Are you looking for genuinely terrifying movies to keep you up? Well, you’re in luck. This list features horror recommendations that are sure to give you a scare. Regardless of your sub-genre preference, there is something on the list for everyone on multiple streaming services.
Hell House LLC (2015)
Clowns. Found footage. Something moved. Or did it? I was pleasantly surprised that this movie terrified me. And it has two sequels and a prequel that are just as scary. In fact, the prequel is probably the scariest of them all. Streaming on Shudder.
The Conjuring (2013)
Haunted house movies are nothing new. However, the tricks played on the kid, and the manifestation of evil towards the end, is truly terrifying. I regularly rewatch this one. Streaming on Max.
Evil Things (2011)
This one is a hidden gem. A low-budget, found-footage movie that follows a bunch of young Americans who head out to a cabin for the weekend only to discover they are being watched. Available to rent, buy, or stream via subscription on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, YouTube, The Roku Channel, and Apple iTunes.
Insidious Franchise
These movies will forever be disturbing. A kid who has the ability to travel in his dreams steps into a hellish dimension and is unable to escape. This is the start of a very successful (and scary) series of movies. Streaming on various platforms from Netflix, Max, and Apple TV, to Amazon Prime.
Halloween (1978)
We can't leave out a horror classic. The original babysitter movie that invigorated the horror genre. Streaming on AMC, Shudder, and more.
Watcher (2022)
A young girl follows her partner to a foreign country, only to encounter a stranger seemingly stalking her. This one was raw and insanely unnerving. The language barrier. The hysterical woman no one would believe. The eerie man who seemed to be everywhere she was. Streaming on Hulu, Prime, and Shudder.
Quarantine (2008)
A zombie-like virus plagues a bunch of apartment residents as they are quarantined, ultimately trapping them inside with the infected. Jennifer Carpenter leads this disturbing movie. (Streaming on Max) Did I miss any truly terrifying movies? Feel free to comment and I will give it a watch. And if it gives me goosebumps, I will add it to the list. Let's face it. This sucks! We need horror movies (we love them) but we also need some comical relief from this damn quarantine-virus situation! So, bookmark this page and work on this list. Feel free to comment with other suggestions. I added links for trailers. We all like to have an idea of what to expect! 1) Death Becomes Her https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFXQQ2uAeHM 2) Little Shop of Horrors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFENSU8CmZk 3) Shawn of the Dead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIfcaZ4pC-4 4) Scary Movie (1 & 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dktIVAfjzY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCFZUZxBVuI 5) Happy Death Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NTaDm3atkc 6) Boo! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9-VHtJvPNs 7) Final Girls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCNUBR4fLjU 8) Zombieland 1 & 2 1)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m9EVP8X7N8 2)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YghZVENrn3Q 9) Tucker & Dale vs Evil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1t8OZn_uhE 10) Fright Night (1985) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGQ1yMnKjUY Oh, come on! We want more horror-comedies! Okay, okay.... 11) Lost Boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1Iqy6m7U7c 12) Planet Terror https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCFQtc6BzyM 13) Warm Bodies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07s-cNFffDM 14) Slither https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI0BcgVdSWg 15) Big Trouble in Little China (Okay, that's a bit on the nose but still a great movie). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXsBBqPb5YE Take care in these troubling times! Social distance, wash your hands, and watch plenty of horror / comedy movies ;) All the best, Your Bestselling Horror Author & Horror Fanatic, Wesley Thomas. |