Horror cinema is a part of the entertainment industry that deals with dark, horrifying, and mysterious subjects and creates a sense of fear in the audience. Over the years, many advancements have been seen taking place in the making of horror films that have greatly enhanced their quality.
Horror movies are liked by all age groups and found a commonplace among the audience due to their intriguing storyline, eerie backdrop, shrill sounds, and terrifying ghosts that scare many to the point that it becomes difficult for them to sleep that night. But whatever it is, these movies keep us glued to the screen from end to start as we sit to eagerly wait for the hero to find the ghost and ward it off.
The list presents the 41 best horror movies of the decade that you can choose to watch during your weekend or if you are craving some good scary stuff!
41 Best Horror Movies of the Decade:
41. Blood Red Sky
- Director: Peter Thorwarth
- Writer: Peter Thorwarth, Stefan Holtz
- Cast: Carl Anton Koch, Kais Setti, Alexander Scheer, Peri Baumeister
- IMDb Rating: 6.1
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 80%
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
This Peter Thorwarth directed British-German action horror; Blood Red Sky is released in 2021. This Netflix original was very successful and received a lot of appreciation from the fans for its performance. It received mixed or average reviews from critics.
Blood Red Sky Plot:
A German boy Elias is all ready to board a plane to New York with his sick mother Nadja. A group of terrorists’ plans to hijack the same plane. But what happens in the plane as the passengers try to protect themselves is spine-chilling.
#BloodRedSky (2021 – Eng/Ger)
Started as a plane hijack movie then turned into a crazy stuff..
Gory too..
Very entertaining screenplay..
Climax blast👌👌
Runtime could have been lesser..
Liked it – 3.75/5#Movies2blue pic.twitter.com/Vh3oIpZaUO— Raj Mohan ☯ (@rajmohan2blue) August 5, 2022
40. Ghostbusters: Afterlife
- Director: Jason Reitman
- Writer: Gil Kenan, Jason Reitman
- Cast: Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson, Paul Rudd
- IMDb Rating: 7.2
- Streaming Platform: Apple iTunes, Vudu, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Redbox, Microsoft Store, AMC OnDemand, DIRECTV
Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a horror comedy film that forms the fourth in the Ghostbusters lineup. The movie is set up almost three decades after the events of Ghostbusters II.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Plot:
The story revolves around a single mother named Callie, who, along with her two kids, Trevor and Phoebe, shifts to the Oklahoma farm. She happens to have inherited the property from her estranged dad Egon Spengler, who happens to be a member of the original Ghostbusters. Soon ensues a series of events that make the family realize their connection to the Ghostbusters and what really, they ought to do.
39. A Quiet Place II
- Director: John Krasinski
- Writer: John Krasinski
- Cast: Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Djimon Hounsou, John Krasinski
- IMDb Rating: 7.2
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video, DIRECTV, Epix, Spectrum OnDemand, Paramount Plus, EPIX Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Epix Roku Premium Channel
The Quiet Place franchise is a post-apocalyptic story about the world that the aliens have now inhabited, but due to their inability to see, they have a heightened sense of hearing, making them catch their prey from miles away.
A Quiet Place II Plot:
This second movie in the lineup continues the journey of Regan and her family from the first part to escape the deadly aliens. They learn that the creatures can be defeated using high-frequency sounds and thus set out to find other survivors to eliminate the aliens.
The first movie in the franchise was released in the past decade and was a major hit. The third sequel to this hit is also underway and will be seen somewhere around 2025.
38. The Invisible Man
- Director: Leigh Whannell
- Writer: Leigh Whannell
- Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, Michael Dorman, Oliver Jackson-Cohen
- IMDb Rating: 7.1
- Streaming Platform: IMDB TV Amazon Channel, Max Go
Who hasn’t heard about the famous H.G. Wells’ novel The Invisible Man, which was about a paranoid man whose weird actions? But let us tell you that this movie is no close to the famous science fiction novel if you happen to presume so by reading the movie title.
The Invisible Man Plot:
The thriller horror film is about a woman named Cecilia, whose abusive and crazy scientist boyfriend lies about his death and, using his knowledge, makes himself invisible. He then begins to stalk and threaten her life. And when the police refuse to believe Cecilia and do not help her, she decides to fight back against the devil.
