Halloween weekend is officially here, and TheGrio just took the guesswork out of your streaming queue with 14 picks led by Black casts and creators. The list stretches across Netflix, Hulu, Peacock, Paramount+, Prime Video, HBO Max, Tubi, and MGM+, so there’s no shortage of places to press play. Leading the pack is Keke Palmer’s new Peacock series“The‘Burbs,”an eight-episode dramedy about a new mother who starts digging into a suspicious neighbor, plus the 2026“Scary Movie”installment with Regina Hall and Anna Faris returning to the spoof franchise.
The list works for basically any mood. Family-friendly picks like“We Have a Ghost,”“The Curse of Bridge Hollow,”and“Wendell&Wild”keep things light for a group watch, while the classic“Martin”Halloween episodes deliver pure comfort viewing. For anyone chasing real scares,“Get Out,”“Sinners,”and“Little Monsters”bring the heavier energy, with the series“From”on deck for binge watchers.
What makes this list worth sharing is the bigger picture: Black-led horror and horror comedy have moved from the margins to the center of the genre, with names like Jordan Peele, Ryan Coogler, Lupita Nyong’o, and the Wayans brothers driving some of the most talked-about projects out there. So grab the candy, pick a side of the couch, and settle the age-old debate: family night or full-on fright night? Which one are you streaming first?
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