
The return of Chucky and the best horror Box Sets
The return of Chucky and the best horror Box Sets
Halloween may be behind us, but that doesn’t mean spooky season is over. Especially with a new series, Chucky, on the cards…
By Ross Campbell, Writer
Have you got a penchant for the paranormal, a proclivity for the occult, or an all-out, unashamed yearning for gore? Then you’re in the right place. Because we’re celebrating all the scariest shows available to stream right now, on the back of Chucky’s turbulent, blade-wheeling return.
That’s right, everyone’s favourite homicidal doll is back in business, this time receiving the TV treatment. After seven movies, the show continues the story with teenager Jake (Zackary Arthur) buying Chucky at a yard sale. Unsurprisingly, things start to go wrong from then on, as Jake quickly falls under Chucky’s spell, assisting him in his bloodthirsty quest to rain terror upon suburbia. A double-bill will air on Sky Max/HD (CH 121) on Friday 3 December at 9pm.
With original Child’s Play creator Don Mancini back at the helm, and Brad Dourif again providing the voice of Chucky, the series will not disappoint.
To get you in the mood, check out some of our favourite TV horror picks, available to stream right now from Netflix, Amazon Prime Vide, and BBC iPlayer.
Adaptations for terrifying telly
Ash Vs Evil Dead
Find series 1-3 in Apps & Games > Netflix
From the original creator of The Evil Dead (Sam Raimi) comes Ash Vs Evil Dead, with Bruce Campbell reviving his titular role 30 years after the cult classic.
Ratched
Find it in Apps & Games > Netflix
This psychological thriller from the creators of American Horror Story tells the origin story of Nurse Ratched – the cold-hearted matriarch of the asylum from One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.
Dracula
Find it in Apps & Games > Netflix
In this dark, comedic take on Bram Stoker’s story, we follow a real estate appraiser into the heart of Transylvania, where he meets the Count himself.
What We Do In The Shadows
Find series 1-3 in Apps & Games > BBC iPlayer
This mockumentary horror sees three vampiric flatmates, Nandor, Laszlo, and Nadja, living a relativity humdrum life in modern-day New York.
Scream
Find seasons 1 & 2 in Apps & Games > Netflix
Ghostface has been afforded the TV treatment in this follow-up to the classic films. With all the usual suspenseful, slasher signatures, it’s a must-see for long-time fans of the franchise.
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Find it in Apps & Games > Prime Video
Welcome back, IKWYDLS! A group of teens find themselves being hunted by someone – or something – that knows about their chilling secret.
The Haunting Of Bly Manor
Find it in Apps & Games > Netflix
Based on the classic gothic novel The Turn Of The Screw, this tells the story of an au pair who’s hired to look after two children in a sprawling manor. But what seems like a steady nanny job quickly turns into a nightmarish, inescapable trauma.
Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina
Find series 1-4 in Apps & Games > Netflix
It’s Sabrina The Teenage Witch, but not as you remember her from Nickelodeon or the Archie Comics. This series explores the much darker reality of the teenager who must live a double life.
Hannibal
Find series 1-3 in Apps & Games > Prime Video
Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royal) takes on the titular role of Hannibal Lecter, managing to gain the sympathy of FBI criminal profiler Will Graham (Hugh Dancy).
The Haunting Of Hill House
Find it in Apps & Games > Netflix
This supernatural horror from Mike Flanagan, loosely based on Shirley Jackson’s classic gothic horror novel, jumps back and forth in time, as a family relive the terrifying experiences that drove them far, far away from their old home.
Occult originals
Midnight Mass
Find it in Apps & Games > Netflix
When Riley returns to his God-fearing childhood home after a stint in prison, he reluctantly seeks advice on sobriety from the town’s new priest. But strange things are afoot, as the local islanders begin to grow younger.
Brand New Cherry Flavour
Find it in Apps & Games > Netflix
In this supernatural series, we meet an amateur filmmaker who wants to make her way in Hollywood. But when she’s offered a hallucinatory experience to expand her mind, things quickly go awry.
Stranger Things
Find seasons 1-3 in Apps & Games > Netflix
Stranger Things is a love letter to 1980s horror and sci-fi. The story follows a group of friends – one of whom has telekinetic powers – as they do battle with inter-dimensional monsters that have designs on a sleepy town in Indiana.
Them
Find it in Apps & Games > Prime Video
When a Black family move from North Carolina to LA in the 1950s, they thought they’d be leaving their demons behind. But that couldn’t be further from the truth, when they arrive in a very conservative, all-white Compton.
Eerie anthologies
American Horror Story
Find seasons 1-8 in Apps & Games > Netflix
This star-studded, spine-tingling treasure trove of a series features the same cast, adopting different roles, in various original stories – each stranger and more unusual than the last.
Slasher
Find seasons 1-3 in Apps & Games > Netflix
In this anthology series, each driven by a mysterious, masked killer, we see the terrorising of a small town, teens trying to cover up their lake house slaughter, and the hunting of a group who didn’t report the murder they witnessed.
Black Mirror
Find seasons 1-5 in Apps & Games > Netflix
This dystopian series created by Charlie Brooker explores various near futures, in which fascinating and terrifying new technologies have reshaped our world.
When is Sky Max’s Chucky on TV?
Chucky airs on Sky Max/HD (CH 121) on Fridays at 9pm, with the first two episodes screening on December 3rd.
How to watch Netflix with Virgin TV
If you have a TiVo® box or Virgin TV V6 box, powered by TiVo®:
Press home on your remote
Select Apps & Games
Select All Apps
Select Netflix
If you’re already a Netflix subscriber, you can also access the app through Search & Discover or by pressing Red on channel 204. Just sign in with your existing login and start watching. And you’ll only have to log in the first time you use it.
If you’re new to Netflix, then you’ll need to subscribe to use the app. The easiest way to do this is by going to netflix.com/virginmedia. You can also subscribe using the Netflix app in Apps & Games.
How to watch Amazon Prime Video with Virgin TV
Prime Video is available to all Virgin TV customers with a V6 box, powered by TiVo®, and a subscription to the service. Simply sign up to Amazon Prime Video via their website, and you can log in on the box. And because Prime Video is fully integrated into TiVo®, you can search without even going into the app. Just select Search & Discover from the Home menu and type in the name of the show or movie you’re after.
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