Peacock Vs Shudder: Where Can You Stream The Best Horror Movies These Days?
SyFy By Erin Brady/Nov. 3, 2022 5:00 pm EST
I will be the first to admit that streaming debates are not my thing. The vast amount of streaming services that are out there right now makes it extremely hard to navigate the media landscape, and the market seems to be inching closer to reinventing cable. All I want to do is watch my silly little programs — I don’t want to spend minutes combing through different libraries and searching “[INSERT MOVIE HERE] streaming” on Google to do so! Unfortunately, this is the climate that I and many others must navigate, and because I’m not smart enough to think of a better solution, I must do the best with what I have.
If you’re a horror fan like I am, then navigating the streaming world is even harder. There are just so many movies that either aren’t available, are only available on the most niche service possible, or have some sort of limitation to the version that’s streaming. That isn’t to say that there aren’t platforms with legitimately great horror movies on them. With the announcement of a brand-new “Friday the 13th” series and the pre-existing “Chucky” SyFy series on Peacock, the NBCUniversal streamer has claimed to be a go-to place for horror. However, more niche services like Shudder also have strong libraries that can satisfy the tastes of any horror fan. You’ve also got stuff like Netflix, HBO Max, and countless others, so which ones are really the best? Let’s investigate.
Final thoughts
Shudder
In order to answer the question I posed in this article’s title, Shudder is ultimately the winner. Its eclectic library and easy-to-navigate UI just cannot be beaten. If you are a horror fan, it is an absolute must-have and goes nicely with pre-existing free streamers like Kanopy and Kino Cult.
Premium Peacock could be worth the money if you want to stream the Universal Classic Monsters and the “Chucky” series. However, you won’t be getting much else if you do. Keep in mind that Peacock does have a free feature, but the Universal Classic Monsters and many other movies, such as “Halloween Ends,” are locked behind that premium status. If you are looking for a more mainstream streamer to satisfy your horror needs, HBO Max will likely have you covered. Ultimately, though, every streamer listed in this article could have much bigger libraries. The horror genre is so vast and historical, and yet, so many movies are still extremely difficult to find. Not only that, but even hard-to-obtain movies that do end up on streaming usually have limited runs before they’re once again lost to the ether. Horror is a genre worth preserving in a permanent fashion, and as we’ve seen countless times before, streamers are no replacement for physical media. If there is anything else I hope readers get out of this article, it’s that streaming services should be complimentary instead of definite. Otherwise, the genre will continue to be in a constant state of limbo.
Peacock Vs Shudder: Where Can You Stream The Best Horror Movies These Days?
SyFy
By Erin Brady/Nov. 3, 2022 5:00 pm EST
I will be the first to admit that streaming debates are not my thing. The vast amount of streaming services that are out there right now makes it extremely hard to navigate the media landscape, and the market seems to be inching closer to reinventing cable. All I want to do is watch my silly little programs — I don’t want to spend minutes combing through different libraries and searching “[INSERT MOVIE HERE] streaming” on Google to do so! Unfortunately, this is the climate that I and many others must navigate, and because I’m not smart enough to think of a better solution, I must do the best with what I have.
If you’re a horror fan like I am, then navigating the streaming world is even harder. There are just so many movies that either aren’t available, are only available on the most niche service possible, or have some sort of limitation to the version that’s streaming. That isn’t to say that there aren’t platforms with legitimately great horror movies on them. With the announcement of a brand-new “Friday the 13th” series and the pre-existing “Chucky” SyFy series on Peacock, the NBCUniversal streamer has claimed to be a go-to place for horror. However, more niche services like Shudder also have strong libraries that can satisfy the tastes of any horror fan. You’ve also got stuff like Netflix, HBO Max, and countless others, so which ones are really the best? Let’s investigate.
If you’re a horror fan like I am, then navigating the streaming world is even harder. There are just so many movies that either aren’t available, are only available on the most niche service possible, or have some sort of limitation to the version that’s streaming. That isn’t to say that there aren’t platforms with legitimately great horror movies on them. With the announcement of a brand-new “Friday the 13th” series and the pre-existing “Chucky” SyFy series on Peacock, the NBCUniversal streamer has claimed to be a go-to place for horror. However, more niche services like Shudder also have strong libraries that can satisfy the tastes of any horror fan. You’ve also got stuff like Netflix, HBO Max, and countless others, so which ones are really the best? Let’s investigate.
Examining the quality ratio
Rochelle Films
What about other platforms?
Skandias Filmbyrå
However, there is one major streaming platform that is arguably just as horror-friendly and centric as Shudder is, and that is HBO Max. While the user interface is still a bit frustrating, the streamer has a great selection of both modern and classic horror movies. What other platform can say they’re the streaming home to “Barbarian,” all of the Shōwa era “Godzilla” films, most of the “Nightmare on Elm Street” series, “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair,” and “Häxan?” Not many, I can tell you that!
Final thoughts
Shudder
In order to answer the question I posed in this article’s title, Shudder is ultimately the winner. Its eclectic library and easy-to-navigate UI just cannot be beaten. If you are a horror fan, it is an absolute must-have and goes nicely with pre-existing free streamers like Kanopy and Kino Cult.
Premium Peacock could be worth the money if you want to stream the Universal Classic Monsters and the “Chucky” series. However, you won’t be getting much else if you do. Keep in mind that Peacock does have a free feature, but the Universal Classic Monsters and many other movies, such as “Halloween Ends,” are locked behind that premium status. If you are looking for a more mainstream streamer to satisfy your horror needs, HBO Max will likely have you covered. Ultimately, though, every streamer listed in this article could have much bigger libraries. The horror genre is so vast and historical, and yet, so many movies are still extremely difficult to find. Not only that, but even hard-to-obtain movies that do end up on streaming usually have limited runs before they’re once again lost to the ether. Horror is a genre worth preserving in a permanent fashion, and as we’ve seen countless times before, streamers are no replacement for physical media. If there is anything else I hope readers get out of this article, it’s that streaming services should be complimentary instead of definite. Otherwise, the genre will continue to be in a constant state of limbo.
Premium Peacock could be worth the money if you want to stream the Universal Classic Monsters and the “Chucky” series. However, you won’t be getting much else if you do. Keep in mind that Peacock does have a free feature, but the Universal Classic Monsters and many other movies, such as “Halloween Ends,” are locked behind that premium status. If you are looking for a more mainstream streamer to satisfy your horror needs, HBO Max will likely have you covered.
Ultimately, though, every streamer listed in this article could have much bigger libraries. The horror genre is so vast and historical, and yet, so many movies are still extremely difficult to find. Not only that, but even hard-to-obtain movies that do end up on streaming usually have limited runs before they’re once again lost to the ether. Horror is a genre worth preserving in a permanent fashion, and as we’ve seen countless times before, streamers are no replacement for physical media. If there is anything else I hope readers get out of this article, it’s that streaming services should be complimentary instead of definite. Otherwise, the genre will continue to be in a constant state of limbo.
