Best Horror Movies on Peacock Right Now

Best Horror Movies on Peacock Right Now

A whole lot of horror fans recently signed up for the Peacock streaming service, since Halloween Kills was released on Peacock the same day it reached theatres. To help horror fans find ways to make their Peacock subscription worthwhile, we here at Arrow in the Head have compiled a list of the Best Horror Movies on Peacock Right Now! Check it out:

BODY BAGS (1993)

Seeing the success HBO was having with their horror anthology series Tales from the Crypt, Showtime tried to get in on that action with an anthology called Body Bags. It didn’t become a series, but at least we got a fun feature film out of it. Body Bags consists of three segments, two of them directed by John Carpenter and one by Tobe Hooper. Carpenter also turns in a goofball acting performance as the host of this show, The Coroner, who tells the stories of how corpses in the morgue ended up there. Some segments are better than others, but they’re all worth watching – and along the way you get appearances by Wes Craven, Sam Raimi, Roger Corman, Mark Hamill, and more.

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WILLARD (1971)

Although the 2003 version of Willard wasn’t a box office success, it seems like most horror fans have seen that movie by now. Less talked about these days is the original version of Willard, which was a hit in 1971. If you haven’t seen the ’71 Willard, Peacock is offering you the chance to watch it. Bruce Davison stars as the title character, a meek person with a miserable life who befriends the rats infesting his home and uses them to strike back against his scumbag boss, played by Ernest Borgnine. Directed by Daniel Mann and based on the Stephen Gilbert novel Ratman’s Notebooks, this take on the material is more grounded than the often over-the-top (but great) remake. It’s a terrific, emotionally involving character study of very troubled young man, and a satisfying story of revenge.

DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)

George A. Romero’s favorite of his zombie movies, Day of the Dead is also the darkest and dirtiest of the bunch – which is fitting for a movie that takes place underground. The characters are a mixture of Army soldiers and scientists who have been hiding out in an underground bunker since the zombie apocalypse began. Although the world seems like a lost cause at this point, the scientists are still trying to find a way to get out of this mess – which is how they discover Bub, a zombie who seems to be capable of learning and becoming domesticated. Boasting memorable dialogue and incredible performances, including Joe Pilato as one of cinema’s greatest douchebags, Day of the Dead was the black sheep of Romero’s initial Dead trilogy, but it’s still amazing.

PITCH BLACK (1999)

Directed by David Twohy and starring Vin Diesel, Pitch Black spawned a sci-fi franchise that follows Diesel’s character Richard B. Riddick, a warrior/criminal whose surgically modified eyes allow him to see in the dark. For me, nothing that has followed has ever been as good as the first movie, a simple creature feature about a civilian transport ship crash-landing on planet that’s just about to be plunged into darkness by an eclipse. Which will allow the ravenous subterranean creatures that wiped out the population to emerge again. Twohy and Diesel went on to try to build this out into a space epic with a rich mythology, but they were at their most entertaining when they were just showing us people getting picked off one-by-one by alien monsters.

MY FRIEND DAHMER (2017)

Written and directed by Marc Meyers, My Friend Dahmer is based on a graphic novel by John “Derf” Backderf, who attended high school with future serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. This isn’t a straightforward horror movie, it doesn’t dramatize any of the murders Dahmer committed. Instead, it’s set entirely before the murders began and offers a fascinating look at his early years, when he was a troubled kid and Derf and his friends were drawn to him because of his unusual behavior. As time goes on, the mental state of the young Dahmer – played by Ross Lynch – gradually crumbles, while Derf (Alex Wolff) and others grow less entertained and more disturbed by the way he acts. My Friend Dahmer is worth checking out, even if you’re not into movies about real serial killers.

GINGER SNAPS (2000)

Director John Fawcett’s Ginger Snaps is highly recommended to all horror fans, as it’s one of the best werewolf movies ever made. The film stars Emily Perkins and Katharine Isabelle (both delivering incredible performances) as teenage sisters Brigitte and Ginger, outsiders in their dreary suburban hometown and extremely dependent on each other. Things start falling apart for them when Ginger gets bitten by a werewolf at almost the exact same moment she gets her period for the first time – so she’s becoming a werewolf and a woman simultaneously, leaving her slightly younger sister behind in the process. Ginger Snaps is a brilliant movie that expertly balances amusing moments, effective emotional scenes, and intense moments of horror.

PSYCHO (1960)

I probably don’t need to tell you how amazing Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is. It’s not only one of the best horror movies on Peacock right now, it’s one of the best movies ever made, period. Everyone knows the story: Bates Motel is run by Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), who’s burdened with taking care of his homicidal old mother. That’s what he believes, anyway. Hitchcock’s direction, the performances of the actors, the screenplay by Joseph Stefano (based on a novel by Robert Bloch, inspired by real world killer Ed Gein), the fantastic dialogue, the shocking moments of violence… Psycho is a masterwork in every department. If you haven’t seen it yet, you should head over to Peacock right away.

NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (1988)

If you’re missing the Halloween season, director Kevin S. Tenney’s Night of the Demons is a film that can provide some Halloween fun at any time of the year. This gory horror comedy is about a group of youths making the terrible decision to have a Halloween party in a mansion on a cursed plot of land. Of course, they unleash the evil that inhabits the property and soon we have possessed teens attacking their pals. With a terrific spookshow atmosphere, memorable performances (including one from horror icon Linnea Quigley), an unforgettable sequence set to the song “Stigmata Martyr” by Bauhaus, and excellent special effects, Night of the Demons is a blast.

BAD MOON (1996)

Eric Red has created or helped create awesome movies in pretty much every sub-genre. Want psycho killers? Check out The Hitcher, Blue Steel, and Body Parts. Want to see a good haunted house movie? Red made 100 Feet. Vampire movie? He co-wrote Near Dark. Bad Moon is his try at making a werewolf movie, and it’s a very cool one that not enough horror fans have seen. Based on a novel by Wayne Smith, Bad Moon gets started with a stunning werewolf attack that leaves Ted (Michael Pare) cursed with lycanthropy. His affliction is soon discovered by his young nephew Brett (Mason Gamble) and a German Shepherd named Thor, leading to a climactic showdown between dog and werewolf.

ZOMBIELAND (2009)

Directed by Ruben Fleischer (Venom) from a script by future Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, Zombieland is a blast to watch, a horror comedy that follows four characters as they attempt to survive the zombie apocalypse. And locate some Twinkies. Jesse Eisenberg is frequently insufferable in movies, but he gives one of his best and most tolerable performances here, and has great chemistry with co-stars Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin. As is almost certainly common knowledge by now, Zombieland also features a show-stealing cameo by the great Bill Murray… playing Bill Murray. With a great sense of humor and some cool zombie moments, this movie a fun way to spend 88 minutes.

 
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