I'm canceling my plans: Pluto TV's April Ghouls lineup is a horror fan's dream

It may only be April, but it's never too early to start thinking about thrills and chills as if Halloween is around the corner. Pluto TV is leaning all the way into the eerie side of spring with April Ghouls, a month-long celebration of horror packed with movie favorites, supernatural series and cult genre picks, all streaming free as of April 1.

There are tons of titles to choose from during the event, including movie additions like "Hellraiser," "Children of the Corn," "Paranormal Activity," "Friday the 13th" and "Scream." Plus, you'll find shows like "The X-Files," "Charmed," "Twin Peaks" and "The Twilight Zone." In fact, one of the biggest highlights arrives on April 20, when "The X-Files" gets a full-series marathon on its own channel, with all 11 seasons also available on demand.

But with all these new additions, where do you start getting your ghoul on? We've chosen a few tried-and-true picks that should get you going nicely. Then, keep scrolling to find the entire slate of horror additions to Pluto TV this month. But be forewarned: You may want to sleep with the lights on tonight.

April Ghouls: My top picks

'Hellraiser'

Hellraiser Original Trailer (Clive Barker, 1987) - YouTube

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What begins as a search for pleasure beyond human limits turns into something far more horrifying. When Frank Cotton (Sean Chapman) opens a mysterious puzzle box, he unlocks the doorway to a world where the sadistic Cenobites live. Frank's niece Kirsty (Ashley Laurence) ends up solving the box left behind and becomes entangled with the Cenobites as well, which forces her into a battle with the sadomasochistic monsters who want to drag her back to their dimension. That, and a whole lot of meat hooks and gore. There are 10 of these movies, so you'll want to start at the beginning.

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'Repo: The Genetic Opera'

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This stylized horror musical follows Shilo (Alexa Vega), a teen kept isolated by her father as a biotech empire called GeneCo profits from surgeries and organ repossessions. Shilo has a blood disease inherited from her mother, and she has to stay inside for her own safety, but she wants to see the world, no matter hw bleak. When she meets the GraveRobber (Terrance Zdunich), she learns of GeneCo and a potential cure for her disease. Of course, it's not that simple -- but the songs are catchy and the gore horrific.

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'The Ring'

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This remake of the 1998 Japanese film "Ringu" is far better than it has any right to be. After watching a cursed videotape, journalist Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) discovers that everyone who sees it dies seven days later. Naturally, she makes it her mission to uncover the truth behind the tape and its origins, as well as a way to stop the curse and the little girl (Samara) behind it.

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April Ghouls full channel lineup

• Cine Terror
• Dark Shadows
• Ghost Hunters
• Hallmark Movies & More (April 23–30 — Good Witch takeover)
• Pluto TV Horror
• Pluto TV Paranormal
• Pluto TV Terror
• Supernatural Drama
• The Addams Family
• The Twilight Zone
• The Walking Dead en Español
• The Walking Dead Universe
• The X-Files
• Universal Monsters

April Ghouls movie collection

• Scream 1-3
• Scary Movie 1-3
• Friday the 13th 1-8
• The Addams Family
• Addams Family Values
• Cloverfield
• 10 Cloverfield Lane
• Paranormal Activity 1-6
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)/(1978)
• Love and Monsters
• Overlord
• Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
• April Fool's Day (1986)
• Tales From the Darkside: The Movie
• Vampire In Brooklyn
• Silent House
• It Comes At Night
• Lamb
• The Monster (2016)
• The Blackcoat's Daughter
• Pet Semetary (1989)
• I Know What You Did Last Summer
• I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
• Evil Dead II (1987)
• Evil Dead (2013)
• Poltergeist II: The Other Side
• Poltergeist III
• Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
• The Exorcism of Emily Rose
• The Possession of Hannah Grace
• Hollow Man
• Bram Stoker's Dracula
• Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
• The Woman in Black
• Fright Night (1985)
• Cujo
• Christine (1983)
• The Craft: Legacy
• The Final Girls (2015)
• Deliver Us From Evil
• Quarantine
• Quarantine 2: Terminal
• 30 Days of Night
• 30 Days of Night: Dark Days
• Vacancy (2007)
• The Covenant (2006)
• Urban Legends: The Final Cut
• Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
• Idle Hands
• The Blob (1988)
• Silent Hill
• Silent Hill: Revelation
• World War Z
• Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
• Cobweb (2023)
• The Inhabitant (2022)
• Mid-Century
• Alone (2020)
• We Summon the Darkness
• Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
• Hell Fest
• Cooties
• Horns
• Jessabelle
• I, Frankenstein
• Lords of Salem
• Texas Chainsaw 3D
• Let Me In
• The Eye (2009)
• Repo: The Genetic Opera
• Catacombs
• George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead
• The Wolf of Snow Hollow
• Spell
• Crawl (2019)
• Warm Bodies
• My Bloody Valentine (1981) / (2009)
• Child's Play (1988) / (2019)
• Carrie (1976) / (2013)
• Jeepers Creepers 1 & 2
• Organ Trail
• The Ring / The Ring Two
• Stigmata
• The Haunting (1999)
• Sleepy Hollow
• Event Horizon
• Relic (1997)
• Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000
• What Lies Beneath
• Mom and Dad (2017)
• The Devil Inside
• Hellraiser 1-10
• Children of the Corn 1-9
• Gretel & Hansel (2020)
• Succubus (2024)
• Studio 666
• Bones and All
• Maggie (2015)
• The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1977) / (2014)
• The Dark Half
• The Dead Zone
• Stephen King's Silver Bullet
• The Amityville Horror (1979) / (2005)
• The Monster Squad
• Mimic
• Mimic 2
• Mimic 3: Sentinel
• Vampire Academy

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