Here are the 31 best horror movies you might find on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and HBO Max!
Updated for October 2020
The world of streaming horror movies can be an overwhelming place.
Lets say youve got yourNetflix,Amazon Prime,Huluand HBO Max subscriptions all set and ready.
Now you want to get terrified with the best horror movies you could find in time for Halloween.
But there are so many options!
Whats a horror addict to do?
Here youll find the master list.
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Be sure to let us know if you make it through all 31!
Spoiler alert: its a good one.
Apostleis a wild, atmospheric, and very gory good time.
One place that no one wants to be left alone in, however, is a Catholic boarding school.
What better location for teenagers to be tormented by monsters, demons, or murderous hillbillies?
Soon things begin to go awry in a very traditional horror movie way.
But thenThe Cabin in the Woodsbegins doling out some of the many tricks it has up its sleeve.
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For some that fact will make this sequels existence unforgivable.
But theyre far from the only horrors here.
That spot of bother includes the unwitting release of a legion of demons upon the world.
Directed by British director Ben Wheatley,A Field in Englandis a kaleidoscope of trippy, cerebral horror.
The film takes place in 1648, during the English Civil War.
A Field in Englandis aggressively weird, creative, and best of all clocks in at exactly 90 minutes.
There are no monsters or the supernatural inGreen Room.
But the first is of course, remains the edgiest and the best.Hellbound: Hellraiser IIis also available.
Hereditary
BetweenHereditaryandThe Haunting of Hill House2018 was a great year for turning familial trauma into horror.
The film was remade in 2006 but the original is still the best.
Horror of Dracula
Replacing Bela Lugosi as Dracula was not easily done in 1958.
Its still not easily done now.
Its all business with this guy.
Conversely, Abraham Van Helsing was never more dashing than when played by Peter Cushing in this movie.
That makes the film feel a little off-balance, although in the end it all becomes quite unnerving.
House on Haunted Hill
What would you do for $10,000?
How about surviving a night in a mansion haunted by murder victims and owned by a psychotic millionaire?
Seems like a party trick until people actually start dying.
Some vintage horror never dies, and this 1959 classic is immortal.
That is just about the least creepy thing in this new, taut thriller nestled in the Hollywood Hills.
Midsommar
Its hard to categorizeMidsommar, Ari Asters follow-up to his absolutely terrifying horror debut,Hereditary.
Aster himself called it a break up movie.
But whatever genreMidsommaris, it is a brilliant, and at times deeply disturbing film.
Florence Pugh stars as Dani, a young woman trying to heal in the wake of an enormous tragedy.
To say that they get more than they bargained for is an understatement.
But Dani may just end up getting exactly what she needs.
The Walking Dead vs.
But what grabs at you are the unexpected shocks.
Long beforeThe Walking Dead, Romero caught the terror that could erupt from any character, at any time.
Theyre coming to get you.
Theres one of them now!
Nosferatu
Nothing beats a classic, and thats exactly whatNosferatuis.
Murnau plays with shadow and light to create an intoxicating environment of fever dream repressions.
But he also creates the most haunting cinematic image of a vampire yet put on screen.
Quite a lot actually!
Shortly into their stay, Louis and his wife Rachel (Amy Semeitz) experience an unthinkable tragedy.
Thats ok though as neighbor Jud Crandall (John Lithgow) knows a very peculiar place that can help.
Well step, shoot, stab, and ritualistically sacrifice in this cruelest game of hide and seek ever.
Come for the gonzo high-concept and stay forthe supremely satisfying ending.
Sweetheart
Dont let the name fool you,Sweetheartis very much a horror movie.
What kind of horror movie, you ask?
You know: deserted island stuff.
Theres something out there something big, dangerous, and hungry.Sweetheartis likeCastawaymeetsPredatorand its another indie horror hit for Blumhouse.
And its not hard to see why.
1976sThe Tenantis the culmination of Polanskis obsession with communal living and in some ways is the creepiest.
Things are exacerbated when Trelkovsky moves into a Parisian apartment and discovers the previous occupant killed herself.
What follows is a tense and trippy exploration of fear itself.
When viewed like that, it might be worth seeing all over again, eh?
In his absence evil seeps in… as does a quality horror movie with heightened emotional weight.
Underworld
No one is going to mistakeUnderworldfor high art.
That obvious fact makesthe lofty pretensions of these movies all the more endearing.
Take the first and best in the series.
Its ridiculous, especially with Scott Speedman playing one party.
But when the other is the oft-underrated Kate Beckinsale it doesnt matter.
Combined they make this a guilty good time.
Though we recommend not venturing past the second or third movie.
Thats just the beginning of the horror at play for the Wilsons and the world.
Fittingly,Usfeels like a feature lengthTwilight Zoneconcept done right.
