The 18 best horror movies on Netflix right now

These festivals of fear of streaming are not suitable for weak heart.


It's hard to explain why so many of us lovehorror films. After all, gladly look for something that allows you to sleep with the lights for a week, in theory, like a self-inflicted torture. And yet, for horror fans, there are few things as enjoyable as possible in a dark room with a bucket of popcorn and watching a nightmare unfold. So many are accurate to your fingers, which is both a blessing and a curse. To help you choose, we gathered the 18 best horror movies on Netflix right now. And for more recommendations, consult182020 movies streaming right now and where to find them.

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Scream 2

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The original is not on the service now, but 1997Scream 2is nice killer in his own right. In the first sequence of the franchise, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) Is in college, trying to pass the events of the first film, when a Ghostface Copycat killer begins to pick up the students. In addition to being truly scary,Scream 2Does all fashion and comedy of the late 90s are waiting for the era when Slasher Teen's FICS have been revived.

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The ring

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A remake of the Japanese Flick of 1998, 2002The ringFollows a journalist and a mother (Naomi WattsAs she looks at the mysterious death of a teenager. Rachel learns that the girl had recently seen a cassette with an urban legend: watch it, and you will die in seven days. This leads it to dig in the incidental earlier horrors that led to the creation of the band and an attempt to overcome the consequences of opening this door.

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Candy

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AReimation of this classic horror flick is planned for 2020, and it is not surprising. The original of 1992 is considered an important step in the genre, exploring class conflicts and racial tension through the trows of a Slasher movie.Virginie MadsenPlays a graduate student who decides to study the legend of the "Candyman", a killer in his hand to the hanging that said to appear after saying his name five times looking into a mirror, which is often repeated in the Chicago housing projects. But it is not prepared in the truth behind this warned tale. And for more nostalgia, check30 cinema quotes every 90s knows by heart.

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The witch

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The witchwas produced on a small budget, but he has always managed to bring$ 40 million at the box office When it was published in 2015. Located in the 1630s, it tells the story of a puritan family that moves in an isolated farm after being banned by their colony on a religious dispute. Shortly after their move, mysterious things begin to happen on the farm, developing the family. Until the end of the movie, you do not know if there are malicious forces at stake or if someone from the family is to blame for everything that happens. Insensitive and deeply satisfactory, you will be haunted byThe witchlong after watching it.

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Crawl

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In this independent 2014psychological thrillerIndependent videographer Aaron (Patrick Brice, who also directed the movie) leads to an isolated house to answer an ad. While he thinks he was helping to make a video journal for a born son of the man in the terminal phase, he quickly becomes clear that the Aaron employer (Duplass) Is not that he says he's. What is even more terrifying aboutCrawlIs it entirely shot via a pocket camera, making you feel as if you are trapped alongside Aaron all the time of arrival.

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Silence

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Deaf and Writer Mute Maddie (Kate Siegel) Lives a lonely life in the woods of this film 2016. What couldmay bebe mistaken? One night, she draws the attention of a sadist murderer and is soon stuck in a cat game and mouse where chances are not in his favor.SilenceYou will have on the edge of your seat, shouting at your screen all the time.

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Insidious

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In horror movies, nothing good can come out of a family moving in an old house. 2010Insidious,directorJames Wan, who also directedThe combination,tells the story of the worst nightmare of each parent. Shortly after moving to their new home, Josh (Patrick WilsonAnd Renai (Pink Byrne) The son falls into an inexplicable coma. But soon, it becomes obvious that his coma is not what he seems and that his parents are desperately trying to save him to be trapped in an astral kingdom (as ahead inStrange things, but a lot,a lotFresher).

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Cam

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Is there already a Doppelgänger who is kind and helpful? Not in horror movies, that's for sure. In 2018CamAlice (Brewer Madeleine) is an erotic webcam artist. After a particularly effective stream where she adopts suicide, she discovers that her account has been hacked by a person who looks exactly like her. It's a disturbing story of identity and privacy, and it's an original Netflix.

