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One of the genres Netflix focuses on in its work is horror. And even though it hasn’t made as many horror movies as one might expect, it has been consistently creating new horrors for the past few years. These are some of thebest Netflix horror moviescurrently available.
Updated June 27, 2025 by Kath Leroy:Netflix continues producing movies of different genres based on the demands of the audience and the profitability and popularity of said genres. Since horror can often be made with a low budget and score a big office gross, multiple new original horror movies have premiered on Netflix in the last few years.
As a result, the fans of this genre have a lot of options to choose from on Netflix and might hesitate about what to watch next. Luckily, fans have several great options to choose from when it comes to entertaining original content on Netflix.
14No One Gets Out Alive (2021)
Some of the most intense horror movies are set in a small space that the heroes can’t so easily escape.This underrated British horror movieuses a limited setting to create a strong atmosphere of terror, at least for those viewers who imagine themselves in the main hero Ambar’s shoes. Ambar is a Mexican immigrant who finds temporary solace in a boarding house in Cleveland while she’s searching for a place where she could stay. To her terror, the boarding house hides ugly secrets that might cost Ambar and the rest of its guests their lives.
The movie keeps the audience guessing what happens next, at least until it reveals the cause of the events happening in the boarding house. It’s easy to sympathize with Ambar as the heroine and thanks to Cristina Rodlo’s performance in the leading role, the movie doesn’t disappoint viewers who like horror movies with similar settings.
13In The Tall Grass (2019)
Films combining multiple genres are still popular because they have the potential to attract a wider audience.In the Tall Grasssuccessfully combines horror and science-fiction. Just like multiple films in this list, it’s based on Stephen King’s work, more specifically a novella.
A sister and a brother wander through tall grass in Kansas, and they discover something dangerous might be hiding in the tall grass. Director Vincenzo Natali has a lot of experience with the horror genre as he directedCube(1997) and the TV seriesHannibal.
12A Classic Horror Story (2021)
Some movies don’t make it obvious which genre they belong to, but that’s not the case withthe Italian movieA Classic Horror Story. Despite its name, the movie will be surprising even for those who have seen a lot of classic horror stories, or at the very least enjoyable. It centers on a group of friends who end up in the middle of a forest during their journey, and they’ll be forced to face an evil living inside the forest.
Forests can be a scary place, as multiple stories have proved, starting withHansel and Gretel.A Classic Horror Storyis a more adult movie and while some viewers objected to the movie’s initial slow pace, they also enjoyed its overall atmosphere and the setting of the story.
11Vampires Vs. The Bronx (2020)
Vampires are a popular topic, one that can have many different forms- from a romance story to horror. This film proves that horror comedies can still attract audiences who will have a laugh but also be afraid. The film primarily focuses on younger viewers since its heroes are also young.
A group of boys discovers that vampires moved into the Bronx and want to control it. They decide to find them and get rid of them. As the viewers could expect, that leads to a lot of dangerous situations but luckily, this horror is watchable even for those who don’t normally enjoy the genre.
10Nightbooks (2021)
Despite the fact that children are a prominent part of the audience segment, there aren’t that many horror movies oriented primarily at them.Nightbooksis one of the few exceptions, and it works well as a dark horror fairytale. The main hero Alex is captured by an evil witch and imprisoned in her home. Each night, he has to tell the witch a different story, or she’ll hurt him. However, as Alex and his new friend and ally Yasmin soon realize, there’s much more to the house and the witch Natacha than meets the eye.
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The movie offers more than one surprising twist, especially in its ending. The child heroes are relatable for the younger audience butwho steals the movie for herself is Krysten Ritteras Natacha who seems to be enjoying her evil role.Nightbooksmight not be scary for adult viewers but families with children who want to watch a horror movie together might enjoy the film.
9Eli (2019)
A lot of horrors tend to focus on childrenor at least have one or more significant child characters. One of the reasons for this is that adult viewers are more likely to fear a child might get hurt in a horror movie than another adult.
As its title suggests,Elifocuses on a boy named Eli who has an autoimmune disorder. He finds out that the house he lives in might not be as safe as he thought. Scary houses are a popular trope in horror movies.Elimanages to make the trope work, even though some critics pointed out the film has a rather slow pacing.
8The Perfection (2018)
Not so many films manage to combine music and horror and put them into one coherent whole.The Perfection, while not perfect, does exactly that. Refreshingly enough,the film gives a lot of space to female characters. That’s still not so typical in horrors as well as films of other genres.
Its main heroine Charlotte and her rival Elizabeth start a psychological war that will eventually lead to uglier events than they could have anticipated. Allison Williams and Logan Browning star as Charlotte and Elizabeth, respectively, and their strong performances make the film worth watching.
71922 (2017)
Netflix does often turn to Stephen King and his extensive literary work for inspiration for its horror movies. In this case, Netflix decided to adapt a short novella by King. Taking place (unsurprisingly) in 1922, the film follows the life journey of a farmer and his young son.
When the farmer’s wife wants to sell their home and move to a bigger city, the husband decides to kill her, and he gets their son involved in it.Full of tension as is typical for Stephen King’s work, the film stars Thomas Jane (who played inThe Mistin 2007, also inspired by King), Molly Parker, and Dylan Schmid.
6Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021)
Based on the popular horror series by R.L. Stine, theFear Streettrilogy scored with the audience and earned above-average ratings. As the first movie’s title suggests, it takes the audience back to 1994, and it focuses on a group of friends who live in the small city Shadyside where a masked killer is on the loose. In order to save themselves, the friends are going to have to figure out who the killer is and how to stop him before it’s too late for them.
Just like the books the series is based on,Fear Street Part One: 1994focuses on the younger audience but is suitable for adults as well thanks to the movie’s intense atmosphere.It brings back the popular slasher genreand will make multiple horror fans recall the classics of the genre, such asScream. The movie doesn’t spare the heroes and since it’s not clear who’ll live and who’ll die, it’s easy to become invested in the characters' fates.
5Apostle (2018)
Period horror films often have a lot of charm. They allow the audience to get a glimpse into a world now long gone. And sometimes it seems to be for the best. Especially if said world is filled with danger and/or creatures out of this plane of existence.
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In the case ofApostle, the main hero decides to save his sister. He’s not going to have it easy since he crosses the path of a religious cult living on an isolated island. Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey) plays the leading role.
