3 weeks ago - The film's use of Super 8 murder footage and the movie's antagonist Bughuul's scare tactics is top-of-the-line horror imagery, wrapped around a true crime author's investigation of pure evil. Cargill and Derrickson understand the horror genre on such a granular level, which is why the film has endured over the years as horror fans sang rightful praises. There was even a scientific study done in 2020 that dubbed Sinister the scariest film ever made, so watch if you dare.

A list of the top horror films streaming on Netflix this month.

October 18, 2024 - Vampires vs. the Bronx rather unceremoniously dropped onto Netflix for Halloween 2020 with it in the shadow of the much larger promoted series, The Haunting of Bly Manor. That’s not to say it’s not worth your time hence it ranking so high on our list. The movie is directed and written by Oz Rodriguez and is a comedy horror about a group of friends from the Bronx teaming together to save their neighborhood from a nasty group of vampires.

November 13, 2025 - Year: 2020 Director: Remi Weekes Stars: Wunmi Mosaku, Sope Dirisu, Matt Smith Rating: NR · Nothing sucks the energy out of horror than movies that withhold on horror. Movies can scare audiences in a variety of ways, of course, but the very least a horror movie can be is scary instead of screwing around. Remi Weekes’ His House doesn’t screw around. The film begins with a tragedy, and within 10 minutes of that opening handily out-grudges The Grudge by leaving ghosts strewn on the floor and across the stairs where his protagonists can trip over them.

November 6, 2025 - Prepare to be terrified by the best horror movies streaming Netflix, including ‘Train to Busan,’ ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,’ ‘Frankenstein,’ and ‘Doctor Sleep.’

October 9, 2025 - "Vampires vs The Bronx" frames the tried and true trope of vampires as an evil invading force, and applies it to a modern topic: gentrification. In this movie, we meet a group of kids just trying to live their own lives, except for Miguel Martinez. Known to many as "Lil Mayor," Miguel is trying to save the local bodega, which is fighting off rising rent prices. All the while, vampires are actually the ones behind family-owned businesses being bought out. "Vampires vs The Bronx" is the latest addition to our best horror movies on Netflix list for finding a way to make a vampire movie where it's not just the blood that's being sucked out, but the life of a neighborhood.

October 30, 2025 - The Lure is an intoxicating and original horror-musical genre mash-up that draws you in much like the poor men feasted on by the mermaids. ... Director: Remi Weekes Starring: Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Wunmi Mosaku, Matt Smith, Javier Botet, Emily Taaffe · One of the best Netflix movies of 2020 (and, arguably, of all time), His House is a phenomenal showcase for Wunmi Mosaku and Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, as well as being genuinely terrifying.

September 12, 2025 - From 'Until Dawn' and 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' to classics like 'Jaw's and 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,' Netflix has a brand of horror for everyone.

November 11, 2025 - Loosely inspired by serial killer Ed Gein (the subject of Netflix's latest season of the Monster TV series), the film was made on a shoestring budget and depicts a group of teens who fall victim to a family of cannibals. Leatherface is a brutal killer who wears a mask made of the skin of his victims, and whose weapon of choice is, naturally, a chainsaw. ... Horror auteur Mike Flanagan has collaborated with Stephen King on several excellent projects, and his first was the acclaimed adaptation of King's psychological thriller Gerald's Game.

July 7, 2025 - So, we work with what we have, and thankfully, we still have a number of great horror movies on the service, though I would argue less than we used to. Here they are, and there are at least a few Netflix originals on here that aren’t going to leave. ... 1) His House – 100% - I remember watching this when it was released in 2020, and it made a huge impression, as it did with the 125 critics that make up its perfect 100% score.

October 31, 2022 - Get a look at the spookiest, scariest, and Freshest Netflix horror movies, like The Platform, Gerald's Game and more.

October 26, 2025 - After high ratings, The Babysitter merited a sequel movie, The Babysitter: Killer Queen, in 2020. ... The perfect 100% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes speaks for itself. His House follows a refugee couple who escape a war-torn South Sudan ...

October 21, 2025 - Written and directed by Remi Weekes, His House might have flown under the radar of many when it premiered in late October 2020, but it shouldn’t be overlooked. Wunmi Mosaku and Sope Dirisu turn in some brilliantly nuanced performances, and the surreal nature of their new home has some solid special effects to better embrace the thematic aspects. As a suspenseful and supernatural cocktail depicting the plight of refugees, this is a stirring tale of horror for those who want something more akin to The Babadook, where darker fears can manifest.

January 19, 2025 - We've scared up the Best Horror Movies on Netflix for when you need a super-spooky movie streaming right now.

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Looking for the best scary movies on Netflix? We've got you covered. From ghosts, zombies and vampires to crazy killers and aliens - here's a list of all the horror movies available on Netflix in the U.S.. The list is updated daily and is sorted by IMDb rating, but you can also choose to sort ...