These terrifying supernatural, occult, murderous, and jump-scare movies are best enjoyed with others.
Streaming Maybe leave the lights on. Truly, is there anything better than trading some all-too-real life stress in for some fake horror movie stress? Knowing you can spend two hours or more shrieking at your television screen, and debating what you would do if a masked villain came to kill you, can be an enjoyable, distracting pastime. And it’s even more fun (and a little less scary) when you can get your pals to watch with you. With that in mind, we’ve compiled a list of the best horror movies to watch on Netflix with your bravest friends. This could be in person or remotely: Netflix Party, a relatively new third-party browser extension, offers viewers the ability to watch and discuss Netflix’s offerings with friends online. Between The Conjuring ’s real-life couple dealing with a family haunting, #Alive ’s deadly zombie outbreak, and, of course, The Ring ’s classic tale about a nightmarish ghoul who emerges via videotape, you’ll never sleep again. Below are 21 horror movies to add to your queue. There are instances of self-harm and assault in some of these, so be sure to check each film’s content warnings before you watch. Oh boy… this movie is nuts. But that’s the appeal, to be honest. There’s gross ( really gross) body horror. There are strange, Suspiria -like machinations, centering on musicians Charlotte (Allison Williams) and Elizabeth (Logan Browning). There are several twists that play with your expectations and assumptions. That’s about all you should know before you go in and watch, so you can talk about it for hours afterwards. Watch On Netflix Based on Stephen King’s story by the same name,1922 follows a farmer (Thomas Jane) who conspires to murder his wife (Molly Parker) to reap the financial gain, and convinces his son (Dylan Schmid) to assist. Riddled with guilt, he soon finds that his actions have consequences — and supernatural ones, at that. Watch On Netflix A classic supernatural film centering on a frightening videotape (this was 2002, after all), The Ring follows a reporter (Naomi Watts) as she discovers that teenagers are mysteriously dying after watching a nightmarish tape. She soon tracks down the tape and has only a few days to unravel the mystery. One of the few films that actually improves on the source material, this movie is still bone-chilling — and best watched with friends. Watch On Netflix This is the film that launched a whole Conjuring universe, and it’s easy to see why. The Conjuring is most well-known for its jarring scenes which manage to stay grounded and realistic, especially “hide and clap” (you’ll get it when you see it). Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson give us compassionate protagonists to root for in the form of real-life couple Ed and Lorraine Warren — and it’s all the more disturbing when they’re terrified, too. Watch On Netflix Ed and Lorraine are back in this story about “British Amityville.” This film ups the ante on jump scares and stakes — to the point of putting the couple in grave danger, as the entity haunting the family continues to torment them.
