If you’re expecting a few Halloween treats in October, you’re in luck. While not everything coming to Netflix in October is spine-tingling, they are bringing some new spooky and kooky content to us all month long.
Mr. Harringan’s Phone is the first of the batch. This horror film centers on a boy named Craig who befriends an elderly man, Mr. Harrington, and gives him a phone. When the man passes away, Craig makes calls to the phone about those who torment him, but he finds that Mr. Harrigan’s spirit starts avenging him from beyond the grave. It’s based on one of four novellas in Stephen King’s anthology If It Bleeds.
Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities is another standout spooky series that will hit Netflix this month. Just in time for Halloween, the horror anthology will feature eight unique horror stories based on del toro’s short story of the same name. The series is slated to be visually stunning and spine-tingling, sophisticated and horrific. Del Toro takes on the Alfred Hitchcock role, introducing each episode.
Not everything for Halloween has to be scary and adults only, though. For something a little more family-friendly, Netflix is releasing Wendell & Wild on October 28th. In this stop-motion animated movie, two scheming demon brothers make a deal with a punk-loving teen so they can leave the Underworld for the Land of the Living. It’s Henry Selick’s first feature film since 2009’s Coraline and stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele as the titular characters.
We Don’t Have a Date for These – At Least, Not Yet
There are two Halloween releases coming from Netflix that don’t have a date yet.
The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself is a Netflix Original series about 16-year-old Nathan, the illegitimate son of the world’s most terrifying witch, Marcus Edge. He has spent his whole life being monitored out of fear he may turn violent and destructive like his father. But, as the boundaries between good and bad begin to fray, he will discover what sort of person he truly is. If this happens to sound familiar, it’s because the series is based on the Half Bad trilogy from Sally Green.
Netflix says we can expect The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself during the month of October, but there isn’t an official date yet.
Wednesday is the other Netflix series with a notably absent release date. It centers on Wednesday Addams while attending high school at Nevermore Academy. She’s navigating new relationships like any other teen, but she’s also working on perfecting her psychic powers and trying to stop a monstrous killing spree. I know I’m not the only one who is dying to check out this show, but Netflix hasn’t told us when we can expect it.
Fortunately, we do know when to expect plenty of other content.
The Full List of “Netflix and Chills”
As you can see, Netflix’s spooky lineup for Halloween season already started in September. End of the Road starring Queen Latifah and Ludacris started us off, followed by Lou and Phantom Pups. But once we get into October, we get plenty more series and movies.
There are also a couple of titles arriving after Halloween, so we can keep the thrills coming. Capturing the Killer Nurse is an upcoming true crime documentary film about serial killer Charlie Cullen. He was an experienced registered nurse who ended up as one of history’s most prolific serial killers. After that, a film titled Troll will arrive in December. The Norwegian movie centers on a ragtag group of city-dwellers struggling to stop something they thought only existed in folklore after an ancient troll is awakened and starts destroying everything in its path.
It’s Not All Halloweenie Ghosts and Ghouls
Not everything coming to Netflix in October is a frightful flick. There are plenty of good ol’ non-spooky-themed shows and movies arriving during the month of October, too. From kids’ animated series to cooking competitions to action movies, there’s a little bit of something for everyone.
Netflix’s unique cooking competition show, Nailed It!, returns to the streaming service for a seventh season on October 5th. Hosted by Nicole Byer, contestants lacking baking skills do their best to recreate elaborate desserts. The show is one part reality contest and one part hot mess. If you are one of those rare people who haven’t seen it yet, you can go ahead and binge the first six seasons that are already on Netflix.
Kids will be happy to know that a fourth season of the animated series Chip and Potato is coming to Netflix, too. The third season dropped back in March of 2021, so I’m willing to bet that the kids all ran through it a few hundred times already. That means parents will be happy for some new episodes, too.
The streaming giant is also bringing a few stand-up specials during the month of October. And by a few, I mean six:
- Hasan Minhaj: The King’s Jester
- Kev Adams: The Real Me
- DEAW#13 Udom Taephanich Stand Up Comedy Show
- Iliza Shlesinger: Hot Forever
- Gabriel Iglesias: Stadium Fluffy
- Fortune Feimster: Good Fortune
As you can see, there’s a pretty good spread. Let’s get into the full list for October.
