The Best Horror Movies Streaming Now on Paramount+
Last updated: December 5, 2024
Paramount+ is giving us a few titles worth revisiting this December, but all eyes are on Dexter: Original Sin. However, only subscribers with the Showtime add-on can watch it. This is devastating news because everything else pales in comparison to that star-studded prequel series. It also does not help that most of their genre titles are thrillers and sci-fi that we love but don’t watch when we want to be terrified. Having to rely on Backcountry and Cujo to do so much heavy lifting is a choice. I managed to find five things I am excited to revisit during this cold winter. While I am happy to share them with you, I also have to admit I wish there was more in the lineup this month. However, we are here to talk about the titles I think will make us feel alive again, and that’s what I intend to do.
Check out my five picks for December.
Chicago (dir. Rob Marshall)
Two women on death row compete for the public’s attention in hopes of using their murders for a shot at fame. I can feel some of you wanting to fight me for this selection, but hear me out! Genre-bending films are always difficult to categorize. I also usually avoid musicals as a recovering theatre kid. However, if they’re about ladies who kill people, I can be swayed to check it out. Not only does this soundtrack slap, but the entire aesthetic is gorgeous and should have won even more awards than they walked away with. It is also impossible to not love a cast that includes Renée Zellweger, Richard Gere, Christine Baranski, and Queen Latifah. If you do not agree with the death row dames and start shimmying by the time “Cell Block Tango” begins, you may want to check your pulse.
The Exorcist (dir. William Friedkin)
A possessed girl’s mom seeks the help of two priests to perform an exorcism. The Exorcist is over 50 years old and is still possibly the greatest exorcist movie in history. It has been victim to plenty of shaky sequels and a Blumhouse reboot. However, the Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair moment continues to endure the test of time. So, seeing it land on a streamer is always a cause for celebration. Many of us will probably run to Paramount+ to revisit this film and may possibly levitate upon pressing play. I highly recommend watching the movie and The Exorcist TV series that ran for two seasons. They tell a story I am completely on board for, and I wish had continued for another couple of seasons. Unfortunately, like all good things, it came to an end. This led the franchise back to being tormented on the big screen.
The Good Liar (dir. Bill Condon)
A professional conman picks a rich millionaire for his newest mark but bites off more than he can chew. His dreams of a simple scam turn into a cat-and-mouse game, which he was unprepared to play. The people who gatekept this thriller starring Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen are my new enemies. These two acting titans playing against each other in a European crime thriller should have gotten much more attention. The film is based on the novel The Good Liar by Nicholas Searle, and I plan to add that to my reading list this winter as well. If I cannot be in London this December, I want to watch award-winning actors cut up in my favorite city on my screen. So, I am prepared for this movie to become my new personality, and I will annoy everyone in my group chats. All my friends can blame Paramount+!
The Matrix (dir. Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski)
A computer hacker is led into an underworld where he discovers his entire life is a lie. The Wachowskis sisters were ahead of the curve with their stylistic battle against the evils of cyber-intelligence. We should all probably revisit this franchise now that we are chronically online and dependent on smart devices. The conversations about cyber security being abused and the moral implications of AI have shifted for the worse. This mind-altering sci-fi movie starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss might be hitting Paramount+ at the perfect time. I want to rewatch it and remember when our devices weren’t so smart that it was a concern. I also know the decision of which pill we would take is going to hit differently for many of us in 2024. Like I said earlier, The Matrix was way ahead of its time.
The Riot Club (dir. Lone Scherfig)
Two freshmen at Oxford University get into a secret society called the Riot Club. However, they quickly discover that reputations can be made or destroyed in one night. I am already a sucker for British thrillers. Knowing it’s based on a play called Posh by Laura Wade and directed by Lone Scherfig makes it even more exciting. I am tired of men waxing poetic about what young men are like. So, I am only seeking these stories out when they are being handled by anyone but cis men now. I only want to see people who will really examine the characters and crimes in a more accurate light telling these stories. Shoutout to Paramount+ for bringing this 2014 title back to the forefront for people who missed it. I hope it gains an even larger audience while it is streaming.
Everything coming to Paramount+ in December
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Backcountry
Blade Runner 2049
Chicago
Cliffhanger
Contagion
Cujo
Detained
Disturbia
Edward Scissorhands
The Exorcist
Fear
The Good Liar
The Iron Giant
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
L.A. Confidential
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life
The Lovely Bones
The Matrix
The Monster Squad
Nancy Drew
No Country for Old Men
Point Break
Primal Fear
The Riot Club
Rosemary’s Baby
The Score
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Uninvited
Welcome to New York
What Remains
Wild Things
Winter’s Bone
Zodiac
Are you digging all these chillers Paramount+ is adding to its library this winter? Then let’s compare notes at @misssharai.
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