This one is a must-watch for true horror fans.
37. The Call
- Director: Lee Chung-hyun
- Writer: Lee Chung-hyun
- Cast: Park Shin-hye, Jeon Jong-seo
- IMDb Rating: 7.1
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
This engaging tale is a fresh perspective on how the thriller-horror films are otherwise made, and its nail-bitingly tense plot will keep you on the edge of your seats.
The Call Plot:
The South Korean thriller-horror film is about two characters named Seo-yeon and Young-sook, who happen to belong from different times but are connected in the same house using a phone through which they share each other’s life stories.
Seo-Yeon blames her mother for setting up the fire that killed her father, while Young-sook lives with her stepmother, who ill-treats her. But both their fates change when Young-sook, now a serial killer, takes Seo-yeon captive and threatens to change her reality forever.
Park Shin Hye is choosing some amazing projects.. This horror/thriller genre suits her alot.. First #Alive and now this.. I think this movie is her best work 👏👏👏#TheCall #ParkShinHye
— 🅸🆂🅷🅰˚ ༘ (@sooloeyfied) January 7, 2021
36. Last Night in Soho
- Director: Edgar Wright
- Writer: Edgar Wright, Krysty Wilson-Cairns
- Cast: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Michael Ajao, Terence Stamp, Diana Rigg
- IMDb Rating: 7.1
- Streaming Platform: Apple iTunes, Vudu, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Redbox, Microsoft Store, AMC on Demand, DIRECTV
Last Night in Soho Plot:
The film’s story centers around Eloise, a young girl who wants to have her name in the fashion industry. Consequently, to study fashion, she shifts to London, unknown that the big city can be a lot at times. Her mother also came from the same background but committed suicide, which haunts Eloise, and she often sees her ghost in the mirror.
She tries her best to fit into the surroundings but fails to do so. So, she decides to move out of the residence and shift to a studio. As soon as she lives there, she begins to experience weird dreams of Soho nightclub in the 1960s. Thus, the series of dark dreams threaten to compensate for her career begins.
35. Run
- Director: Aneesh Chaganty
- Writer: Aneesh Chaganty, Sev Ohanian
- Cast: Sarah Paulson, Kiera Allen
- IMDb Rating: 6.7
- Streaming Platform: Hulu, fubo TV
Run Plot:
The premise of this horror film is centered around a disabled teenager named Chloe, who happens to use a wheelchair and is schooled at home by her mother. But her mother’s strange behavior begins to prick her, and she decides to look into the matter.
Thus, while searching through her belongings, she finds some extraordinary evidence that makes her believe her mother is sinister. So, she decides to run away from her in her wheelchair before getting to her.
34. Fear Street Part Three: 1666
- Director: Leigh Janiak
- Writer: Phil Graziadei, Leigh Janiak, Kate Trefry
- Cast: Kiana Madeira, Ashley Zukerman, Gillian Jacobs, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Darrell Britt-Gibson
- IMDb Rating: 6.6
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Fear Street Part Three: 1666 is the final installment in the Fear Street franchise that has been inspired by the book of the same name by R. L. Stine.
Fear Street Part Three: 1666 Plot:
The story sees the time of 1666 when evil has caused chaos for the colonel town and will offer some deadly repercussions for generations to come. While in 1994, the teenagers are trying their best to get rid of the curse, the town is bestowed well in time to avoid dangerous consequences.
33. The Night House
- Director: David Bruckner
- Writer: Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski
- Cast: Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Evan Jonigkeit, Stacy Martin, Vondie Curtis-Hall
- IMDb Rating: 6.5
- Streaming Platform: HBO Max, HBO, DIRECTV, Spectrum on Demand
Ghost stories have always been a fascinating sub-genre in the film’s horror category that maintains the sense of someone around yet defies it from time to time to create interest.
The Night House Plot:
The Night House is a similar horror film that centers around Beth, a young woman who lost her husband to suicide and now is trying hard to adapt to the new life in the house he built for her beside a lake. But not everything seems to go well with her.
