The 100 best horror movies of all time 5c5qc

What are the best horror movies for you? The titles that love to put sequences of jump scare for your heart to come out of your mouth or those that build a very tense psychological atmosphere? There are thousands of possibilities within the genre and, over time, it ends up being challenging to create a work that surprises horror fans – even more so taking into the fact that what scares each one is totally relative and individual. 6m5713

While the biggest nightmare for some is the plot of Run!, for others what catches more are the supernatural forces and the combo Paranormal activity, Spirits, Evil Invocation and so on. There is the horror niche with touches of humor as well, which, despite being able to cut the full tension at times, often serves as an impetus for the worst visceral act to come.

This list includes everything from classic works to the best thrillers released recently – and, of course, the underrated ones that deserved more attention. This guide to the horror universe will follow a chronological order, but you can scroll down to see what’s currently playing in theaters and on streaming services. 

The Office of Dr. Caligari (1920) c5x45

Original title: Das Cabinet des Dr. caligari  

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,0 on IMDb

Where to watch: Youtube

Under the direction of Robert Wiene, this classic became a landmark of expressionism in German cinema. Amidst the horror and frightening narrative, Wiene creates a world full of possibilities and the realization of many nightmares, mainly exploring the insanity of his characters – which can be a pleasant surprise for new audiences.

The story is developed through flashbacks and is based on the story of the young man Franzis (Friedrich Feher), whose sanity is shaken when he discovers the evil plan of the doctor and hypnotist Dr. Caligari (Werner Krauss) – that uses Cesare (Conrad Veidt), a sleepwalker, to commit murders.

Nosferatu (1922) 5c2x3w

Original title: Nosferatu, the Symphonie des Grauens

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Where to watch: Youtube

This unauthorized German adaptation of Dracula de StokerDirected by FW Murnau, was decisive in the visual exploration of vampire stories and in the consolidation of the genre, which previously only inhabited the imagination of fans and authors. Even if you haven't (yet) seen this film, the emblematic figure of Max schreck , the Count Orlock became a great popular reference.

in the plot, Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) travels to the Carpathians to sell a castle owned by the Count Orlock (Schreck), a vampire who goes to Bremen and spreads terror. The one who can reverse this situation is Ellen (Greta Schröder), Hutter's wife, as Orlock is in love with her.

Dracula (1931) 722a1b

Official title: Dracula

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

After Nosferatu, a tribute not recognized by Bram Stoker, finally came the first film version of DraculaDirected by Todd Browning. The official synopsis reveals that among the shadows of the Carpathians, the Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi) terrorizes Transylvania. Renfield (Dwight Frye) goes there to finalize the purchase of a house in London, but gets stuck. In the British capital, Dracula dominates the young woman Lucy (s Dade) and then turns his attention to Mina (Helen Chandler).

In the Loneliness of the Night (1945) 58361c

Original title: Dead of Night

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

The anthology feature was the first horror film to be shown in the UK after years of censorship during World War II through the British Board of Film Censors (British Council of Film Censors, in free translation). And between us, he resurrected terror in a big way.

In this film, some people are invited to spend a weekend in the countryside. There, they decide to share supernatural stories, starting with Walter Craig (Mervyn John). As soon as he starts telling his nightmares, a series of five short horror films begins, with participation in the script by HG Wells and direction of three different directors, namely Basil Dearden, Charles Crichton e Alberto Cavalcanti — yes, we have a Brazilian representative!

Silence in the Dark (1946) 5f1e1c

Original title: The Spiral Staircase

86% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb

Where to watch: plex

This is a film that has aged poorly due to its premise and would probably be written off by many people. The serial killer's proposal is to "end the imperfections of the world" and go after disabled women. The film was made from the killer's perspective, so we follow his gaze towards his next victim - who in this case is Helen (Dorothy McGuire), a young mute maid. 

The killer is so intolerant of people he deems imperfect that he ends up literally seeing them differently. Helen, for example, he visualizes a face completely without a mouth – like that scene in The Matrix in which Neo (Keanu Reeves) “loses” his. 

The proposal focused on making an allusion to the Nazi persecution of people with mental and physical disabilities. The film was created a year after the Second World War ended and the director himself Robert Siodmack had to flee Nazism because he was part of Judaism. The result was a gothic horror film for a population that was still recovering from the massive violence it had suffered.

The Devil's Messenger (1955) l413o

Original title: The Night of the Hunter

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,0 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video e AppleTV +

Em The Devil's Messenger, a religious fanatic marries a widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real father hid the $10.000 he stole. From this premise, the film becomes one of the best thrillers of persecution, offering much more than a real horror film. To emphasize the nightmare that children are suffering from this fanatic, the director Charles Laughton works with images from fairy tales, as if we were following a story from animation — with the addition of recurring terror. 

Night Vampire (1958) 2wb1j

Original title: horror of dracula

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,2 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

In the film of Terence Fisher, Peter cushing star like Doctor Van Helsing, a determined man who is eternally after Dracula. Their final confrontation was much more inspired by Nosferatu than in the 1931 version of Dracula, and can be considered one of the greatest climaxes in any horror film: a breathless convergence of the physicality of Christopher Lee in the role of the vampire and some makeup effects ahead of their time.

