Scream It or Leave It: Halloween Show

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Mwa-ha-ha-ha, we want to suck your streaming TV time! Can’t decide what to watch this Halloween? Each of the Stream It or Leave It ghouls is sharing our top 3 spooktacular films and shows to watch this fright night.

Stick around after the outro for even more horror picks ... if you dare.

JEFF'S PICKS:

1- The Brain That Wouldn't Die (2:31)

1962, Directed by Joseph Green

"Melodramatic, poorly-written, cheesy, sleazy, and incredibly violent. Conveys the hubris of American ‘50s hyper-masculinity and its backlash (and make sure to watch the MST3K feature).”

On Prime Video and YouTube (MST3K), 82 min

2- Let the right one in (15:57)

2008, Directed by Tomas Alfredson (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)

“Turns the vampire thing on its head and really spotlights aspects of ‘emotional’ vampirism.”

On Prime Video, 112 min

3- The Witch: A New-England Folktale (29:36)

2015, Written and directed by Robert Eggers

“Incredible moral stupidity and insensitivity of Puritans and early American settlers, who denied help to each other on the basis of disagreement over a bible verse.”

On Prime Showtime, 92 min

SHINDY'S PICKS:

1- Squid Game (8:29)

2021, Written and directed by Hwang Dong-Hyuk

“People who’ve lost their way in life enter a game where they can win $40 million ... a veiled commentary on capitalism and communism; a parody of the West, and the most creative and original thing I’ve seen in a long time.”

On Netflix, 9 episodes, approx. 60 min each

2- Dracula (19:45)

2020, Directed by Jonny Campbell (Westworld), Damon Thomas (Killing Eve), written by Steven Moffat (Doctor Who), Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, The Favourite)

“Funny, creepy, scary, excellent, and witty. A fresh take on Dracula.”

On Netflix, 3 episodes, 90 min each

3- Black Mirror, “Metalhead,” Season 4, Episode 5 (27:10)

2017, Directed by David Slade, written by Charlie Booker

“A post-apocalyptic land full of transcendent robot dogs. It’s terrifying, with lots of blood and gore, and edge-of-your teeth suspense.”

On Netflix, 41 min

MAT'S PICKS:

1- The Descent (6:29)

2005, Written and directed by Neil Marshall

“Low budget (as many of the best horrors are) but solid and with a great all-female cast. Great scares, claustrophobia, superb ending.”

On Prime Video, 100 min

2- The Orphanage (El Orfanato) (13:52)

2007, Directed by J.A. Bayona (Jurassic Park Fallen Kingdom, The Impossible), Produced by Guillermo del Toro

“Creepy-as-hell old-school supernatural horror but through the Guillermo Del Toro lens.”

On Starz or VOD, 105 min

3- Annihilation (23:23)

2018, Directed by Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Ex Machina)

“We are as confused and dizzy as the leads, as we enter this palpably living, breathing, sweating world. Surreal and creepy.”

On Paramount+, Sling, 115 min

Bonus: What else we’re watching (34:45)

• Jeff: Love on the Spectrum (Season 2), The Guilty with Jake Gyllenhaal, Netflix
• Mat: 100 Foot Wave, HBOMax
• Shindy: Animal Kingdom, Season 5, Prime Video, Britney vs. Spears, and The Great British Baking Show, both onNetflix

Overflow horror picks (42:04)

• A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
• Get Out (2017) / Us (2019)
• Pet Sematary (1989)
• A Ghost Story (2017)

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