She soon begins to encounter fearing dreams that make her believe that the house has some unwanted entities. All this happens during the night, and nothing seems wrong with the place during the day. Determined to find what the matter is, she begins to look into her husband’s belongings to find the answers.
32. His House
- Director: Remi Weekes
- Writer: Remi Weekes
- Cast: Wunmi Mosaku, Sope Dirisu, Matt Smith
- IMDb Rating: 6.5
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
His House Plot:
This thriller-horror film revolves around a South Sudan refugee couple, Rial and Bol, who manage to escape their war-ridden place and lookout for a better quality of life. By overcoming hurdles, they manage to reach Britain and are granted a house for living on the outskirts of London.
Thinking that they might live a decent life now, the couple is unaware of a dark evil in the British town that may hamper their lives and create chaos. The film has a simple premise, nothing that we haven’t seen before or known, but it has its elements worth appreciating.
31. Host
- Director: Rob Savage
- Writer: Gemma Hurley, Rob Savage, Jed Shepherd
- Cast: Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb, Radina Drandova, Caroline Ward
- IMDb Rating: 6.5
- Streaming Platform: Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder, DIRECTV, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC Plus
Host Plot:
The horror mystery film is about six friends who try to contact the dead during a video call to satiate their curiosity. But what they do not know is that they unknowingly welcome the demon and begin to experience strange happenings in their homes.
The @Shudder original #Host (100%) is the highest-rated horror movie of the year. https://t.co/4IDdkW1iH6
— Rotten Tomatoes (@RottenTomatoes) August 6, 2020
30. The Hunt
- Director: Craig Zobel
- Writer: Nick Cuse, Damon Lindelof
- Cast: Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank
- IMDb Rating: 6.5
- Streaming Platform: Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Vudu, Redbox, DIRECTV, AMC on Demand
The Hunt Plot:
The story sees twelve people, completely unknown to each other, wake up in an unfamiliar location one day and not knowing who bought them to the place and how. But they do not know that some ruthless elites have this sport to hunt humans in the remote area. Determined to escape the deadly sport, one of Crystal’s captives plans an attack to throw off the pursuers.
29. Scream
- Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
- Writer: James Vanderbilt, Guy Busick
- Cast: Melissa Barrera, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Marley Shelton, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Neve Campbell
- IMDb Rating: 6.4
- Streaming Platform: Paramount, Paramount Plus
The film is the fifth installment in the Scream franchise and happens to be a sequel to the 2011 Scream 4. The movie continues to star old names from the previous movies and many new additions.
Scream Plot:
The movie is set two decades after the deadly events in Woodsboro. But similar incidents have begun to pop up when a new Ghostface appears out of the dark and targets teenagers who happen to share a connection with the actual murders.
28. #Alive
- Director: Cho Il-hyung
- Writer: Cho Il-hyung, Matt Naylor
- Cast: Yoo Ah-in, Park Shin-hye
- IMDb Rating: 6.3
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
#Alive Plot:
The South Korean zombie movie sees a city being infected by a deadly virus that transforms people into living dead a.k.a zombies. The video game enthusiast Oh Joon-woo gets stuck in his family’s apartment alone as the outside world battles the zombie apocalypse.
He struggles to survive with bare minimum food and even tries to end his life when a fellow survivor from another building stops him. The survivor shares her food with hunger-ridden Joon-woo, and they both embark on the journey to reach for help before it’s too late for them.
27. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
- Director: Michael Chaves
- Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
- Cast: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ruairi O’Connor, Sarah Catherine Hook, Julian Hilliard
- IMDb Rating: 6.3
- Streaming Platform: HBO Max, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand
The popular Conjuring universe has many movies to its credit. This one is the eighth one in the line and serves sequel to the previous two The Conjuring films released in 2013 and 2016.
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It Plot:
This horrifying and shocking tale focuses on Arne Cheyenne Johnson, who gets charged for killing his landlord brutally and tries to convince the officials that all the actions were due to demonic possession. This leads paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren to look into the case and prove the accused’s innocence.
