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Looking for the best scary movies on Netflix? After a guided map of the most terrifying dingy dungeons, creaky manors, home-invaded houses, and deeply dark woods you can find on the streaming service? Then your search has led you to your glorious streaming doom: The Best Horror Movies on Netflix!
There are, conservatively, fourteen billion terrible horror movies out there. We sorted through them to find the best scary movies on Netflix. Ahead, discover horrors, thrillers, and slashers that we can, in all good conscience, recommend. Go get scared.
It's essential, obviously, to watch the first Creep before sitting down to Creep 2. But the sequel builds on and outdoes the original in every possible way, wringing new drama, laughs, and scares from a conceit most reasonably figured had been bled dry. It's a tiny modern masterpiece.
If Squid Games has you fiending for more Korean cinema, add Forgotten to the queue. Mashing mystery, horror, murder, and thriller into one film, this twisting tale of a brother trying to discover what happened to his seemingly amnesic sibling after having been kidnapped for 19 days has a little something for everyone.
After a veterinary school freshman is forced to eat meat for the first time in her life she develops a taste for flesh, leaving her meek vegetarian ways behind and indulging in all things carnal. Vibrant visual horror plus coming of age drama creates a French fusion that might just be the best new scare on streaming.
Scrapping the trash Exorcist 2 from the canon, original creator William Peter Blatty returns with a vengeance and a new thrilling case of possession. After local Boston cop William Kinderman (George C. Scott) notices a link between an ongoing string of murders and the cases of a serial killer that was executed fifteen years prior he reopens the investigation only to find demons waiting for him on the other side.
Based on a real-life case, the Enfield Poltergeist plastered U.K. newspapers between 1977 and 1979 with the story of two pre-teen sisters haunted by evil spirits. These spirits never met paranormal investigators/relationship goals couple Ed (Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Farmiga) though. Armed with a whole new bag of tricks and ghosts sporting creepy British accents The Conjuring 2 manages to outdo its predecessor in both fun and fright.
A revolting story about a woman taken prisoner by her sick S.O.B. boyfriend in his apartment. There is no humor or fun-loving moments in this one. This is a terrifying dose of reality that is made more frightening by the fact that even while writing this there are thousands of human beings living it.
Period pieces always have the upper hand when it comes to horror, because the past just makes everything creepier. Dan Stevens and Michael Sheen bring this slow burn mind game of tweed and past traumas to a scorching boil when Christianity and cult religion clash on a desolate island located off the shores of 1905 England.
Horror films live and die by their concept, and The Call has one of the best in years. After answering an old landline, Kim Seo-yeon (Park Shin-Hye) discovers the woman on the other end, Young Sook (Jeon Jong-seo), is calling from 20-years earlier. Attempting to meddle with time to improve her own position, Seo-yeon sets off a string of events resulting in the murder of her father and her own imprisonment.
More of a gimmick than a fully fleshed-out film, this half-baked horror (and surprisingly huge hit) does manage to stir up some genuine jumps with sharp camera work and snappy use of audio. The biggest thrill comes from the wait for the monster reveal, which makes the viewing experience an overall enjoyable one. Is it worth a watch? Absolutely. Is it worth a re-watch? Maybe not so much.
The Lost Boys with an uptown vibe, Vampires vs. the Bronx brings 80s-style bloodsucking horror to the no nonsense streets of New York. Highly self-aware and packed full of jump-out screams, this supernatural spin on the very real issue of gentrification never loses sight of its message, or its purpose to entertain.
Guts, giggles, and girl power make this early 2000s-style teen horror as entertaining as it is frightening. Featuring a performance from Johnny Knoxville as a Bible Belt preacher, this time machine of terror about cult murders during a music festival party transports you back to an era when being terrified with friends was some of the best fun you could have.
Capping off the era of high-quality, low-budget horrors that dotted the 2010s, It Comes at Night tells the now all-too-familiar story of extreme isolation due to a pandemic. The fact this one hit as hard as it did before the world imploded only makes the prospect of a rewatch more terrifying.
A good enough thrill set in the Alaskan tundra, this man vs. nature turned man vs. man turned man vs. man with the help of nature film relies largely on the cast to carry the story. Good thing this cast is stacked with Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgrd, and James Badge Dale all supplying great performances that make this simple piece better than it has any right to be.
