Searching for Halloween movies and TV to watch this spooky season? BBC iPlayer has got you covered.
There’s a wide variety of spooky and spine-tingling titles on offer so there’s bound to be something that’ll have you hiding behind the sofa.
With thrills and chills for trick or treaters of all ages, be sure to check the guidance before you press play!
Halloween Movies on BBC iPlayer
There’s quite the selection of spooky films on offer for Halloween on BBC iPlayer.
The Blair Witch Project
On the trail of a local legend about a witch, three student film-makers ignore warnings from locals and go into the Maryland woods for the weekend. Deep in the forest and miles from help, they learn the terrifying truth.
Get Out
Chris and his girlfriend Rose head to upstate New York to meet her parents for the first time. When they arrive, Rose’s parents are genial and welcoming to him, but the more time he spends with them and their quiet, obedient servants, the more Chris feels that something is very wrong.
Us
A family of four set off for their annual summer vacation. Arriving at the beautiful holiday location, they find themselves terrorised by a mysterious group of trespassers: their own doppelgangers.
Candyman
For decades, residents of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green have heard stories of a supernatural killer known only as Candyman, allegedly the resurrected soul of a murdered slave wanting to exact vengeance on his killers.
In the present day, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and his girlfriend (Teyonah Parris) have moved into a luxury loft condo in a now gentrified Cabrini-Green. A chance encounter with a local old-timer (Colman Domingo) exposes Anthony to the true story behind Candyman and unleashes a wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.
Classic Frights and Delights
There are plenty more titles screaming now and coming soon for cinema lovers and thrill seekers to devour.
The Wicker Man
In this 1973 film a puritan police sergeant arrives on a Scottish island in search of a missing girl, who the Pagan locals claim never existed.
Horror Express
In this 1970s classic cult horror, starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, an English palaeontologist discovers a frozen two-million-year-old anthropoid monster with mystical powers. On the train journey home, the beast thaws, comes back to life and wreaks havoc among the passengers of the train.
Ghostbusters II
When a river of ghost-making slime is discovered under New York City, the Ghostbusters must reunite to tangle with the malevolent spirit of a 16th-century tyrant who plans to use an infant as his conduit to the modern world.
The Awakening
England, 1920s. Florence Cathcart is on a mission to expose seances as exploitative shams. When she is called to an English boarding school to investigate the sightings of a boy’s ghost, she makes a discovery that forces her to confront her skepticism in the most terrifying way.
Coming Soon
- Bram Stoker’s Dracula – 29 October
- Ghostbusters (2016) – 30 October
- The Omen – 31 October
Check out the full selection of Horror and Suspense movies now screaming on BBC iPlayer.
Halloween TV on BBC iPlayer
Interview With The Vampire
There’s plenty of thrilling and chilling TV to sink your teeth into on BBC iPlayer, including two series of Interview With The Vampire, based on Anne Rice’s best-selling novel.
The series is a sumptuous reinvention Rice’s epic tale of seduction, blood and immortality, starring Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid. Life after death will never be the same.
Witchy Drama
If the witching hour is always upon you, you can’t go wrong with Domino Day and Mayfair Witches.
Domino Day
Domino isn’t looking for love – she’s hunting for victims. Haunted by her need to ‘feed’ on others, her magic might destroy her and everyone around her. If you’re searching for sexy, supernatural drama, this one’s for you.
Mayfair Witches
This bewitching drama takes us back to Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe as a doctor discovers her family’s deadly supernatural legacy – and that her time has come. In a world full of secrets, she is the key.
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249
Because a ghost story really isn’t just for Christmas, check out Mark Gatiss’ 2024 festive fright!
It’s 1881, and Old College, Oxford plays host to three very different academics. Abercrombie Smith is a model of Victorian manhood, clean of limb and sound of mind. Monkhouse Lee is a delicate and unworldly student from Thailand. And occupying the rooms between them is the strange and exotic Edward Bellingham, whose unnatural researches into the secrets of ancient Egypt are the talk of the college. Can Bellingham’s experiments truly bring the breath of life to the horrifying bag of bones that is the mysterious Lot No 249?
- Watch A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249 on BBC iPlayer
- Read more: Mark Gatiss, Kit Harington and Freddie Fox tease “wonderfully scary and frightful” Lot No. 249
And if you’re eager for more from Gatiss, you can join him as he steps into the mind of M.R. James, the English master of the supernatural tale, attempting to uncover the inspiration behind stories that chill readers a century on.
In The Flesh
We’ve had vampires and witches – but what about zombies?
Thousands of dead people have risen from their graves and nearly destroyed Britain. A cure has been found – but can the treated zombies be rehabilitated back into living society?
