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Pumpkin spice, cozy cardigans, and sultry, blood-spattered Megan Fox? It must be sexy horror movie season. While cult classics like Jennifer’s Body, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and Blue Velvet are fair game all year long, nothing beats a crisp, fall night as a backdrop for your favorite erotic thrillers.
For many people, scary movies are a sort of aphrodisiac; even the horror films that don’t feature lots of nudity or sex are still kind of arousing, just by virtue of being a little off-limits. There are undercurrents of sexuality and desire in plenty of scary movies that don’t actually have much overt raunch playing out on screen. But when you do add in the nudity and the sex—like the filmmakers did in the 25 movies below—all bets (like your clothes) are off.
It may seem like an odd pairing, but horror and sexuality have a long history together. Early thrillers from the likes of Hitchcock employed mostly women’s bodies to demonstrate vulnerability and the desecration of “purity”. As the genre has progressed, new filmmakers and storytellers, many of them women, have produced horror from a wider variety of perspectives. Many of our greatest fears revolve around our bodies and the ways they’re consumed—literally and figuratively—by others.
Whether you prefer slashers, body horror, vampires, or movies that are more campy than scary, there’s a streamable, downloadable, or rentable sexy horror film out there for you. Snuggle up with a protective partner or supportive group of friends (you know, to keep you safe from the bad guys) and find your next favorite Halloween-approved erotic thriller below.
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