Halloween is the spookiest time of the year, and there’s no better way to celebrate than to cozy up with a blanket and some candy and scare yourself to death with Netflix’s most terrifying horror movies.
And we’re here to help.
Videos by PopCulture.com
Here’s our list of the top 10 horror movies on Netflix.
The Nightmare
Sometimes, your very own bed can be the scariest place on Earth. This movie takes a look at the very real condition of sleep paralysis, a condition that plagues countless people. Going to sleep has never been this terrifying.
From Dusk Till Dawn
One of the most iconic vampire movies of all time, From Dusk Till Dawn will keep you up all night. Starring George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino, this classic follows two criminals on run who wind seeking refuge in the worst possible place – a vampire bar.
The Hallow
If demonic woodland creatures is your thing, then The Hallow is right up your alley. When a family moves into a remote mill house in Ireland, they find themselves in a fight for their life.
The Babadook
Amelia, a single mother raising a son with a deep fear of monsters, discovers that sometimes the scary things you read in a book can be very, very real. After reading a strange book about the Babadook monster, every dark corner of her home becomes a potential hiding place for terror incarnate. The only way to get rid of this terrible creature? Destroy the book. Except there’s a catch… It can’t be destroyed.
Jaws
While not a horror movie in the traditional sense, Jaws has secured its place in cinema history thanks to a heart-pounding plot that centers around merciless shark that claims victim after victim. If you don’t have a fear of the ocean, you will after this movie.
The Amityville Horror
When George and Kathy Lutz along with their three children move into a new house, they quickly learn the horrific murder that took place just a year prior is coming back to haunt them. Literally. In the coming days, the family faces sheer, unbridled terror. Demonic visions plague their minds and their personality slowly slips away and is replaced by something … else.
The Human Centipede
Two American girls set out on a road trip through Europe, but after their car breaks down in the woods in Germany they find themselves at the mercy of a diabolical surgeon. His goal? Surgically connect his patients via their gastric systems. Bugs are bad enough, but this is whole other level of weird.
Scream 2
Sidney, Prescott and Randy just want to get on with their lives after the events of the first Scream when a new Ghostface killing spree begins. As the body count goes up, the number of potential killers goes down.
The Lazarus Effect
The dead are supposed to stay that way. But one group of researchers has other plans. After successfully bringing one of their friends back to life, they quickly discover that while the once-dead Zoe is technically alive, there is something terribly, terribly wrong with her.
The Awakening
In the wake of World War I, hoax exposer Florence Cathcart visits a boarding school to explain away alleged sightings of a child ghost. But even with all her logic and reason, there’s no way to make to sense of what she finds inside.