Red Rose
t’s not just your battery that could die… In a long, hot, post-exam summer, friends are seduced by the dark power of the sinister Red Rose app.
The Fades
Seventeen-year old Paul can see the spirits of the dead. When one of these restless spirits crosses back into the living world, he is forced into a fight to prevent the apocalypse.
More Drama on BBC iPlayer
- Watch the Murder Mysteries and Cracking Cases collection
- Watch the Haunting, Dark Gothic Drama collection
Paranormal
If it’s paranormal activity you’re after then look no further – for there are poltergeists aplenty on BBC iPlayer.
Paranormal: The Girl, The Ghost and The Gravestone sees Radio 1 presenter Sian Eleri investigate a seemingly ordinary farmhouse in north Wales which, in the late 1990s, was widely considered the most haunted house in Britain. And she’s back on the case, investigating reports of a UFO encounter in Paranormal: The Village That Saw Aliens.
- Watch Paranormal: The Girl, The Ghost and The Gravestone on BBC iPlayer
- Watch Paranormal: The Village That Saw Aliens on BBC iPlayer
Uncanny
Are you team believer or team sceptic? Danny Robins brings his hit podcast to the screen, investigating stories of the paranormal.
It’s about to get weird.
Being Human
There’s a monster in us all.
Join the supernatural housemates just trying to live a normal life, in the cult comedy drama starring Aidan Turner, Russell Tovey and Lenora Crichlow.
What We Do In The Shadows
And if you love housemate drama then look no further than suburban Staten Island, where bickering undead housemates are living the vampire life in What We Do In The Shadows.
There’s blood, death and arguing over chores. What more could you want?
Ghosts
Speaking of haunting house guests, this beloved comedy sees a cash-strapped young couple inherit a rickety country mansion, only to find it teeming with needy ghosts.
And if one set of spectres isn’t enough to sate your appetite, there’s a US version available to watch too.
Wreck
Wreck is a series about a missing girl… and a lost boy. And a murderous duck.
When nineteen-year-old Jamie Walsh boards mega cruise ship The MS Sacramentum as a new crew member, nobody knows who he really is. Jamie has snuck on under an assumed identity, so he can covertly investigate what happened to his sister, Pippa, who disappeared on the very same ship three months earlier. With scant details of her last days, Jamie begins ingratiating himself into her old social circles onboard, in the hope of getting to the bottom of the mystery.
Series two picks up in the months after the events of series one’s shocking blood-soaked conclusion and sees the gang infiltrating a wellness festival.
Inside No. 9
Jaws will drop and spines will tingle. Heads might even roll.
Enjoy darkly twisted comic tales from the imaginations of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, joined by a host of stars.
Find even more Comedy on BBC iPlayer
Spooky Doctor Who Episodes
Fancy some Who-lloween thrills?
There are plenty of eerie Doctor Who episodes available from The Empty Child to The Waters of Mars, Midnight to The God Complex, Silence in the Library to The Halloween Apocalypse, Village of The Angels, Listen, Hide, Blink and more.
And if you’ve not yet checked out the critically acclaimed, and incredibly eerie, 73 Yards, now’s the time (lord) to do it. Plus, you can discover all the behind the scenes secrets from the episode in Doctor Who: Unleashed.
Halloween for Kids on BBC iPlayer
There’s spooktacular live-action comedy in The Spooky Files and everyone – from The Demon Headmaster to Young Dracula, the Heirs of The Night, Horrible Histories crew and The Worst Witch – is getting in on the Spooky Specials and Hallowscream action in a special BBC iPlayer collection.
For even younger ghosts and ghouls there are plenty of frights and delights in the Halloween Tricks and Treats collection, from Supertato’s spooky supermarket to a Halloween party in the CBeebies House, Hey Duggee’s Halloween song and much, much more!
And if you’re in the mood for a marvellous witchy adventure, there’s always Room on The Broom.
Strictly Halloween Special 2024
Plus there’s fun for all the family with the Strictly Come Dancing Halloween Special from Saturday 26 October at 6.25pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Expect terrifying transformations as our remaining couples get into the Halloween spirit with some spooky new routines. They’ll have plenty of tricks and treats in store to impress the judges and you at home. Who will cast a spell over you? Who’s in for a nightmare of a night?
And during Sunday night’s results show (27 October from 7.20pm), our professional dancers cast a spell with a mesmerizing Beetlejuice-inspired routine that promises to be to die for!
And of course, that’s just a selection of the spooky offerings available to watch. Check out the full range – and much more – on BBC iPlayer.
Halloween on BBC Sounds
Whether you want spine-chilling podcasts, fang-tastic ghost stories, bone chilling playlists or an eerie soundscape, there’s something for everyone – even the little ones.
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