The 23 Best Horror Movies & Where To Stream Them 2024
We’ve got the best horror movies to stream this Halloween.
It’s spooky season, and you know what that means?
Time to cozy-up into our dorm rooms, snacks at the ready, and binging the best horror movies of 2024. Whether you’ve got all the streaming platforms, or just the one that you share with 4 other households, we’ve got you covered.
There’s no better way to get to know your new college roommates than seeing them jump out of their skin while watching a scary film… and hope that the popcorn they spill lands in your mouth.
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- Best horror movies on Netflix
- Best horror movies on Hulu
- Best horror movies on Amazon Prime
- Best horror movies on Tubi
- Best horror movies on Disney Plus
- Best horror movies on Max
Best horror movies on Netflix
Only have a Netflix account? No problem; here are the best horror movies on Netflix. Maybe keep the lights switched on…
Pearl (2022)
A psychological slasher film starring horror queen Mia Goth.
Centered around Goth’s character, the film follows her on the brink of madness as she pursues stardom and tries to escape the isolation of her parents’ farm.
Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
It’s What’s Inside (2024)
All the scariest films start with a friends’ reunion.
A group of college pals take part in a new game designed by one of the guests. Expect lust and drama as the group is torn apart by the psyches of their friends and temptations.
Rotten Tomatoes: 77%
There’s Someone Inside Your House (2021)
For many of us, our homes are our safe spaces, but not for a high school senior who moves to Hawaii to live with her grandmother.
A slasher horror based on the book of the same name, by Stephanie Perkins.
Rotten Tomatoes: 47%
Tarot (2024)
A group of friends unleash something evil when playing around with a cursed deck of tarot cards. One by one they have to escape the future the cards see.
Rotten Tomatoes: 17%
Best horror movies on Hulu
Haven’t got Netflix? We’ve got the best horror movies on Hulu instead, so you don’t miss out on your horror fix.
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Hold Your Breath (2024)
Anything with Sarah Paulson is a guaranteed watch in our eyes.
Hold Your Breath is set in 1930s Oklahoma during a time of horrific dust storms. To add to the ambience of bad weather, one woman believes that a sinister presence is coming for her and the family.
Rotten Tomatoes: 43%
Infinity Pool (2023)
Another horror flick with Mia Goth, set on a fictional island where a couple enjoy an all-inclusive vacation. But, all is not what they seem as the couple are launched into a hedonistic culture filled with violence and horror.
Rotten Tomatoes: 87%
Cobweb (2023)
Starring Mean Girls star Lizzy Caplan (Janice), Cobweb is your typical horror/mystery film. As a young boy is plagued by a constant mysterious noise coming from his bedroom walls, he starts to believe that his parents might be up to something dangerously secret.
Rotten Tomatoes: 59%
The Seeding (2023)
Trapped in a desert, what could ever go wrong?
A lost man stumbles upon a shack that is habited by a lone woman. He begs for help but quickly realizes that the woman and himself are not at all safe, or alone.
Rotten Tomatoes: 56%
Best horror movies on Amazon Prime
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Maxxxine (2024)
We did say that Mia Goth was the new queen of horror, and so it’s no surprise she’s in yet another horror movie, this time on Amazon Prime starring in Maxxxine (nope, not a typo).
Based in 1980s Hollywood, an adult film star, Maxine, finally gets her big break as an aspiring actress. Add in a killer on the loose, and a sinister secret that Maxine is hiding, and you’ve got one of the best horror movies on Amazon Prime.
Rotten Tomatoes: 72%
Oddity (2024)
A psychic medium, after the murder of her twin sister, goes on a hunt to uncover the truth behind her sister’s murder with the help of a wooden mannequin.
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
House Of Spoils (2024)
A horror/thriller that brings supernatural elements into the kitchen.
An ambitious chef opens up her own restaurant on a remote estate, and with the chaos that kitchens bring, she also is threatened by a presence, ready to sabotage her success.
Rotten Tomatoes: 45%
Smile (2022)
Definitely one of the best horror movies on Amazon Prime, Smile is a must-see this Halloween, especially with Smile 2 released later this year.
A psychiatrist begins to experience frightening hallucinations after witnessing a horrific and bizarre incident with one of her patients. As she tries to get to grips with it, she realizes she has to confront her past to survive.
And as we all know, our pasts are not always fond memories.
Rotten Tomatoes: 80%
Best horror movies on Tubi
Tubi is the perfect streaming platform for students, thanks to it being “no subscription. Free forever’. Music to our ears!
These are the best horror movies on Tubi.
