Welp, it's November and we're still in the middle of a pandemic. It's looking more and more likely that lockdowns are on the way for the winter. So I'm reluctantly bringing back Grinding the Stream. As per usual, I'm including as many movies as I can per each category as I scour Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Criterion Channel, HBO Max, Fandor, Shudder, Tubi, Midnight Pulp (a "+" will be included wherever subscription fees apply), VUDU’s free selections, The Roku Channel, Popcorn Flix, Crackle, Dark Matter TV, Night Flight, Peacock (a "+" will be included wherever subscription fees apply), Shout Factory TV (though most of their titles can also be watched via Amazon Prime).
Again, be warned – all of the free apps have ad breaks (I know, it sucks) and the video quality is inconsistent from app to app. Sometimes it's genuine HD, other times, it's sub-VHS. I've also included links to my own reviews of some of these films.
Dario Argento Horror Movies
Suspiria (1977) – Tubi
Inferno (1980) – Shudder, VUDU Free, and Tubi
Phenomena (aka: Creepers; this is the 110 minute version, 1985) – Amazon Prime, Shudder, Tubi, and Popcorn Flix
Two Evil Eyes (Italian: Due occhi diabolici; co-directed with George Romero, 1990) – VUDU Free, Tubi, and Popcorn Flix
BONUS: Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria remake (2018) is an Amazon production and streaming on Amazon Prime.
Mario Bava Horror Movies
I vampiri (aka: Lust of the Vampire; co-directed with Riccardo Freda, 1957) – Tubi
Caltiki the Immortal Monster (Italian: Caltiki il mostro immortale; co-directed with Riccardo Freda, 1959) – Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Midnight Pulp
Black Sunday (Italian: La maschera del demonio; aka: Mask of Satan, 1960) – Tubi
Hercules in the Haunted World (Italian: Ercole al centro della terra; working title Ercole contro il vampiro, lit: Hercules vs. the Vampire, 1961) – Amazon Prime
Planet of the Vampires (Italian: Terrore nello spazio, 1965) – Amazon Prime
Baron Blood (Italian: Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga, 1972) – Tubi
Lisa and the Devil (Italian: Lisa e il diavolo, 1973) – Amazon Prime
Shock (Italian: Schock, 1977) – Amazon Prime and Tubi
BONUS: Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (Italian: Le spie vengono dal semifreddo; Mario Bava, 1966) – Amazon Prime (a 007 spy spoof)
BONUS 2: Erik the Conqueror (Italian: Gli Invasori; aka: The Invaders and Fury of the Vikings, 1961) – Amazon Prime (a colorful, slightly supernatural Viking adventure)
Knives of the Avenger (Italian: I coltelli del vendicatore, 1966) – Tubi (another Viking adventure)
Lucio Fulci Horror Movies
Zombie (Italian: Zombi 2; aka: Zombie Flesh Eaters, 1979) – Shudder
City of the Living Dead (Italian: Paura nella città dei morti viventi; aka: Gates of Hell, 1980) – Amazon Prime, Shudder, Night Flight, Tubi, and VUDU Free
The Beyond (Italian: ...E tu vivrai nel terrore! L'aldilà; aka: 7 Doors of Death, 1981) – Shudder, The Roku Channel, and Dark Matter TV (under the title 7 Doors of Death)
The Black Cat (Italian: Gatto nero, 1981) – Amazon Prime, Night Flight, and Midnight Pulp
House by the Cemetery (Italian: Quella villa accanto al cimitero, 1981) – Shudder
Manhattan Baby (aka: Eye of the Evil Dead, 1982) – Night Flight
Conquest (Italian: La conquista de la tierra perdida, 1983) – Shout Factory TV and Tubi (not technically a horror movie, but a weird, violent fantasy movie)
Zombie 3 (Italian: Zombi 3; co-directed with Bruno Mattei, 1988) – Midnight Pulp +
BONUS: Contraband (Italian: Luca il contrabbandiere, 1980), Fulci's hyper-violet poliziotteschi, is streaming on Amazon Prime and Tubi
BONUS 2: The Devil's Honey (Italian: Il miele del diavolo; aka: Dangerous Obsession, 1986), more of an erotic thriller than horror movie or giallo, is streaming on Midnight Pulp +
BONUS 3: The Wax Mask (Italian: M.D.C.: Maschera di cera, 1996) – Shudder and Tubi (Fulci was set to direct with Argento producing, but he maestro passed away before filming started. Sergio Stivaletti completed the movie as director)
Joe D'Amato (Aristide Massaccesi) Horror Movies
Emanuelle & the Last Cannibals (Italian: Emanuelle e gli Ultimi Cannibali; aka: Trap Them and Kill Them, 1977) – Midnight Pulp + and Night Flight (Warning: This film depicts genuine animal butchery)
Beyond the Darkness (Italian: Buio Omega; aka: Buried Alive, 1979) – Midnight Pulp + and Tubi
Anthropophagous (aka: Anthropophagous: The Beast and The Grim Reaper, 1980) – Midnight Pulp + , Night Flight, and Tubi
Absurd (Italian: Rosso Sangue; aka: Horrible and The Monster Hunter, 1981) – Midnight Pulp + and Tubi
Ruggero Deodato Horror Movies
Cannibal Holocaust (1980) – Shudder (Warning: This film depicts genuine animal death/butchery)
Cut and Run (Italian: Inferno in diretta, 1985) – VUDU Free, Night Flight, and Tubi (more of a violent action movie than a true horror movie)
Body Count (Italian: Camping del terrore, 1986) – Amazon Prime and Tubi
The Washing Machine (Italian: Vortice mortale, 1993) – Amazon Prime
BONUS: Lilith's Hell (2017) – Tubi (Vincenzo Petrarolo directed this meta-horror in which Deodato stars as himself. I have not seen it and cannot guarantee that it's any good.)
