Summer is over and Halloween is right around the corner. While it’s not quite October yet, there’s no reason not to get yourself in the mood for the spooky season with the 10 best horror movies on Netflix.
Lights Out
After her stepfather is murdered by a supernatural spirit, Rebecca and her boyfriend attempt to solve his murder by investigating the connection between her mother and her imaginary friend Diana.
Cargo
Cargo, adapted from the short film of the same name, is one of the most emotional horror films on Netflix. Cargo sees Andy try and carry his infant daughter to safety amidst a zombie apocalypse, in a desperate race to reach safety before he turns.
Crimson Peak
Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Crimson Peak is a tale of romance gone wrong. After Edith ignores her father’s warnings about marrying Sir Thomas Sharpe, she soon discovers her new husband is hiding more than she bargained for as their new home is haunted by spirits.
His House
His House pulls no punches when it comes to horror-spectacle. After escaping South Sudan, a refugee couple struggles to adjust to their new life in a small English town with evil lurking just beneath the surface.
The Ring
A classic of the horror genre, The Ring centres on the iconic videotape that kills its viewers within a week of watching, and Rachel, the young journalist investigating it after the death of her niece.
Zombieland
Not your traditional zombie film. Zombieland helped kickstart a revolution of spoof/comedic zombie films. On the surface, Zombieland is a simple tale of finding safety in a zombie apocalypse. However, that’s not easy when the four survivors are a rule-following geek, a gun-loving redneck, and two mischievous sisters.
Annihilation
One of the best examples of Lovecraftian horror put to film, Netflix’s Annihilation still stands out as one of the streamer’s best original horror movies. Based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer, Annihilation follows Lena, a former soldier turned biologist who joins a mission to locate her missing husband from within a mutated landscape.
Creep
After answering an online ad to film in a stranger’s house for a day, Aaron finds his day becoming stranger by the minute as the client wants to make a movie for his unborn child.
Fear Street Part 1: 1994
Part 1 of Netflix’s Fear Street Trilogy, 1994 centers on a series of brutal killings and the group of teenagers who try and take on the evil force that has plagued their town for centuries.
Apostle
After becoming a household name in the action genre with The Raid and The Raid 2, Welsh director Gareth Evans turned his head to horror and produced one of Netflix’s most chilling films to date. After discovering his sister is being held for ransom by a religious cult, Thomas travels to the idyllic island community to rescue her and uncover the secrets of the cult.
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