Fright Fest: Horror Films for Halloween

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Prepare to face your deepest fears with Kanopy’s Fright Fest! Delve into a collection of spinechilling films that will thrill and terrify you, sparking a journey into the unknown. Start your horror journey today at kanopy.com/category/60744.

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A silhouetted figure with white eyes and red lips, with "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night" text on a red background.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) on IMDb

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

Strange things are afoot in Bad City. The Iranian ghost town is a place that reeks of death and hopelessness, where a lonely vampire is stalking the towns most unsavory inhabitants. But when boy meets girl, an unusual love story begins to blossom…blood red.

Illustration of a black rat with text "BEN" and vintage imagery of frightened people and rats in the background.
Ben (1972) on IMDb

Ben

A lonely boy named Danny Garrison befriends Ben, the rat leader of the swarm of rats trained by Willard Stiles. Ben becomes the boy’s best friend, protecting him from bullying and keeping his spirits up in the face of a heart condition. However, things gradually take a downward turn as Ben’s swarm becomes violent, resulting in several deaths.

Vintage movie poster for "Carnival of Souls" featuring a woman's face and a figure standing in a silhouetted archway.
Carnival of Souls (1962) on IMDb

Carnival of Souls

In this surrealist cult-classic, Mary Henry (Candace Hilligoss) mysteriously survives a car wreck. In an effort to put this traumatizing incident behind her, Mary moves to Utah where she takes on a job as a church organist. However, her fresh new start is interrupted by the haunting, relentless presence of a strange man (Herk Harvey) who seems to follow where ever she goes. As her sightings of the man increase, she finds herself drawn to the dilapidated carnival on the outskirts of town. It isn’t long before she discovers the terrifying secrets it holds…

A pale figure with long claws and sharp teeth stands menacingly on a ship's deck, dressed in dark, vintage clothing.
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) on IMDb

Nosferatu

An unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Nosferatu is the quintessential silent vampire film, crafted by legendary German director F. W. Murnau. Rather than depicting Dracula as a shape-shifting monster or debonair gentleman, Murnau’s Graf Orlok (as portrayed by Max Schreck) is a nightmarish, spidery creature of bulbous head and taloned claws — perhaps the most genuinely disturbing incarnation of vampirism yet envisioned.

Silhouettes of eerie figures with glowing eyes near a lighthouse under a full moon. Bold red text reads "The Fog.
The Fog (1980) on IMDb

The Fog

According to legend, six sailors killed when shipwrecked 100 years ago in Antonio Bay, California, will rise to avenge their deaths when a strange glowing fog appears. The town is commemorating the centenary of the shipwreck and Father Malone discovers a diary kept by an ancestor; he learns that the ship was wrecked by six founder fathers of the town. The vengeance of their victims will be the death of six people. As daylight fades, a mysterious fog envelops the town and begins to strew panic and death.

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