Get ready for chills, thrills, and spine-tingling entertainment on Paramount+, after the streamer officially dropped its 2025 “Peak Screaming” Halloween schedule. The lineup is a horror fan’s dream and has something for everyone. Whether you’re into classic monsters, cult franchises, family-friendly spooks, or pulse-pounding originals, this year’s haul delivers more scares than ever.
What’s New & What to Watch
- Original Premiere
The centerpiece of this year’s collection is VICIOUS, a Paramount+ original movie starring Dakota Fanning. When Polly receives a mysterious box with a chilling rule, she’s pulled into a surreal nightmare where every decision has terrifying consequences. VICIOUS will premiere exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. on October 10 after its world debut at Fantastic Fest. - Huge Library Expansion
Peak Screaming now features over 450 titles, including complete collections of fan-favorite horror franchises. Dark thrills, classic chills, and new-release horrors all in one place. - Curated Carousels Galore
There are 25 themed carousels, covering everything from slashers to psychological horror, creature features, family fright nights, horror comedies, and more. Some of the highlighted categories:- Witches, Vampires and Werewolves, and new additions like The Blade trilogy, The Craft, 30 Days of Night, From Dusk Till Dawn, Beowulf, etc.
- Slash Hits featuring classics like Friday the 13th (parts 1–8), I Know What You Did Last Summer, Halloween II, Orphan: First Kill.
- Psychological Horror including Mother!, Annihilation, The Machinist, Strange Darling, The Girl on the Train, plus original series Criminal Minds: Evolution.
- Family Fright Night for less scary, more fun: Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Labyrinth, Monster High, Scooby-Doo collections, etc.
- CBS Seasonal Episodes
Alongside movies, there’s new Halloween-themed content from CBS: Ghosts and Elsbeth both have special episodes airing October 30, and Tracker follows on November 2.
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