80+ of the best horror movies to add to your must-watch list

Starring Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot, this murder mystery sees the investigator tasked with figuring out what happened when a guest is murdered at a Halloween seance at a haunted palazzo in Venice, Italy.

Released on the 27th October 2023, this new horror film starring Josh Hutcherson follows a troubled security guard who works at Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria. Only on his first night on the job, he realises he's contending with much creepier circumstances than first thought.

A little girl is on holiday with her parents in a remote part of the world when they're taken hostage by four armed strangers, who inform them the imminent end of the world can only be averted by making some tough decisions.

When Gemma (Allison Williams) creates a lifelike AI doll to be child Cady's best friend, she doesn't expect it to take on a mind of its own. M3GAN was made to be a parent's greatest ally, but ends up wreaking havoc.

With Nicholas Hoult and Nicholas Cage, Renfield tells the story of Dracula's most loyal sidekick, who's ready to see if there's a life outside the shadow of the Prince of Darkness for him.

Russell Crowe stars as Father Gabriele Amorth, the chief exorcist for the Vatican who is reportedly responsible for more than 100,000 exorcisms in his life time. An adaptation of a true story of a man attempting to expel a supposed evil spirit from a person or place.

A woman's privileged family life begins to unravel when two strangers show up in her quaint suburban town. While she initially insists they are stalking her, dark secrets from her past unfold when they all come face to face.

Featuring a stellar cast (Christian Bale, Lucy Boynton, Gillian Anderson, Timothy Spall to name a few), The Pale Blue Eye tells the story of Augustus Landor, who, with the help of West Point cadet Edgar Allan Poe, solves a grisly murder mystery at the U.S. Military Academy.

A new addition to Netflix UK, Bird Box Barcelona is a spin-off from the original Bird Box film with Sandra Bullock. Set to a similar timeline, it tells the story of Sebastián and his daughter, Anna, who are trying to survive in the desolate streets of Barcelona after a mysterious force wipes out most of the population.

The Australian film Run Rabbit Run stars Sarah Snook, who we know and love as Shiv Roy in Succession, as a single mum named Sarah whose daughter, Mia, starts displaying strange behaviour and having inexplicable memories of a past identity. She insists that she is a reincarnated version of Alice, Sarah’s younger sister who went missing when she was Mia’s age.

A woman with agoraphobia (played by Amy Adams) starts spying on her new neighbours, only to witness a disturbing act of violence and be forced to face many of her fears. Also starring Gary Oldman and Anthony Mackie (available on Netflix.)

A luxurious estate owner invites a mystery group of guests to live out their fantasies on his private only, only for the weekend to descend into complete chaos. Like The White Lotus, but scary.
Starring Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale

A homeschooled teenager begins to suspect her mother is keeping a dark secret from her. Cushions for hiding behind at the ready.Available on Netflix and starring Sarah Paulson, Kiera Allen and Sara Sohn.

A terrifying installment in the Saw story, a criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted from of justice called Spiral, which puts detective Zeke (Chris Rock) at the centre of a killer's morbid game.Samuel L. Jackson and Max Minghella also star.

Released on Netflix in 2021, this is a good option if you feel like you've seen every scary film ever. When a group of terrorists hijack an overnight flight, a woman with a mysterious illness is forced to take control

A circle of teenage friends accidentally encounter the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years. Welcome to Shadyside.A horror film that isn't actually that scary, so perfect for a cosy night in / looking at your phone a bit.

Shadyside, 1978. School's out for summer and the activities at Camp Nightwing are about to begin. But when another Shadysider is possessed with the urge to kill, the fun in the sun becomes a gruesome fight for survival.

The second in Netflix's 2020 trilogy of YA scary films, starring none other than Strangers Things' Sadie Sink.

The origins of Sarah Fier's curse are finally revealed as history comes full circle on a night that changes the lives of Shadysiders forever.

The concluding part of the Fear Street trilogy, viewers finally find out what happened all those years ago in Shadyside.

Following on from The Conjuring in 2013 and The Conjuring 2 in 2016 came The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, which came out in 2021. In it, the Warren family investigate a murder that may be linked to a demonic possession.

This is kind of so-bad-it's-good viewing, but sometimes that's what you're after. Right? Four friends head to Hawaii to investigate reports of a haunting at an abandoned resort in hopes of finding the infamous Half-Faced Girl. When they arrive, they soon learn you should be careful what you wish for.