Let’s celebrate the pinnacle of spooky season with some historical costume movies and TV shows. These frock flicks fit into a Halloween theme because of supernatural creatures like vampires, witches, and zombies or just because of a creepy gothic aesthetic. Or both! Click on any title for our review.
Each of these shows are available on streaming in the U.S. according to JustWatch.com, as of the time of writing this post. Also check out our FAQs about where to find frock flicks.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
Burke & Hare (2010)
Crimson Peak (2015)
Dark Shadows (1966-71)
Dracula (2020)
Dracula: A Love Tale (2025)
Fido (2006)
Frankenstein (2025)
From Hell (2001)
Gothic (1986)
Interview With the Vampire (1994)
Interview With the Vampire (2022-)
Jekyll & Hyde (2015)
Lady of Csejte (2015)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Lizzie (2018)
Lovecraft Country (2020)
Mārama (2025)
Mary Reilly (1996)
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)
Nightmare Alley (2021)
Nosferatu (2024)
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Penny Dreadful (2014-16)
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020)
Pride + Prejudice + Zombies (2016)
Ripper Street (2012-16)
Salem (2014-17)
Sinners (2025)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Sleepy Hollow (2013-17)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
The Bride! (2026)
The Countess (2009)
The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015-17)
The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)
The Limehouse Golem (2017)
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)
The Witch (2015)
Twins of Evil (1971)
Van Helsing (2004)
Victor Frankenstein (2015)
Winchester (2018)
What movies are you watching this Halloween?
I usually watch The Masque of the Red Death, and a lot of more modern horror. Tonight, for example, I’m either watching The Crow or The Lost Boys, depending on my mood. Happy Halloween! :)