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Peacock experiments with interactive scenes to give fans a ‘Real Housewives’ deep dive
NBCUniversal’s Peacock is unveiling a new interactive video feature that will let Peacock Premium subscribers delve into extended clips, including extra footage and interviews, from within an episode of “The Real Housewives.” From October 14-16, BravoCon attendees will be able to preview the upcoming feature by watching an episode from season 2 of “The Real […]
Peacock experiments with interactive scenes to give fans a ‘Real Housewives’ deep dive by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
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SAVE 60%: As of Oct. 14, you can get a year of Peacock Premium for just $19.99 rather than its usual cost of $49.99 — that breaks down to just $1.67 per month.
Is Halloween Ends actually the end of the Halloween franchise? Maybe so, maybe not — but unless you actually make your way to the theater, the only way you’ll know what happens is if you stream it on Peacock.
Fittingly, the alleged end of David Gordon Green’s retconned trilogy starts streaming on Peacock today, just as a stellar deal kicks off. As of Oct. 14, you can sign up for Peacock’s Premium tier for just $19.99 for an entire year. That breaks down to only $1.67 per month, which beats its last popular deal by about 33 cents per month.
While Peacock does generously offer a free plan that includes plenty of content to stream, you’ll need the Premium tier to access the good stuff. That includes Halloween Ends, as well as other scary movies like They/Them, The Black Phone, and Insidious, plus all the seasons of classic shows you love like Parks and Recreation, Yellowstone, The Office, and more.
Note that the Premium tier does require you to watch some ads, but the massive price difference between the Premium and Premium Plus tier (which is $99.99 per year) still makes it worth it. Ads just give you time for bathroom and snack breaks, duh.
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The 20+ Best Horror Movies Streaming on Peacock Right Now
The home of the Universal Monsters is a great place to turn to for scary movies this Halloween.
There are plenty of streaming services out there, but there aren’t many that can boast a better selection of horror flicks than Peacock. But that shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, since we’re talking about Universal’s streaming service here–Hollywood’s original horror studio. And now, nearly a century after the heyday of the Universal Monsters, Peacock is a great place to check when you’re looking for a spooky movie to watch during Spooky Month.
No matter what kind of spooky times you’re looking for, Peacock has it–whether you’re into the suspense of Alfred Hitchcock, old-school slasher thrills like the original Black Christmas,, mega-disturbing body horror like Videodrome, or just a breezy horror-comedy like Shaun of the Dead. Peacock is gonna hit the spot.
Peacock’s library is chock full of horror classics both recent and very old–it’s a treasure trove of horror history, really. To help you sort through it all, we’ve put together this list of the best of the best spooky movies available on Peacock. You can’t go wrong with the films we highlight below, in alphabetical order.
1. Black Christmas ’74
If you’re into slasher movies, you can’t go wrong with one of the originals–before Freddy or Jason or Michael Meyers, there was this creepy weirdo who slaughtered a bunch of college women in a sorority house. And since it was made before most slasher tropes had been established, it’s got its own thing going on that makes it much more than just another slasher flick.
2. Candyman ’92
The original Candyman film, about a ghostly Tony Todd turning up to kill people who say “Candyman” in the mirror 5 times in a row, is as mesmerizing as it is socially conscious. Which is to say if it’s very much both of those things.
3. Dawn of the Dead ’04
This remake was momentous–it was Zack Snyder’s first film as director, with a script from at-the-time rising star James Gunn. Now that we’re well past the debate over running vs walking zombies (an actual internet fight we had two decades ago), it’s easy to see this movie for what it is: legitimately great.
4. Drag Me to Hell
My personal favorite Sam Raimi movie follows a bank employee named Christine who decides to foreclose on the home of a Gypsy woman–who in turn curses Christine with a demon who will physically act out the title of the movie if Christine can’t figure out how to deal with her. This is a great pick for when you want a movie that’s extremely loud.
5. Ginger Snaps
There simply are not enough werewolf movies out there. Fortunately for us, one of the ones we do have is Ginger Snaps, a fun little flick about a pair of 16-year-old sisters who have a close encounter with a werewolf–with one of the sisters, Ginger, being bitten and turning into one herself. On top of the chills and thrills, the screenplay from Karen Walton is darkly funny.
6. The Purge: Anarchy and Election Year
Despite Universal producing the entire Purge franchise, Peacock only has two of the films (along with both seasons of the excellent TV show). But it’s a good pair to have, because these are the two that Frank Grillo starred in. As wonderful as the more recent ones have been, Anarchy and Election Year are still probably the two best films in the series.
7. Saw VI
We love nearly every Saw movie, but we definitely love the one about America’s comedy routine of a healthcare system the most. Even though things are slightly better on that front these days, it’s great to have this, uh, gleeful reminder of the old ways.