26. Malignant
- Director: James Wan
- Writer: Akela Cooper
- Cast: Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White
- IMDb Rating: 6.2
- Streaming Platform: HBO Now, DIRECTV, HBO Max, Spectrum On Demand
Malignant Plot:
This 2021 horror movie focuses on a young woman named Madison, who gets disturbed when she begins to experience weird dreams of strangers being murdered. But soon realizes that the events have been taking place in reality and thus dives in to save the remaining victims.
25. Don’t Breathe 2
- Director: Rodo Sayagues
- Writer: Fede Álvarez, Rodo Sayagues
- Cast: Stephen Lang, Brendan Sexton III, Madelyn Grace
- IMDb Rating: 6
- Streaming Platform: DIRECTV, Starz, Starz Play Amazon Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Spectrum On Demand
Don’t Breathe 2 Plot:
The movie serves as a sequel to the 2016 movie of the same name and revolves around a retired navy personnel Norman Nordstrom who has been living away from the world in isolation with his foster daughter named Phoenix. But their lives get disrupted when a group of individuals kidnaps their daughter, and Norman is forced to leave and look for her as his past sins are about to catch him.
24. Candyman
- Director: Nia DaCosta
- Writer: Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Nia DaCosta
- Cast: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Kyle Kaminsky, Vanessa Williams
- IMDb Rating: 5.9
- Streaming Platform: Spectrum on Demand
The movie is a sequel to 1992s Candyman.
Candyman Plot:
The premise follows the story of Anthony and his partner shifting into a poorly kept place of Cabrini, where the towers were demolished many years ago. Until now, the place is believed to be under the influence of an evil ghost.
He then comes to know about the gruesome tale of Candyman and plans to use the idea in his paintings. What he is unaware of is the fact that this would open the doors to the unwanted evil that would hamper his own sanity.
23. Antlers
- Director: Scott Cooper
- Writer: C. Henry Chaisson, Scott Cooper, Nick Antosca
- Cast: Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas, Graham Greene, Scott Haze, Rory Cochrane, Amy Madigan
- IMDb Rating: 5.9
- Streaming Platform: HBO Now, Spectrum On Demand, DIRECTV, HBO Max
Antlers Plot:
Setup in a small town in Oregon, the story of Antlers is about Frank Weaver, who, put off an abandoned mine, runs a meth lab. One day along with his son Aiden, they get attacked by an unknown creature. They somehow managed to escape the scene and reached home only to find that their condition worsened with passing time.
Frank then sets up a room in the basement, locks himself with Aiden, and instructs Lucas to keep them in the room. Noticing absurd changes in the body of Lucas with an unstable mental condition, Lucas’s teacher suspects that something is not right. She then uses the help of her cop brother Paul to look into the matter and find that something strangely dangerous hides in the basement of Lucas’s house.
22. Old
- Director: M. Night Shyamalan
- Writer: M. Night Shyamalan
- Cast: Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff, Thomasin McKenzie, Abbey Lee, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ken Leung, Eliza Scanlen, Aaron Pierre, Embeth Davidtz, Emun Elliott
- IMDb Rating: 5.8
- Streaming Platform: Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Redbox, AMC on Demand, DIRECTV
Old Plot:
The story sees a couple, Guy and Prisca, and their children Trent and Maddox, arrive at a luxurious yet shockingly affordable resort on a secluded beach to spend some family time together and strengthen the bond.
However, they, along with other visitors, are unaware of the place’s secrets. Time flies fast on the beach, making them age quickly and reducing their lives to a day. They now want to escape the place before they all die one by one.
21. A Classic Horror Story
- Director: Roberto De Feo, Paolo Strippoli
- Writer: Roberto De Feo, Paolo Strippoli, Lucio Besana, David Bellini, Milo Tissone
- Cast: Matilda Lutz, Will Merrick, Yuliia Sobol, Justin Korovkin, Peppino Mazzotta, Cristina Donadio, Francesco Russo, Alida Baldari Calabria
- IMDb Rating: 5.7
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
A Classic Horror Story Plot:
The story follows five travelers who are headed for a common destination together in a motor home. But on the way, their van crashes into a tree.