Riccardo Freda Horror Movies
I vampiri (aka: Lust of the Vampire; co-directed with Riccardo Freda, 1957) – Tubi
Caltiki the Immortal Monster (Italian: Caltiki il mostro immortale; co-directed with Mario Bava, 1959) – Amazon Prime, Midnight Pulp, and Tubi
The Horrible Dr. Hitchcock (Italian: L'orribile segreto del Dr. Hichcock, 1962) – Amazon Prime
The Ghost (Italian: Lo spettro, 1963) – Amazon Prime
Umberto Lenzi Horror Movies
Eaten Alive (Italian: Mangiati vivi!, 1980) – Midnight Pulp + and Tubi (Warning: This film depicts genuine animal death/butchery)
Cannibal Ferox (1981) – Shudder and Tubi (Warning: This film depicts genuine animal death/butchery)
Ghosthouse (Italian: La casa 3, 1988) – Amazon Prime, Shout Factory TV, and Tubi
Antonio Margheriti Horror Movies
The Long Hair of Death (Italian: I Lunghi Capelli della Morte, 1964) – Amazon Prime
Castle of Blood (Italian: Danza macabra, 1964) – Tubi
Killer Fish (Italian: Killer Fish - L'agguato sul fondo, 1979) – Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Shout Factory TV
Lamberto Bava Horror Movies
Michele Soavi Horror Movies
StageFright (aka: Deliria, Aquarius; Michele Soavi, 1987) – VUDU Free and Tubi
The Church (Italian: La chiesa; Michele Soavi, 1989) – Amazon Prime
Bruno Mattei and/or Claudio Fragasso Horror Schlock
Hell of the Living Dead (Italian: Virus; aka: Night of the Zombies, 1980) – Fandor and Tubi
The Other Hell (Italian: L'altro inferno; Mattei solo, 1981) – Amazon Prime, Midnight Pulp +, and Tubi
Monster Dog (Italian: Leviatán; Fragasso solo, 1984) – Tubi
Zombie 3 (Italian: Zombi 3; co-directed by Lucio Fulci & Mattei, 1988) – Midnight Pulp +
Zombie 4: After Death (Italian: After Death - Oltre la morte; Fragasso solo, 1989) – Midnight Pulp +
Night Killer (Fragasso solo, 1990) – Tubi
Shocking Dark (aka: Terminator 2, 1990) – Tubi and Night Flight
The Rest (some of these are terrible, but that's their charm)
Atom Age Vampire (Italian: Seddok, l'erede di Satana; Anton Giulio Majano, 1960) – Amazon Prime and Tubi
Curse of the Blood Ghouls (Italian: La strage dei vampiri; aka: Slaughter of the Vampires; Roberto Mauri,1962) – Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Shout Factory TV
The Blancheville Monster (Italian: Horror; Alberto De Martino, 1963) – Amazon Prime
Terror in the Crypt (Italian: La cripta e l'incubo; aka: Crypt of the Vampire; Camillo Mastrocinque, 1964) – Amazon Prime
Bloody Pit of Horror (Italian: Il boia scarlatto; Massimo Pupillo, 1965) – Amazon Prime, Fandor, and Tubi
Nightmare Castle (Italian: Amanti d'oltretomba; Mario Caiano, 1965) – Fandor, Tubi, and Popcorn Flix
Beyond the Door (Italian: Chi sei?; Ovidio G. Assonitis, 1974) – Amazon Prime, Shudder, and Tubi
Slave of the Cannibal God (Italian: La montagna del dio cannibale; Sergio Martino, 1978 – Night Flight and Tubi (Warning: This film depicts genuine animal death/butchery)
The Great Alligator (Italian: Il fiume del grande caimano; Sergio Martino, 1981) – Amazon Prime
Burial Ground (Italian: Le notti del terrore; Andrea Bianchi, 1981) – Tubi and Popcorn Flix
Witchery (Italian: La Casa 4; Fabrizio Laurenti, 1988) – Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Shout Factory TV
Metamorphosis (Luigi Montefiori, 1990) – Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Shout Factory TV
Dark Waters (Italian: Temnye vody; Mariano Baino, 1993) – Tubi