Netflix has a wide range of horror films that you can watch to mark the month of Halloween.
Here is list of the best horror films available on Netflix, ranked on Rotten Tomatoes from best to worst:
'His House' (2020)
This political horror film starring Wunmi Mosaku, Sope Dirisu and Matt Smith tells the tale of a refugee couple that makes an escape from South Sudan to England, where they struggle to adjust and evil takes over.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 100 percent
'Creep 2' (2017)
The sequel to Patrick Brice's Creep film tells the story of a video artist who, while searching for inspiration, accidentally meets a serial killer in a cabin.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 100 percent
'Jaws' (1975)
The classic film by director Steven Spielberg is about the hunt for a giant shark in New England waters has gripped audiences for decades. The residents of Amity Island are only looking for a quiet life but are instead plagued by a predatory beast of the deep.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 97 percent
'Hush' (2016)
This slasher flick is about a deaf female writer who is stalked by a killer in her home in the middle of the woods.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 93 percent
'Vampires vs. the Bronx' (2019)
Three friends unearth a plot to destroy their neighborhood. They join forces to stop vampires taking down their town.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 90 percent
'Creep' (2014)
Not to be confused with the 2004 horror film of the same name, this is a psychological horror film where protagonist Aaron answers an online ad and drives to a stranger's house to film him—to find that he has many bizarre requests.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 90 percent
'Fear Street Part Three: 1666' (2021)
After a witch hunt in a colonial town in 1666 sees a curse put on a neighborhood, teenagers in 1994 try to put an end to it.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 89 percent
'Zombieland' (2009)
This zombie thriller stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Bill Murray and Amber Heard.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 89 percent
'Freaks' (2018)
Seven-year-old Chloe is kept locked inside her house by her father Hy, who keeps guns and large sums of cash. A mysterious stranger shows her what is really happening in the outside world, and she realizes she is in grave danger.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 88 percent
'The Ravenous' (2017)
A small Canadian village is brought down by a flesh-eating plague, which transforms residents' into zombies and turns them against their loved ones.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 88 percent
'#Alive' (2020)
A video-game streamer in Seoul, South Korea, struggles to survive a zombie apocalypse.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 88 percent
'Fear Street Part Two: 1978' (2021)
The second in the Fear Street trilogy tells the story of a gruesome struggle for survival as a killer terrorizes the cursed town of Shadyside.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 87 percent
'It Comes at Night' (2017)
Joe Edgerton, Christopher Abbott and Riley Keough star in this apocalyptic film sees that two families fight for survival. Later, they realize that evil may be closer to them than they initially thought.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 88 percent
'The Conjuring' (2013)
This paranormal favorite is set in the 1970s at a secluded farmhouse, where a supernatural presence can be felt. The family living there eventually find out the house's horrifying history.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 86 percent
'Girl on the Third Floor' (2019)
A man tries to renovate an old house for him and his wife, only to discover that the property has supernatural tendencies.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 84 percent
'Fear Street Part One: 1994' (2021)
A group of teenage friends take on an evil being that has cursed their town since the 1700s.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 83 percent
'Await Further Instructions' (2018)
After a mysterious black substance surrounds a family's house on Christmas Day, an eerie message on their television screen tells them to stay inside and await further instructions.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 81 percent
'What Keeps You Alive' (2018)
A supposedly happy couple celebrate their first anniversary in a quiet wood, but something changes the moment they arrive, and sinister forces take control.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 80 percent
'The Conjuring 2' (2016)
This London-based horror story about paranormal investigators looking into the case of a girl possessed by demons should get anyone in the mood for Halloween.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 80 percent
'The Cult of Chucky' (2017)
This terrifying doll is known for terrorizing humans. and this film will ensure you are on the edge of your seat.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 77 percent
'The Ritual' (2017)
Five friends head to Sweden for a holiday, where they go hiking. They end up taking a wrong turn into mysterious Norse forests, where evil follows them.
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 74 percent
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