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Jane Doe's autopsy

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A father (Brian Cox) and son (Emile Hirsch) Coroners team investigate a bizarre and brutal homicide inJane Doe's autopsy, from 2016. The only chances of discovering what happened is through the autopsy of an unidentified woman found on the scene. But things take a sinister turn when they start the autopsy and find unexplicable injuries, realizing that Jane Doe could always be alive. It's a smart thriller that puts a new turn on the classic witch history.

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Infinity

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Infinity(2017) Centers on two brothers who have escaped the years of UFOs earlier. Aaron (Aaron Moorhead) is not satisfied with their life now boring, unable to remember the worship as something other than a friendly municipality, and is frustrated by the problems they meet with making friends and hold jobs. He convince Justin (Justin BensonTo review the worship once again, putting a set of bizarre and frightening events that seem more and more impossible for the film to happen. For more things to watch, checkThese are the main films on rotten tomatoes.

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Gerald's Game

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An adaptation King Stephen King,Gerald's Game(2017) tells the story of a married couple who go on vacation to develop some of their problems. Jessie (Carla Gugino) and Gerald (Bruce Greenwood) Arrival in a isolated lake house in the hope of spiceling their wedding by exploring new fantasies. Things are turning immediately for the worst when Gerald handles his wife in bed, then has a heart attack and dies on it. Caught at the edge of Gerald's body and unable to reach the keys, Jessie tries to find a way to free himself before she ends up long. It is not just a film of psychological horror but also the story of the triumph of a woman against the cycles of abuse and trauma repressed.

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Rosemary's baby

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This adaptation of 1968 ofIra LevinThe cold novel is emblematic for a reason. When a young couple moves to a new apartment, they are seized by the scary but apparently harmless couple who live next door. Rosemary (Mia farrow) Becomes pregnant soon and starts to suspect that something is not right with the child she is wearing or the attention they both receive.

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The monster

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The monster (2016) follows a mother (Zoe Kazan) and daughter (Ella Ballantine) with a troubled relationship. By driving one night, they hit a wolf and call a tow truck, assuming it will be a relatively short event. But soon, they realize what they struck was not an ordinary animal. Even with a small casting and limited settings,The monster manages to tell a striking story about the family, forgiveness, sacrifice and survival.

Perfection

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This horror-horror nightmare went viral when he came out on Netflix in 2019 because it is almost impossible to cross it without covering your eyes even.Allison WilliamsandLogan BrowningStar As two prodigies of music that go on a deeply troubling road trip involving canned meat, bugs and a seriously madness conservatory. Streame it if you dare. And for more folding films in spirit, check23 movies with shocking twisted purposes, we are still not too much.

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Freddy

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This Slasher Flick of 1984 launched the franchise of Freddy. Created by Horror MasterWes Craven,FreddyIntroduced the genus legend Freddy Krueger (Robert Caglund), a murderer child who has the terrifying power to kill peoplein their dreams.The series now consists of nine films, the last being published in 2010.

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Train to Busan

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For a horror movie to work, you must invest in the characters; Otherwise, you do not care about their disappearance. That's exactly why 2016 isTrain to BusanIs able to distinguish between countless other Zombie Apocalypse movies. Every character you encounter throughout the movie will make you feel something and, with every death, you will feel a language of sadness in addition to your growing fear.

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Under the shadow

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Under the shadow(2016) has a family trapped between two ills. Shideh (Narges Rashidi) And his daughter is trapped in an apartment haunted by a jinn, a legendary demonic creature that can own people, while the Iranian War-Iraq rage outside. In addition, Shideh also takes care of not allowed in the doctor and take care of his daughter alone as her husband is sent to the war. This horror film is remarkable in the way it represents a very true evil alongside a supernatural.

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I am the pretty thing that lives in the house

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Ruth Wilson star in I am the pretty thing that lives in the house (2016) as guard named Lily. She takes care of a retired horror writer with dementia, when strange things are starting to happen in the home of the writer who strangely correspond to one of his novels. It's a fantasy tale that reminds us again why we should all stay from old houses.

Additional reporting by Sage Young.


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