And when they all recover, they discover that the road they were traveling on has now been replaced by a dense forest that seems impossible to escape from and a wooden house in the forest that houses a dangerous cult. Thus begins their quest to make out of the place alive.
20. Nightbooks
- Director: David Yarovesky
- Writer: Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis
- Cast: Winslow Fegley, Lidya Jewett, Krysten Ritter
- IMDb Rating: 5.7
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Nightbooks Plot:
Alex, a young boy with a liking for horror stories, gets trapped by a witch in her apartment. And the only way he can prevent his death from the witch is by telling her a scary story every night. Now both Alex and the witch’s servant named Yasmine must use their intelligence to outwit the witch and escape her magical paradise before it’s too late.
Netflix's #Nightbooks is just the right kind of kid-friendly horror, playfully fun and unafraid to scare its target audience. An imaginative and delightful new spin on Hansel & Gretel that will no doubt touch the hearts of lifelong horror fans in particular. I love this movie. pic.twitter.com/AgTEIfecWj
— John Squires (@FreddyInSpace) September 16, 2021
19. Army of the Dead
- Director: Zack Snyder
- Writer: Zack Snyder, Shay Hatten, Joby Harold
- Cast: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tig Notaro, Raúl Castillo, Huma Qureshi, Garret Dillahunt
- IMDb Rating: 5.7
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Army of the Dead Plot:
The city of Las Vegas happens to be completely walled due to the attack of zombies as a result of a failed government experiment. But billionaire Bly Tanaka has his $200 million wealth left in the city and wants to retrieve it before the President demolishes the entire city.
He hires Scott Ward and his team and offers them the amount of $50 million in return. With such a big amount being offered, Scott Ward accepts the challenge, and his team head to the city to complete the mission. But they will have to be more careful as the creatures have evolved significantly and become more organized, and the time constraint further adds to their challenge.
18. Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
- Director: Adam Robitel
- Writer: Will Honley, Maria Melnik, Daniel Tuch, Oren Uziel
- Cast: Taylor Russell, Logan Miller
- IMDb Rating: 5.7
- Streaming Platform: Starz Play Amazon Channel, Starz, DIRECTV
This one is the sequel to 2019s Escape Room, with many actors reprising their roles while there are also many new additions to the cast.
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions Plot:
The story sees six strangers locked inside the rooms from which they have to make out alive. The common thing between the players is that they have all played the game before and must uncover the mystery of the escape room.
17. Halloween Kills
- Director: David Gordon Green
- Writer: Scott Teems, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green
- Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Thomas Mann, Anthony Michael Hall, Kyle Richards
- IMDb Rating: 5.6
- Streaming Platform: HBO Now, Spectrum OnDemand, DIRECTV, HBO Max
Halloween Kills Plot:
Soon when Laurie Strode thinks that she has successfully put an end to the gruesome rampage of Michael Myers by setting him on fire, she comes to know that her plan has failed, and the murderer has managed to escape. Due to life-threatening injuries, Laurie tries her best to recover from the wounds and defend herself from her tormentor.
The killer begins to spread his terror by resuming killing. Many survivors from the killers’ previous actions then come together along with Laurie, and they decide to take matters into their own hands and hunt down Michael once and for all.
16. Wrong Turn
- Director: Mike P. Nelson
- Writer: Alan B. McElroy
- Cast: Charlotte Vega, Adain Bradley, Bill Sage, Emma Dumont, Dylan McTee, Daisy Head, Matthew Modine
- IMDb Rating: 5.5
- Streaming Platform: Showtime, Showtime Amazon Channel, fuboTV, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand, Showtime Roku Premium Channel
Wrong Turn Plot:
The horror film serves as the revamped version of the Wrong Turn franchise movies and sees a group of friends going on hiking the Appalachian Trail. Despite warnings from others, they go off track and discover something they had never expected.
They come across a mountain-dwelling community named The Foundation; living in the mountains for years is deadly and does not want outsiders.
