3 Best New-to-Netflix Movies You Should Stream This Weekend — Including a Hitchcock Classic (Oct. 2-4)

Looking for something thrilling to watch on Netflix this weekend? As October brings in the cooler autumn weather, the streaming platform has refreshed its extensive library with a heavy dose of spine-chilling horror, gothic romance, and suspenseful classics just in time for the spooky season. If you want to kick off October with a fright, here are three standout movies newly added to Netflix that deserve a spot on your weekend watchlist.

1. 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'

While newer remakes exist on the platform, there is an undeniable nostalgic charm to the late-90s slasher original. Starring era icons Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., and Ryan Phillippe, the story follows four high-school friends who accidentally hit a man with their car, dump his body off a cliff, and are stalked and murdered by a hook-wielding fisherman exactly one year later. Written by Kevin Williamson, the film operates in a cheeky meta-vein reminiscent of 'Scream,' offering a classic, terrifying throwback before modern technology complicated the horror genre.

2. 'Crimson Peak'

For fans of atmospheric and visually striking gothic horror, Guillermo del Toro’s 2015 masterpiece is an absolute must-watch. Equal parts ghost story and tragic romance, 'Crimson Peak' stars Mia Wasikowska as Edith Cushing, a Victorian-era American heiress who falls for a seductive British baronet, Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston). The newlywed couple moves into Allerdale Hall, his crumbling, isolated family estate, where Edith uncovers terrifying and sinister secrets regarding her new husband and his possessive sister, Lady Lucille (Jessica Chastain).

3. 'Psycho'

No spooky season watchlist is complete without the master of suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcock. As part of Netflix's major October horror drop, Hitchcock's groundbreaking 1960 thriller 'Psycho' is now available to stream alongside its classic sequels. The black-and-white masterpiece centers on Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), a secretary on the run who checks into the isolated motel run by Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) and his overbearing mother, setting the stage for one of the most dangerous and iconic stays in cinematic history.