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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.

Alien: Romulus

841. Alien: Romulus

Horror Science Fiction Alien Horror Space Sci-Fi
7.1

20241h 59min

United States

Director: Fede Álvarez

While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

Themes

Loyalty under manipulation, Survival under isolation, Corporate exploitation, Techno-ethics in space, Human-machine boundaries, Genetic manipulation ethics

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Dead Talents Society

842. Dead Talents Society

Horror Comedy
7.0

20241h 50min

Taiwan

Director: John Hsu

When ghosts must compete to survive in the underworld by haunting the living, one unassuming young woman needs help creating a lasting performance while under the tutelage of a passionate agent and a washed-up diva.


Trap

843. Trap

Crime Horror Thriller Psychological Horror Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
5.8

20241h 45min

United States

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they're at the center of a dark and sinister event.

Themes

Obsession and control, Deception and exposure, Family loyalty under threat, Double life tension, Backstage exit pressure, Celebrity influence and manipulation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Oddity

844. Oddity

Horror Mystery Supernatural Horror Investigation Mystery
6.7

20241h 38min

Ireland, United States

Director: Damian McCarthy

A woman is brutally murdered in an isolated country house. A year later, unhappy with the outcome of the investigation, her twin sister—who works as a medium—returns to the ominous home to try to uncover what really happened.

Themes

Power dynamics in relationships, Appearance versus reality, Secrecy and manipulation, Paranormal perception under pressure, Betrayal within marriage, Haunted objects as tools

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Longlegs

845. Longlegs

Crime Horror Thriller Serial Killer Crime Psychological Horror
6.6

20241h 41min

Canada, United States

Director: Osgood Perkins

FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family.

Themes

Memory and trauma, Investigation pressure, Occult manipulation, Familial violence, Haunted objects, Coded messages

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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MaXXXine

846. MaXXXine

Horror Thriller Slasher Horror Cover-Up Thriller
6.2

20241h 43min

United States

Director: Ti West

In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.

Themes

Gendered labor stigma, Family estrangement and power, Fame vs exploitation, Cinematic pastiche and illusion, Industry violence and spectacle, Religious panic and hypocrisy

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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A Quiet Place: Day One

847. A Quiet Place: Day One

Horror Science Fiction Thriller Alien Horror Alien Invasion Sci-Fi
6.3

20241h 40min

United States

Director: Michael Sarnoski

As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sam fights to survive with her cat.

Themes

Hope amid catastrophe, Survival under sound-based threat, Memory as resilience, Refuge in ruins, Silence as shield and trap, Companionship in crisis

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Watchers

848. The Watchers

Fantasy Horror Mystery Supernatural Fantasy Folk Horror
5.7

20241h 42min

United States, Ireland

Director: Ishana Night Shyamalan

A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night.

Themes

Bunker secrecy deception, Shapeshifting mimicry threat, Strangers group dynamics, Forest isolation pressure, Fairies hybrid tension, Irish mythology influence

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Under Paris

849. Under Paris

Action Horror Epic Action Monster Horror
5.2

20241h 42min

France

Director: Xavier Gens

In order to save Paris from an international bloodbath, a grieving scientist is forced to face her tragic past when a giant shark appears in the Seine.

Themes

Environmental crisis response, Public safety vs event economy, Economic priorities over safety, Scientific responsibility and policy, Deception and beacon manipulation, Urban infrastructure under threat

Available on

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What You Wish For

850. What You Wish For

Thriller Horror
6.7

20241h 42min

United States

Director: Nicholas Tomnay

A talented chef with gambling woes flees to a Latin American villa to visit an old friend who appears to be living an extraordinary life as a private chef. Envy soon turns to greed and then to something deeply unsettling for the chef when he assumes his friend's life and discovers the motives of his mysterious clients.