Netflix’s Halloween 2022: Frightening, funny, or family-friendly? Horror is one of the most beloved genres across Asia, and fans are increasingly turning to Netflix for their fright fix — whether that’s terrifying ghost tales, laugh-out-loud horror comedies, or family-friendly stories.
In the Asia-Pacific region, viewing of horror content on Netflix grew 20 percent from 2020 to 2021. Over the same period, viewing hours of horror content in Southeast Asia increased even more, by over 40 percent.
As we approach Halloween, we wanted to share some of our members’ favourite titles (as revealed in this week’s Top 10 today), some new series launching this week, and some of the biggest horror hits from across Asia-Pacific this year. See below for the full list.
We’ve also launched a special Netflix & Chills Horrorscope experience this Halloween, where fans can embrace their every fear with a horror-themed astrological reading. Find out what scares you the most and receive personalized Netflix title recommendations to help you tackle your inner terror. We’ve even enlisted Megan Thee Stallion as the official card reader!
#1 Show Globally This Week (English)
#1 Show in Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore This Week
#2 Show in India This Week
#3 Show in Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand This Week
#4 Show in Indonesia and Vietnam This Week
#10 Show in Japan This Week
SERIES CREATED BY: Ryan Murphy & Ian Brennan
CAST: Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Jennifer Coolidge, Mia Farrow, Margo Martindale, Terry Kinney, Joe Mantello, Richard Kind, Noma Dumezweni, Christopher McDonald, Michael Nouri, Isabel Gravitt, Henry Hunter Hall, Luke David Blumm
SYNOPSIS: After the Brannock family moves into what was supposed to be their suburban dream home, it quickly becomes a living hell. Ominous letters from someone calling themself “The Watcher” are just the beginning as the neighborhood’s sinister secrets come spilling out. Inspired by the true story of the infamous “Watcher” house in New Jersey.
#1 Film Globally This Week (English)
#1 Film in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam This Week
#2 Film in India, Japan, and Korea This Week
DIRECTOR: Paul Feig
FILM BASED ON THE BOOK BY: Soman Chainani
CAST: Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophia Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Kit Young, Patti LuPone, Rachel Bloom, Peter Serafinowicz, Rob Delaney, Mark Heap, and the voice of Cate Blanchett as “The Storian.”
LOGLINE: Best friends Sophie and Agatha find themselves on opposing sides of an epic battle when they’re swept away into an enchanted school where aspiring heroes and villains are trained to protect the balance between Good and Evil. Based on the epic international best-selling series THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL by Soman Chainani.
#2 Film Globally This Week (English)
#2 Film in Singapore This Week
#3 Film in Thailand This Week
#4 Film in Philippines and Malaysia This Week
#7 Film in Vietnam This Week
#6 Film in India and Japan This Week
#8 Film in New Zealand This Week
#9 Film in Australia This Week
DIRECTOR: Jeff Wadlow
CAST: Marlon Wayans, Priah Ferguson, Kelly Rowland, Rob Riggle, John Michael Higgins, Nia Vardalos, Lauren Lapkus, Holly J. Barrett, Myles Vincent Perez, Abi Monterey, Helen Slayton-Hughes
LOGLINE: A father (Marlon Wayans) and his teenage daughter (Priah Ferguson) are forced to team up and save their town after an ancient and mischievous spirit causes Halloween decorations to come to life and wreak havoc.
#4 Film Globally This Week (English)
#3 Film in Australia This Week
#5 Film in New Zealand This Week
#9 Film in India This Week
#10 Film in Vietnam This Week
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Thomas M. Wright
CAST: Golden Globe nominee Joel Edgerton and BAFTA Award winner Sean Harris
SYNOPSIS: This Australian film revolves around two strangers who strike up a conversation on a long journey. One, a suspect in an unsolved missing person’s case; the other, an undercover operative on his trail. Their uneasy friendship is at the core of this tightly wrought thriller, based on the true story of one of the largest investigations and undercover operations in Australia.
