Welcome to the end of summer on 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, Peacock, Fandor, Shudder, Arrow Video, 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, Shout Factory TV (though most of their titles can also be watched via Amazon Prime). This month I've also added Paramount+ and AMC+.
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) – Shudder, The Roku Channel, Tubi, and Popcorn Flix, and AMC+
Two Evil Eyes (Italian: Due occhi diabolici; co-directed with George Romero, 1990) – Arrow, VUDU Free, Tubi, and Popcorn Flix
Dracula 3D (2012) – AMC+
BONUS: Door Into Darkness (Italian: La porta sul buio,1973), a four episode, an Italian TV series produced/co-directed by Argento and co-directed by Luigi Cozzi and Mario Foglietti – Shudder and AMC+
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) – YouTube
Caltiki the Immortal Monster (Italian: Caltiki il mostro immortale; co-directed with Riccardo Freda, 1959) – Tubi
Black Sunday (Italian: La maschera del demonio; aka: Mask of Satan, 1960) – Shudder, AMC+, and Tubi
Black Sabbath (Italian: I tre volti della paura,1963) – Shudder, AMC+, and Pluto TV
The Whip and the Body (Italian: La frusta e il corpo, 1963) – Shudder
Planet of the Vampires (Italian: Terrore nello spazio, 1965) – Paramount+
Kill, Baby... Kill! (Italian: Operazione paura,1966) – Shudder and AMC+
Baron Blood (Italian: Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga, 1972) – Tubi
Lisa and the Devil (Italian: Lisa e il diavolo, 1973) – Shudder and AMC+
Shock (Italian: Schock, 1977) – Shudder, The Roku Channel, and Tubi
BONUS: Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (Italian: Le spie vengono dal semifreddo; Mario Bava, 1966) – Paramount+ (a 007 spy spoof)
BONUS: Danger: Diabolik (Italian: Diabolik, 1968) – Pluto TV (pop comic book adaptation)
Lucio Fulci Horror Movies
Zombie (Italian: Zombi 2; aka: Zombie Flesh Eaters, 1979) – Shudder, AMC+, and Arrow
City of the Living Dead (Italian: Paura nella città dei morti viventi; aka: Gates of Hell, 1980) – Shudder, AMC+, Night Flight, Tubi, and VUDU Free
The Beyond (Italian: ...E tu vivrai nel terrore! L'aldilà; aka: 7 Doors of Death, 1981) – Shudder, AMC+, The Roku Channel, Tubi, and Dark Matter TV (under the title 7 Doors of Death)
The Black Cat (Italian: Gatto nero, 1981) – Night Flight and Midnight Pulp
House by the Cemetery (Italian: Quella villa accanto al cimitero, 1981) – Shudder, AMC+, and The Roku Channel
Manhattan Baby (aka: Eye of the Evil Dead, 1982) – Arrow, Night Flight, and Tubi
Conquest (Italian: La conquista de la tierra perdida, 1983) – Amazon Prime, Shout Factory TV, and Tubi (not technically a horror movie, but a weird, violent fantasy movie)
Aenigma (1987) – Tubi and Midnight Pulp
Zombie 3 (Italian: Zombi 3; co-directed with Bruno Mattei, 1988) – Midnight Pulp +, The Roku Channel, and Night Flight
Demonia (1990) – Tubi and Night Flight
BONUS: Contraband (Italian: Luca il contrabbandiere, 1980), Fulci's hyper-violet poliziotteschi, is streaming on Tubi
BONUS: The Devil's Honey (Italian: Il miele del diavolo; aka: Dangerous Obsession, 1986) – Midnight Pulp + (more of an erotic thriller than horror movie or giallo)
BONUS: 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)
BONUS: Fulci For Fake (Simone Scafidi, 2019) – Tubi and Midnight Pulp (A recent documentary/biopic about Fulci's career)
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
Killing Birds (aka: Zombie 5, 1988; co-directed with Claudio Lattanzi) – Tubi
Deep Blood (Italian: Sangue negli abissi, 1990) – VUDU Free, Night Flight, and Tubi
Ruggero Deodato Horror Movies
