SINISTER, FRAILTY, and VACANCY are part of the bounty of free scary movies this month
September has so many tempting and terrifying movies for you on the free horror movie streaming services. It's a reminder that Halloween is only two months away and that now is the time to get ready for the scary season by watching as many horror movies as possible. You have to train for the event of the year.
Pluto TV, the app that truly never sleeps and has the motto “stream now, pay never”, really means business. While the streamer might not have the biggest number of new movies on its service, it's pretty close. The app has so many channels, plenty of which are dedicated to horror, and they never stop broadcasting twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week.
Tubi gets the crown for having the biggest number of new films for September, but only by a few. The service has a seriously deep bench of films that are available nowhere else, and you can literally scroll for hours trying to find a film that not only have you never watched before, but one that you have never even heard of.
Vizio is also in the running with the service's fantastic selections, which even include a reality show where YouTubers run from the zombie apocalypse. They get extra points for creativity for that. All you have to do is set up a free Vizio Account to start enjoying WatchFree+ and the thousands of free premium movies and shows available to stream on demand on Vizio TVs. But never fear, anyone can enjoy these free films with the Vizio app.
Free Horror Movies Streaming On Pluto:
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Pluto has the monster movie fun of Bats, the wild parasites from another planet paranoia of and the horror of a motel that is a den of snuff film deviants in . Pluto leans heavily into monster mayhem this month, so it is a paradise for fans of creeps, both human and supernatural.
Bats: Genetically mutated bats escape, and it's up to a bat expert and the local sheriff to stop them in this film written by John Logan (Penny Dreadful, Alien: Covenant), starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Dina Meyer, Bob Gunton, and Leon.
Cujo: This adaptation of the Stephen King novel was directed by Lewis Teague and stars Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Danny Pintauro. Cujo, a friendly St. Bernard, contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.
Disturbia: A bored teenager under house arrest starts spying on his neighbors and discovers one of them might be a serial killer.
The Evil Dead (1981): The low-budget film that started it all for Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell. Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose: Scott Derrickson's take on the exorcism subgenre that takes the action into the courtroom as a lawyer takes on a negligent homicide case involving a priest who performed an exorcism on a young girl. The film stars Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott, Colm Feore, Jennifer Carpenter, Mary Beth Hurt, Henry Czerny, and Shohreh Aghdashloo.
The Faculty: When Casey Connor, Herrington High School's newspaper photographer, witnesses the murder of a nurse and sees her alive again, he decides to investigate the bizarre happenings. With a screenplay by Kevin Williamson, this monster movie, directed by Robert Rodriguez, stars Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Hatosy, Famke Janssen, Piper Laurie, Bebe Neuwirth, Robert Patrick, Usher Raymond, Jon Stewart, and Elijah Wood.
The Lazarus Effect: Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass, Ray Wise, and Evan Peters star in this story of a group of medical researchers who discover a way to bring dead patients back to life.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of the classic novel starring Robert De Niro, Branagh, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Ian Holm, John Cleese, Richard Briers, and Aidan Quinn. When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.
Pet: Dominic Monaghan, Ksenia Solo, and Jennette McCurdy star in this American and Spanish production about a man who bumps into an old crush and holds her captive underneath the animal shelter where he works.
Scary Movie: A year after disposing of the body of a man they accidentally killed, a group of dumb teenagers are stalked by a bumbling serial killer in this horror comedy parody of popular slasher films of the late 1990s. Jon Abrahams, Carmen Electra, Shannon Elizabeth, Anna Faris, Kurt Fuller, Regina Hall, Lochlyn Munro, and Cheri Oteri star in this film directed by Keenan Ivory Wayans.
Scary Movie 2: The sequel to the smash hit, directed by Keenan Ivory Wayans, stars Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Shawn Wayans, and Marlon Wayans, Tim Curry, Tori Spelling, Chris Elliott, Kathleen Robertson, David Cross, and James Woods. In it, four teens are tricked by a professor into visiting a haunted house for a school project.
Scary Movie 3: Cindy must investigate mysterious crop circles and videotapes, and help the President in preventing an alien invasion. Anna Faris and Regina Hall return, and the movie adds Charlie Sheen, Simon Rex, Anthony Anderson, Kevin Hart, Queen Latifah, and Leslie Nielsen to the mix.
