Horror flicks to binge-watch this Halloween season

Contrary to popular belief, 'The Haunting of Bly Manor' is in no way connected to 'The Haunting of Hill House' despite using the same set of actors. If Hill House was a psychological horror drama series, Bly Manor, on the other hand, is a romance drama miniseries that has its spine-chilling moments and draws you to the realization that love has its own horrors.

If you're into a more slow-paced horror series, Mike Flanagan's 'Midnight Mass' is the one to binge-watch. The show slowly lures you into the small island of Crockett where everyone knows each other, way too much. It catapults viewers into a series of miracles spearheaded by a young parish priest. Its honest and raw portrayal of religion and its believers is what makes this show all the more terrifying.

If fiction isn't doing it for you, you might want to try 'Unsolved Mysteries' on Netflix. The paranormal documentary portrays real-life cases that remain unsolved and will have you overthinking every unexplained detail about each story. For those who fear the real thing more, this series will bring sleepless nights and continuous probing.

If you're into the classics, Emmy Award-winner Rod Serling's 'The Twilight Zone' series is something you might want to check out. Each episode elicits a different type of fear from its viewers as the main characters enter the so-called “Twilight Zone.” Its overall dreamy and surreal mood is what makes it unquestionably worth the binge.

If time is an enemy and even a miniseries won't fit into your schedule, the film 'The Babadook' can suffice for the entirety of the Halloween season. Packed with appalling and frightening scenes, 'The Babadook' also taps into mental health and portrays the real-life struggle of single mothers.

Another classic entry is Dario Argento's 'Suspiria' released in 1977. A visually stunning film that's gruesome and straightforward. Its plot can be debatably enticing for those who are fond of brain-racking watches but it actually has references that only those who grew up in the '70s would truly appreciate.

If you've watched Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining', Mike Flanagan's 'Doctor Sleep' is a quintessential watch. The sequel to the classic film tells the story of Danny Torrance who's now an adult battling his traumatic experience at the Overlook Hotel. Drawing away from the usual jump scares, this slow-burn horror film redefines the definition of spooky and is surprisingly comforting as you watch it.

'Mother!' is a psychological horror film created by Darren Aronofsky that's overwhelmingly mind-boggling and to a point exhausting. But the emotional rollercoaster it will put you in elicits a different type of fear, oftentimes unexplainable. It has its religious references that when understood can either scare or touch you in a way you, yourself, will only understand.

'Sinister' is one of those horror films that is very much disturbing to the point that it can cause a number of sleepless nights. It tells the story of a struggling true-crime writer who's trying to unravel the case of a murdered family. Because of his need to reclaim himself, he puts his entire family in danger by moving into the house of the murdered family he is investigating. What makes this epic? The realistically shot home videos of the gruesome murders.