Sometimes you want a movie with laughs or action. Other times? You want one with lots of screaming and running.
With Halloween fast approaching, Moviefone has compiled a list of the 20 scariest and creepiest movies available right now to watch on Netflix.
NOTE: As Netflix is constantly updating their programing, this list is based on what is available on the streamer as of October 2025.
Let’s begin!
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20. ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer‘ (2025)
When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they’re forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge.
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A group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board.
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Former FBI Agent Will Graham (Edward Norton), who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal ‘The Cannibal’ Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.
1249117. ‘Train to Busan‘ (2016)
When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.
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A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that’s stalking them.
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One year after her sister Melanie (Mala Mitchell) mysteriously disappeared, Clover (Ella Rubin) and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one…only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening.
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When her husband’s sex game goes wrong, Jessie (Carla Gugino), who is handcuffed to a bed in a remote lake house, faces warped visions, dark secrets and a dire choice.
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When Cole (Judah Lewis) stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot babysitter (Samara Weaving) is part of a Satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.
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Looking for work, Aaron (Patrick Brice) comes across a cryptic online ad: “$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated.” Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town where he meets Josef (Mark Duplass), his cinematic subject for the day. Josef is sincere and the project seems heartfelt, so Aaron begins to film. But as the day goes on, it becomes clear that Josef is not who he says, and his intentions are not at all pure.
2005638311. ‘The Strangers‘ (2008)
After a 4 a.m. knock at the door and haunting voices, Kristen McKay (Liv Tyler) and James Hoyt’s (Scott Speedman) remote getaway becomes a psychological night of terror as three masked strangers invade. Now they must go far beyond what they thought themselves capable of if they hope to survive.
2654310. ‘Sinister‘ (2012)
True-crime writer Ellison Oswald (Ethan Hawke) is in a slump; he hasn’t had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He moves his own family into the victims’ home and gets to work. However, when old film footage and other clues hint at the presence of a supernatural force, Ellison learns that living in the house may be fatal.
551769. ‘Escape Room‘ (2019)
Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive.
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An immigrant (Cristina Rodlo) in search of the American dream is forced to take a room in a boarding house and soon finds herself in a nightmare from which she can’t escape.
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In a small town in Massachusetts, four high school girls perform a ritual in an attempt to debunk the lore of Slender Man. When one of the girls goes mysteriously missing, they begin to suspect that she is, in fact, his latest victim.
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When troubled musical prodigy Charlotte (Allison Williams) seeks out Elizabeth (Logan Browning), the new star pupil of her former school, the encounter sends both musicians down a sinister path with shocking consequences.
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It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.
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In 1905, a man (Dan Stevens) travels to a remote island in search of his missing sister who has been kidnapped by a mysterious religious cult.
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Big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce. After a series of paintings by an unknown artist are discovered, a supernatural force enacts revenge on those who have allowed their greed to get in the way of art.
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Centuries-old vampire Count Dracula (Gary Oldman) travels to Victorian London, where he becomes obsessed with Mina Murray (Winona Ryder), the fiancée of his solicitor, Jonathan Harker (Keanu Reeves), believing her to be the reincarnation of his long-lost love.
31471. ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre‘ (1974)