Silent Hill: Rose Da Silva takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears, and Rose begins a horrific journey to get her back.
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D: When her adoptive father disappears, Sharon Da Silva is drawn into a strange and terrifying alternate reality that holds answers to the horrific nightmares that have plagued her since childhood.
Skinwalkers: A 12-year-old boy and his mother become the targets of two warring werewolf packs, each with different intentions and motives, in this film that stars Jason Behr, Elias Koteas, and Rhona Mitra.
Sleepy Hollow: Director Tim Burton's take on the short story by Washington Irving starring Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci, with Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, and Christopher Lee. Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people; the culprit is the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman.
Stephen King's Graveyard Shift: David Andrews, Stephen Macht, Kelly Wolf, and Brad Dourif star in this adaptation of the Stephen King short story about the owner of an ancient mill who hires a drifter to rid the basement of rats.
Stephen King's Silver Bullet: In a small town, brutal killings start to plague the close-knit community. Marty Coslaw, a paraplegic boy, is convinced the murders are the doings of a werewolf. Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Corey Haim, Megan Follows, Terry O'Quinn, and Lawrence Tierney star in director Dan Attias' version of the Stephen King novella.
Stephen King's Thinner: Director Tom Holland (Fright Night, Child's Play) takes on the Stephen King novel about an overweight attorney who is cursed by a gypsy to rapidly and uncontrollably lose weight as revenge.
Vacancy (2007): Stranded in an isolated motel, a couple, played by Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson, becomes the unsuspecting subjects of a snuff film. Directed by Nimród Antal (Predators, Servant), this slasher film also stars Frank Whaley, Ethan Embry, and Scott G. Anderson.
Vampire in Brooklyn: Wes Craven's comedic vampire film stars Eddie Murphy, who plays multiple roles, Angela Bassett, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison, John Witherspoon, Zakes Mokae, and Joanna Cassidy. A Caribbean vampire seduces a Brooklyn police officer who has no idea that she is half-vampire or dhampir.
Free Horror Movies Streaming On Tubi:
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Tubi has horror comedies, as in nearly the entire Lake Placid series, updated slasher films, and art horror like Kyle Edward Ball's Skinamarink. You will also find both Silent Hill films, two of the Paranormal Activity found footage movies, and both versions of Fright Night, which could make for some great mini-marathons.
Breach: On the cusp of fatherhood, a junior mechanic aboard an interstellar ark to New Earth must outwit a malevolent cosmic terror intent on using the spaceship as a weapon.
Crawl: Director Alexandre Aja's tale of a father and daughter trapped during a hurricane by gigantic alligators. As if family problems and a natural disaster aren't enough, the hungry gators descend on the two who are left alone after the area is evacuated. Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper star, along with Morfydd Clark and Ross Anderson.
Drag Me To Hell: An ambitious loan officer must find a way to shatter a curse that threatens her soul with damnation in this Sam Raimi film. Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer, and Adriana Barraza star in this tale of revenge.
Evil Dead (2013): Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods in Fede Álvarez's reboot of the Evil Dead series after 20 years. Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, and Elizabeth Blackmore star in this gory and brutal fourth installment in the franchise.
Fright Night (1985): Fright Night sees a teenager believing that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire. He turns to an actor who hosts a local horror movie television show after a career of playing vampire hunters. Directed by Tom Holland, Fright Night stars William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, Amanda Bearse, Stephen Geoffreys, and Roddy McDowall.
Fright Night (2011): The reboot of the classic movie from 1985 stars Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and David Tennant. In it, when a new neighbor moves in next door, a young man discovers that he is an ancient vampire who preys on the community.
From Hell: The Hughes Brothers directed this adaptation of the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell about the hunt for Jack the Ripper. Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane, and Ian Richardson star in this period serial killer film.
Halloween (2018): Laurie Strode confronts her long-time foe, Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago, in this reboot of the Halloween series directed by David Gordon Green. Jamie Lee Curtis returns as Laurie Strode, with James Jude Courtney as Michael, and Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, and Will Patton co-star in this film that ignores most of the series' sequels.
