Tales of Halloween

You don't need another list of "underrated comedies" — Tales of Halloween in the US on Amazon Prime Video and Kanopy earns the label on its own. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. With 535 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Adrienne Barbeau is the obvious draw, but the whole ensemble earns its laughs. Available now on Amazon Prime Video — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

There is a reason Tales of Halloween keeps coming up in conversation. Tales of Halloween gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Ten stories from horror's top directors. Ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and the devil delight in terrorizing unsuspecting residents of a suburban neighborhood on Halloween night. This creepy anthology combines classic Halloween tales with the stuff of nightmares. The chemistry Adrienne Barbeau and Keir Gilchrist bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. Tales of Halloween came out in 2015. What keeps Tales of Halloween from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Tales of Halloween is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Adrienne Barbeau anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

Tales of Halloween was released in 2015, directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. The full 97-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.