Looking for the scariest movies to watch under the safety of your covers? Here are the best horror films on Netflix right now.
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Last Updated: December 26th
Horror movies have evolved throughout the years (and we ranked the best of the ’80s and the ’90s here), but sometimes you just want to binge whichever good scary movies on Netflix has to watch on a dark, stormy night. From ghosts to vampires, zombies, and Babadooks, just about every morbid fantasy that your demented mind can conjure has representation in the scariest films available to stream. Forget Googling all the horror film choices in the overcrowded menu — we’ve already watched the best horror movies on Netflix right now, and here they are ranked from beastly to blood-curdling. Now, sit back, heat up some pizza, and ignore the ghoul standing ominously at the end of your driveway.
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Mike Flanagan, who directed Oculus and Ouija: Origin of Evil, expertly directs this simple tale of a deaf woman being menaced by a masked (and later unmasked) killer in her remote home. This is nothing you haven’t seen before, but Flanagan brings real panache and visual energy to a film that could have easily felt redundant in the hands of a lesser filmmaker.
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Brian De Palma’s post- Carrie telekinesis film is far from the great achievement its predecessor was, but it is nonetheless pulpy good fun that delivers one of the most literally explosive climaxes in horror history. Be prepared for some very, very ’70s moments, including the sight of an orange-colored Kirk Douglas in short-shorts on a beach, firing a machine gun. Amy Irving’s giant eyes have never been put to better use.
Cannes Film Festival
Zombie movies have been done to death, brought back to life, and repeated a few more times. But that doesn’t mean there still aren’t entertaining stories to be found in the genre. Train To Busan doesn’t bring anything exceptionally original to the walking undead, but it’s no less of a thrilling ride. An overworked dad is riding the rails with his neglected daughter when a Z-word outbreak strikes, causing savagery from corpse and living alike. Its fast-moving, contorted foes are genuinely freaky in the movie’s cramped setting, making the story feel like a zombified Snowpiercer. It’s a fun action flick with a slightly heavy-handed but solid emotional core that’s unsurprisingly getting an English remake.
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I always love people who think their opinions are facts.
Well, at least you didn’t put “The Houses October Built” on here. What an unscary and stupid movie.
I enjoyed Gerald’s Game, but I’m not really sure how it falls into the Horror category. Is it because Stephen King?
It Follows is great if you just want a nap.
Cube at 9 is probably the most hilarious thing about this list. Great concept as a proto-Saw, but such a stupid movie.
It Follows was terrible in nearly every way. It and The Babadook can fuck right off of these “top horror” lists forever.
I think that the title creature from “The Babadook” looks like a cross between Freddy Krueger and Slash from Guns N Roses.
Either this list is old, or the author has horrible taste. Train to Busan is exceptional. FFS, Snowpiercer isn’t even on here.
Just watched Train to Busan this past weekend. Cannot say enough good things about it. I think this is an old list.
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Objectively, It Follows isn’t even a good FILM, let alone a horror film in any way shape or form. It is hipster bullshit. Prove me wrong.
Can’t prove you wrong. Can prove you right though. It Follows is, objectively, a steaming pile of monkey shit.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is hardly a horror movie.
It’s fucking great, but it’s not quite a horror film.
You know we can see the comments from two years ago when you first posted the article
I’m just glad they didn’t put “The Shining” on this list. SO OVERRATED!
Because you haven’t seen what Kubrick was showing you. Check out “Shone Report” before you do. You’ll never watch the movie the same way again.
Check out ‘Splinter’. Good movie.
I already knew that Netflix was terrible (for movies), but thanks for the confirmation.
I have not seen all of these but I am not really sure about any list that includes The Relic and The Fury, both honestly not very good, in any top 25 of horror movies (unless now Netflix only has 25 horror movies and in any case Dead Snow and Event Horizon are far better than those two).
I just signed up for Shudder. So far it seems like a good deal for the price.
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We Are Still Here and The Hallow are 2 more good indie horror movies that have been recently added to Netflix.
Barbara Crampton, Larry Fesseden + elements of Lucio Fulci’s House By The Cemetery = good times.
‘We Are Still Here’ is definitely on my must-watch list right now!
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I would remove the Sacrament, replace with Let Us Prey. Liam Cunningham(Davos from GoT) is excellent in it.
“Pontypool” absolutely surpasses the wondrous beauty of the ‘slow burn’ and falls asshole deep into the undesirable realm of talky, boring bullshit. There should’ve have been anywhere near that much talk in a horror movie.
You’re not wrong. The movie is a little slow and a little talky. I think they tried to channel one good aspect of a zombie apocalypse which is how would people react but it sorta fell apart at the end. Is it good? Yes. Is it one of the top on Netflix? No. Do I answer my own questions Barry? Yes.
We all can’t have blood spatter everywhere at all times in horror.
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I’d like to nominate HUSH for this list, while it’s not necessarily a ‘horror’ movie per sé it was still quite enjoyable
The most horrifying thing about The Babadook, is how it will make you want to become an advocate for child murder. Jesus that kid was annoying.
The kid is a bona fide scream queen
I started with wanting the kid to die a violent death, but by the end i was rooting for that annoying brat to survive.
Yeah, that was my problem with the film. I seriously wanted that kid dead and the film needs you, on some level, want the kid to be safe to work as horror.
Those VHS movies are absolutely horrible. Some of the worst movies I’ve ever seen, frankly.
@Dariel Figueroa – Watching Dead Snow: Red vs Dead tonight and it is awesome – thanks!
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I don’t know if all of these are horror movies, but here’s 20 great ones for all tastes on Netflix right here.