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997): The classic 90s slasher, written by Kevin Williamson, stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, and Freddie Prinze Jr. as four young friends bound by a tragic accident. Things get bloody as the four are reunited when they find themselves being stalked by a hook-wielding maniac in their small seaside town.
Lake Placid: This comedy horror movie is about four people who attempt to stop a gigantic crocodile, which is terrorizing residents in Black Lake, Maine. Directed by Steve Miner and written by David E. Kelley, it has a marvelous cast that includes Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Brendan Gleeson, Oliver Platt, Betty White, Meredith Salenger, and Mariska Hargitay.
Lake Placid 2: Man-eating crocodiles return to the lake, as two males and one aggressive female crocodile protecting their nest wreak havoc on the locals. John Schneider, Sarah Lafleur, Sam McMurray, Chad Michael Collins, and Cloris Leachman star in this made-for-television sequel.
Lake Placid 3: The second sequel in the horror comedy series stars Colin Ferguson, Yancy Butler, Kirsty Mitchell, and Michael Ironside. Not surprisingly, in it, killer crocodiles and their offspring terrorize residents of a small community.
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter: Black Lake is now a crocodile sanctuary, surrounded by an electric fence. When the fence is left open, a high-school bus unknowingly enters the park. It's up to Reba and the Sheriff to save the kids from becoming crocodile food in what is definitely not the final chapter of this franchise. Elisabeth Röhm, Yancy Butler, Paul Nicholls, and Robert Englund star in the fourth film in the series.
Lake Placid Vs. Anaconda: What could make the situation at Lake Placid worse with all the killer crocodiles? The answer is a giant anaconda, according to this fifth film in the Lake Placid series. Corin Nemec, Yancy Butler, and Robert Englund star in this crossover between the two monster movie franchises.
Ma: A lonely woman befriends a group of teenagers and decides to let them party at her house. Just when the kids think their luck couldn't get any better, things start happening that make them question the intention of their host. Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis, Diana Silvers, Corey Fogelmanis, Gianni Paolo, McKaley Miller, and Luke Evans star in this change-of-pace film from director Tate Taylor.
Paranormal Activity: After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence in this highly successful found footage film created by Oren Peli. Peli wrote, directed, and edited the film that stars Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat.
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones: In the fifth installment of the Paranormal Activity franchise, a young man becomes the target of a malevolent entity, and he must uncover its true intentions before it takes complete control of him. This standalone story was written and directed by Christopher Landon and transfers the story to Oxnard, California.
Poltergeist (2015): This long-gestating remake and fourth film of the Poltergeist series is about a family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive.
Popeye The Slayer Man: A curious group of friends sneaks into an abandoned spinach canning factory to investigate the legend of the “Sailor Man,” who is said to haunt the factory and local docks in this film made after the copyright of the character Popeye, the Sailor Man, expired. Jason Robert Stephens, Sarah Nicklin, Mabel Thomas, Sean Michael Conway, Angela Relucio, and Scott Swope star in this slasher horror set in a spinach canning factory, of course.
Quarantine: The American remake of the Spanish hit film [REC] stars Jennifer Carpenter, Jay Hernandez, Columbus Short, Greg Germann, Steve Harris, Dania Ramirez, Rade Šerbedžija, and Johnathon Schaech. In it, a television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC, after the outbreak of a mysterious virus that turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.
Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark: André Øvredal directed this adaptation of the series of popular short horror stories for children. The film is set in Pennsylvania in 1968 and tells the story of Stella and her friends decide to sneak into a haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bellows family after playing a joke on a school bully, unleashing dark forces that they will be unable to control.
Scream 4: Sidney Prescott's return to Woodsboro after ten years is followed by the reappearance of the Ghostface Killer, who begins to cut a bloody swath through the town. David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Anthony Anderson, Alison Brie, Adam Brody, Rory Culkin, Mary McDonnell, and Marley Shelton star as the victims of Ghostface, old and new.
Sinister: A controversial true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s in Scott Derrickson's supernatural fright film.
Skinamarink: Writer and director Kyle Edward Ball's creepy low-fi masterpiece tells the story of two children who wake up in the middle of the night to find their father is missing, and all the windows and doors in their home have vanished.
