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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.

Under Paris

1. Under Paris

Action Horror Epic Action Monster Horror
5.2
20241h 42min

Overview

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

Netflix
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What You Wish For

2. What You Wish For

Thriller Horror
6.7
20241h 42min

Overview

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.


In a Violent Nature

3. In a Violent Nature

Drama Horror Thriller Monster Horror Revenge Thriller
5.6
20241h 34min

Overview

The enigmatic resurrection, rampage, and retribution of an undead monster in a remote wilderness unleashes an iconic new killer after a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower that entombed its rotting corpse.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Slow cinema aesthetics, Wilderness isolation and danger, Canadian wilderness isolation, Fragile group dynamics, Forest ranger authority conflict

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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I Saw the TV Glow

4. I Saw the TV Glow

Drama Horror Coming-of-Age Drama Psychological Horror
5.8
20241h 40min

Overview

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.

Themes

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Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Overview

A group of criminals kidnap a teenage ballet dancer, the daughter of a notorious gang leader, in order to obtain a ransom of $50 million, but over time, they discover that she is not just an ordinary girl. After the kidnappers begin to diminish, one by one, they discover, to their increasing horror, that they are locked inside with no normal little girl.

Themes

Betrayal and manipulation, Survival under siege, Power and coercion, Unreliable guardianship, Supernatural threat, Extortion and captivity

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Peacock Premium
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Sting

6. Sting

Horror Thriller Monster Horror Survival Thriller
5.7
20241h 32min

Overview

After raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte must face the truth about her pet and fight for her family's survival.

Themes

Survival through cooperation, Growth outpacing control, Pet as predator, Domestic infestation anxiety, Caregiver-child tension, Unseen threat in urban space

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Arcadian

7. Arcadian

Action Horror Thriller Monster Horror Survival Thriller
5.5
20241h 32min

Overview

In the near future, on a decimated Earth, Paul and his twin sons face terror at night when ferocious creatures awaken. When Paul is nearly killed, the boys come up with a plan for survival, using everything their father taught them to keep him alive.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Survival under threat, Isolation and resilience, Duty and sacrifice, Resource scarcity ethics, Intergenerational skill transfer

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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The First Omen

8. The First Omen

Horror Supernatural Horror
6.5
20241h 59min

Overview

When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.

Themes

Betrayal within institutions, Religious authority manipulation, Secrecy and ritual control, Birth as political weapon, Power struggles amid secularization, Motherhood under surveillance

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Immaculate

9. Immaculate

Horror Mystery Thriller Supernatural Horror Whodunit
5.8
20241h 29min

Overview

An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.

Themes

Institutional secrecy, Genetic engineering abuse, Convent power dynamics, Priest manipulation of faith, Nun pregnancy tension, Religious authority abuse

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Late Night with the Devil

10. Late Night with the Devil

Horror Supernatural Horror
7.0
20241h 33min

Overview

A live broadcast of a late-night talk show in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.

Themes

Grief and guilt, Fame at any cost, Satanic cult influence, Parapsychology intrusion, Halloween spectacle, Found footage paranoia

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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