Loki, Goosebumps, Rookie + More Titles to Stream This October

(SPOT.ph) It's officially October, and while it is indeed spooky season—that time of the year when horror and thrills take over—there's no reason for the faint-hearted to avoid binge-watching entirely. It's not all cult-favorite horror flicks, thrillers, and mystic-themed shows this month. There's also a new slew of films and series to watch that won't make you scream in fear. We rounded up some of the most exciting and interesting flicks for the month of October, across different platforms. Check them out below. 

Check out these titles hitting  the streaming platforms just in time for October:

New on Netflix this October

Fair Play (Film)

Release date: October 4

Reasons to watch: Are you ready to see Daphne Bridgerton in a new light? Phoebe Dynevor stars in this erotic thriller drama about how an unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a couple's romance to the brink. Will they pull through or will the competition unravel much more than their recent engagement?

Keys to the Heart (Film)

Release date: October 4

Reasons to watch: If you're worried you won't find anything heartwarming to watch this month, rest easy. Keys to the Heart is a comedy-drama film about a washed-up boxer who moves back in with his estranged mother and autistic brother after years apart. Found family trope meets second chances in this Zanjoe Marudo and Dolly De Leon headlined Filipino adaptation of a 2018 Korean film of the same name.

Strong Girl Nam Soon (Series)

Release date: October 7

Reasons to watch: There's a new strong girl in town, and she's ready to get involved in a slew of misadventures. Nam Soon is gifted with superhuman strength but longs to find her birth family in Korea. Upon her return, she gets entangled in a drug case that tests her control of her powers and puts her family reunion through the wringer.

The Fall of the House of Usher (Series)

Release date: October 12

Reasons to watch: What's October without our yearly dose of a dark Mike Flanagan mini-series? From the same creator as The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Haunting of Hill House, and Midnight Mass comes another gripping tale of power, secrets, and privilege about two siblings who build a family dynasty that begins to crumble when their heirs mysteriously die one by one. See familiar faces in the Mike Flanagan universe, like Carla Gugino, Kate Siegel, and Rahul Kohli as they bring to life the 1839 Edgar Allan Poe short story.

New on Disney Plus this October

Disney's Haunted Mansion (Film)

Release date: October 4

Reasons to watch: This 2023 reboot of Disney's Haunted Mansion stars an ensemble of comedy powerhouses. The second theatrical film adaptation of Walt Disney's theme park attraction of the same name stars LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, and Danny DeVito as they work together to exorcise their mansion and destroy the ghosts around them. Despite the seemingly scary plot blurb, trust us, this flick will have you rolling in laughter.

Loki (Series)

Release date: October 6

Reasons to watch:  Get ready Marvel stans, the long wait is over. We finally have the next installment in the Tom Hiddleston-led series that's more confusing than Interstellar and Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness combined. Loki Season 2 picks up in the aftermath of the shocking season finale when Loki finds himself in a battle for the soul of the Time Variance Authority. Along with Mobius, Hunter B-15, and a team of new and returning characters, Loki navigates an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous multiverse in search of Sylvie, Judge Renslayer, Miss Minutes, and the truth of what it means to possess free will and glorious purpose. 

Goosebumps (Series)

Release date: October 13

Reasons to watch: If you have a Stranger Things-shaped hole in your heart, this is the series for you. Goosebumps is the 2023 adaptation of the classic Scholastic horror book series of the same name. This new series plunges viewers into a world of mystery and suspense as it follows a group of five high schoolers who embark on a shadowy and twisted journey to investigate the tragic passing three decades earlier of a teen named Harold Biddle—while also unearthing dark secrets from their parents’ past. 

New on Prime Video this October

Totally Killer (Film)

Release date: October 6

Reasons to watch: 35 years after the shocking murder of three teens, the infamous “Sweet Sixteen Killer“ returns on Halloween night to claim a fourth victim. 17-year-old Jamie (Kiernan Shipka) ignores her overprotective mom’s (Julie Bowen) warning and faces the masked maniac. On the run for her life, she accidentally time travels back to 1987, the year of the original killings. Catch Shipka as she navigates this Back to the Future x Halloween crossover, where she's forced to navigate the unfamiliar and outrageous culture of the 1980s, all while teaming up with her teen mom (Olivia Holt) to take down the Sweet Sixteen Killer once and for all before she’s stuck in the past forever. 

Rookie (Film)

Release date: October 19

Reasons to watch: Missed this year's Cinemalaya breakout film, Rookie, when it was in theaters? Push aside the FOMO as the coming-of-age romantic indie film about first loves, sports, and high school arrives on Prime Video. This flick stars Pat Tingjuy and Aya Fernandez as Ace and Jana, who start off on the wrong foot but find something (and more) in common as they navigate the tumultuous world of inter-school high school volleyball, love, friendship, and sexuality. Reminisce the joys of puppy love and high school life while watching this film. Trust us, this film doesn't leave anyone with dry eyes. 

One True Loves (Film)

Release date: October 26

Reasons to watch: Simu Liu, Phillipa Soo, and Luke Bracey star in this small-screen adaptation of a classic love story from author Taylor Jenkins Reid. Follow Emma (Soo), whose life is turned upside down when the husband she presumed to be dead comes back into her life just as she gets newly engaged after years of moving on. 

Check out our other streaming guides:
The Little Mermaid, The Flash, Sex Education's Final Season + More Titles to Stream This September
Live-Action One Piece, a Gal Gadot Action Flick + More Must-Watch Netflix Titles Dropping in August
Carlo Aquino and Lovi Poe, Henry Cavill's Last The Witcher Episodes + More: Must-Watch Netflix Titles Dropping in July

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