The Faceless Eyes (1960) f1p5y

Original title: Les yeux sans visage

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

In the French plot of Georges to Francis, a father, who is also a plastic surgeon, becomes obsessed with saving the appearance of his daughter - who in turn suffered an accident and ended up having her face disfigured. The only solution the father finds is to perform a facial transplant. To do so, he is willing to kill women to steal their faces. However, his daughter's body rejects the skin grafts and ends up bringing yet another layer of pure terror to the screen. 

Psychosis (1960) 4b6s6g

Official title: Psycho

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Telecine e AppleTV +

We arrived at one of the greatest references in cinema in general and in the horror film genre. We can even rely on the chronology of thriller basing it on “aP” (before Psycho) and dP (after Psycho). Considering, of course, the narrative, the format of the film and all the innovations that Alfred Hitchcock proposed to risk doing it. 

Hitchcock recorded Psychosis with the team from his TV show “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, with the Paramount logo and everything, simulating a television work as a way of playing with formats and erasing the fine line between cinema and TV. 

In the film, after stealing $40 to marry her boyfriend, a woman flees during a storm and decides to spend the night in a hotel she finds along the way. She meets the polite and temperamental owner of the establishment, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), a young man with an interest in taxidermy and a troubled relationship with his mother. What seems like a simple stay at the place turns into a true night of terror.

The Village of the Damned (1960) 2c47

Original title: Village of the Damned

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb

Where to watch: AppleTV +

What if children are not actually our future? The director Wolf Rilla poses this question in the most bizarre way possible in this horror film. In the English village of Midwich, the professor George Sanders (Gordon Zellaby) goes through a somewhat different situation. His wife and other women who followed the same pattern were impregnated by extraterrestrial forces. 

Even knowing the risky situation and having a negative intuition, Sanders decides to give the benefit of the doubt to the children born from this event. But certain paranoias that we put aside are not always unfounded. The teacher ends up discovering firsthand that everything tends to get worse.

Macabre Park (1962) 2d6q5a

Original title: Carnival of souls

86% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

Where to watch: plex

With a limited budget, The Macabre Park, Herk harvey, offers audiences a complete ride through an amusement park filled with our deepest fears. After a traumatic accident, a woman is drawn into a mysterious abandoned carnival. Yeah, Candace hilligoss in the skin of mary, she didn't have a single second of peace. In the midst of a near-death experience, she enters an even worse universe. 

The Birds (1963) 1w6g4c

Original title: The Birds

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video e AppleTV +

Another classic from Alfred Hitchcock, this time leaning towards the end of the world. But let's start from the beginning. Life is great, everything is going well, until a San Francisco socialite decides to play a prank on a very presumptuous man. Something so silly becomes a snowball from that point on, creating a bigger disaster: “the war of the birds” as one of the characters says. 

The Black Cat (1968) 6kg2c

Original title: Yabu no naka no kuroneko

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,7 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

Kaneto shindo directed around 48 films in total during his 100 years of life (1912 – 2012) and none are as bizarre as The black Cat. His background, like that of other directors already mentioned, was greatly influenced by the historical context in which he found himself. In this case, most of the films were haunted by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, the director's hometown.

In the story, two women are raped and killed by samurai soldiers. They soon reappear as vengeful ghosts who seduce and brutally kill the samurai in a completely terrifying way.

Night of the Living Dead (1968) 24353l

Original title: Night of the Living Dead

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Where to watch: plex, Telecine e Prime Video

A group takes refuge in an abandoned house as corpses begin to leave the cemetery in search of fresh human bodies to devour. In this, Ben (Duane Jones) does his best to control the situation, but when the reanimated bodies surround the house, the other survivors begin to panic. Chaos ensues among the survivors when they realize that the zombies have managed to find a way into the house.

Rosemary's Baby (1968) 5m5l5p

Original title: Rosemary's Baby

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,0 on IMDb

Where to watch: Paramount +

Another classic for this list. In the film Roman Polanski, a young couple moves into an apartment located in a quiet neighborhood. When the wife is surprised by a somewhat unusual pregnancy, paranoia about the safety of the fetus begins to control her life.

Once the Mia Farrow appears singing under the opening credits of this horror film, you can already feel the tension dominating the entire environment. How can you pretend to be normal when you have the distressing suspicion that witches have made a pact with Lucifer involving your unborn son? 

Rosemary's Baby It brings psychological horror in a breathtaking way, bringing scenes and situations that become even more uncomfortable each time they are watched. 

The Demons (1971) 57273z

Original title: The Devils

70% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,7 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

Ken Russell adapted The Devils of Loudon, by the author Aldous Huxley, in the creation of The demons. The film is set in 17th century and tells the story of the life of Urbain Grandier, a real figure played by Oliver Reed. He was accused of witchcraft by a sexually repressed nun – which resulted in the priest being executed at the stake. The film explores religious hypocrisy and gave rise to the creation of a new segment in horror, involving the religious context.