The Cabin In The Woods: A group of college kids go to a remote cabin in the woods where their fate is unknowingly controlled by technicians as part of a worldwide conspiracy where all horror movie clichés are revealed to be part of an elaborate sacrifice ritual. This horror comedy is meta to the max and bursting at the seams with monsters and gruesome kills.
Triangle: Five friends set sail, and their yacht is overturned by a strange and sudden storm. A mysterious ship arrives to rescue them, and what happens next cannot be explained. Written and directed by Christopher Smith, this mysterious film stars Melissa George, Michael Dorman, Rachael Carpani, Henry Nixon, Emma Lung, and Liam Hemsworth.
When A Stranger Calls (2006): Camilla Belle, Brian Geraghty, Katie Cassidy, and Clark Gregg star in this remake of the 1979 classic slasher film. During a babysitting gig, a high-school student is harassed by an increasingly threatening prank caller who torments her.
Free Horror Movies Streaming On Vizio:
Vizio is raising the stakes with classics like Mary Harron's American Psycho, the only feature film that Bill Paxton directed, and what a brilliant film Frailty is, and Wishmaster, directed by special effects wizard Robert Kurtzman, with a bevy of cameos from horror's most beloved actors.
American Psycho: A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies. Cast: Christian Bale (The Dark Knight), Justin Theroux (Poker Face), Josh Lucas (Yellowstone).
Come Out and Play: A couple takes a vacation to a remote island – their last holiday together before they become parents. Soon after their arrival, they notice that no adults seem to be present – an observation that quickly presents a nightmarish reality. Cast: Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear), Vinessa Shaw (Eyes Wide Shut), Daniel Giménez Cacho (An Unknown Enemy).
Cooties: A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives. Cast: Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring), Rainn Wilson (The Office), Alison Pill (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World).
Escape Room: Six friends test their intelligence when an escape room they participate in takes a dark and twisted turn. Cast: Evan Williams (The Way Home), Annabelle Stephenson (Rock Island Mysteries), Elisabeth Hower (Suits).
Fight of the Living Dead: Famous and favorite YouTubers fight for survival and try and make a cure and escape a massive zombie apocalypse. Cast: Dmitrious Bistrevsky (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Jake Paul (Bizaardvark), Olivia May (How I Met Your Father).
Flight 7500: Flight 7500 departs Los Angeles International Airport bound for Tokyo. As the overnight flight makes its way over the Pacific Ocean during its ten-hour course, the passengers encounter what appears to be a supernatural force in the cabin. Cast: Leslie Bibb (Iron Man), Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), Amy Smart (Stargirl).
Frailty: A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to destroy people who were in fact “demons.”
Cast: Bill Paxton (Titanic), Matthew McConaughey (Interstellar), Powers Boothe (Tombstone).
Harpoon: Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean, desperate for survival. Cast: Munro Chambers (Turbo Kid), Chris Gray (The Mist), Emily Tyra (Code Black).
I, Frankenstein: Frankenstein's creature finds himself caught in an all-out, centuries-old war between two immortal clans. Cast: Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight), Bill Nighy (Love Actually), Miranda Otto (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King).
My First Horror Film: An aspiring influencer documents her journey to booking her first horror film, but receives a bloody surprise when a real-life killer begins murdering her castmates on set. Cast: Alyssa Aguilos (Heartstorm), Arianna Basco (Glimmer), Miles Crawford (Babylon).
Open Water: Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark-infested waters after their tour boat had left. Cast: Blanchard Ryan (Beer Fest), Daniel Travis (Pretty Little Liars), Saul Stein (Money Train).
Wishmaster: A demonic djinn attempts to grant its owner three wishes, which will allow him to summon his brethren to Earth. Cast: Tammy Lauren (Mad City), Andrew Divoff (Neon Maniacs), Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood), Tony Todd (Candyman, Final Destination), and Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street).
Wolves: A boy is trying to find out about his family history and stumbles upon a town of lycans. Cast: Lucas Till (X-Men: First Class), Stephen McHattie (Watchmen), John Pyper-Ferguson (Suits).
