Criterion Channel brings the best ’80s horror movies to streaming in October

Criterion Channel is kicking off the Halloween season with an avalanche of great horror movies as part of its ’80s Horror series. It will include classics from around the world as well hidden gems. How big is the deal? Near Dark, a movie that’s notoriously difficult to stream.

Near DarkKathryn Bigelow’s 1987 horror-action film about vampires is here (Oscar-winner).The Hurt Locker). Despite this cult-classic movie starring Bill Paxton and Lance Henriksen, and coming from a lauded American action director, it’s rarely been available on streaming platforms for one reason or another. The series will also include another vampire-classic in Tony Scott’s HungerThe addition of a will be made to the roster on November 1.

Along with those vampire movies, the series also includes films like John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness, about a group of college students discovering something worse than the devil, Larry Cohen’s Q: The Winged Serpent, about a dragon terrorizing Manhattan, Dario Argento’s Inferno, Tobe Hooper’sThe Funhouse, Paul Schrader’s People for Cats, Michael Mann’s The Keep, and a dozen more great horror movies from the ’80s.

Here’s a full list of all the movies Criterion Channel will be adding to its streaming service on Oct. 1 (with the exception of Hunger(which arrives one month later)

• Inferno, Dario Argento, 1980
• Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne: The Strange Case Walerian Borowczyk, 1981
• Dead & Buried, Gary Sherman, 1981
• The House by the Cemetery Lucio Fulci, 1981
• The Funhouse Tobe Hooper 1981
• Strange behaviorMichael Laughlin. 1981
• Wolfen, Michael Wadleigh, 1981
• Scanners, David Cronenberg, 1981
• Road Games Richard Franklin, 1981
• The Fan Ed Bianchi 1981
• Basket Case Frank Henenlotter. 1982
• Next of KinTony Williams 1982
• Cat People Paul Schrader, 1982
• Q: “The Winged Serpent”, Larry Cohen, 1982
• Slumber Party Massacre Amy Holden Jones, 1982
• The Keep Michael Mann, 1983
• Hunger Tony Scott, 1983*
• Henry: Portrait of Serial Killer HenryJohn McNaughton. 1986
• The Secret, Jack Sholder. 1987
• Prince of Darkness John Carpenter, 1987
• The White of the EyeDonald Cammell. 1987
• Near Dark Kathryn Bigelow, 1987
• The Vanishing George Sluizer, 1988
• Brain InjuryFrank Henenlotter 1988
• Dream Demon Harley Cokeliss. 1988
• Blob Chuck Russell, 1988
• The Lair of White Worm Ken Russell 1988
• Vampire’s Kiss, Robert Bierman (1989).
• Society, Brian Yuzna, 1989
• Tetsuo, The Iron Man Shinya Tsukamoto, 1989