As you might have guessed, this film was banned, censored, barred, cursed and all sorts of negative things because it was considered an insult to the church. So much so that when it was finally released to the public, the official director's cut was never released. It is a story of abuse of power, sexual repression and mass hysteria.

The Exorcist (1973) 4q344t

Original title: The Exorcist

78% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,1 on IMDb

Where to watch: Max

If I could sum this film up in one word, it would definitely be “iconic”. Of course, nowadays, if we put Generation Z to watch this classic, the risk of having laughter in the background is much greater, considering the somewhat dated visual effects. But it is undeniable that The Exorcist, William Friedkin, is a huge reference in the horror industry and continues to be one of the scariest audiovisual works ever made. 

Cute blair gave the name when interpreting Reagan MacNeil, a teenager possessed by an evil spirit. Her mother desperately seeks the help of two priests, appealing to God and the world for her daughter's soul.

The greatest horror of all is that there is no prayer that can stop Regan from spinning her head and vomiting horrors while laughing evilly, prophesying the most disgusting vulgarities a church could ever contemplate. It is the clear message that no one is safe that installs the horror — going beyond the graphic. 

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 6e1x5g

Original title: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

84% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video e Play Market

Slasher, here we come! The 1970s were fundamental for the construction of this horror subgenre and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre de Tobe Hooper was definitely the pioneer. 

In the story, a group of friends come across a disturbing house in Texas, inhabited by a family of frenzied cannibals led by one of the most iconic villains in history, the Leatherface. With a mask sewn from human skin and the iconic chainsaw, the killer is responsible for many extremely disturbing scenes.

It is also in this film that we have our first “final girl” in history. Sally (Marilyn Burns) becomes the pioneer of the few survivors in stories slasher and becomes an icon in the genre. The scene where she escapes in the back of a car, completely covered in blood, is unforgettable. 

Shark (1975) 3b1zb

Original title: Jaws

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,1 on IMDb

Where to watch: Telecine e Prime Video

The next stop is a snippet of the universe of Steven Spielberg. In this reality, humans think they have conquered the world, but that is not quite the case. While they are focused on supremacy, nature is reorganizing itself to respond in kind. In this blockbuster, a shark causes chaos on a beach and it is up to a sheriff, a biologist and a sailor to fight for their lives and the lives of the population. Get ready for a lot of blood! 

Carrie the Strange (1976) 3a4l1f

Original title: Carrie

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Where to watch: Telecine

Your graduation day may have been bad, but I highly doubt it was at the level of Carrie. Returning to the classics team, it is important to highlight that Sissy spacek is among the very few artists to earn an Oscar nomination for starring in a horror film.

The adaptation of the novel by Stephen King, made by Brian de Palma, is considered a saga of well-justified revenge in the face of a traumatic adolescence. In the plot, Carrie White (Spacek) is a shy and lonely young woman who unleashes her powers when she is humiliated by her schoolmates.

The Prophecy (1976) 2627r

Original title: The Omen

85% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

The prophecy is the first part of the franchise and to this day is considered one of the best horror films ever made. In it, Richard Donner creates a sinister atmosphere in which a series of mysterious deaths surround the United States ambassador, who wonders if it is possible that the child he is raising is actually the Antichrist.

Are some genuinely chilling scenes, including gruesome death sequences set to a famous Oscar-winning soundtrack (led by its theme song “Ave Satani”, composed by Jerry Goldsmith). The film definitely presents a scenario that would be any parent's worst nightmare. 

Hausu (1977) 3e415j

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

Surprisingly, at the time, no one believed that this film would go ahead. But Obayashi Nobuhiko transformed the script into art on the screen. It may even have a touch of trash, but over time it has become a cult reference for anyone interested in the history of horror films. 

On the premise, Oshare (Kimiko Ikegami) takes the group of friends to his aunt's haunted house. From there, it's all downhill from there. Nobuhiko explores the ghostly universe, giving life to objects and fueling situations in a very playful way, providing moments that make the viewer feel like they are on the brink of madness along with the characters.

Suspiria (1977) 8121o

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

A tip is: don't watch the remake of 2018 without first going through this 1977 original. The aesthetics approached by Dario Argento It makes all the difference to understand the purpose of the film and how it is just a piece of the whole that the director built in his career.

Suspiria is the first part of Argento's trilogy about three mothers. In it, an American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy realizes that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of gruesome murders. With the exception of the following film, Inferno, from 1980, the director never made anything as impressive as Suspiria.

The dazzling colors and overly dramatic acting with strategic camera moves provide a touch of beauty to the most brutal and iconic scenes imaginable. It's experimental cinema that's worked, and even though Luca Guadagnino have tried to replicate the formula, but have not been very successful.

Halloween: The Night of the Terror (1978) 5o2j3r

Original title: Halloween

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,7 on IMDb

Where to watch: Telecine

Halloween did not invent the formula for slasher, but definitely stood out among them for John Carpenter having found a surefire formula for the genre.

