A new month means a new guide as titles are added (and dropped) from streaming services. Let’s unpack the most exciting titles that are available to watch on Tubi in May 2026.
New to Tubi May Horror Films
American Carnage (2022)
- Premise: After a governor issues an executive order to arrest the children of undocumented immigrants, the newly detained youth are offered an opportunity to have their charges dropped by volunteering to care for the elderly.
- Why Watch It? This title from Diego Hallivis (who co-writes with Julio Hallivis) received mixed reviews upon its release, but its subject matter is even more timely and relevant now, considering what’s going on with ICE. There may be some catharsis to be found in a satirical take on real-life horrors, especially when the biting jokes are delivered by someone as likeable and talented as star Jenna Ortega.
- Streaming: May 1
Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
- Premise: When a group of rich 20-somethings plans a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game turns deadly.
- Why Watch It? In hindsight, one of the biggest selling features of Halina Reijn’s millennial satire is its stunning cast, which includes Amandla Stenberg, Myha’la, Maria Bakalova, Lee Pace, Chase Sui Wonders, and Rachel Sennott (Pete Davidson is also there). The buzzy A24 title is centered around a dangerous distraction during a storm, but that’s hardly the point of this takedown of wealth, privilege, race, and sexuality. Double bill this title with Clue (see below) for a night of fun and games with two films that have more on their mind than meets the eye.
- Streaming: May 1
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
- Premise: Centuries-old vampire Count Dracula (Gary Oldman) comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker’s (Keanu Reeves) fiancée Mina Murray (Winona Ryder) and wreak havoc in a foreign land.
- Why Watch It? Oozing sensuality and boasting Oscar-nominated costumes by the incomparable Eiko Ishioka, director Francis Ford Coppola‘s lavish period piece features incredible in-camera FX and no less than two fantastic performances (Oldman is perfect, but it’s Anthony Hopkins‘ scenery-chewing turn as Dr. Van Helsing that steals the show). It’s classy, sexy, and gory (the Brides eat a baby!). 1992’s Dracula is the most opulent adaptation of Stoker’s work to date and remains the one to beat (nice try, Luc Besson!)
- Streaming: May 1
Clue (1985)
- Premise: Six guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up.
- Why Watch It? The board game adaptation is one of the best comedies ever made, but it’s also a very fun murder mystery. There are plenty of deaths, secret passageways, ulterior motives, and outsized personalities scattered throughout the film. Scratch beneath the surface, and there’s also a healthy dose of commentary about both politics and queerness, just to name a few issues. The cast is composed of nothing but legends (Madeline Kahn’s infamous – and purportedly ad-libbed – line about “flames on the sides of my face” will never not be iconic). Plus: Star Tim Curry just celebrated his 80th (!) birthday last month, so what better way to fete the living legend?
- Streaming: May 1
The Dead Zone (1983)
- Premise: Five years after a traffic accident left him in a coma, Johnny Smith (Christopher Walken) awakens to discover that he has the ability to foresee future events and even prevent tragedies from happening. Will these new abilities prove to be a blessing or a curse?
- Why Watch It? It’s impossible to go a month in the horror world without brushing up against a Stephen King adaptation. This month, check out the icy coolness of director David Cronenberg’s The Dead Zone, which follows Johnny as he tests his newfound abilities in an effort to save the world. The threat is courtesy of a (what else?!) corrupt politician, Greg Stillson (a perfectly cast Martin Sheen), with his finger on the nuclear option, though for my money the film is at its most exciting when Cronenberg leans into full slasher mode with a serial killer bathroom sequence.
- Streaming: May 1
De Palma (2015)
- Premise: An American documentary film directed by Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow about director and screenwriter Brian De Palma
- Why Watch It? Breaking away from narrative options, why not check out this 2015 A24 documentary about Brian De Palma that premiered at the Venice Film Festival? The title verges on autobiography as the infamous director reminisces about his varied career, which includes multiple genre titles such as Sisters, Blow Out, and, of course, Carrie. There are plenty of clips, anecdotes, and archival footage included from his films, which makes for a solid primer for those who may be less familiar with his work.
- Streaming: May 1
Don’t Breathe (2016)
- Premise: Three delinquents break into the house of a war veteran (Stephen Lang) who is blind to steal his money. However, they discover that the man is not as defenseless as he seems.
- Why Watch It? Fede Alvarez‘s reverse home invasion film is one of the most viscerally impactful genre films of the last decade. The tension that he crafts as the noose slowly tightens around Rocky (Jane Levy, returning to work with the director after 2013’s Evil Dead) is palpable, and the film features incredible sound design that makes the set pieces even more nerve-wracking. Sure, the film’s last act has a big sexual assault content warning, but if audiences can overcome the ick factor, Don’t Breathe is an adrenaline rush from start to finish.
- Streaming: May 1
Let The Right One In (2008)
- Premise: A bullied boy forms a unique friendship with his new neighbor, a peculiar girl with a dark secret.
- Why Watch It? The adaptation of Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist‘s coming-of-age Middle Grade story is sweet (the relationship between Oskar and Eli), chilly (snow-bound horror has never felt so frigid), and filled with surprising amounts of gore. The quiet and moody horror film isn’t afraid to go hard for maximum impact: simply consider the all-timer swimming pool-set climax, which features exquisite camera blocking about what’s happening above and below the water.
- Streaming: May 28
Practical Magic (1998)
- Premise: Two witch sisters (Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman), raised by their eccentric aunts (delightful pair Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest) in a small town, face closed-minded prejudice and a curse which threatens to prevent them from ever finding lasting love.
- Why? Griffin Dunne’s adaptation, which boasts frequent genre writer Akiva Goldsman, is mostly a whimsical romantic drama. But what audiences may have forgotten in the 28 years since the film’s release is that the entire last act of the film is a straight-up horror film. Sure, most of the film involves a cutesy plot wherein Bullock tries to prevent Aidan Quinn from dying from a paramour-killing family curse, but the Kidman side of the story features her dead domestic abuser (ER star Goran Visnjic) coming back from the grave as a vengeful ghost.
- Streaming: May 1
Slice (2018)
- Premise: When a pizza delivery driver is murdered on the job, the city searches for someone to blame: Ghosts? Drug dealers? A disgraced werewolf?
- Why Watch It? This Zazie Beetz film came and went without much fanfare back in the day, but now that she’s back in the conversation with They Will Kill You, perhaps the horror comedy deserves a reappraisal? The cast alone suggests a decent time: along with Beetz, you’ve got Hannibal Buress and Joe Keery. There’s also something to be said for easy going horror fare. I mean, who doesn’t love pizza and bloodshed? Pop an edible, order a pie, and double bill this one along with Disney’s recent Pizza Movie.
- Streaming: May 1
May Tubi Originals
Give Me Back My Baby (2026)
- Premise: When a couple chooses a surrogate for their baby, they unknowingly open the door to an obsession that could cost them everything.
- Streaming: May 8
I Didn’t Do It (2026)
- Premise: A detective rejects the claim that his daughter took her own life, chasing deadly secrets that lead to baffling questions and shocking truths.
- Streaming: May 22
What’s your favorite from the list above? Will you check out the new Originals? Sound off in the comments below.