Jungle Holocaust (Italian: Ultimo mondo cannibale, 1977) – YouTube (Warning: This film depicts genuine animal death/butchery)
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 (via imdbTV) and Tubi
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) – YouTube
Caltiki the Immortal Monster (Italian: Caltiki il mostro immortale; co-directed with Mario Bava, 1959) – Tubi
The Horrible Dr. Hitchcock (Italian: L'orribile segreto del Dr. Hichcock, 1962) – YouTube
Umberto Lenzi Horror Movies
Eaten Alive (Italian: Mangiati vivi!, 1980) – Midnight Pulp + and Tubi (Warning: This film depicts genuine animal death/butchery)
Nightmare City (Italian: Incubo sulla Città Contaminata, 1980) – YouTube
Cannibal Ferox (1981) – Shudder and Tubi (Warning: This film depicts genuine animal death/butchery)
Ghosthouse (Italian: La casa 3, 1988) – Tubi
Hitcher in the Dark (Italian: Paura nel buio, 1989) – Tubi
Antonio Margheriti Horror Movies
Horror Castle (Italian: La vergine di Norimberga; aka: The Virgin of Nuremberg, 1963) – YouTube
The Long Hair of Death (Italian: I Lunghi Capelli della Morte, 1964) – YouTube (Italian audio only)
Castle of Blood (Italian: Danza macabra, 1964) – Tubi
Killer Fish (Italian: Killer Fish - L'agguato sul fondo, 1979) – Tubi and Shout Factory TV
Lamberto Bava Horror Movies
Michele Soavi Horror Movies
StageFright (aka: Deliria, Aquarius; Michele Soavi, 1987) – Shudder, AMC+, Arrow, VUDU Free, and Tubi
The Church (Italian: La chiesa; Michele Soavi, 1989) – Tubi
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) – Midnight Pulp + and Night Flight
Monster Dog (Italian: Leviatán; Fragasso solo, 1984) – Tubi
Robowar (1988) – Tubi
Zombie 3 (Italian: Zombi 3; co-directed by Lucio Fulci & Mattei, 1988) – Midnight Pulp +, The Roku Channel, and Night Flight
Zombie 4: After Death (Italian: After Death - Oltre la morte; Fragasso solo, 1989) – Tubi and Midnight Pulp +
Night Killer (Fragasso solo, 1990) – The Roku Channel and Tubi
Troll 2 (Fragasso solo, 1990) – HBO Max
Shocking Dark (aka: Terminator 2, 1990) – Tubi and Night Flight
Cruel Jaws (Mattei solo, 1995) – VUDU Free and Tubi
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) – Tubi
Curse of the Blood Ghouls (Italian: La strage dei vampiri; aka: Slaughter of the Vampires; Roberto Mauri,1962) – AMC+
The Blancheville Monster (Italian: Horror; Alberto De Martino, 1963) – YouTube
Terror in the Crypt (Italian: La cripta e l'incubo; aka: Crypt of the Vampire; Camillo Mastrocinque, 1964) – Tubi
Bloody Pit of Horror (Italian: Il boia scarlatto; Massimo Pupillo, 1965) – Fandor
Nightmare Castle (Italian: Amanti d'oltretomba; Mario Caiano, 1965) – Fandor, Tubi, and Night Flight
Lady Frankenstein (Italian: La figlia di Frankenstein; Mel Welles & Aureliano Luppi, 1971) – Shout Factory TV
The Night Child (Italian: Il medaglione insanguinato (Perche?!); Massimo Dallamano, 1975) – Tubi
Beyond the Door (Italian: Chi sei?; Ovidio G. Assonitis, 1974) – AMC+, Shudder, Arrow, and Tubi
Hitch Hike (Italian: Autostop rosso sangue; Pasquale Festa Campanile, 1977) – Criterion Channel
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)
Witchery (Italian: La Casa 4; Fabrizio Laurenti, 1988) – Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Pluto TV
Nosferatu in Venice (Italian: Nosferatu a Venezia; Augusto Caminito, Mario Caiano, Luigi Cozzi, Klaus Kinski, and Maurizio Lucidi, 1988) – The Roku Channel, Tubi, and Night Flight
Paganini Horror (Luigi Cozzi, 1989) – Tubi
Metamorphosis (Luigi Montefiori, 1990) – AMC+, Shudder, and Tubi
Dark Waters (Italian: Temnye vody; Mariano Baino, 1993) – Tubi