Fifteen years after murdering his sister Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) on Halloween night in 1963, Michael Myers (Nick Castle) escapes from the asylum and returns to the small town of Haddonfield to kill again. With his face completely disfigured and hidden behind a macabre white mask, Myers stalks and stabs everyone he sees throughout the film, proving to be immune to bullets and blows. 

Alien – The 8th enger (1979) 1p2y8

Original title: Alien

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Disney +

No matter how many movies they make for the franchise, Alien, none compare to the first of his name, that is a fact. Ridley Scott combined science fiction and pure horror in a single film in a unique and original way. Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) will always be famous!

In it, after a merchant ship from space receives a distress call, the team finds one of the crew being attacked by a mysterious creature, and soon realize that everyone's lives are in danger.

The Children of Fear (1979) 6z4fr

Original title: The Brood

81% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,8 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

It's in the movie The Children of Fear that David Cronenberg consolidates its aesthetic identity in cinema. Its specialty is intelligent and very visual insights into the dangers and disturbing possibilities that the exploration of science provides. If you like graphic bizarreness, you've found your place. In this plot, a man tries to discover the therapeutic techniques of an unconventional psychologist in the midst of a series of brutal murders.

The Shining (1980) 1c5o4z

Original title: The Shining

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,4 on IMDb

Where to watch: Max

Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) is living proof that the blame usually lies not with the ghosts that haunt us, but with ourselves. They only activate what already exists. The most psychotic character in Stanley Kubrick is also on the list of the most iconic in the horror industry. In the story, a family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father's violence, while his psychic son sees horrific omens of the past and future.

Possession (1981) 4i6s5o

Original title: Possession

85% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

By the direction of Andrzej Zulawaki, a woman begins to display increasingly disturbing behavior after asking her husband for a divorce. Suspicions of infidelity soon give way to something much more sinister.

Hidden inside an old, unkempt apartment in the middle of war-torn Berlin, Anna (Isabelle Adjani) is hiding out with a secret lover. Driven by a stunning performance by Adjani, who won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival after the film's premiere in 1980, and her unforgettable subway breakdown, Possession It is a unique film with timeless terrifying traits.

One Breathtaking Night: The Devil's Dead (1981) 4133q

Original title: The Evil Dead

86% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Where to watch: Max

Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods. What could possibly go wrong? Well, a lot. In the film directed by Sam Raimi, this group ends up releasing demonic creatures lurking in the forest and the cabin. A Night of Madness: The Death of the DemonIt required a lot of graphic production and investment in makeup and production to the point of having a result that makes you rethink your vacations in isolated places like the setting of this film.

Poltergeist: The Phenomenon (1982) 2xg

Original title: Poltergeist

88% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb

Where to watch: Max

The premise is basic, but the story ends up being terrifying. Here, a family's house is haunted by a series of demonic ghosts. This is because the builders decided to ignore the fact that the land was previously the city's cemetery – a classic case of dehumanization that the corporate world takes as its motto. The result is obvious. The ghosts of the bodies that were buried there invade the family's home through the peaceful traps of the suburbs: toys for children and television for adults. Come into the light, Carol Anne!

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 391g1l

Original title: A Nightmare on Elm Street

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Where to watch: Max

Wes Craven got it very right in creating Freddy Krueger. In the story, several people on Elm Street are stalked by a serial killer who kills his victims in their dreams. While the survivors try to find the reason why they were chosen, the killer will not waste any opportunity to kill them.

The Fly (1986) 6y3bf

Original title: The Fly

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: Disney +

the cronenberg and all its aesthetics involving threats from the scientific community? This time, he returns to this list with one of the most disgusting and terrifying films that exist. It was probably these elements that made it an acclaimed film and deserving of a space on the mainstream.

Em The fly, we can find a Jeff Goldblum very young, giving life to the eccentric scientist Seth Brundle. He completes his teleportation device and decides to test the effectiveness of the experiment on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a fly falls into the device during the process and causes him to merge with the insect. However, he thinks the experiment was a success, until he begins to notice that the fly's cells are taking over his body, and he ends up transforming into a monstrous creature.

Through incredible practical effects, graphically speaking, the feature film is the pinnacle of Cronenberg's exploration of aesthetics, which became known as a segment of body horror ou body horror. This subgenre often generates reflections on disease and aging in ways that are as disturbing as the themes themselves.

Child's Play (1988) 3l75

Original title: Child's Play

74% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,7 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video e AppleTV +

Who would have thought that one day there would be created a slasher with a toy as the protagonist? Well, the director (not the actor, because he wasn't even born yet) Tom Holland presented the public with the Chucky, the most beloved killer doll in the world. In the story, a single mother gives her son the most desired doll for his birthday, but eventually they discover the hard way that he is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.

Crazy Obsession (1990) 5w1g6v

Original title: Misery

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Where to watch: AppleTV +

In particular, an Oscar for Best Actress only for Kathy Bates for this performance was not enough. She should win an award from time to time for how great she was in playing the neurotic Annie Wikes.

the movie of Rob reiner is another successful adaptation of one of the books by Stephen King. In it, the successful writer Paul Sheldon (James Caan) suffers a car accident and is rescued by the nurse Annie (Bates), who claims to be his number one fan. She takes him to her isolated home and takes care of his health, but one day she ends up having access to the originals of the writer's next book and discovers that her favorite character will be killed. This revelation causes her unhealthy personality to reveal itself.

