12 Horror Anthology Movies to Stream If You Never Want to Sleep Again

If you only end up watching one anthology film, Creepshow should be it. It's an immensely spooky collaboration between Stephen King and George A. Romero, so you can expect everything that unfolds in its two-hour running time to be disturbing. There are five individual tales, each modeled after the horror comics that King and Romero grew up with, and King even acts in one of them as a man who turns into a vine-covered monster after touching a meteorite.

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Found-footage fans, rejoice: here's an anthology film just for you. V/H/S has an interesting setup, and although it falters on the execution of a few of its scares, it's a pretty decent horror outing. A group of thieves break into a house and come across a pile of five cursed VHS tapes (yes, à la The Ring), and both the thieves and the audience get to watch each video together. Each of the five shorts are written and directed by different people, which on one hand adds diversity to the tales, but on the other, makes V/H/S lack cohesion. Despite that, it's worth watching for the first two shorts: "Amateur Night" and "Second Honeymoon."

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Some people are torn as to whether or not this is an improvement on the original, but we can't see how it's not. When a sleazy private investigation team stumbles upon the same house from the first film and comes across the stack of VHS tapes, we're treated to whole new collection of terrifying stories which all end up being much stronger than that of its predecessor. Included are stories about a man with a who can see the dead with the help of a cybernetic eye, and a biker who gets caught in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. The best one out of the bunch comes from The Raid director Gareth Evans, whose tale about an Indonesian cult, "Safe Haven," is scarring.

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The ABCs of Death is an ambitious collection, made up of 26 short films from 26 different writers and directors with titles like "A Is For Apocalypse," "B Is For Bigfoot," and so on. Sadly there are more duds here than there are winners, but the winners are so good that they're worth checking out individually. Standouts include "D Is For Dogfight"(a visually powerful twist on man's best friend), "T Is For Toilet" (a short about irrational childhood fears featuring comedy, horror, and Danny Glover), and "U Is For Unearthed" (a fresh and smart take on vampires).

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The classic TV series ran from 1959 to 1964, and this feature-length follow-up does it justice. Directors Steven Spielberg, John Landis, George Miller, and Joe Dante all reimagine iconic episodes with the help of actors like John Belushi and John Lithgow.

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Rod Serling's Night Gallery ended up being a show, but its 1969 pilot was created as an hour-and-a-half-long made-for-TV movie. Additionally, it featured the first-ever directing talents of Steven Spielberg! The film begins with Serling showing the audience three different pieces of artwork hanging in a gallery, which end up being the three shorts: "Cemetery," "Eyes," and "The Escape Route." All are proof that Spielberg was talented from the get-go, but the violent, graphic "Eyes" stands out thanks to Joan Crawford's performance as a blind woman willing to go to extreme lengths to see.

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2016's Southbound is one of those movies that will stick with you long after you stop watching. The film follows five interconnected stories of people driving through the same stretch of desert road, and what it lacks in gore it makes up for in style and a general sense of dread.

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Any Julianne Moore fans in the house? This is one of the actress's first roles (alongside a young Steve Buscemi and Christian Slater) in George A. Romero's anthology film based on his anthology TV series of the same name. It's not as strong as Creepshow, but it's comprised of three shorts and framed by a smart narrative (a kidnapped young boy distracting the evil witch who grabbed him with scary stories he's heard over the years). In addition to the short with Julianne, "Lot 249," there's the campy "Cat From Hell" (based off of a previous short by Stephen King), and the final "Lover's Vow," a love story inspired by Japanese folklore.

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After working with George A. Romero on a few projects, Stephen King developed his own horror anthology with 1985's Cat's Eye. A stray cat is the common thread between the three shorts as the animal comes in and out of the characters' lives. "Quitters, Inc." follows a smoker (James Woods) who signs up at a mysterious clinic to help him kick the habit, and discovers all too late that the doctors will go to horrendous lengths to keep him from smoking (shocking the cat is one). The second short, "The Ledge," tracks a dangerous bet between two men in Atlantic City, and the final short, "General" features a delightful performance from a young Drew Barrymore.

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If you enjoyed Christmas-horror flick Krampus, you should probably check out one of director Michael Dougherty's first projects, Trick 'R Treat. Not only is it Halloween-themed and therefore a perfect flick to watch on Oct. 31, but it boasts a substantial cast (Anna Paquin, Dylan Baker, and Leslie Bibb) and stellar shorts. Each tale follows a different group on Halloween night in the same small town and ends with a bloody bang.

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If you've ever watched Star Wars and thought to yourself, "Whoa, it would be so cool if Luke suddenly became a murderous psychopath," then 1.) seek help, and 2.) watch Body Bags. John Carpenter's anthology was originally intended to be a TV show, but after being rejected by Showtime, he turned it into a made-for-TV movie. It has a number of creepy tales — including Star Wars's Mark Hamil as a man whose new eye turns him into a serial killer — and features cameos from horror icons like Greg Nicotero, Sam Raimi, and Wes Craven.

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Holidays consists of eight short films dedicated to different holidays, directed by a mix of unknown and established directors (*cough* Kevin Smith *cough*). Like a lot of the anthologies on this list, it's a bit uneven, but it's guaranteed to ruin at least a few of your favorite days of the year . . . in the best way possible.

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