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Get ready for the holiday with a list of the latest in horror across film, TV, and gaming.

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The Halloween 2023 StoryScream: things to play and watch this spooky season

October is a time for spooky things, and you can&rsquo;t really go wrong with the classics: watching some Friday the 13th or playing a little Silent Hill. But every year, there&rsquo;s also a steady stream of new horror that sometimes gets overlooked, whether it&rsquo;s a movie, game, or TV show. Here, we&rsquo;ve collected some of the most interesting releases so far in 2023, from streaming movies destined to become cult hits to a surprisingly large number of big-budget horror game remakes. If you&rsquo;re looking for something outside of the classic Halloween canon to watch or play in October &mdash; or anytime, really &mdash; here are some good places to start.

In Alan Wake 2, you will never feel safe

Junji Ito has a terrifying new short story collection just in time for Halloween

Dead Space is coming to Xbox Game Pass just in time for Halloween

A new Alan Wake game just launched in Fortnite

Creepy mobile game Franz is out on iOS and Android today.

Franz is the creepy thing that lives in your phone

The Fall of the House of Usher is Mike Flanagan’s most ambitious horror story yet

Amazon’s Totally Killer is, like, such a fun slasher movie

Hulu’s No One Will Save You is taut, minimalist sci-fi horror

Four very different horror movies from TIFF 2023

The Last Voyage of the Demeter just isn’t scary enough to live up to Dracula’s legacy

Oxenfree II is a perfect spooky sequel — and one of Netflix’s best games

Black Mirror’s ‘Beyond the Sea’ is a slow-motion tragedy in the depths of space

Black Mirror’s ‘Demon 79’ is a stressful slice of supernatural horror

The System Shock remake is a delightful surprise

Amazon’s Swarm is so close to being brilliant

Servant’s finale was uncomfortable, confounding, and perfectly fitting

Resident Evil 4 remake is a modern blockbuster with an old-school heart

Resident Evil Village is a great PSVR 2 shooter, if you can stomach it

Knock at the Cabin turns a home invasion into the ultimate trolley problem

Talk To Me is a potent dose of unrelenting teen horror

In My Mother’s Skin is a truly frightening and gruesome fairy tale

The Dead Space remake is a grisly cut of classic horror

Birth/Rebirth takes the Frankenstein myth back to its feminist horror roots

Infinity Pool is a surreal and chaotic descent into depravity

Netflix’s new anime is just a taste of Junji Ito’s terrifying stories

HBO’s The Last of Us is a compact adaptation that puts you in the passenger seat

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