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 522f2g

Original title: The Silence of the Lambs

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

Despite already having a previous film in the franchise, Hannibal, it is precisely O Silêncio dos Inocentes that conquered everyone. Thomas harris handed the baton to Jonathan demme who managed to do an extraordinary job with the duo Anthony Hopkinsas the Hannibal Lecter, and Jodie Fosteras the Clarice Starling, FBI agent.

in the plot, Clarice (Foster) is advised against her will to seek the help of Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic psychopath, in order to capture another killer with methods as inhumane as those of Lecter (Hopkins). 

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) 2j271q

Original title: Bram Stoker's Dracula

70% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Where to watch: Max

Francis Ford Coppola managed to create the perfect version with Dracula by Bram Stoker. We couldn't expect anything less from a film that has a cast like this Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves e Anthony Hopkins, among other prominent names in cinema.

Coppola explored all the hints of sensuality that were always buried and implied in Bram Stoker's original Dracula. The bright red in the clothes and the bloody razor that the ancient vampire barely resists; the elegant clothes and polite courtships that oppose the bestiality shown in some moments; the impeccable performances and the innocent women who were victims before, after the transformation they become irresistible and powerful beings. As they say, Coppola's version has aged like wine.

The Candyman Mystery (1992) 1l4ck

Original title: Candyman

79% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,7 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video e AppleTV +

A bogeyman terrorizing a public housing project? Yes, you read that right. Based on the short story by Clive Barker, The Forbidden, the director Bernard Rose adapts the city's history to the crumbling and somewhat creepy buildings in Chicago. 

It was a well-thought-out decision that transformed the classicist tone of the original story into something explicitly racial. So in this version, Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) is a student whose research on modern folklore evokes spirits of the dead. She has never believed in superstitions, but when she learns the story of Candyman, a hook-handed slave spirit who haunts a famous house, she becomes excited to write her thesis. And it is up to Tony todd and his commanding voice as Candyman put everyone running.

Panic (1996) 696g31

Original title: Scream

77% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Where to watch: Play Market, Netflix e Paramount +

In order to satirize the genre itself slasher, Wes Craven ended up creating another blockbuster that managed to have its own franchise and even won a legion of fans. At the time there was a whole campaign based on the image of the Drew Barrymore, our potential “final girl” who even graced the film’s poster. But the obvious was never a path Craven was keen to follow.

The premise is based on a group of young people who face a masked killer who tests their knowledge of horror films as a decisive factor of life or death. It is a combo of humor with the slasher cliché and jokes just like those movie standards that involve teenagers doing stupid things to escape murderers.

The Cure (1997)  1r5022

Original title: Cure

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

In the premise, a detective investigates a series of strange murders that have occurred in Tokyo. When he captures a suspect next to the body of the last victim, he discovers that the man exerts strange powers on those who come into with him. The police officer will then try to discover the connection between the suspect and the crimes.

Ring: The Ring (1998) 3s4c1w

Original title: Ringu

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,2 on IMDb

Where to watch: MUBI

behind all remake American there is an original a thousand times better. Ring: The call, Hideo Nakata, is one of them. It's okay that the American version with the Naomi Watts is one of the rare remakes of terror that worked very well (in fact, it is on this list too), but still does not compare with the work directed by Nakata.

A reporter investigates a series of deaths attributed to an urban legend about a videotape that causes the death of those who watch it after 7 days. However, she soon discovers that the legend may be more real than she realizes. That's enough to keep you up at night.

Audition (1999) 2u1p1d

Original title: Ôdishon

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

Audição is an adaptation of the novel by Ryū Murakami made by Takashi miike with the same name, but with a beginning and end so different from the original work that anyone watching it without prior knowledge of the context would never guess that it is a horror film. Well, to a certain extent, at least. The somewhat misleading premise tells the story of a widower who begins to audition to find a new wife. When you realize what is really happening, it is already too late.

The Blair Witch Project (1999) 3h1e6l

Original title: The Blair Witch Project

86% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

Some love it, some hate it, but the truth is one: the blair witch, Daniel Myrick e Eduardo Sánchez, consolidated the genre of found footage in horror. At the time it was released, without giving much context or explanation, the film even generated a doubt among viewers. Was it real or fiction? Is it a documentary? HG Wells would be proud of the insight. 

In that film, three film students go missing after going into a Maryland forest to make a documentary about the legend of the Blair Witch. The tape was found with disturbing images.

The Sixth Sense (1999) 50h3p

Original title: The Sixth Sense

86% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,2 on IMDb

Where to watch: Disney +

The sixth Sense de M. Night Shyamalan It's a film that generates a lot of discussion. In fact, it has the classic phrase "I see dead people", uttered by the child actor of the time. Haley joel osment. There is a group of people who emphasize how obvious the plot twist is, while others consider it the best plot twist ever made. In any case, it is a film to watch and rewatch, because each time it is rewatched, a clue that further reveals what is really happening in the story becomes evident.