#6 Show in New Zealand This Week
#7 Show in Australia and India This Week
CAST: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone, Chris Sumpter, Adia, Aya Furukawa, Sauriyan Sapkota, Matt Biedel, Samantha Sloyan, with Zach Gilford and Heather Langenkamp
BASED ON THE WORK OF: Christopher Pike
SERIES CREATED BY: Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong
LOGLINE: At a hospice with a mysterious history, the eight members of the Midnight Club meet each night at midnight to tell sinister stories – and to look for signs of the supernatural from the beyond. Based on the beloved Christopher Pike book series, and brought to life by the creators of The Haunting of Hill House. A new horror series from Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy’s Intrepid Pictures (The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass) and Leah Fong, based on the creative work of bestselling author Christopher Pike.
India’s Hit Horror Comedy – #7 Film in India This Week
DIRECTOR: Anees Bazmee
CAST: Tabu, Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani
LOGLINE: When strangers Reet and Ruhan cross paths, their journey leads to an abandoned mansion and a dreaded spirit who has been trapped for 18 years.
Taiwan’s Biggest Horror Film Ever – Released July 2022 on Netflix
DIRECTOR: Kevin Ko
CAST: Tsai Hsuan-yen, Huang Sin-ting, Kao Ying-hsuan, Sean Lin
LOGLINE: Six years ago, Li Ronan was cursed after breaking a religious taboo. Now, she must protect her daughter from the consequences of her actions. This found footage film is inspired by a true story.
Thailand’s 2022 Horror Anthology Series
LOGLINE: This anthology series is built around the theme of school-bound horrors that have been passed down from class to class, ultimately evolving into tales and myths that lure in curious minds. All 8 standalone episodes come with their own flavor of shocking scares.
Releases Weekly October 18, 25 and November 1
LOGLINE: The iconic and gripping series returns with a three-week event featuring more unexplained deaths, baffling disappearances, and bizarre paranormal activity. Unsolved Mysteries Vol 3 is from the creators of the original docuseries, Cosgrove/Meurer Productions, and 21 Laps Entertainment, the producers of Stranger Things.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Launching this week with two tales debuting daily until the entire collection of eight stories is available to Netflix members around the world.
CAST: Rupert Grint, Tim Blake Nelson, David Hewlett, Ben Barnes, Crispin Glover, F. Murray Abraham, Glynn Turman, Essie Davis, Andrew Lincoln, Kate Micucci, Martin Starr, Peter Weller, Eric André, Sofia Boutella, Charlyne Yi
LOGLINE: In CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, acclaimed Academy Award-winning filmmaker and creator, executive producer and co-showrunner Guillermo del Toro has curated a collection of unprecedented and genre-defining stories meant to challenge our traditional notions of horror. From macabre to magical, gothic to grotesque or classically creepy, these eight equally sophisticated and sinister tales (including two original stories by del Toro) are brought to life by a team of writers and directors personally chosen by del Toro.
Premieres 23 November
SHOWRUNNERS / EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS / WRITERS: Alfred Gough & Miles Millar
DIRECTOR / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Tim Burton
CAST: Jenna Ortega (Wednesday Addams), Gwendoline Christie (Principal Larissa Weems), Jamie McShane (Sheriff Galpin), Percy Hynes White (Xavier Thorpe), Hunter Doohan (Tyler Galpin), Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair), Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay), Naomi J Ogawa (Yoko Tanaka), Moosa Mostafa (Eugene Ottinger), Georgie Farmer (Ajax Petropolus), Riki Lindhome (Dr. Valerie Kinbott), with Christina Ricci (Marilyn Thornhill), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Morticia Addams), Luis Guzmán (Gomez Addams) and Isaac Ordonez (Pugsley Addams)
SYNOPSIS: The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy, where she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the murder mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.
