In our quest to promote our “Watch More Horror” agenda, we present a bounty of great horror shows and movies you can watch for free now.
New streaming platforms are being released at a rapid pace. And while that has the benefit of giving us a bounty of options and more horror content at our fingertips than we’ve ever had before, it can also be overwhelming — and expensive. Many of us cut the cable cord to save money. But with so many competing platforms and subscription rates rising at alarming rates, you may be hungry for some great horror films, shows, and original programming that won’t cost you an arm and a leg.
That’s why we’re here with a new monthly series designed to tune you into all the amazing genre programming you can watch without spending a dime!
Whether you want to rewatch a classic or explore some of the tremendous new indie horror films and shows, there’s plenty here to keep you satisfied and occupied this May.
All titles are available as of May 1st unless otherwise noted.
Free Horror Titles on Crackle
In the Flesh
Four years after the Rising, the government starts to rehabilitate the Undead for reentry into society, including teenager Kieren Walker, who returns to his small Lancashire village to face a hostile reception, as well as his own demons.
Cast: Luke Newberry (Gentleman Jack), Harriet Cains (Bridgerton)
Demons
A teen who discovers he’s a descendant of legendary vampire slayer Van Helsing takes up his destiny to seek out and destroy vampires.
Cast: Philip Glenister (Kingdom of Heaven), Zoe Tapper (Survivors)
South of Hell
A supernatural thriller set in South Carolina, South of Hell focuses on Maria Abascal, a stunning demon-hunter-for-hire whose power stems from within.
Cast: Mena Suvari (American Beauty), Lamman Rucker (Meet the Browns)
Ghost Wars
A remote Alaskan town that has been overrun by paranormal forces. Local outcast Roman Mercer must overcome the town’s prejudices and his own personal demons if he’s to harness his repressed psychic powers and save everyone.
Cast: Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap), Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy)
Dark Shadows
The rich Collins family of Collinsport, Maine, is tormented by strange occurrences.
Cast: Jonathan Frid (Seizure), Grayson Hall (The Night of the Iguana)
Available: May 4th
The Unknown
In this Crackle Original Series, an anonymous blogger attempts to uncover the strange occurrences, supernatural events, and conspiracy theories that are intentionally kept hidden from the world.
Cast: Dominic Monaghan (The Lord of the Rings), Brian Krause (Charmed)
Halloween
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night in 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill again.
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis (Knives Out), Donald Pleasence (Escape From New York)
Gabriel
Fallen angel Sammael has claimed the mid-world in the name of darkness. With the help of his menacing, gun-toting task force, he has smothered the dark, dreary city in vice, violence, and cruelty. Sammael’s victory is assured–until the arrival of Gabriel, the last of Heaven’s seven archangels. Gabriel is young, strong, and the mightiest warrior seen since Michael, his predecessor, disappeared. In no time, Gabriel’s bravery and skill threaten to decimate Sammael’s evil henchmen and redeem Jade, the lost angel with a heart of gold. But Sammael has one last card to play: the secret of his own past, the knowledge of which could destroy Gabriel forever.
The Caller
Troubled divorcee Mary Kee (Rachelle Lefevre, Twilight) is tormented by a series of sinister phone calls from a mysterious woman. When the stranger implies that she’s calling from the past, Mary tries to break off contact. But the caller doesn’t like being ignored and seeks revenge in a unique and terrifying way. Also starring Stephen Moyer (HBO’s “True Blood”).
Let the Right One In
Oscar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire.
Monsters
Six years ago, NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples but crashed upon reentry over Central America.
Cast: Scoot McNairy (Argo), Whitney Able (Godless)
Phantasm
A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known only as the Tall Man, who keeps a lethal arsenal of terrible weapons with him.
Cast: Bill Thornbury (The Lost Empire), A. Michael Baldwin (Voyagers!)
Prom Night
The anniversary of the death of a girl playing hide-and-seek with four friends coincides six years later with prom night. One by one, the remaining four are killed until only one remains. All-time top domestic box-office grosser ($6,000,000) Variety 01/14/81 list.
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween), Leslie Nielsen (Airplane!)
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The Clearing
A father takes his young daughter camping only to discover a disease has driven people into a feral frenzy. With his little girl now missing and an infected horde surrounding his motorhome, he must use survival skills, ingenuity, and determination to find and save his daughter.
Cast: Liam McIntyre (Spartacus), Aundrea Smith (Always and Forever)
Free Horror Titles on Redbox
Train to Busan
While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.
Cast: Gong Yoo (Squid Game), Jung Yu-Mi (The School Nurse Files)
The Blackcoat’s Daughter
Two girls must battle a mysterious evil force when they get left behind at their boarding school over winter break.
Cast: Emma Roberts (American Horror Story), Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men)
Available: 5/18
V/H/S/ Viral
After watching on the news that an out-of-control ice cream truck is being chased by the police, a group of teens hell-bent on capturing the next viral video set out to chase the van.
Let the Right One In
Oscar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire.
Cast: Kare Hedebrant (Cupid’s Balls), Lina Leandersson (Broken Hill Blues)
The Sonata
A gifted musician (Freya Tingley) inherits a mansion after her long-lost father (Rutger Hauer) dies under mysterious circumstances. She discovers his last musical masterpiece riddled with cryptic symbols that unravels an evil secret.
Cast: Freya Tingley (Freya Tingley), Rutger Hauer (Bladerunner)
Exorcist III
Ignoring Exorcist II: The Heretic this one deals with a serial killer who was executed the same night of the exorcism in the first film with the girl Regan. The priest who fell down the flight of steps was been taken into the spirit of the killer to claim victim after victim some 20 years later.
Cast: George C. Scott (Patton), Brad Dourif (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest)
John Dies at the End
A new street drug that sends its users across time and dimensions has one drawback: some people return no longer human. Can two college drop-outs save humanity from this silent, otherworldly invasion?
Cast: Chase Williamson (The Guest), Paul Giamatti (Billions)
Phantasm III
Mike and Reggie continue to hunt the mysterious Tall Man, discovering along the way that the invasion has already begun.
Cast: Reggie Bannister (L.A. Law), A. Michael Baldwin (Phantasm)
The Clearing
A father must fight through the zombie apocalypse to save his daughter.
Cast: Liam McIntyre (Spartacus), Aundrea Smith (Zombies)
The Void
A blood-soaked man limping down a deserted road is rushed by Officer Carter to a nearby hospital with a skeleton crew. Trapped inside by hooded figures, Carter discovers that the patients and staff are transforming into something inhuman.
Cast: Aaron Poole (Most Dangerous Game), Ellen Wong (Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World)
Murder Party
A random invitation to a Halloween party leads a man into the hands of a rogue collective intent on murdering him for the sake of their art, sparking a bloodbath of mishap, mayhem, and hilarity.
Cast: Chris Sharp (I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore), Stacy Rock (Blue Ruin)
Camp Cold Brook
A paranormal team sets to check out an abandoned summer camp where a mass murder had taken place decades previous.
Cast: Chad Michael Murray (One Tree Hill), Danielle Harris (Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead)
