Netflix releases films across various genres based on their profitability, popularity, and audience demand. Since horror films can often be made on modest budgets yet yield significant box office returns, Netflix has seen numerous new original horror films emerge over the past few years. Today, let’s discuss the best ones currently available on the platform.
To make your life easier, I’ll suggest 10 of the scariest films you can watch right now (they’re listed in no particular order). Get comfortable, grab some coffee, and keep a small light source on just in case. Let’s begin!
Barbarian
Original and unpredictable
Plot: Tess Marshall, a young woman who travels to Detroit for a job interview, plans to stay overnight in a pre-booked house. At the door, she meets a man named Keith, who rented the place through a different app but decides not to turn Tess away and offers her company instead, which she agrees to. However, in the basement, the main character accidentally stumbles upon a secret passage that leads to a horrifying discovery…
Starring: Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long, Matthew Patrick Davis, Richard Blake, Kurt Braunohler, James Butler, Sophie Sorensen.
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Halloween: The End
Eerie, final in the franchise
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Kyle Richards, Andy Matichak, Stefanie McIntyre, Will Patton, Nick Castle, James Jude Courtney, Rhian Rees, Michelle Dawson.
We Have a Ghost
Light and comedic
Starring: Jennifer Coolidge, David Harbour, Antony Mackie, Jackson Kelly, Tig Notaro, Faith Ford, Steve Coulter, Tom Bauer, Nils Fitch, Jagi Di’Allo Winston.
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Bodies Bodies Bodies
Sinister and psychological
Plot: The most powerful hurricane is about to hit the region where a luxurious mansion is located, where a group of friends has gathered to throw a party. Sophie and her new girlfriend Bea seamlessly join the company of childhood friends David, Jordan, Alice, Emmy, and Greg. The fun is unaffected by the power outage at the mansion as the friends decide to play a mysterious game called “Body, Body, Body,” where a secret “killer” must actively pursue the other players hiding in the darkness. However, the game spirals out of control when the main characters discover the body of a dead person…
Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Rachel Sennott, Chase Sui Wonders, Myha’la Herrold, Pete Davidson, Lee Pace, Connor O’Malley.
Mama
Eerie, gloomy
Plot: Surrounding locals had assumed the father and his two daughters who vanished without a trace were inevitably lost. However, five years later, the sisters are discovered in a dense, dreamlike forest. The young girls inexplicably survived in the impenetrable wilderness, residing in an old cabin. After finding the children in the abandoned hut, the recluses reintegrate into normal society. The sisters’ new guardians become Uncle Lucas and his wife Annabelle. Bringing their nieces into their home, the guardian hoped to give the children a full life. However, something terrifying and dangerous came with the sisters from the wilderness.
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nélisse, Daniel Kash, Javier Botet, Jane Moffat, Morgan McGarry.
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Under Paris
Ominous and suspenseful
Plot: In 2024, an impossible event occurs in Paris – a giant shark appears in the Seine. This is no ordinary creature; it’s a true predator that begins terrorizing the city. To prevent bloodshed and protect the people of Paris, a scientist who has suffered great loss is compelled to confront her tragic past. The film’s protagonist is a strong woman who has overcome many hardships and become an expert in her field. She resolves not to let the shark take over the city and, together with a team of scientists, begins searching for ways to defeat it.
Starring: Bérénice Bejo, Anaïs Paré-Rodriguez, Nassim Lyes, Iñaki Lartitegi, Julien Jacquet, Léa Leviant, José Antonio Pedrosa Moreno.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Terrible, bloody
Plot: After nearly 50 years, the Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of young idealistic friends who accidentally disrupt his meticulously guarded world in a remote Texas town.
Starring: Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burnham, Jacob Latimore, Mo Danford, Olwen Fouéré, Jessica Allain, Nell Hudson, Alice Krige, William Hope.
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Slender Man
Unforgettable, about monsters
Plot: The events of the horror film “Slender Man” unfold in a small provincial town, where four friends decide to gather in the dark of night to test their nerves. Ren, Chloe, Holly, and Katie plan to summon a supernatural entity, hoping to prove or debunk its existence. However, it all turns into a joke, and the girls abandon the idea during the summoning process. Exactly a week later, Katie disappears, and the remaining girls, upon learning that she seems to have vanished, begin their own investigation.
Starring: Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Jaz Sinclair, Annalise Basso, Alex Fitzalan, Taylor Richardson, Javier Botet, Jessica Blank, Michael Reilly Burke, Kevin Chapman.
Nope
Sci-fi, about UFOs
Plot: Six months after their father’s death due to a senseless accident, siblings Odey and Emerald struggle to keep afloat their family business—a ranch specializing in horses for film and advertising shoots. Business is disastrously slow, forcing them to sell off some animals, and Odey contemplates selling the ranch altogether. Just as he considers this, they spot a UFO in the vicinity. Seeing a potential opportunity, the siblings decide to capture it at any cost…
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Brandon Perea, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, Renn Schmidt, Keith David, Devon Graye, Terry Notary, Barbie Ferreira.
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No One Gets Out Alive
Mystical, based on books
Plot: After her mother’s death from cancer, Amber leaves Mexico and moves to Cleveland, USA, where she finds low-paying work in a sewing factory while trying to secure documents for herself. Lacking money, she stays at a run-down boarding house managed by the mysterious Red and his brother Becker. There, she meets other young women who have arrived illegally in the US and begins to hear terrifying moans and cries at night. Determined to uncover the secrets of the gloomy boarding house, Amber encounters supernatural events that bring death.
Starring: Victoria Olkoc, Cristina Rodlo, Jose Palma, Pepa Duarte, Jeff Mirza, Moronke Akinola, Mitchell Mallen, Mark Menchaca.
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