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Horror movies

Spine-chilling tales designed to provoke fear and suspense, featuring the supernatural, monsters, and psychological terror.

Subgenres include: Slasher Horror, Monster Horror, Zombie Horror.

Final Destination Bloodlines

21. Final Destination Bloodlines

Horror Mystery Psychological Horror Mindbender Mystery
6.7

20251h 50min

United States

Director: Zach Lipovsky

Plagued by a violent recurring nightmare, college student Stefanie heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all.

Themes

Premonition influence, Fate vs agency, Death's order and descendants, Protective family bonds, Intergenerational risk, Recurring nightmares

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Long Walk

22. The Long Walk

Science Fiction Thriller Horror Dystopian Sci-Fi Survival Thriller
6.7

20251h 48min

United States

Director: Francis Lawrence

In the future, the government holds an annual competition with fifty young people taking part. The goal is to walk a multi-kilometer route while maintaining a minimum speed threshold — otherwise, death. The winner earns a huge amount of money and a fairy-tale future.

Themes

Authoritarian control and spectacle, Survival through competition, Youth maturation under pressure, Dehumanization through ritual, Manipulation by state apparatus, Loyalty vs individual motive

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Together

23. Together

Horror Romance Supernatural Horror Dark Romance
6.7

20251h 42min

Australia, United States

Director: Michael Shanks

Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other. With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Eros and attachment, Grief and emotional distance, Isolation after relocation, Physical boundary breach, Coercive intimacy dynamics

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Speak No Evil

24. Speak No Evil

Horror Thriller Psychological Horror Mind Game Thriller
6.8

20241h 50min

United States

Director: James Watkins

When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare.

Themes

Power dynamics in relationships, Parental protectiveness under threat, Deception within hospitality, Isolation and threat, Manipulation under veneer, Predatory hosts and control

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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When Evil Lurks

25. When Evil Lurks

Horror Thriller Supernatural Horror Survival Thriller
6.9

20231h 40min

Argentina, United States

Director: Demián Rugna

Residents of a small rural town discover that a demon is about to be born among them. They desperately try to escape before the evil is born, but it may be too late.

Themes

Rural isolation and fear, Possession as contagion, Failed authority response, Family cohesion under threat, Ritual as control attempt, Violence as boundary rupture

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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A Quiet Place

26. A Quiet Place

Horror Drama Science Fiction Alien Horror Family Drama
7.5

20181h 31min

United States

Director: John Krasinski

A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.

Themes

Grief and guilt, Family tragedy, Survival horror, Post-apocalyptic survival, Parenting in crisis, Enforced silence, Human vs alien, Deaf culture

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Barbarian

27. Barbarian

Horror Thriller Home Invasion Horror Domestic Thriller
7.0

20221h 43min

United States

Director: Zach Cregger

In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.

Themes

Deception and misdirection, Trauma and memory, Cycle of abuse, Survival under danger, Ostracism and stigma, Dangerous spaces

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Pearl

28. Pearl

Horror Thriller Psychological Horror Domestic Thriller
7.0

20221h 42min

United States

Director: Ti West

Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions collide.

Themes

Ambition vs duty, Isolation on a farm, Religious fundamentalism pressure, Desire vs repression, Family control dynamics, Fragile mental health

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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One Cut of the Dead

29. One Cut of the Dead

Comedy Horror Drama
7.6

20171h 36min

Director: Shinichiro Ueda

Real zombies arrive and terrorize the crew of a zombie film being shot in an abandoned warehouse, said to be the site of military experiments on humans.


Iron Lung

30. Iron Lung

Horror Science Fiction Mystery
6.5

20262h 5min

United States

Director: Mark Fischbach

The stars are gone. The planets have disappeared. Only individuals aboard space stations or starships were left to give the end a name -- The Quiet Rapture. After decades of decay and crumbling infrastructure, the Consolidation of Iron has made a discovery on a barren moon designated AT-5. An ocean of blood. Hoping to discover desperately needed resources they immediately launch an expedition. A submarine is crafted and a convict is welded inside. Due to the pressure and depth of the ocean the forward viewport has been encased in metal. If successful, they will earn their freedom. If not, another will follow. This will be the 13th expedition.