10 Scariest Movies to Watch Now on Netflix

With Halloween upon us, here are ten of the all-time scariest films to catch right now on Netflix, ranging from classic slashers, to meta commentaries, to gruesome body horrors.

If you can stomach seeing these alone, you’re braver than us. So grab a flashlight and keep a loved one on speed dial as you settle in for a night of terror.

Talk To Me

One of the freshest horror films in recent years sees a group of teens discover a disembodied hand that lets them communicate with the dead. They film their encounters but push things too far and unleash a terrifying supernatural force.

Halloween

Escaped killer Mike Myers goes on a murderous rampage in this legendary 1978 slasher film. You can also catch its 2007 and 2021 remakes on Netflix, the latter of which revitalized the franchise and served up an entirely new trilogy.

Scary Movie

Not every horror movie has to be frightening. Mix up your Halloween marathon with some laughs courtesy of this 2000 parody by esteemed horror director Wes Craven. It might be 23 years old by now, but its outrageous satire is as fresh as ever.

Evil Dead Rise

One of the most effective reboots of recent years, the terrifying fifth film in the series unleashes demons on a family trapped in a high-rise apartment. There are some truly chilling moments as a possessed mother turns on her children. It’s got the best wood chipper scene since Fargo.

Saw

Two men are chained up in a bathroom and given a saw: will they be desperate enough to cut through their legs to survive? That’s the simple, sadistic premise in this torture porn classic that spawned nine sequels. The latest of which, Saw X, scored the highest critical acclaim yet, as you can read in our Saw X Review Roundup.

Scream

25 years after the first movie, a knife-wielding new killer is on the loose, and they’ve got a meta fascination with scary movies. Another bloodthirsty whodunnit with a sharp nostalgic edge courtesy of returning actors David Arquette and Courteney Cox.

Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

The monster is real in this dramatized account of one of the most notorious and deranged serial killers in the United States. So horrible were Dahmer’s crimes, this Netflix miniseries attracted widespread controversy from people who didn’t wish to relive them.

Sinister

Ethan Hawke stars in this underrated 2012 horror film about a true crime writer who moves into a freaky new house and begins to discover a pattern of grisly murders that took place there. The opening scene involving a mass hanging will stay with you.

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

From hordes of rats to haunted houses, the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s anthology miniseries has something for everyone with these eight self-contained horror episodes.

Kingdom

Taking place in 1600s Korea, this historical fiction series sees a mystery illness spread across the land. That illness? Zombies. While slower paced than your typical zombie film, and throwing in some political intrigue, this is nonetheless a fresh take on the genre.