Terrifier (2016)
Clowns? Say no more. They’re creepy enough as it is, but if you’re really craving a horror/slasher film that might bring up your lunch, then Terrifier should be your must-watch this spooky season.
The film franchise (there’s a second and third one out now) centers around Art the Clown, who murders in the most grotesque ways. In this first movie, he stalks and kills three women on Halloween night, and the gore is next-level.
Rotten Tomatoes: 60%
Possum (2018)
Not the adorable little furry animals.
Possum is a psychological horror film about a children’s puppeteer who returns to his childhood home and has to face his wicked stepfather and the secrets of his childhood that have tortured his life.
Rotten Tomatoes: 88%
The Taking Of Deborah Logan (2014)
A found-footage supernatural horror film, The Taking of Deborah Logan focuses on the lives of Deborah and her daughter Sarah, as part of a thesis for college student Mia.
Of course, nothing is 100% what it seems and as the days go on and Mia continues recording Deborah and Sarah’s lives, strange things begin to happen and it’s clear that Deborah isn’t entirely herself.
Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
Lake Mungo (2008)
Lake Mungo tells its story in a pseudo-documentary style with found footage.
A psychological horror movie, Lake Mungo tells the story of a family hiring a parapsychologist after experiencing supernatural events in their home after their daughter, Alice, drowns at the lake. Alice’s secret double-life is slowly unveiled, adding more questions than answers.
Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
Best horror movies on Disney Plus
Disney Plus might not be your first destination when looking for the best horror movies to stream, but there’s a lot of good options to satisfy your spooky fix.
These are the best horror movies on Disney Plus.*
*Some of these horror movies may only be available with a Disney Plus Premium subscription.
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The Menu (2022)
Also available to watch on Hulu, The Menu is one of the best horror movies to watch on Disney Plus.
A comedy horror, The Menu is a clever, satirical take on your traditional horror film. The movie follows a young couple who travel to a remote island to a super exclusive restaurant, where the chef has a very elaborate menu, full of shocking surprises, and of course, horror.
Probably not wise to watch while you’re eating…
Rotten Tomatoes: 88%
Signs (2002)
An oldie but a goodie, Signs is an M. Night Shyamalan movie so you know the horror element is super eerie and creepy.
Classed as a science-fiction horror, Signs really taps into the unknown spectacle of aliens and their ability to emulate an uncanny valley effect when on Earth. The film follows a farmer and his discovery of crop circles on his land, which unfolds and starts to affect the farmer and his family.
One of the scariest horror movies on Disney Plus, and definitely a classic that you’ll keep returning to each Halloween.
Rotten Tomatoes: 75%
Fresh (2022)
Fresh is one of the best horror movies on Disney Plus (also on Hulu) because, quite frankly, it is terrifying. Not in the body-gore slasher way or jumpy paranormal vibes, but because it’s so modern and real.
Starring Normal People’s Daisy Edgar-Jones as Noa, Fresh depicts the unknowns of modern dating, with Noa having to try and survive her new boyfriend’s unusual and horrifying appetite.
A horror and comedy all mixed into one — the perfect Halloween watch.
Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
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Best horror movies on Max
Midsommar (2019)
Maybe I’m biased, but Midsommar is by far one of the best horror movies on Max.
While it isn’t your traditional horror, Midsommar plucks at many heartstrings due to its depiction of family trauma, relationship limbo, and new cultures unlike our own.
Florence Pugh stars in this folk horror film — about a couple traveling to Sweden for the midsummer festival but quickly ending up trapped within the bizarre competition at the hands of the cult.
Eerie and brilliant TBH.
Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2021)
Coming-of-age psychological horror, We’re All Going to the World’s Fair is a unique horror film with themes many of us might relate to.
Teenager Casey, becomes engrossed in an online video role-playing game (which she plays alone in her attic) where the gaming world and real life are intertwined and hard to distinguish.
A very hard-hitting subject as a lot of our lives are spent online.
Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
The Lure (2015)
A musical horror, The Lure is for sure a unique take on the classic horror movie, and one you’ll want to add to your watchlist this Halloween.
The movie is about two mermaid sisters who are caught in a love triangle when they fall for the same man. Think of it as a more sinister version of the Disney classic, The Little Mermaid.
Rotten Tomatoes: 89%
Men (2022)
Sorry to all the males out there, but this film is scary and centers around men.
A British folk horror, Men follows a young woman who moves to the countryside alone, after the death of her ex-husband. However, the town she retreats to makes her feel uneasy, and the uncanny and leering men seem to be the problem as her arrival awakens something.
Rotten Tomatoes: 69%
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