We’re well into October, which has been collectively recognized as spooky season for years. The weather is changing, and it’s time to curl up and get cozy with some scary streaming movies.

Horror is very much moodand taste-based. Some enjoy ghost movies over slashers; others zombie flicks instead of sci-fi. So here are a few suggestions for whatever you might prefer, across Netflix, Hulu and HBO Max.

• For some creepy kid scares, toss aside that Chucky doll and try David Cronenberg’s 1979 film “The Brood” instead. This terrifying family horror film has all the hallmarks of early Cronenberg work, set in snowy Canada and filled with twisted psychological themes and truly stomach-churning body horror. Stream it on HBO Max.

• Vampire movies are a dime a dozen, as are sexy vampire movies. But none is as cool or sexy as “The Hunger,” Tony Scott’s arresting 1983 directorial debut starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie and Susan Sarandon. The vibes in this existential vampire love triangle are unmatched. Stream it on HBO Max.

• Cannibal movies can be a tough watch, but in her 2016 directorial debut, “Raw,”

Julia Ducournau somehow manages to make cannibalism cute. This French-language horror film about sisters developing a taste for blood at veterinary school is one of the most intoxicating debut films. Stream it on Netflix.

• Some bow to religious horror. If you’ve finished

Mike Flanagan’s “Midnight

Mass” series on Netflix, head over to Hulu to take your pick of two excellent 2021 horror films that explore the ancient, dark rituals of Christianity (“Saint Maud”) and Judaism (“The Vigil”).

• Perhaps it’s the horror of isolation in the wilderness that scares the most. For a quality horror film set in the American West that utilizes the tropes of the Western movie, check out “The

Wind” (2018) on Netflix. On Hulu, Ben Wheatley’s folk-horror-tinged pandemic movie “In the Earth” (2021) is unforgettable, as is the folk horror film “The Other

Lamb” (2021), directed by Malgorzata Szumowska.

• Horror isn’t always on land; it also can be under the sea. Check out the queasy Irish deep sea horror thriller

“Sea Fever” (2020) on Hulu, directed by Neasa Hardiman.

• It wouldn’t be a horror marathon without a final girl, and Sophia Takal’s 2019 remake of “Black Christmas” on HBO Max delivers girl power in spades. Also on HBO Max, the incredibly clever and gory body swap slasher riff “Freaky” (2020), directed by Christopher Landon, playfully toys with the final girl trope, tasking Vince Vaughn the role.

Another horror flick that plays with the trope of the final girl is the terrifying cello prodigy flick “The Perfection” (2018) on Netflix, starring Alison Williams and Logan Browning, directed by Richard Shepherd. Also on Netflix, “Cam” takes the final girl into the world of technology and sex work, as Madeline Brewer tears into the role of a cam girl performing violent fantasies. In the vein of “Rosemary’s Baby,” Ilana Glazer takes on pregnancy horror in

“False Positive” on Hulu. • Of course, there are also the cult horror movies that make you say, “What the heck did I just watch??” James Wan’s “Malignant”

(2021) became an instant cult classic upon its release on HBO Max. Catch it as soon as you can. Or check out the the utterly bizarre and weirdly charming 1977 Japanese film “House” (or “Hausu) currently streaming on HBO Max. Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, it’s unlike anything you’ve ever seen.