A boy sees the spirits of dead people around him. One day, he tells the psychologist his secret Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis), who tries to help him discover what is behind the disturbances. Crowe's research into the boy's powers causes unexpected consequences for both of them.

pulse (2001) 4n4s14

Original title: Cairo

76% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

It is important to emphasize that the internet phenomenon was a big novelty at the time. Just as today we have horror films with the premise taking place via Skype, Press It already leans towards the times of dial-up internet.

In the film of Kiyoshi Kurosawa, ideas cannot be exorcised. Two groups of people discover evidence suggesting that spirits from other planes are the equivalent of a computer virus trying to invade reality through the Internet. As the living disappear, the dead take their place and grow disproportionately, affecting their victims in unpredictable ways.

The Call (2002) 6x6j13

Original title: The Ring

71% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Where to watch: Play Market, Prime Video e AppleTV +

The supernatural tale of Gore verbinski is a remake of the 1998 Japanese horror film, Ringu, based on the novel of the same name by Koji Suzuki. The premise remains the same: a journalist investigates the legend of a videotape containing bizarre and cursed images, leading the person to receive a deadly phone call in seven days.

Led by a captivating performance by Naomi Watts, the story stays dark and adds many layers of jump scares. In addition, this feature film is the first remake American version of the so-called “J-Horror”. Although it does not reach the level of the original, it managed to extend the story into three sequels and opened the door for several other adaptations of Asian horror films, including The Scream.

Fear (2003) 3m2162

Original title: Janghwa, Hongryeon

86% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Where to watch: Disney +

Korean horror has caused some of the biggest scares in recent years. Well, it has forever. Fear is an thriller psychological, of Kim jee-woon, which leaves the audience bewildered more than once, forgoing the most obvious twists and revelations for a truly moving ending that will make you want to watch the film again.

After spending a good period as patients in a psychiatric hospital, two sisters return home, a place commanded by their father and stepmother – who, in turn, turns out to be a cruel and obsessive woman who further undermines the mental health of the girls. . In addition, a ghost haunts the house and memories of the tragedies that befell the family are in evidence.

Paranormal Activity (2007) 374u19

Original title: Paranormal Activity

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,3 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video e AppleTV +

Nowadays, perhaps, Paranormal activity, Pray Peli, may not have as much impact as it did when it first premiered, but it is still a milestone in the history of horror films. In the story, after moving to a suburban home, a couple is increasingly disturbed by a nocturnal demonic presence. This experience was extended to seven more films, becoming a successful franchise and a chronology that worked as a puzzle for fans to put together.

[Rec] (2007) 3x1g7

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

This Spanish feature film directed by Jaume Balaguero e Paco Square ended up becoming a reference in the genre mockumentary (fake documentary). Combining unpredictable shaky footage with constant scares, the audience is immersed in the cameraman's vision – who never knows where to point his camera, experiencing a tense atmosphere that implies that at any moment it could be too late.

The Host (2007) 3h2g3v

Original title: The Host

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

In this case, let's step away from the spirits line a little and focus a little on the monster created by Bong Joon-ho, same director of Gisaengchung (2019). The plot follows Hie Bong (Byun Hee Bong)), who lives on the banks of the Han River with her family. Everyone takes care of the girl Hyun-seo (Ko Asung), whose mother left home a long time ago. A monster appears in this river, causing terror on the banks and taking Hie-bong's granddaughter with it. With that, the family must face the monster.

The Orphanage (2007) m6b5c

Original title: The Orphanage 

87% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

It's as if the aesthetics of Pan's Labyrinth extended into a new scenario of maternal horror. The orphanage, JA Bayona, follows a woman returning to the orphanage where she grew up and having to deal with the ghosts of her past. With scary children and invisible forces, the film offers a range of references used to this day to portray scenes of how to deal with the scary moments that happen at nightfall.

Let Her In (2008) 254a3n

Original title: Lat den rätte komma in

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

In the Swedish film let her inDirected by Thomas Alfredson, Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant), a shy 12-year-old boy, befriends Eli (Lina Leandersson), his mysterious and charming neighbor. By now you've probably realized that we can't underestimate the ability a child can have when it comes to scaring and screaming. This film is no different. By creating an atmosphere in which we feel a presence lurking in the darkness, the combination of colors on the screen creates a haunting intimacy with the young characters.

Drag Me To Hell (2009) 391m

Original title: Drag me to hell

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

The legacy Sam Raimi in horror is immense, and it would be unfair not to include Drag Me To Hell on this list. In this horror movie, Alison lohman plays Christine brown, an employee of a random bank who had the unfortunate mission of evicting a lady who, believe it or not, carried a supernatural curse.

Lorna Raver is absolutely terrifying in the role of this lady, giving great jumpscares, J appears again in horror, his last role in the genre having been in 2003 in the franchise Hungry eyes.