15. The Forever Purge
- Director: Everardo Valerio Gout
- Writer: James DeMonaco
- Cast: Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Cassidy Freeman, Leven Rambin, Will Patton
- IMDb Rating: 5.4
- Streaming Platform: HBO Now, HBO Max, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand
The Forever Purge Plot:
The United States of America is pushed into an unfavorable condition when a group of bandits proclaims that the purge should go on forever, and one night is not sufficient. This puts the country in a state of unrest, and nobody around seems safe. Thus, a family of immigrants tries its best to fight off the dangerous individuals and save themselves as they completely see the country going out of control.
14. Gretel & Hansel
- Director: Oz Perkins
- Writer: Rob Hayes
- Cast: Sophia Lillis, Sam Leakey, Alice Krige, Jessica De Gouw
- IMDb Rating: 5.4
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video, DIRECTV, Epix, Paramount Plus, EPIX Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Epix Roku Premium Channel
Gretel & Hansel Plot:
Hansel and Gretel get trapped inside the home of a witch named Holda after they are attracted to the place due to its pseudo decorative appearance. Thus, their only motive is to escape the evil witch’s clutches before time runs out, and they fall prey to her evil motives.
13. Things Heard & Seen
- Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
- Writer: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
- Cast: Amanda Seyfried, James Norton
- IMDb Rating: 5.3
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Things Heard & Seen Plot:
A young Artist from Manhattan shifted with her family to Hudson Valley. Despite her repeated attempts to transform the old farm into her daughter’s beautiful house, she finds herself alone. But soon discovers that her marriage is threatened by an unknown entity that also seems to have possessed the house they are living in now.
12. Aftermath
- Director: Peter Winther
- Writer: Dakota Gorman
- Cast: Ashley Greene, Shawn Ashmore
- IMDb Rating: 5.3
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Aftermath Plot:
The story sees a young couple trying their best to stay together. The only way to make it successful is to accept the deal to shift into a questionable home that otherwise is beyond their means to afford and has its dark history.
11. No One Gets Out Alive
- Director: Santiago Menghini
- Writer: Jon Croker, Fernanda Coppel
- Cast: Cristina Rodlo, Marc Menchaca
- IMDb Rating: 5.3
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
No One Gets Out Alive Plot:
Ambar is a desperate immigrant who gets refuge in a boarding house after losing her mother. She accepts to live in the place as she is undocumented and wants to live in the States.
But she soon begins to encounter strange things with absurd voices and visions. All the situation becomes uncomfortable for her, and she begins to wonder whether her dreams are real?
10. The 8th Night
- Director: Kim Tae-hyoung
- Writer: Kim Tae-hyoung
- Cast: Lee Sung-min, Park Hae-joon, Kim Yoo-jung, Nam Da-reum
- IMDb Rating: 5.3
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The 8th Night Plot:
The story of this Korean horror film is when Buddha defeats a demon and takes out his eyes- red and black and separates them to prevent the earth from the darkness of evil. Centuries later, an archaeologist finds the red eye but is disgraced by the society for spreading false knowledge.
But he deduces a scheme to unite the two eyes and awake the demon. Thus, before this could happen, a former monk and the guardian of the black eye must come into action to prevent this fatal event from taking place.
9. The New Mutants
- Director: Josh Boone
- Writer: Josh Boone, Knate Lee
- Cast: Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Blu Hunt, Henry Zaga
- IMDb Rating: 5.3
- Streaming Platform: HBO Now, DIRECTV, HBO Max, Spectrum On Demand
The New Mutants Plot:
Danielle Moonstar manages to save her life from a tornado, and on awakening, she finds herself in a mysterious facility of Dr. Cecilia Reyes. She meets other teenagers, Rahne Sinclair, Illyana Rasputin, Sam Guthrie, and Roberto da Costa. The common thing among teenagers is their extraordinary abilities that they do not have full control of.
Believing that they have been kept in the place until they learn to control their powers fully, they are not aware that it is dangerous for them rather than safe. Thus, after experiencing strange hallucinations, they decide to escape.
8. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
- Director: Johannes Roberts
- Writer: Johannes Roberts,
- Cast: Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper, Avan Jogia, Donal Logue, Neal McDonough
- IMDb Rating: 5.2
- Streaming Platform: Apple iTunes, DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Redbox, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Vudu
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City Plot:
Reboot of the Resident Evil movies, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City sees Raccoon City being under the attack of the zombies while the remaining survivors are trying their best to face the evil and uncover the truth that led to such a horrifying condition of the city.