What’s Coming October 1-2
Barbie: It Takes Two (Season 2) – October 1st
Call Me By Your Name (2017) – October 1st
City Slickers (1991) – October 1st
Land of the Lost (2009) – October 1st
Last Seen Alive (2022) – October 1st
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005) – October 1st
Robin Hood (2010) – October 1st
Rush Hour (1998) – October 1st
Rush Hour 3 (2007) – October 1st
Walking Tall (2004) – October 1st
Forever Queens (Season 1) – October 2nd – Netflix Original
What’s Coming October 3-9
Chip and Potato (Season 4) – October 3rd – Netflix Original
Jexi (2019) – October 3rd
Hasan Minhaj: The King’s Jester (2022) – October 4th – Netflix Original
Bling Empire (Season 3) – October 5th – Netflix Original
High Water (Season 1) – October 5th – Netflix Original
Jumping From High Places (2022) – October 5th – Netflix Original
Mr. Harrigan’s Phone (2022) – October 5th – Netflix Original
Nailed It! (Season 7) – October 5th – Netflix Original
The Fight for Justice: Paolo Guerrero (Season 1) – October 5th – Netflix Original
The Trapped 13: How We Survived the Thai Cave (2022) – October 5th – Netflix Original
Togo (2022) – October 5th – Netflix Original
Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake (Season 1) – October 6th – Netflix Original
The Joys and Sorrows of Young Yuguo (2022) – October 6th – Netflix Original
Conversations With a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes (Limited Series) – October 7th – Netflix Original
Derry Girls (Season 3) – October 7th – Netflix Original
Doll House (2022) – October 7th – Netflix Original
Glitch (Season 1) – October 7th – Netflix Original
Kev Adams: The Real Me (2022) – October 7th – Netflix Original
Luckiest Girl Alive (2022) – October 7th – Netflix Original
Man on Pause (Season 1) – October 7th – Netflix Original
Oddballs (Season 1) – October 7th – Netflix Original
Old People (2022) – October 7th – Netflix Original
The Midnight Club (Season 1) – October 7th – Netflix Original
The Mole (Season 1) – October 7th – Netflix Original
The Redeem Team (2022) – October 7th – Netflix Original
TIGER & BUNNY 2 – October 7th – Netflix Original
Bad Guys (Season 1) – October 8th
Missing Link (2019) – October 9th
What’s Coming October 10-16
Spirit Rangers (2022) – October 10th – Netflix Original
DEAW#13 Udom Taephanich Stand Up Comedy Show (2022) – October 11th – Netflix Original
Iliza Shlesinger: Hot Forever (2022) – October 11th – Netflix Original
Someone Borrowed (2022) – October 11th – Netflix Original
The Cage (Season 1) – October 11th – Netflix Original
Belascoarán, PI (Season 1) – October 12th – Netflix Original
Easy Bake Battle: The Home Cooking Competition (Season 1) – October 12th – Netflix Original
Island of the Sea Wolves (Season 1) – October 12th – Netflix Original
Missing: The Other Side (Season 1) – October 12th
Wild Croc Territory (Season 1) – October 12th – Netflix Original
Dead End: Paranormal Park (Season 2) – October 13th – Netflix Original
Exception (Season 1) – October 13th – Netflix Original
The Playlist (Season 1) – October 13th – Netflix Original
The Sinner (Season 4) – October 13th
The Watcher (Limited Series) – October 13th – Netflix Original
Black Butterflies (Season 1) – October 14th – Netflix Original
Everything Calls for Salvation (Season 1) – October 14th – Netflix Original
Holy Family (Season 1) – October 14th – Netflix Original
Mismatched (Season 2) – October 14th – Netflix Original
Soole (2021) – October 14th
Take 1 (Season 1) – October 14th – Netflix Original
The Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022) – October 14th – Netflix Original
Dracula Untold (2014) – October 16th
What’s Coming October 17-23
Waffles + Mochi’s Restaurant (Season 2) – October 17th – Netflix Original
Gabriel Iglesias: Stadium Fluffy (2022) – October 18th – Netflix Original
LiSA Another Great Day (2022) – October 18th – Netflix Original
Somebody Feed Phil (Season 6) – October 18th – Netflix Original
Unsolved Mysteries (Volume 3) – October 18th – Netflix Original
Notre-Dame (Limited Series) – October 19th – Netflix Original
The School for Good and Evil (2022) – October 19th – Netflix Original
The Stranger (2022) – October 19th – Netflix Original
Barbarians (Season 2) – October 21st – Netflix Original
Descendant (2022) – October 21st – Netflix Original
From Scratch (Season 1) – October 21st – Netflix Original
ONI: Thunder Gold’s Tale (Season 1) – October 21st – Netflix Original
What’s Coming October 24-31
Fortune Feimster: Good Fortune (2022) – October 25th – Netflix Original
Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (Season 1) – October 25th – Netflix Original
Robbing Mussolini (2022) – October 26th – Netflix Original
The Good Nurse (2022) – October 26th – Netflix Original
Beyond the Universe (2022) – October 27th – Netflix Original
Dubai Bling (Season 1) – October 27th – Netflix Original
Daniel Spellbound (Season 1) – October 27th – Netflix Original
Romantic Killer (Season 1) – October 27th – Netflix Original
All Quiet On the Western Front / Im Westen Nichts Neues (2022) – October 28th – Netflix Original
Big Mouth (Season 6) – October 28th – Netflix Original
Drink Masters (Season 1) – October 28th – Netflix Original
Wendell & Wild (2022) – October 28th – Netflix Original
