Netflix is one of the world's biggest and most well-known streaming services. Starting as a DVD-by-mail firm, the company has gone from strength to strength, cementing itself as a massive player in the international movie industry.

Pound for pound, October has to be one of the best months of the year for entertainment lovers of all stripes. With Halloween around the corner, it’s a perfect time to engage with scary movies of both the old and new varieties.

Netflix has bulked up its slate to include many a thriller, slasher, horror and other suspenseful films, both original to the streamer and classic, for October and the spookiest month of the year. Several options for other moods arrived on the first of the month for viewers to choose from including 21 Jump Street,

Here are eight new movies, TV shows and specials coming to Netflix this week that our expert says you need to watch.

As another weekend rolls around, so does another batch of streaming recommendations from us to you. This time, it's a big week for TV, as The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 draws to a close on Prime Video,