Paramount+ Peak Screaming Collection returns with more scares than ever before

September 18, 2024 – The heart-pounding Paramount+ Peak Screaming collection returns to the service today with a monster-sized lineup of thrills for audiences to enjoy this Halloween season. The popular collection expands each year and features 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 seasonal collection will include the debut of the Paramount+ original film APARTMENT 7A (September 27), a haunting prequel to the cult classic Rosemary’s Baby; and SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS: KREEPAWAY KAMP (October 10), a new hour-long special where, 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 brings the household together by providing a scare for everyone with terrifying thrillers, spine-chilling films and frights for the fainthearted, with 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.

Discover even more spooky content this Halloween for free on Pluto TV, the leading free streaming television service, including 24/7 channels such as Pluto TV Horror, Pluto TV Terror, Pluto TV Paranormal, Supernatural Drama, Ghost Hunters, The Addams Family and The Walking Dead Universe. Horror fans can also check out Pluto TV October Movies featuring all six original Resident Evil films, Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey, Faceless After Dark and more. 

*Title is available to Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan subscribers.

**All Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers can live stream CBS titles via the live feed on Paramount+. Those titles will be available on-demand to all subscribers the day after they air live.

***A selection of the above titles may only be available in September or October. All title/window availability are subject to change.

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