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18 Best Horror Movies to Stream on Netflix Right Now (Halloween 2026)

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Netflix offers access to a wide variety of horror movies, making it a great streaming service for those looking for scary movies to watch this Halloween. If unsure where to get started, here are the best horror movies available to stream on Netflix right now and throughout October 2026.

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Horror Movies Available To Stream On Netflix

28 Years Later

2025 • 1h 55m

It’s been almost 30 years since the rage virus ravaged England, but there’s still a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, and for good reason.

A Classic Horror Story

2021 • 1h 35m

While traveling in southern Italy, five strangers become stranded in the woods and in a fight for their very survival.

#Alive

2020 • 1h 39m

A gamer stays locked inside his apartment after a virus rampages the city and turns everyone into zombies.

Apostle

2018 • 2h 10m

A drifter in 1905 attempts to rescue his kidnapped sister from a sinister religious cult on an isolated island.

Blood Red Sky

2021 • 2h 1m

When a group of terrorists hijack an overnight transatlantic flight they weren’t expecting a mysteriously ill passenger with a monstrous secret.

The Deliverance

2024 • 1h 52m

A struggling mother must face her demons in order to save her children’s souls after moving into a mysterious house.

Don’t Move

2024 • 1h 25m

If trying to escape a serial killer in the forest wasn’t bad enough, this woman has just 20 minutes before her body completely shuts down.

The Elixir

2025 • 1h 56m

A family at odds with one another must fight together to survive after an elixir unleashes the undead in their village.

Fear Street: Prom Queen

2025 • 1h 30m

It’s 1988, Prom season at Shadyside High, and if the competition wasn’t already cutthroat enough, someone is killing off the candidates.

Frankenstein

2025 • 2h 29m

A brilliant but egotistical scientist brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that leads to the undoing of both creator and creation.

Heart Eyes

2025⁨ • 1h 37m

Ally and Jay are just co-workers but a killer who targets romantic partners every Valentine’s Day seems to think they’re a couple.

His House

2020⁨ • 1h 33m

A young couple seeking asylum and a fresh start in England were expecting some challenges, but they weren’t expecting a sinister force to be living in their new home.

It’s What’s Inside

2024 • 1h 43m

A pre-wedding party descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend arrives with a mysterious game.

The Last House

2026 • 1h 50m

Trapped inside their home with no way out, a family of four must work together to survive a mysterious threat.

Mr. Harrigan’s Phone

2022 • 1h 43m

The connection between an aging billionaire and a young boy is so strong that it refuses to die when the billionaire passes.

The Ritual

2017 • 1h 34m

While navigating the Swedish wilderness, four friends not only face up to their strained relationships, but also an ancient evil.

Time Cut

2024 • 1h 31m

A teenage girl accidentally travels back to 2003, and just in time to try and stop a vicious killer from murdering her sister.

Until Dawn

2025 • 1h 43m

One year after their friend went missing, a group of friends find themselves having to repeatedly fight mysterious killers to the death.

Even More Horror Movies Now Streaming on Netflix

If you’ve seen all the movies above, or haven’t found the right one yet, here’s another batch of horror movies you can stream on Netflix right now.

  • 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
  • The Babysitter (2017)
  • Cadaver (2020)
  • Choose or Die (2022)
  • Evil Dead (2013)
  • In the Tall Grass (2019)
  • Killer Book Club (2023)
  • Malevolent (2018)
  • Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight (2020)
  • No One Gets Out Alive (2021)
  • Ouija (2014)
  • The Silence (2019)
  • Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
  • There’s Someone Inside Your House (2021)
  • Veronica (2017)
  • Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023)

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John Finn is the Editor of Streaming Better, a platform created to help consumers navigate the complicated live TV streaming and subscription service market. John has been covering technology and streaming for online publications since 2014.

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