7. The Whole Truth
- Director: Wisit Sasanatieng
- Writer: Abishek J. Bajaj
- Cast: Sompob Benjathikul, Sadanont Durongkaweroj, Steven Isarapong
- IMDb Rating: 5.1
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
The Whole Truth Plot:
This Thai horror mystery sees two siblings who accidentally discover a hole in the wall of their grandparents’ house. Diving into the matter, dark family secrets are revealed after horrifying incidents begin to take place.
6. The Unholy
- Director: Evan Spiliotopoulos
- Writer: Evan Spiliotopoulos
- Cast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Katie Aselton, William Sadler, Diogo Morgado, Cricket Brown, Cary Elwes
- IMDb Rating: 5.1
- Streaming Platform: Starz, DIRECTV, Starz Play Amazon Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Spectrum On Demand
The Unholy Plot:
The story follows a girl named Alice who happens to suffer from hearing impairment but suddenly, after being visited by Virgin Mary, can hear, speak and even heal the wounds of unwell people. Soon people begin to visit her to witness the miracle. A journalist also investigates the case only to question whether these are working by the Virgin Mary or something dark.
5. Fantasy Island
- Director: Jeff Wadlow
- Writer: Jeff Wadlow, Chris Roach, Jillian Jacobs
- Cast: Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Jimmy O. Yang, Ryan Hansen, Portia Doubleday, Michael Rooker
- IMDb Rating: 4.9
- Streaming Platform: fuboTV, Spectrum OnDemand, DIRECTV
Fantasy Island Plot:
The movie follows the owner of a luxurious island who happens to invite a set of guests to fulfill their fantasies in the isolated place. But when the guests arrive, unexpected events begin to unwrap, pushing them to solve the mystery of the strange island and escape it alive.
4. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Director: David Blue Garcia
- Writer: Chris Thomas Devlin
- Cast: Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burnham, Moe Dunford, Nell Hudson, Jessica Allain, Olwen Fouéré, Jacob Latimore, Alice Krige
- IMDb Rating: 4.8
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Texas Chainsaw Massacre Plot:
To experience a new life and set up a business, a group of young individuals happen to visit the ghost town, Harlow, in Texas and accidentally disrupt the world of Leatherface. After many years, the devil killer comes back and wreaks havoc by killing people. On the other hand, is Sally Hardesty, the only survivor of the killer’s previous massacre and is fully inclined to seek revenge.
3. Death of Me
- Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
- Writer: Arli Margolis, James Morley III, David Tish
- Cast: Maggie Q, Luke Hemsworth
- IMDb Rating: 4.4
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Death of Me Plot:
The story sees a young couple who happen to enjoy their vacation on an island away from Thailand. After a crazy night, the hung-over-ridden pair wakes up the next day to find out about a video in which one kills the other.
Having no memory of the previous night and no immediate escape from the island, the two begin to deconstruct the events of last night to the best of their attempt to find out the truth behind everything.
2. The Craft: Legacy
- Director: Zoe Lister-Jones
- Writer: Zoe Lister-Jones
- Cast: Cailee Spaeny, Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone, Zoey Luna, Nicholas Galitzine, Michelle Monaghan, David Duchovny
- IMDb Rating: 4.4
- Streaming Platform: Starz, DIRECTV, Starz Play Amazon Channel, Spectrum On Demand, Starz Roku Premium Channel
The Craft: Legacy Plot:
A group of four teenagers practice witchcraft and decide to form a coven, only to find out that they have more powers than they anticipated.
1. The Grudge
- Director: Nicolas Pesce
- Writer: Nicolas Pesce
- Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, Jacki Weaver
- IMDb Rating: 4.3
- Streaming Platform: fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, DIRECTV
The Grudge Plot:
As soon as the detective Muldoon investigates a murder mystery in a suburban setting, she realizes that an evil entity haunts the house where the killing happened.
We hope the list gave you some solid scary movie recommendations that you enjoy watching, either alone or with your partner. The films are sure to think twice before going alone to the kitchen at night!
