Here’s a list of all the horror, thriller, and sci-fi movies and series coming to Netflix in October 2020. The list is based on titles in the USA.
October 2020 features many new horror, thriller, and sci-fi titles coming to Netflix in the US.
The list of horror, thriller, and sci-fi movies and series coming to Netflix in October 2020 will be edited regularly with new titles as they’re released. So be sure to bookmark this page!
Dates and titles are subject to change.
Oktoberfest: Beer & Blood – Season 1 (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 1, 2020
1900: A rich newcomer with a shady past arrives in Munich determined to crash the local Oktoberfest with his own brewery. But when his daughter falls in love with the heir to a rival brewery, a violent chain of events is unleashed that will threaten both families’ futures.
Good Morning, Verônica: Season 1 (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 1, 2020
After witnessing a suicide, an unobtrusive police clerk decides to investigate two neglected cases on her own, both involving abused women.
Evil – Season 1 (2019)
Available on Netflix: October 1, 2020
A forensic psychologist partners with a Catholic priest-in-training to investigate miracles and demonic possession in this supernatural drama.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018)
Available on Netflix: October 1, 2020
The fragile and secretive world of two sisters and their uncle crumbles when their charming cousin arrives with eyes toward the family fortune.
Other titles available on Netflix October 1, 2020:
A.M.I. (2019)
Ghost Rider (2007)
House of 1,000 Corpses (2003)
Cape Fear (1991)
You Cannot Hide – Season 1 (Read our review >)
The Binding (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 2, 2020
While visiting her fiancé’s mother in southern Italy, a woman must fight the mysterious and malevolent curse intent on claiming her daughter.
Vampires vs. The Bronx (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 2, 2020
A group of young friends from the Bronx fight to save their neighborhood from a band of vampires.
To the Lake – Season 1 (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 7, 2020
Facing the end of civilization when a terrifying plague strikes, a group risks their lives, loves — and humanity — in a brutal struggle to survive.
Hubie Halloween (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 7, 2020
Hubie’s not the most popular guy in Salem, Mass., but when Halloween turns truly spooky, this good-hearted scaredy-cat sets out to keep his town safe.
The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 9, 2020
Set in 1980s England, after an au pair’s tragic death, Henry Wingrave (Henry Thomas) hires a young American nanny (Victoria Pedretti) to care for his orphaned niece and nephew (Amelie Bea Smith, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) who reside at Bly Manor with the estate’s chef Owen (Rahul Kohli), groundskeeper Jamie (Amelia Eve) and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose (T’Nia Miller). But all is not as it seems at the manor, and centuries of dark secrets of love and loss are waiting to be unearthed in this chilling gothic romance. At Bly Manor, dead doesn’t mean gone.
A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 15, 2020
When high school freshman Kelly Ferguson (Tamara Smart) reluctantly agrees to babysit Jacob Zellman (Ian Ho) on Halloween, the last thing she expects is to be recruited into an international secret society of babysitters who protect kids with special powers from monsters. In order to keep Jacob safe from harm, Kelly teams with no-nonsense chapter Vice President Liz Lerue (Oona Laurence), tech genius Berna Vincent (Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson), creature expert Cassie Zhen (Lynn Masako Cheng) and potions master Curtis Critter (Ty Consiglio) to defeat a Boogeyman known as “The Grand Guignol” (Tom Felton), a glamorous witch named “Peggy Drood” (Indya Moore) and their legion of mysterious monsters.
Someone has to die: Mini-Series (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 16, 2020
In conservative 1950s Spain, the alleged relationship between a young man and a Mexican ballerino creates an uproar of harrowing consequences.
La Révolution: Season 1 (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 16, 2020
In a reimagined history of the French Revolution, the guillotine’s future inventor uncovers a disease that drives the aristocracy to murder commoners.
The Last Kids on Earth: Book 3 (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 16, 2020
As the four pals continue to live it up with their monster allies, Jack worries a newly discovered radio transmitter may put an end to the fun.
Unfriended (2014)
Available on Netflix: October 16, 2020
Six teens whose cyberbullying drove their classmate to commit suicide become the target of an online stalker with a lethal agenda.
ParaNorman (2012)
Available on Netflix: October 18, 2020
A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.
Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 2 (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 19, 2020
In six new episodes, Unsolved Mysteries profiles more unexplained disappearances, tragic events, and bizarre occurrences. Perhaps one viewer holds the key to solving these cases.
Rebecca (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 21, 2020
After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can’t escape the haunting shadow of his late wife.
Cadaver (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 22, 2020
After a nuclear disaster, a starving family is lured by the offer of a meal to participate in a play at a hotel, where audience members begin to vanish.
Perdida / Stolen Away – Season 1 (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 23, 2020
Antonio sets himself up to be arrested so he’ll be sent to Colombia’s worst prison, La Brecha. He’s after the man who kidnapped his daughter years ago.
Blood of Zeus (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 27, 2020
A commoner living in ancient Greece, Heron discovers his true heritage as a son of Zeus, and his purpose: To save the world from a demonic army. (Anime)
Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 28, 2020
Addicted to technology, a group of teens attends a rehabilitation camp in the forest, but a sinister force there intends to take them offline forever.
His House (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 30, 2020
After making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface.
The Day of the Lord (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 30, 2020
Menéndez is a retired priest who lives in his dark and ruinous apartment turning his back on the world. He suffers from a crisis of faith and is haunted by horrible nightmares and acts of his past that torture him. One day, he receives the visit from Sebastián, an old friend who knows Menéndez’s past business. He claims his daughter is possessed by the devil and begs for Menéndez’s help to exorcize her, although he’s well aware of the aggressive methods the priest uses. Pushed by Sebastián’s insistence and his inner conflict, Menéndez takes this case as a chance for redemption. He has a new goal in life but is she really possessed or will she suffer a senseless torture?
Kaali Khuhi (2020)
Available on Netflix: October 30, 2020
When a restless spirit curses a Punjab village that has a history of female infanticide, the town’s fate lies in the hands of a 10-year-old girl.
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