A Neighborhood Nightmare With a Hungry Haunted Address Is Climbing the Peacock Top 10 Before Halloween
Peacock has gone all in on spooky season. The streamer’s Halloween 2026 lineup offers a mix of brand new terrifying tales, creepy classics and family frights perfect for all ages. That variety makes it one of the easier places to build a Halloween animated movie marathon.
The animated side of the catalog got a major boost on October 1. Peacock’s October catalog drop loaded in titles like ‘Coraline,’ ‘ParaNorman,’ ‘Kubo and the Two Strings,’ ‘Megamind’ and ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ on a single day. More is on the way too, since ‘Minions & Monsters’ arrives on Peacock on October 28, just in time for the holiday.
One of the oldest favorites in that group is already making noise. On the latest Peacock Top 10 movies chart, ‘Monster House’ sits at number five, up three spots, with 32 days on the list. It lands just below ‘Shrek the Third’ and above ‘Shrek Forever After,’ while ‘Coraline’ climbs to number three and ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ appears at number eight.
The film itself is a Halloween staple for a reason. Released in 2006, it was directed by Gil Kenan in his feature directorial debut and written by Dan Harmon, Rob Schrab and Pamela Pettler. The story follows a neighborhood terrorized by a sentient haunted house during Halloween.
At the center are three kids, DJ, Chowder and Jenny, voiced by Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner and Spencer Locke. They try to convince the babysitter, the police and a gamer named Skull that something is wrong, but they have to solve the mystery themselves. The voice cast around them includes Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kevin James, Jon Heder and Jason Lee, with Kathleen Turner voicing the house.
The pedigree behind it is just as impressive. The film was produced by Robert Zemeckis’ ImageMovers and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, a pairing that helped Kenan land the director’s chair for his first feature. It earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature, although it lost to ‘Happy Feet.’
Part of the appeal is how well it balances scares and fun. It is spooky enough to feel like real Halloween viewing, yet playful enough for younger viewers to enjoy without too many nightmares. With Peacock stacking its shelves with scary and family friendly picks alike, it is no surprise that a haunted house story is climbing the charts. If you had to pick the best moment in this film, would it be the first time the house comes alive or the final showdown on Halloween night?
