5 best Netflix movies to watch before Halloween

With the seasons changing and Halloween approaching, Netflix has plenty of movies to ring in the season.

Whether you’re excited for great Netflix originals or want to check out horror classics, this popular streaming service has you covered. Here are five great movies to check out before Halloween rolls around.

Frankenstein

The first movie on this list is Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, also known as Frankenstein. The movie is based on the book of the same name by Mary Shelley and follows a scientist named Dr. Frankenstein, who creates new life in his lab, playing God and assembling it from pieces.

I mean, it’s Frankenstein. There isn’t much you can do to mess up this classic story because it has all the themes you would expect. Plus, the acting is top-notch. Jacob Elordi kills it as “the Creature” and somehow makes me feel even worse for the creation that Frankenstein makes. But aside from him, Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth are both excellent in their respective roles as Frankenstein and Lady Elizabeth Harlander.

Other than that, the story is great, and the cinematography is beautiful. This film was nominated for several Academy Awards, so you might as well watch it.

Ready or Not

This 2019 film took the world by storm when it first came out. Starring Samara Weaving, this movie follows a bride who has just married into a wealthy family. But she doesn’t know there’s a ritual with every new marriage—that the bride is hunted down the same night as her wedding.

Ready or Not is just a heck of a fun time. It’s campy, corny, and has gore you wouldn't believe. I think, of all the horror films on here, this has the most comedy, and Weaving’s performance is fantastic; I truly believe she acts like how we all would in this situation.

The story is also tight, and it doesn’t feel too convoluted, but it adds just enough extra horror to make it a horror-comedy rather than something truly scary.

The Black Phone

Many horror movies have come and gone over the last decade, but this new film series starring Ethan Hawke has become one of my favorites. The Black Phone follows a young boy who is abducted by someone called the Grabber, a serial child killer. While in captivity, he sees a black phone that, when he picks it up, lets him talk with mysterious strangers to figure out how to escape.

I honestly love this film and the sequel movie that came out after it. I think the first is the best, which is why I am recommending it, but both are great. The idea of something like this abduction combined with a little bit of the supernatural is always a great idea to me.

What also makes this movie so good is that Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw are fantastic. They are some of the best child actors I have seen in a horror film, and it's been a pleasure to watch their careers grow over the last few years since this movie came out. But watching them here is always a pleasure.

The Ritual

In this Netflix original, four friends hike into the Swedish wilderness to reconnect and honor a friend's passing. However, as they travel deeper into the forest, an evil presence begins to take shape and change their lives for the worse.

Look, I'm always down for something that'll change me ridiculously by the end of the film, and this is one of those movies that takes you on a journey from start to finish. The Ritual is a psychological folk horror film, and any time I've experienced one, I am truly messed up by the time the movie is done. Maybe because folk horror is low-key scary and has a lot of creepy imagery, but it's also a great movie—one you should definitely check out.

The Fear Street Trilogy

Last but not least, we have the Fear Street trilogy. Based on the novels of the same name by R.L. Stine, spanning three films, these movies follow a group of teenagers who try to break the curse that has haunted their town for centuries.

What’s great about this trilogy, if you haven’t seen it, is the different timeframes and how the storylines intersect. The acting is great, but everything means something in these films as people go through horrible moments again and again and again.

Something else I love is that even though these are from R.L. Stine books, they're still horror films. These are not made for kids. These films have legit gore, and it’s done very well. I would fully recommend them to anyone who needs a day to chill and watch horror movies.

I’m already getting in the mood for spooky season; it’s time to binge-watch!

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