Halloween movies to buy or rent at home: Practical Magic 2, Insidious and The Odyssey lead the line-up – With Halloween weekend fast approaching, your plans for the spooky season are now sorted. A blockbuster line-up of the best new films is available to buy or rent at home.
Whether you’re after bone-tingling chills, blockbuster thrills or horror movie trope kills, the perfect Halloweekend movie marathon is yours to create. Grab the popcorn and your safety blanket, then choose your own spooky adventure, all with no ads and no subscriptions.
The Halloween slate comes from the Australian Home Entertainment Distributors Association (AHEDA), and follows TV Central’s report that The Odyssey has an Australian home release date. For Australian viewers, these titles are premium digital releases that sit outside the usual streaming subscriptions.
Practical Magic 2
Arriving just in time for Halloween, Practical Magic 2 asks whether the Owens sisters can escape the family curse. Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock star in the bewitching sequel.
A multi-generational family of witches, cursed to be loveless for centuries, attempts to break the spell by confronting dark secrets and sacrificing for each other. Practical Magic 2 is available to buy or rent now.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Can’t get enough Halloween thrills? From 4 November, viewers can dive into the critically acclaimed satirical surrealist psychological romance Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Director Jane Schoenbrun plays with slasher film tropes in a blood-soaked world of desire, fear and delirium.
After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. However, when she visits the original’s star, a now reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear and delirium.
Scary Movie (2026) – Extended Cut
Some of the biggest horror franchises also return to home cinema. Scary Movie (2026) – Extended Cut is the latest instalment of the blockbuster horror-comedy franchise, proving that no horror movie IP is safe.
The jokes just got even more unhinged, with the Extended Cut bringing more laughs, more madness and all-new scenes. Cindy, Brenda, Shorty and Ray are back as a new masked killer comes after them. Nothing is sacred, and every line gets crossed. It is available to buy or rent now.
Insidious: Out of the Further
Demonic chills return in Insidious: Out of the Further. Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in, discovers she can travel into The Further. There, she possesses an ability to bring what lives there back to the real world. The film is available to buy or rent now.
Fall 2: Deadpoint, Ice Cream Man and Obsession
Scared of heights? Push yourself to the brink with the exhilarating thrills of Fall 2: Deadpoint. Grieving her sister Shiloh’s death, Jax Hunter bonds with Shiloh’s bold friend Luce. Together they tackle dangerous Mount Kwan in Thailand. When a rockslide traps them on a narrow plank 4,000 feet up, Jax must face her fears to survive.
Meanwhile, Eli Roth’s horrifying Ice Cream Man serves up a scoop of sheer terror. An idyllic summer town descends into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results.
Viewers can also catch up on Obsession, the break-out supernatural hit written, directed and edited by YouTube sensation Curry Barker. After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic gets exactly what he asked for. However, he soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price. All three films are available to buy or rent now.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey brings Homer’s foundational saga of heroes, gods and monsters to the screen. Christopher Nolan’s mythic action epic was shot around the globe.
The extraordinary cast is led by Oscar winner Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Oscar winner Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o and Oscar nominee Samantha Morton, with Zendaya and Oscar winner Charlize Theron. The Odyssey is available to watch at home from 18 November and can be pre-ordered now.
Family picks: Forgotten Island and Spider-Man: Brand New Day
For families looking for a little mystery this Halloweekend, Forgotten Island follows the animated adventures of two best friends. They become stranded on the mystical world of Nakali, where their only escape might cost them their shared lifetime of memories. It is available to buy or rent from 28 October.
For something with fewer chills and more thrills, the highest-grossing film of the year, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, swings home. Tom Holland’s Peter Parker faces a powerful new enemy. A forgotten Peter Parker lives alone as a full-time Spider-Man until mounting pressure triggers a dangerous change. The film is available to buy or rent now.
Where to buy or rent the Halloween films
The films are available across leading digital platforms, including Apple TV, Fetch, Foxtel, Google TV, Prime Video and YouTube. Platform availability may differ between titles, and a Foxtel subscription is required to buy or rent through Foxtel.
For more TV Central home entertainment news, head here. For more on the releases, visit AHEDA.