Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month’s best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I’m William Earl, the editor of Variety.com and the publication’s resident horror enthusiast.

From big-budget, to small, indie movies, the last five years have offered some surprising and amazing gems in the horror genre.

With some holiday movies starring A-list actors, here are the best new movies available to stream right now on different platforms.