Horror Movies on Netflix Now
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There are plenty of horror flicks and series on the streaming service, including “Ash Vs. Evil Dead,” all 7 of the “American Horror Story” seasons, video game inspired features.
Guillermo del Toro’s gothic horror “Crimson Peak” starring Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chastain is available.
Monster movies? check out “Sweetheart,” or “The Ritual.”
Sci-fi offerings try “The Signal.” Ready for an adrenaline ride, consider zombie feature “#Alive.”
‘The Guest’
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There are two horror movies starring Dan Stevens because they are both good. The first is “The Guest” directed by “Godzilla vs. Kong’s” Adam Wingard. This electric movie follows a mysterious stranger David Collins (Stevens) who appears on the doorstep of a widow and her two children. He claims to be their dearly departed father’s close friend, explaining that the duo met while on duty Afghanistan. He always promised to take care of his family if anything happened, so here he is. However Collins method of handling familial problems skews wildly violent, and things only escalate the longer he stays around.
‘Crimson Peak’
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A Guillermo del Toro classic. Set in the bustling Buffalo, New York in 1887, this gothic tale follows Mia Wasikowska as she falls in love with a strange man played by Tom Hiddleston. Their connection leads to a fast marriage. However, when the young lovers return to Hiddleston’s creepy ancestral home with his sister (Jessica Chastain) everything takes a turn for the worst. Plagued by the mysterious haunts of this old house the couples relationship, and Wasikowska’s health, start to deteriorate. Is it young love gone wrong or something more sinister at play?
His House
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A refugee couple escapes war in Sudan only to face a new evil in British public housing in promising filmmaker Remi Weekes’ debut.
The duo bring, “grounded emotional sureness to the depiction of a real marriage crumbling under the most surreal of circumstances, the couple arrive at their newly billeted council house with hopeful hearts. The ugly home, shown with casual brusqueness by their hassled case worker (Matt Smith), is dirty and reeking, they try to remain optimistic.
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Friendly neighbors give hope to Sarah (Nicole Brydon Bloom), a young woman escaping to Los Angeles to start life anew. But what seems like a perfect and welcoming apartment complex soon gives way to a nightmare that leaves Sarah wishing she had just stayed home.
Apostle
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Written and directed by Gareth Evans, the creator behind action flick “The Raid” this trippy film takes place in 1905 on a remote island inhabited by a strange cult.
Sweetheart
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This “Predator” meets “Castaway” flick stars Kiersey Clemons in a survival film with a twist. Here’s the twist: Clemons is stranded on a deserted island inhabited by a fish monster that hunts at night. That’s right it’s a woman versus FISH MONSTER movie. Get to know the director and co-writer J.D. Dillard before he blows up on his next project an untitled “Star Wars” feature.
The Invitation
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Horror queen Karyn Kusama (“Jennifer’s Body,” “The Outsider”) delivers high-end tension centered around a dinner party gone wrong. And that’s it, that’s all we’re going to tell because it’s great and you should experience the whole thing unspoiled. It’s that good.
The Ritual
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For those who want to see something they’ve never seen before monster-wise, we recommend “The Ritual.” The premise is pretty common, a group of best bros head to the woods to scatter their former pal’s ashes. They get hurt, they take a short cut, they get lost. Camping, always a bad decision.
‘Vampires Vs. The Bronx’
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Raise your hand if you’d like to see Method Man, Chris Redd, and The Kid Mero fight vampires. This Netflix original follows a group of kids as they try and rid their neighborhood of gentrifying blood suckers. Co-written and directed by Osmany Rodriguez, this horror comedy enlists local heroes (the aforementioned New York heroes) to fight evil and deliver laughs.
