The heart-pounding Paramount+ Peak Screaming collection is back on the service today with a huge lineup of thrills for audiences to enjoy this Halloween season. The popular collection grows each year and includes more genre-defining hits and classics than ever before, with over 450 new originals, fan-favorite horror movies, and iconic Halloween episodes from beloved series.
The upcoming seasonal collection will feature the debut of the Paramount+ original film “APARTMENT 7A” on September 27. This film serves as a haunting prequel to the cult classic “Rosemary’s Baby.” Additionally, there will be “SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS: KREEPAWAY KAMP” on October 10, which is a new hour-long special. In this special, while at Kamp Koral for a reunion, SpongeBob and the gang are stalked by a mysterious figure lurking in the shadows as campers start disappearing one by one.
The curated collection unites the household with a variety of terrifying thrillers, spine-chilling films, and frights for the fainthearted, featuring 25 expertly curated carousels. New and returning subgenres include the following and more:
- Big Screen’s Big Screams: Box-office hits such as Smile, Pet Sematary (2019), A Quiet Place franchise, War of the Worlds and Annabelle: Creation
- New Releases: New frights such as A Quiet Place: Day One, The Last Voyage of the Demeter*, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, Scream VI and APARTMENT 7A, which debuts on service and within the collection on Friday, September 27
- Slash Hits: Spine-tingling slashers such as Orphan: First Kill, Dexter*, Pearl*, Scream (2022), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street* and selections from the Halloween franchise including Halloween VI: The Curse of Michael Myers and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- Horror Heroines: Scream queens take the stage in films such as The Ring (2002), A Quiet Place: Day One, Why Women Kill, Crawl, Gothika and It Follows
- Flash Frights: 90 Minutes or Less: Bite-sized horror such as Cloverfield, The Crow, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Beneath and Friday the 13th: Part II
- Killer Classics: Horror mainstays such as Rosemary’s Baby (1968), The Blob (1988), Murder on The Orient Express (1974), King Kong (1976), Spawn and To Catch a Thief (1955) as well as the first eight films of the Friday the 13th franchise
- Suspenseful Series: Spooky seasons of EVIL, BARGAIN, Criminal Minds, YELLOWJACKETS*, The Twilight Zone, GHOSTS and DEXTER: NEW BLOOD*
- Family Fright Night: Scares for the whole family such as The Addams Family (1991), The Little Vampire, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, A Really Haunted Loud House and Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
- Horror Comedies: Freaky films with a side of dark comedy such as the Scary Movie franchise, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Weird Science, Clue, Love and Monsters, Vampire in Brooklyn and Fido.
- Halloween Nickstalgia: Nostalgic episodes from Nickelodeon favorites including SpongeBob SquarePants, Hey Arnold!, Rugrats (1991) and Invader Zim
- Critically Acclaimed: Lauded films such as Bound, Post Mortem*, The Talented Mr. Ripley*, Shutter Island, Super 8 and Zodiac
- Psychological Horror: Mentally sinister movies such as Annihilation, American Psycho, Criminal Minds, Doctor Sleep, Don’t Worry Darling and Mother!
- Coming of Rage: High-school haunts such as TEEN WOLF: THE MOVIE, SCHOOL SPIRITS, You’re Killing Me*, Jennifer’s Body, The Faculty and The Wrath of Becky*
- Costume Inspiration: Cosplay goals such as Gladiator, Pulp Fiction, Clueless, Tales of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek: Lower Decks and Top Gun: Maverick
Paramount+ will also be the streaming home to CBS’ seasonal content, including Halloween episodes of NCIS** on October 28 as well as GHOSTS**, ELSBETH** and THE TALK** on October 31.
The Peak Screaming collection is available to stream now here. To view the Peak Screaming trailer, click here.
