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8 films in the collection

Animatronics

Mascot horror

Five Nights at Freddy’s

Year
2023
Length
110 min
Rating
PG-13

A new night guard takes a job at a closed family restaurant. Its animatronic performers turn the workplace into a supernatural threat.

Selection note Choose this for the game-to-film route into mascot horror: a familiar entertainment brand becomes the source of danger.

Before you choose & source notes

The studio lists violent content, bloody imagery and language. A child-friendly mascot design does not imply a child-friendly film.

Metadata: Universal Pictures At Home. The film page lists 1hr 50min. The 2023 studio disc press release lists 01:49:22; this guide follows the film-page listing, not an exact edition timing.

Digital / physical options: Studio page points to digital and physical editions. Retailer prices and access must be checked separately.

US-oriented listing checked 2026-10-22. Classification shown: US film rating.

Studio viewing options
Animatronics

Mascot horror

Willy’s Wonderland

Year
2021
Length
89 min
Rating
TV-MA

A drifter accepts a cleaning job at an amusement venue. The building’s animatronic entertainers make an ordinary shift a fight for survival.

Selection note Choose this for a compact, workplace-based example of mascot horror, with the threat located inside the entertainment venue itself.

Before you choose & source notes

Tubi labels this TV-MA. The premise involves lethal animatronics; check the platform’s current guidance before viewing.

Metadata: Tubi title page. Title page lists 2021, 1 hr 29 min and TV-MA. TV-MA is the displayed Tubi label, not an MPA film certificate.

Ad-supported listing: A public Tubi title listing was readable. Playback, account requirements and local access were not tested.

US-oriented listing checked 2026-10-22. Classification shown: US TV / platform label. TV labels and film certificates are separate systems.

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Costumed killer

Mascot horror

Phantom Fun-World

Year
2023
Length
82 min
Rating
TV-MA

Employees at an indoor amusement park are targeted by a masked killer whose identity is tied to the park’s mascot and history.

Selection note Choose this to distinguish a person wearing a mascot costume from a supernatural animatronic. The shared setting connects two different mechanisms.

Before you choose & source notes

Tubi labels this TV-MA. A costumed slasher is part of the premise; this guide does not assess the intensity of individual scenes.

Metadata: Tubi title page. The title page lists 1 hr 22 min; the Tubi editorial article lists 1h 21m. The title page takes precedence here.

Ad-supported listing: A public Tubi title listing was readable. Playback, account requirements and local access were not tested.

US-oriented listing checked 2026-10-22. Classification shown: US TV / platform label. TV labels and film certificates are separate systems.

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Toy horror · adjacent

Mascot horror · neighboring tradition

The Jack in the Box

Year
2019
Length
88 min
Rating
TV-MA

An antique jack-in-the-box is discovered and opened. Its owners begin to suspect that the clown doll inside can act on its own.

Selection note Choose this to explore the neighboring killer-toy tradition. It shares the unsettling plaything idea, without being a venue-mascot story.

Before you choose & source notes

Tubi labels this TV-MA. This is included as a toy-horror neighbor, rather than a strict mascot example.

Metadata: Tubi title page. Tubi lists 2019 and 1 hr 28 min. Its editorial article lists 1h 27m; this guide uses the title page’s year and timing.

Ad-supported listing: A public Tubi title listing was readable. Playback, account requirements and local access were not tested.

US-oriented listing checked 2026-10-22. Classification shown: US TV / platform label. TV labels and film certificates are separate systems.

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Romance & a secret house

Gothic horror

Crimson Peak

Year
2015
Length
119 min
Rating
R

A young woman follows a new romance to an isolated house. The home and its concealed history become inseparable from the relationship.

Selection note Choose this for the romantic branch of the gothic shelf: desire, a mysterious household and a building that holds the past.

Before you choose & source notes

The studio lists bloody violence, sexual content and strong language. A period setting does not make the material mild.

Metadata: Universal Pictures At Home. Studio film page lists 2015, 1hr 59min and R. The gothic shelf assignment is this guide’s editorial reading of the premise.

Digital / physical options: Studio page points to digital and physical editions. Retailer prices and access must be checked separately.

US-oriented listing checked 2026-10-22. Classification shown: US film rating.

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Folklore & investigation

Gothic horror

Sleepy Hollow

Year
1999
Length
105 min
Rating
R

Investigator Ichabod Crane pursues the Headless Horseman. The case puts an investigator’s search for answers in the path of a local supernatural figure.

Selection note Choose this for a folklore-led route into the gothic shelf, with an investigation rather than a household at the center of the premise.

Before you choose & source notes

Paramount+ labels this R. The listing describes a murderous supernatural figure; check the provider’s current content guidance.

Metadata: Paramount+ title page. Public Paramount+ page lists 1999, 1H 45M and R. The Paramount Movies studio search listing independently matches these fields.

Subscription listing: The public page offers subscription access. Plan eligibility, playback and current rights were not tested.

US-oriented listing checked 2026-10-22. Classification shown: US film rating.

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A haunted household

Gothic horror

The Others

Year
2001
Length
104 min
Rating
Unknown

A mother keeps her light-sensitive children in a darkened country house. New servants enter a home where the boundary between the living and the dead is in question.

Selection note Choose this for a household-centered gothic premise, with family isolation and the rules of a home providing the starting point.

Before you choose & source notes

Rating unknown in the source checked. Do not interpret missing classification as suitable for children; consult the edition or provider first.

Metadata: The Criterion Collection. Criterion lists 2001, 104 minutes and English. No US age rating was displayed in the checked Film Info, so the rating is unknown here.

Physical edition / distributor: Criterion lists physical editions. This is not a verified streaming offer or a claim of Criterion Channel availability.

US-oriented listing checked 2026-10-22. Classification shown: unknown in checked source.

Official edition details
An isolated estate

Gothic horror

The Woman in Black

Year
2012
Length
95 min
Rating
PG-13

A widowed lawyer is sent to settle an estate in a remote village. His work draws him toward a house, a ghost and a community’s hidden history.

Selection note Choose this for the stranger-arrives-at-an-estate branch of gothic horror. The legal errand provides a clear entry into the house’s mystery.

Before you choose & source notes

Apple’s Information section lists thematic material and disturbing violence. Its separate 14+ review badge is not the PG-13 film classification used here.

Metadata: Apple TV US · Information. Apple TV US lists 2012, 1 hr 35 min and PG-13 under Information. Sony’s official film page independently displays PG-13 and links to this Apple page.

Digital platform listing: A US catalog page was readable. Rental, purchase and subscription terms must be checked on the platform; no Apple TV subscription inclusion is claimed.

US-oriented listing checked 2026-10-22. Classification shown: US film rating.

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All listings checked 2026-10-22. US-oriented reference only; availability may change. Links open official catalog or edition pages, and playback has not been tested. Read every source record