Best Horror Movies on Netflix for Halloween

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30th October 2017  •  6 min read

Get into the Halloween spirit with our collection of the best horror movies on Netflix right now.


Best Horror Movies on Netflix for Halloween

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Halloween is right around the corner and to get you into the spirit of Devil’s Night, we have compiled a list of the all-time best horror movies that you can steam on Netflix right now.

From classic horror slasher movies to modern-day paranormal frights, we have something here for all of you horror lovers out there. So sit back, turn off the lights, log into Netflix and make sure your doors are locked!


Hush, 2016

Best Horror Movies on Netflix for Halloween

A deaf writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window.

Watch Now: Netflix / Amazon


The Babadook, 2014

Best Horror Movies on Netflix for Halloween

A widowed mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son’s fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.

Watch Now: Netflix / Amazon


You’re Next, 2011

Best Horror Movies on Netflix for Halloween

When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of the victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.

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Creep, 2014

Best Horror Movies on Netflix for Halloween

When a videographer answers a Craigslist ad for a one-day job in a remote mountain town, he finds his client is not at all what he initially seems.

Watch Now: Netflix / Amazon


Evil Dead, 2013

Best Horror Movies on Netflix for Halloween

Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods.

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Green Room, 2015

Best Horror Movies on Netflix for Halloween

A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing a murder at a neo-Nazi skinhead bar.

Watch Now: Netflix / Amazon 


The Neon Demon, 2016

Best Horror Movies on Netflix for Halloween

When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.

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Hellraiser, 1987

Best Horror Movies on Netflix for Halloween

An unfaithful wife encounters the zombie of her dead lover; the demonic cenobites are pursuing him after he escaped their sadomasochistic underworld.

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It Follows, 2014

Best Horror Movies on Netflix for Halloween

A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.

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Train to Busan, 2016

Best Horror Movies on Netflix for Halloween

While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.

Watch Now: Netflix / Amazon


New Nightmare, 1994

Best Horror Movies on Netflix for Halloween

A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?

Watch Now: Netflix / Amazon


Jaws, 1975

Best Horror Movies on Netflix for Halloween

A giant great white shark arrives on the shores of a New England beach resort and wreaks havoc with bloody attacks on swimmers, until a local sheriff teams up with a marine biologist and an old seafarer to hunt the monster down.

Watch Now: Netflix / Amazon


The Invitation, 2015

Best Horror Movies on Netflix for Halloween

While attending a dinner party at his former home, a man thinks his ex-wife and her new husband have sinister intentions for their guests.

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Child’s Play, 1988

Best Horror Movies on Netflix for Halloween

A single mother gives her son a much sought-after doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.

Watch Now: Netflix / Amazon


The Omen, 1976

Best Horror Movies on Netflix for Halloween

Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil’s own son?

Watch Now: Netflix / Amazon


The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, 1986

Best Horror Movies on Netflix for Halloween

A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas Marshall hunts them.

Watch Now: Netflix / Amazon

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alyssa
alyssa
6 years ago

SO many great movies on this list!! I particularly enjoyed Creep (this movie was so refreshing & a huge horror game changer for me), You’re Next, HUSH (wow! so amazing) and The Invitation… oh, and of course Train to Busan. Great list!

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