Julia's Eyes (2010)  713g61

Original title: Julia's Eyes

Popular title: Julia's Eyes

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,7 on IMDb

Where to watch: Youtube

In this horror film, a woman who is losing her sight tries to find her sister's killer, but the closer she gets to solving the crime, the more her vision deteriorates.

The Conjuring (2013) 201j4l

Original title: The Conjuring

86% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Max e Prime Video

A fictionalized film that spawned an entire franchise based on the real-life cases of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. The director James Wan shows, in this first film, the couple's work with the Perron family, the new owners of a house in Rhode Island that appears to be haunted.

Evil Invocation follows the traditional line of horror films and delivers beyond the well-made cliché that includes an isolated house, jump scare predicted, among others. Not to mention that the chemistry delivered between Patrick Wilson e Vera Farmiga how the Warren couple makes the immersion much more interesting.

Good Night, Mom (2014) 3m65v

Original title: Ich seh, Ich seh

85% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,7 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video e AppleTV +

The Austrian feature film, directed by Veronika franz e Severin Fiala, separates the concept between the horror that can be seen and the horror that can be felt. This is a plot of slow psychological construction. It is like an endurance test that explores the agony and the torturous idea of ​​your own family's inability to not recognize you. This is because in the story, twin brothers move to a new house with their mother after she undergoes facial cosmetic surgery. But under the bandages is someone that the children do not recognize.

Chain of Evil (2014) 1b1p19

Original title: It Follows

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,8 on IMDb

Where to watch: Telecine

“It’s right behind you!” is an extremely cliché horror catchphrase, but let’s face it, david robert mitchell gave a new meaning to this phrase in this film. In the plot, a supernatural creature, visible only to those who are cursed, pursues its victim taking the form of their darkest fears. The solution to get out of this? Have sex with someone. This way, the curse es to the other person. Put this way, it seems like a very comical synopsis, but just try watching the scenes.

The Babadook (2014) 2y6j62

Original title: T 

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,8 on IMDb

Where to watch: MUBI

Who has never had a type of bogeyman that aroused the greatest fear in childhood? The story of Jennifer kent accompanies a widowed mother (Essie Davis) struggling with his son's fear of a storybook character coming to life. The film could very well go down a path filled with jump scare clichéd and lazy, but actually offers some pretty terrifying scenes that mesh with the take on the burden of solo motherhood.

The Witch (2015) 4q1u4s

Original title: The VVitch: A New-England Folktale

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Where to watch: Netflix

Anya Taylor-Joy, you will always be famous! The surprising and terrifying feature film Robert eggers delivers everything and more from the folklore of witches. This is a film that offers an extremely perverse experience on the screen. This is because the director appeals to the strangeness of the reality lived in the 17th century and makes our modern world faithfully believe that the devil can use a goat as a messenger and things like that.

This is a relatively current classic that could not be left out of the list. In its synopsis, a family in 1630s New England is brutally impacted by the forces of witchcraft, dark magic and possession.

10 Cloverfield Street (2016) 4x5543

Original title: 10 Cloverfield Lane

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,2 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video e AppleTV +

Here, the wonderful Mary elizabeth winstead leads 10 Cloverfield Street, Dan Trachtenberg. A thriller claustrophobic psychological set in the universe of Cloverfield (2008) de Matt revees e The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) de julius onah. 

In the premise, when a young woman wakes up after a car accident in a bunker with two men, she is told that an alien invasion is keeping the three underground. But as the clues mount and her suspicions mount, our protégé must decide if she's safer outside or inside.

Raw (2016) 19g43

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,9 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

The principal Julia ducournau revamped and transformed the horror genre with a focus on cannibalism, showing a macabre yet distinctly feminine and mature perspective. Cannes felt dwarfed by this major premiere. This French horror film follows Justine (Marillier Garance), a young college student who discovers some very uncomfortable truths about herself, her family, and the world around her. This reflection begins when she goes to veterinary school.

The Man in Darkness (2016)  6l2u15

Original title: Don't Breathe

88% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

Rocky (Jane Levy), Alex (Dylan Minnette) e Money (Daniel Zovatto) are thieves who make their money by breaking into the homes of wealthy people in Detroit. Money learns about a blind war veteran who made a lot of money from the death of his only daughter. Thinking they are an easy target, the trio break into the man's isolated home in an abandoned neighborhood. After finding themselves trapped inside, the young intruders must fight for their lives when they discover that their victim is anything but harmless.

The Lament (2016)  281w2p

Original title: Gokseong

Popular title: The Wailing

99% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

The arrival of a mysterious stranger in a quiet village coincides with a wave of brutal murders, causing panic and distrust among the locals. While investigating the suspect, the police officer realizes that his daughter may have been the victim of the attack.

The Autopsy (2016)  4ka3n

Original title: The Autopsy of Jane Doe

86% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,8 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video e AppleTV +

The body of an unidentified woman is discovered in a small town in Virginia. Unexplained events begin to haunt the owners of the morgue and those responsible for performing the autopsy on the corpse.

