New month, new movies, and with the weekend upon us, it's usually the peak time to tune into some new streaming titles. And what with it being just a few days before Halloween, you better believe Hulu has some great new horror movies to stream this month. But that's not all they've got in store, so scaredy-cats need not worry.

We've selected five of the best new movies streaming on Hulu in October 2019 from the brand-new zom-com Little Monsters to the essential 90s actioner Face/Off. So if you're looking for something new to watch, spare yourself the endless scroll through the queue and check out our picks below.

Little Monsters (2019)

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This delightful zombie comedy hails from Australian filmmaker Abe Forsythe (Down Under) and stars Lupita Nyong'o as an ass-kicking kindergarten teacher who winds up trapped in a zombie apocalypse with a classful of kids, a deadbeat volunteer chaperone (Alexander England), and a self-obsessed children's TV star who brings nothing to the table but ego (Josh Gad). Throw in the world's cutest Star Wars fan in the offensively adorable Diesel La Torraca, a few rounds of Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off", and an absolutely slaying Nyong'o in the midst of zombie action, and you've got a crowd-pleasing horror-comedy just in time for Halloween.

Collider's Perri Nemiroff described in her review, "Little Monsters knows exactly what it is and what it’s working with, and it plays into those qualities very well, keeping the energy sky-high from start to finish, and also slowly slipping in some real emotion. It’s a delightfully crude, wild ride with a standout performance that continues to prove Nyong’o can do no wrong, and also serves as a nice reminder of the importance of a great teacher. And as an added bonus, Little Monsters also rocks one of the best Star Wars references I’ve ever seen in a movie." And she ain't lyin' -- as heartfelt as it is foul, Little Monsters is delightful and breezy zom-com boosted by Nyong'o's magnetic star power. -- Haleigh Foutch

Cloverfield (2008)

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While the found footage schtick soured some to Cloverfield’s charms upon release, time has favored the film and revealed the homegrown American Kaiju thriller as a keen, cleverly executed genre piece with enduring 9/11 allegory. As Godzilla was born from the ashes of Japan’s grief and anxiety over World War II, Cloverfield was a monster metaphor for the panic and terror that flooded America after the 9/11 attacks, and director Matt Reeves, working from a script by Drew Goddard, pulled no punches with the allusions; bloodied NYC citizens stumble through the streets, coated in the ashes and rubble of the destroyed city, a group of friends unite to save a friend trapped in a crumbling skyscraper, even the shaky-cam aesthetic evokes memories of the ground-level videos that flooded the internet in the aftermath of the attacks.

Fortunately, Reeves is also very clever with his monster action and he knows exactly the bring the escapist, fantastical thrills to the forefront instead of conjuring the trauma of that terrorist assault too directly. Ultimately, Cloverfield’s found footage works because it’s not just a gimmick or a flashy show of technique, it’s the format that’s best suited to the allegorical undertones of the story and one that makes for a refreshing spin on the giant monster subgenre. -- Haleigh Foutch

Hellraiser (1987)

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As the saying goes, sticks and stones may break my bones but whips and chains Cenobite me. The iconic crew of extra-dimensional S&M enthusiasts led by Doug Bradley's Pinhead make their first appearance here, in horror maestro Clive Barker's twisted directorial debut, Hellraiser. Skinless reanimated corpses, mystical puzzle boxes, and leather-clad demons who make you so horny that you die? Yupp, this is a Barker joint through and through, one so disturbingly entertaining it's no wonder it spawned seven sequels. Definitely put a pin in this one the next time you're scrolling through Hulu looking for a bloody good time. -- Vinnie Mancuso

Face/Off

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What if John Travolta and Nicolas Cage switched faces? If that’s not enough to get you to stream Face/Off immediately, I don’t want to know you. John Woo’s Hollywood fever dream masterpiece is a wild freaking ride. Cage, as you might expect, is fully unhinged from his first appearance. And when he and Travolta’s character — a terrorist and an FBI special agent, respectively — switch their damn faces, both actors get the chance to really let their freak flags fly.

The movie’s a perfect cocktail of 1990s American action movie tropes and quirks with Woo’s typically balletic action choreography. It’s the kind of movie where the bad reviews, such as Barbara Shulgasser’s takedown for the San Francisco Gate, are sneakily good reviews: “Woo is clearly an imaginative man, and there is no doubt that he can concoct six ways to do any given piece of business… A good director would choose the best of the six ways and put it in his movie. Woo puts all six in.” With respect to Shulgasser, “putting all six in” is exactly why Face/Off works so well.

Ghost World

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Thor Birch and Scarlett Johansson star in Ghost World, Terry Zwigoff's adaptation of the beloved graphic novel from Daniel Clowes about two wry and intelligent teenage outcasts who find their friendship unraveling after high school graduation. When the pair set their sights on what lies ahead -- boys, college, career -- none of it seems to match anymore, and Zwigoff endows his characters with wonderful complexity and rich inner lives, punctuated by Birch's scathing eye rolls and Johansson's cutting monotone. Throw in an all-time performance from Steve Buschemi and Zwigoff's occasionally uproarious beats of dry humor, and Ghost World proves itself a one-of-a-kind film that's as offbeat and endearing as its characters. -- Haleigh Foutch