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How To Get Paid To Watch Horror Movies This Spooky Season

Do you have what it takes to be a "thrilltern?"

Want to spend your spooky season getting paid to watch horror movies? CableTV.com is looking for a “thrilltern” to do just that.

The website is accepting applications through Oct. 7 for a U.S. resident over 18 willing to stream five horror films from its list of the scariest movies ever and then create a video ranking and reviewing the films.

The thrilltern will receive $666, a $50 Uber Eats gift card and a one-year subscription to Screambox. All participants will get a one-month Screambox subscription for 99 cents. CableTV.com will pay for streaming subscription costs for the thrilltern.

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“This position is not for the faint of heart — we’re looking for real fans of fear, enthusiasts of the eerie, and devotees to the dreadful,” according to the website.

For more information, visit www.cabletv.com/horror/halloween-thrillternship-2025. To apply, go to cabletv.activehosted.com/f/33.

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CableTV.com’s list of the scariest movies ever includes:

  • "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984)
  • "Candyman" (1992)
  • "The Evil Dead" (1981)
  • "The Exorcist" (1973)
  • "Get Out" (2017)
  • "Halloween" (1978)
  • "Hereditary" (2018)
  • "It" (2017)
  • "Martyrs" (2008)
  • "The Shining" (1980)
  • "The Strangers" (2008)
  • "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974)
  • "The Thing" (1982)

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