8. Shaun of the Dead
Edgar Wright’s breakout movie, a buddy comedy about a pair of extremely normal and boring dudes (Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) experiencing a zombie apocalypse, is still his best.
9. Sinister
Scott Derrickson–best known as the director of the first Doctor Strange movie–cut his teeth with some very dark and vibey supernatural horror movies. And the best of them is Sinister, about a guy (Ethan Hawke) who finds a bunch of old super 8 film canisters that show a series of murders. It is an incredibly unsettling experience
10. Slither
In James Gunn’s first time in the director’s chair, we got a movie about an asteroid crashing in the woods near a small podunk town and turning Michael Rooker into a really, really gross alien creature (pictured). Sounds about right–and as you’d expect from a movie Gunn wrote, it’s still hilarious a decade and a half later.
11. Starry Eyes
If you’re looking for a horror movie that will make you extremely depressed, this indie about a young woman who will do anything to achieve stardom is your ticket. It stars Alex Essoe, who you probably know from Midnight Mass and The Haunting of Bly Manor.
12. The Stepfather
This is a movie about a guy who kills his whole family, then remarries and keeps that same option in his back pocket for his new family. The titular stepfather being played by Terry O’Quinn (you probably better know him as John Locke from Lost) is an aspect of this movie that has aged quite well
13. The Thing
John Carpenter’s little monster flick about a crew of researchers in Antarctica encountering a horrible, blobby mimic from outer space is a classic for good reason. You’ll never go wrong with this one.
14. Thirst
Director Park Chan-wook (of Oldboy fame) made a chilling slow-burn erotic vampire movie with Parasite and Snowpiercer star Song Kang-ho? If you haven’t seen this already, add it to your list ASAP.
15. Triangle
If we describe this one too much it’ll ruin it. But we will say this. Triangle is one of the best kinds of movie: One that’s as much of a puzzle for the viewer’s mind as it is for the characters experiencing it. And we mean that in the best possible way.
16. Videodrome
This one is the magnum opus from the undisputed master of body horror, David Cronenberg. Videodrome focuses on an old public access TV program that seems to show people being tortured and killed. But it’s so much weirder and more upsetting than just that.
17. You’re Next
Before director Adam Wingard was directing mega-budget blockbusters like Godzilla vs Kong, he was making low budget horror movies like the brilliant and snappy home invasion flick You’re Next. And this one comes with an absolutely delightful appearance by X and Pearl director Ti West.
18. The Works of Alfred Hitchcock
Hitchcock’s movies were so well crafted and influential that now, more than a half-century later, his movies have aged really well. Shockingly well, maybe. The Birds and Psycho are obvious choices for spooky season, but his classic thrillers like Vertigo and Rear Window are just as effective at keeping you on the edge of your seat.
19. The Universal Monsters
Since Peacock is Universal’s streaming service, it’s only natural there would be a whole pile of Frankenstein, Dracula, Mummy and other ancient monster pictures. For vintage horror you really can’t do better than this.
20. George Romero’s zombie flicks
Peacock has three of the zombie master’s movies:The original Night of the Living Dead, Day of the Dead, and Land of the Dead. His three best, if we’re being totally honest.
New On Peacock In October 2022: Halloween Ends, Back To The Future Trilogy, And Galaxy Quest
Peacock is getting even bigger in October, with more new movies and TV shows to watch–including original content. October means Halloween, which means plenty of horror is being added to the mix–but if that’s not your thing, there’s also plenty of variety.
On October 14, Halloween Ends will be hitting Peacock and also theaters. The conclusion to the Halloween franchise features Jamie Lee Curtis returning to play Laurie Strode–the role that made her a story 40 years ago–and she says the film will be a “fitting conclusion” to the franchise’s legacy. All that’s really known about the film’s plot comes via its synopsis, which reads in part: “Four years after the events of last year’s Halloween Kills, Laurie is living with her granddaughter Allyson and is finishing writing her memoir. Michael Myers hasn’t been seen since his last brutal rampage… when a young man, Corey Cunningham, is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.”
Otherwise, among the classic content joining Peacock that’s most definitely not horror but certainly worth your time, the Back to the Future trilogy, E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial, Galaxy Quest, and the full Godfather trilogy are all coming to the streaming service on October 1. Though these are all classics today, Galaxy Quest may still be something of a sleeper hit. The 1999 sci-fi comedy is a parody and homage to classic sci-fi films and series, and teams Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, and Sam Rockwell as the reunited cast of a fictional sci-fi show–who winds up being drawn into a real interstellar conflict by aliens who thought the show was an accurate documentary. It’s great fun–and might also inspire some costume ideas.
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The Universal Monsters Are Streaming on Peacock in September
Peacock better watch out. It’s about to be drained of blood, turned into a wolf, wrapped in bandages, and brought back from the dead. This month, as always, the streamer is adding a bunch of new content to its service. And while there are tons of cool movies coming soon (such as The Frighteners, Candyman, Shaun of the…