This major scare from Madrid brings adds contemporary twists to the terror of The Exorcist. When Catholic school girls start playing with Ouija boards, bad things are bound to happen: unleashed demons, soul-hungry blind nuns, and all types of religious guilt. Be forewarned, this one will hit especially hard for those that grew up a member of the Papal faith.
This creepy Netflix original follows the story of Angel, a paramedic (no surprise there) who is on a path to destroy everything in his life. When tragedy strikes, things only get worse. The film just keeps getting darker, and darker, and darker still. Prepare to shiver every time you hear an ambulance wail and think of this disturbing film.
Rounding out our list of the best scary movies on Netflix is Blumhouse's Truth or Dare. The age-old game that we've all been playing since childhood takes an insidious turn. The consequences of a dare are deadly, but opting for truth isn't safe either. And if you choose not to take a turn? You die immediately. Lucy Hale stars in this horror flick that you will not soon forget.
The Silence of the Lambs stars Anthony Hopkins as the cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter and Jodie Foster as ambitious FBI rookie Clarice Starling. Starling enlists the help of Lecter to get inside the mind of a copycat killer, but soon learns that Lecter's help always comes with strings.
Want more Hannibal Lecter? Then press play on Red Dragon. The sequel to The Silence of the Lambs is just as chilling as the first, and stars Edward Norton and Ralph Fiennes alongside Anthony Hopkins.
Awkward Carrie White seems to have the cards stacked against her. But who could thrive with a hyper-conservative mother, school bullies at every turn, and, oh yeah, newly discovered telekinetic powers? Little do her peers know, you should never mess with a girl who has superhuman powers and a taste for revenge.
This slow-burn Netflix original starring Bird Box chronicles the utter breakdown of society when invisible monsters take over the world and kill everyone in their path. Bird Box leaves you breathless as you watch Sandra Bullock silently traverse an empty world to find the last bastion of safety with her children.
A coroner and his son begin an autopsy on a beautiful young woman whose injuries don't make any sense. They set to work, only to find themselves in the middle of a mystery and right in harm's way. It's a horror/thriller that's one of the scariest movies ever. It stars Brian Cox and Emile Hirsch. It'd be perfect to watch on Halloween.
This action-packed horror film centers around a zombie takeover in Busan, South Korea. Travelers on a train have to figure out a game plan before they arrive at their final destination or they'll end up victims to the throngs of the undead awaiting them.
Though the original Sinister isn't available on Netflix right now, it's equally scary sequel is. The film follows a private investigator as he looks into murders associated with a pagan deity called the Bughuul who preys on children.
Another one of the best scary movies on Netflix is The Monster. Zoe Kazan stars as a young mom who gets stranded on back country roads with her daughter. They wait in their car for help, and discover there is evil all around them.
This movie stars three of our favorite actresses: Emma Roberts, Lucy Boynton, and Kiernan Shipka. All three play disturbed girls facing evil forces in the dead of night at an empty Catholic boarding school (which is a recipe for a good horror flick if ever we heard one).
Directed by Jeremy Saulnier, this film centers around a punk rock band that bears witness to a horrible crime. They're trapped, and the Neo-Nazis who committed the crime have trapped the band members and plan to kill them, as well. The band members must find a way to escape as soon as possible.
In an effort to acquire money to pay for her brother's leukemia treatment, Brittany Snow signs up to attend a parlor game at a dinner party. Upon arriving, however, she is trapped in the mansion and forced to play a sadistic game of "would you rather "where the stakes are disturbing and deadly.
Learn the chilling story behind the most famous haunted house in history, The Winchester Mansion. This movie is based on actual life of Sarah Winchester, a grieving widow who never stops adding on to her 7-story mansion in an effort to appease the ghosts that follow her wherever she goes.
This Spanish film delivers enough suspense and drama to justify reading the subtitles. After a tragic accident, the main character (a paramedic, of course) goes off the rails and blames everyone around him for his misery. He's out for revenge, and his girlfriend and close colleague are first on his list.
Alice Ackerman, played by Madeline Brewer, performs provocative shows online. She'll do anything to get more viewers, including pretending to slit her throat. She gains more and more popularity, until an imposter that looks exactly like her takes over the account. Alice tries to figure out what's going on, and discovers there are more imposters impersonating other popular accounts. The No. 1 cam girl is, in fact, dead. Madeline doesn't want to suffer the same fate and must get to the bottom of the mystery.
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