Pick the perfect film for Halloween with our movie night generator
Households around the UK will be watching scary movies to mark Halloween 2025
Halloween is finally here after a year of waiting for the spookiest day of the year, which means it's the perfect time to watch a scary film to mark the day.
While lots of people want to get dressed up and head on a night out to celebrate October 31, for some there's nothing better than picking a movie that will send a chill down your spine.
However, as with any other Friday night, the scariest thing is often trying to figure out just what movie you'll spend your precious free time watching.
Hours are wasted every single week endlessly scrolling the various streaming platforms as you learn you're more indecisive than you could have ever imagined.
Another factor to weigh in, is making sure a film isn't too explicit with its themes or violence when younger viewers are in the house.
Fear not, as data can help you find the perfect horror choice that matches your mood and is suitable for the whole family.
Using ratings from the movie aggregator website IMDB, we’ve curated a selection of some of the finest horror films ever made, including classics like The Exorcist, Poltergeist, Carrie, and The Evil Dead.
Our interactive lets you select a movie by genre, age rating, or threat. For example, if you're looking for a movie that breaks up the tension with a few laughs, you could enjoy An American Werewolf in London.
Maybe you fancy a horror laced with plenty of action, which makes the George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino vampire flick an essential watch.
Additionally, you can pick your movie by a specific threat. Meaning, you're sorted if you want to be scared by aliens, monsters or the paranormal.
Perhaps, you want more human threat, such as Norman Bates in Psycho, or serial killer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, a role which won Anthony Hopkins his first Oscar.
Our generator will then provide you with a brief description of the movie, its age rating, year of release, and IMDb score, based on audience reviews.
Select how you want to refine your movie selection, or let our gadget pick a random choice ahead of a perfect night of chills and thrills.
We only get one Halloween a year, let's make sure that we all get the movie that's going to be stuck in our heads until the eerie day returns in 2026.