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The scariest night of the year just got even freakier with this selection of horror movies and series, all streaming on Showmax. Subscribe from R39 PM »

Series 

Chucky S1 | First on Showmax | Streaming now

In this sequel to the iconic horror movies, Chucky, a doll possessed by a serial killer, turns up at a yard sale in an idyllic town. A boy takes him home and the town is thrown into chaos as a series of horrifying murders unfold. Watch now »

Into the Dark S1-2

A horror anthology series in which each episode is based on a holiday, including Halloween, Christmas and Valentine's Day. Starring the likes of Dermot Mulroney and Suki Waterhouse. Watch now »

Lovecraft Country

A black man sets out across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. What follows is a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and some terrifying monsters. Watch now »

The Outsider

Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Stephen King, this horror crime miniseries focuses on the investigation of the gruesome murder of a young boy. The case is surrounded by a mysterious force. Watch it now »

What We Do in the Shadows S1-2

Based on the film of the same name, this hilarious mockumentary series follows the lives of three vampires who've been living as roommates on Staten Island for hundreds and hundreds of years. Watch it now »

Movies

Triggered (2020)

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A crazy revenge scheme fuels this jarring South African horror. Nine friends go camping and wake up to discover they have been strapped with suicide bombs on their chests. Watch now »

Antebellum (2020)

Successful author Veronica Henley finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late. Watch now »

Midsommar (2019)

A carefree summer holiday in a land of eternal sunlight takes a sinister turn when a couple is drawn into the villagers’ bizarre rituals. Disturbing scenes make this one for adults only. Watch now »

Freaky (2020)

Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton play a game of cat and mouse in this slasher comedy. After a girl swaps bodies with a serial killer, she has less than 24 hours to change back. Watch now »

IT: Chapter 2 (2019)

In the sequel to the classic horror film based on Stephen King’s novel, it’s 27 years later and the seven kids have grown up and gone their separate ways. But when Pennywise the evil clown returns, they reunite to end him for good. Watch now »

Doctor Sleep (2019)

Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson lead this book-inspired sequel to the 1980 film The Shining. A now-adult Dan Torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult. Watch now »

The Invisible Man (2019)

When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss) works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see. Watch now »

Rage (2020)

What is supposed to be the best holiday of their lives turns to horror as a group of teenagers is picked off one by one in a small coastal village. This is just one of the local horror series and movies streaming on Showmax - proving that local is lekker scary! Watch it now »

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