
The Ring Two
Rise (2007)
Rogue (2007)
The Ruins
Scared Stiff (1953)
Scissors
Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse
Scream (1996)
Scream (2022)
Scream 2
Scream 3
Scream 4
Scream, Blacula, Scream!
Seance: The Summoning
Secret Window
Shivers
Silent Hill
Silent Hill: Revelation 3d
Silent Night (2012)
Sinister
Sleepaway Camp
Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers
Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland
Sleepwalker
Sleepy Hollow
Smile
Solstice
Sorority Row
Species
Species II
Species III
Species: The Awakening
Stephen King’s Graveyard Shift
Stephen King’s Silver Bullet
Stephen King’s Sometimes They Come Back
Stephen King’s Thinner
Stigmata
Strangeland
Student Bodies
Succubus
Supernova
Suspect Zero
Talk To Me
Tamara
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
The Thirst (2006)
Toolbox Murders
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1977)
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)
Troll
Troll 2
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
Vacancy (2007)
Vampire In Brooklyn
Vampire’s Kiss
Vampires Of The Velvet Lounge
The Vanished
The Vatican Tapes
Warhunt
Warm Bodies
Waxwork
Waxwork II: Lost In Time
We Are What We Are (2013)
We Summon The Darkness
What Lies Beneath
When A Stranger Calls (2006)
While She Was Out
Wicker Man (1973)
Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey
Wishmaster
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies
Wishmaster 3: Sword Of Justice
Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled
Wolf Creek
Wolf Of Snow Hollow, The
The Woman In Black
The Woods (2006)
World War Z
The Wraith (1986)
Wrong Turn (2021)
X (2022)
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