New ‘HBO Now’ Movies, Original Shows In October: Halloween Horror, Plus New Amy Schumer Special
The HBO Now streaming service — the only way to receive HBO without a cable or satellite subscription — announced its October 2015 lineup this week, and the selection of new movies and HBO originals is heavily skewed toward horror. Because after all, Halloween falls in October.
The highlight of Halloween night will be the 2014 hit horror sequel, The Purge: Anarchy — the second film in the ongoing series about a bizarre future America where for one night every year, all crime is legal. Even cold-blooded murder.
The Purge: Anarchy made such an impact when it hit multiplex screens last year that rumors spread throughout American cities that a real-life “purge” was about to take place. Nothing quite like the horrifying scenes depicted in the movie ever happened, but this Halloween, HBO Now premieres The Purge: Anarchy, so who knows what will happen this time around.
The October HBO Now lineup also features some older classic fright flicks, including the iconic Zombie chiller 28 Days, as well as 1999’s House on Haunted Hill — a remake of the 1959 low-budget classic about a group of people who agree to spend the night in a haunted house in exchange for a large sum of money.
In 1959 all it took was $10,000, but by the time of the 1999 remake, the price tag had risen to a cool million.
HBO Now also features that movie’s 2007 sequel, Return to House On Haunted Hill. Both movies go online on October 1.
Of course, the month features much more than a fright fest. A brand new stand-up comedy special from the hottest comic of the year, Amy Schumer, debuts on October 17, and Season Two of the surreal drama The Leftovers premieres on October 4.
The HBO Now Saturday night movie lineup includes the Will Smith con-man thriller Focus debuting on October 10, and the Clint Eastwood-directed American Sniper, with its Oscar-nominated performance by Bradley Cooper, on October 3.
Here are more highlights of new movies and original shows in October on HBO Now.
New Original HBO Programming:
The Leftovers, Season 2 Premiere (10/4)
El negocio, Season 2 Finale (10/2)
Magnífica 70, Season 1 Premiere (10/9)
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (10/17
Doll & Em, Season 2 Finale (10/18)
How to Dance in Ohio (10/26)
Saturday Night Movies:
American Sniper, 2014 (10/3)
Focus, 2015 (10/10)
Taken 3, 2014 (10/17)
Bad Words, 2013 (10/24)
The Purge: Anarchy, 2014 (10/31)
The Pyramid, 2014 (10/31)
Spanish Language Movies:
Juan in a Million, 2012 (10/2)
El mar y Él, 2014 (10/2)
La juala de oro, 2013 (10/9)
The Poet of Havana, 2015 (10/23)
Classic and Noteworthy Films:
(Available October 1)
28 Days, 2000
Blazing Saddles, 1974
Blood Diamond, 2006
Brick, 2005
Burn after Reading, 2008
House on Haunted Hill, 1999
License to Drive, 1988
Little Miss Sunshine, 2006
Lost in Translation, 2003
Magnolia, 1999
Return to House on Haunted Hill, 2007
Revenge of the Nerds, 1984
Rumor Has It, 2005
The Rock, 1996
Trick ‘R Treat, 2007
Films For The Whole Family:
(Available October 1)
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, 2004
Alvin and the Chipmunks, 2007
Bee Movie, 2007
Ella Enchanted, 2004
Happy Feet, 2006
The Kid, 2000
Like Mike, 2002
Like Mike 2: Streetball, 2006
Mrs. Doubtfire, 1993
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, 2000
Shrek, 2001
HBO Now can be accessed with a 30-day free trial at this link, and a $14.99 monthly subscription after the first month.
[Image: Universal Pictures Promotional Still]
