Max is a hot destination because of The White Lotus season 3, and you should stick around to view its horror movie selection.
The streamer hosts a variety of scary flicks, from classics like David Lynch’s Eraserhead to newer chillers like the clown flick It. The options change often, so if you aren’t feeling Max’s spooky offerings, it’s worth swinging by a different month.
Max starts at $10 per month or $100 per year, and you can also get the streamer free with a Doordash DashPass annual plan. Here are seven standout horror movies on Max — all these films received generally favorable reviews or better, according to Metacritic.
When this adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel hit theaters in 2017, it had moviegoers like me looking twice at storm drains and dreading red balloons. With a cast of intrepid kids and a lot of heart, it makes a compelling case for more supernatural coming-of-age stories. And a strong case against clowns.
David Lynch’s first feature-length film will make you feel like you’re in a bizarre nightmare. The 90-minute black-and-white horror flick is packed with odd sounds and imagery, and the result is incredibly eerie. Don’t even get me started on the main character’s freakish, otherworldly looking “baby” (that’s oddly still kind of cute?). There are messages about men and parenthood here, but even setting aside the bigger picture, Eraserhead’s surreal world is absolutely worth a visit.
The Mia Goth-starring slasher Pearl is a prequel to Ti West’s film X, centering on a younger version of the elderly villain in that flick. Max carries X, Pearl and a third film in the series, MaXXXine, but I recommend Pearl if you only have time for one movie.
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
George Romero’s first horror film is an easy recommendation. A group of survivors take refuge in a house while members of the undead swarm outside. The influential flick is often regarded as the first modern zombie movie, and while it may not offer Freddy Krueger-level frights, you’ll be drawn in by the characters at the center of its story. You’re going to want to leave the door open for this one (but in the case of an actual apocalypse, keep it very, very shut).
Beetlejuice (1988) and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
Michael Keaton’s ghost with the most is causing mayhem in two movies on Max. You can watch the horror comedy Beetlejuice and its 2024 sequel, which both also include Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara in their casts, on the streaming service now.
A family accidentally unearths some unimaginable evils in this gory supernatural horror story. It’s the fifth entry in the film franchise after The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II (’87), Army of Darkness (’92) and Evil Dead (2013).
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