‘The Platform’
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A skyscraper prison feeds its inmates by placing a buffet on a central elevator, leaving nothing but scraps and garbage for those occupying the bottom floors. As resources fail to trickle down, it’s not long before the jail erupts into a dog-eat-dog war zone. Netflix’s Spanish-language original has garnered enthusiastic reviews since its festival debut last fall, scoring an 83% on Rotten Tomatoes and receiving praise for its unpredictable, inventive world-building. Read our review!
‘The Signal’
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Three MIT students set off on an adventure to track down an elusive hacker named NOMAD. But instead of discovering this NOMAD the group finds themselves entangled in government coverup that spirals into paranoid delusions pitting friend against friend. That is, if they were all friends to begin with.
‘The Perfection’
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Charlotte (Allison Williams) returns to her old music school in Boston after dropping out to care for her ill mother. But upon arriving, she soon befriends Lizzie (Logan Browning), a star pupil who replaced her when she had to leave. They embark on a trip though China, but one of the girls is soon met with hallucinations that send her into a panic. The results of that trip will affect both of their lives forever.
#Alive
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Korean zombie flick takes place inside one man’s quarantine. While the rest of society is unraveling into an undead mess, Yoo Ah-in remains isolated in his family apartment. But how long can he last while the zombie horde grows just outside his door? How long can he outlast the undead while he runs out of power, water and basic information? And who else is trapped in his massive apartment complex with him?
Dracula
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Not a movie, but an exceptional half of a miniseries from the BBC. In a world of oversaturated vampires, Claes Bang steps out of the horde as a sensational Dracula. He kills it and the co-lead Dolly Wells brings her own powerful performance as well. If you’re the kind of person who can trade a disastrous finale for a cast absolutely brimming with talent then watch “Dracula,” if only to have steamy dreams about Bang’s fangs.
‘Hush’
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In this lean two-hander, a deaf novelist living alone discovers that a knife-wielding psycho is trying to break into her house. It’s great fun to see director Mike Flanagan figuring out how to shift between his scream queen’s restricted perspective and the full reality of her surroundings for maximum effect.
‘Haunting of Hill House’
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Not a movie, true, but a highly-binegable series from Mike Flanagan (loosely based on the 1958 gothic novel of the same name by Shirley Jackson that would go on to inspire several other movie adaptations). This time-jumping series following one family’s twisted connection to a haunted house is easily the scariest television show to be made in the last decade, fight us! And if you dig that, check out Flanagan’s other flicks (also available on Netflix) ‘Hush’ and ‘Gerald’s Game.’
‘Cam’
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An ambitious cam woman accruing a rabid, online following suddenly finds herself locked out of her account by a doppelganger streaming in her place. While the digital technology hook could be a simple gimmick, the film articulates the internet’s attention economy and the dehumanizing harassment sex workers face with rare tact.
‘I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House’
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A live-in nanny is hired to take care of Iris, a retired horror writer who lives with dementia. The nanny soon comes to the realization that the horror novels could be inspired by the haunted happenings that seem to take place in their home, from the sight of a ghostly woman to a strange spot of mold growing on the wall.
‘It Comes at Night’
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“Waves” director Trey Edward Shults’ previous feature is less heavy on scares than a palpable, swelling sense of dread. Double warnings on this movie, the title is deeply misleading. Nothing comes at night other than existential dread and suspicion. There are no creatures, zombies or beasts that can only hunt at night. That might seem like a spoiler, but it’s not and you shouldn’t go in looking for that. This is quarantine horror, so don’t watch unless you’re ready to watch a self isolation go bad.
‘Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight’
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Teenagers addicted to their electronics are sent to a camp and unplugged from the world in this 2020 film. If that’s not horror enough, the group is forced to work together in hopes of surviving the very real danger waiting in the woods.
‘Would You Rather’
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The gore-filled film offers a high-stakes take on the simple “Would You Rather” party game: after a player chooses their option, they must actually do it.
‘Before I Wake’
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Jacob Tremblay stars as Cody, a young boy with the power to affect reality through his dreams. His special gift brings joy to the couple fostering him – until his dreams become nightmares.