It – The Thing (2017)  6u6k44

Original title: It

85% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb

Where to watch: Max

Even those who are not afraid of clowns begin to develop a certain agony thanks to the characterization and impeccable acting of Bill Skarsgård. In this adaptation based on the work of Stephen King, a group of children come together to investigate the mysterious disappearance of several young people in their town. They discover that the culprit is Pennywise (Skarsgard), a cruel clown who feeds on your fears and whose violence originated centuries ago.

Run! (2017) 41g63

Original title: Get Out

98% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video e balloon play

Not everything is a copy of a copy of a copy. The fantastic screenwriter and director Jordan Peele used its comedy roots to drive something bigger. The result was a psychological horror about race and privilege in American society that, while bringing acidic and sarcastic humor, puts on the screen scenes that could certainly have entered someone's list of greatest fears.

So in the plot, Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) visit his girlfriend's parents, Rose (Allison Williams) over the weekend. During this time, our protagonist realizes that the family is hiding something as disturbing as he could have imagined.

A Quiet Place (2018) 4g4m5q

Original title: A Quiet Place 

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Paramount +

The premiere of John Krasinskyi as director was a great positive surprise for everyone. In addition to directing, he starred in the film with his wife Emily Blunt and the actors Millicent simmonds e Noah Skirt. A Quiet Place manages to be original and, at the same time, previous references such as Signs e The War of the Worlds. 

The plot is set in an alien apocalypse and follows a family struggling to survive in a world invaded by creatures that hunt humans by sound. The tension is so great that even viewers try not to make noise, as if they needed to survive and were part of Krasinski and Blunt's family.

Hereditary (2018) 3s45w

Original title: Hereditary

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb

Where to watch: Max e Prime Video

A true work about inherited trauma, parental guilt and inevitable legacies. Hereditary, ari aster, transforms a family drama into the biggest nightmare imaginable — this one even undermining the entire family, as if it were a bowling ball about to strike.

It's the kind of movie where you spend the whole time covering your eyes, but in the end you watch all the bizarre scenes in full. In the plot, Toni Collette acts impeccably as Annie Graham, an artist from Utah who loses her temper when she has to deal with the death of her mother. This event triggers a domino effect of tragedies that end up unfolding in extremely bizarre ways. 

Midsommar: Evil Does Not Wait (2019) 1s1e2p

Original title: Midsummer

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

ari aster shows that any time is a good time, any place is a good place and if a ritual is going to happen in a paradisiacal place, it will happen. This is, perhaps, the first horror film that genuinely explores horror in broad daylight.

Florence Pugh is amazing in the role of Dani, a young woman who tries to recover from severe trauma by following her boyfriend (Jack Reynor) and his friends on a trip to the Swedish countryside. All sorts of cult-like and bizarre mayhem ensues as the film turns into a bizarre and psychedelic ritual. 

We (2019) 4y4p6z

Original title: Us

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,8 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video e balloon play

To continue his brilliant career in horror, Jordan Peeland released another jaw-dropping hit. What begins as a bizarre drama about a failed family vacation Adelaide (Lupita Nyong'o) e Gabe Wilson (Winston Duke) quickly becomes a nightmare involving doppelgängers and parallel worlds beneath us. Are we really the people we think we are, or are we darker versions of ourselves living underground?

Be Careful Who You Call (2020) 5r55k

Original title: Host

99% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

After so many other films that had the internet as a premise, Broken Friendship (2014), Leo Gabriadze, and Searching (2018), Anesh Chaganty, for example, Rob savage follows the line of found footage recorded on screen.

This one definitely delivers some of the best scares through a story about spirits filmed with social distancing in place and at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Be Careful Who You Call used precisely this difficulty of filming from a distance to create a surprising authenticity in his material, in addition to allowing the actors themselves to create many of their scenes alone.

Macabre Relic (2020) 6p16f

Original title: Relic

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,0 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

With an elderly mother on the verge of dementia, Kay (Emily Mortimer) returns to her childhood home accompanied by her daughter, Sam (Bella Heathcote). Not everything is what it seems. Relic exists firmly in the realm of allegory, so if you're looking for answers to the film's creepy ambiguities and mysterious scenarios, you won't find them. In that sense, this film belongs on the shelf of The Babadook e Hereditary like intellectually female-led horror films that ultimately lose their tempers little by little until they reach the pinnacle of terror.

Saint Maud (2020) 1k335t

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,7 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

Saint maud de Rose Glass explores a young woman's spiritual crisis in a story that borders on the body horror. In the plot, Maud (Morfydd Clark), a young nurse, has just been discharged from psychiatric care. Now in charge of the care of Amanda (Jennifer Ehle), a retired dancer ravaged by cancer, Maud's fervent faith quickly turns into an obsession that she must save the woman's soul before she is eternally condemned to hell. However, sinister forces and her own sinful past threaten to put an end to her sacred calling.

X – The Mark of Death (2022) 6g3o5x

Original title: X

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video e AppleTV +

X - The Mark of Death is the first film in the trilogy of ti west, starring the rise of the moment, Mia Goth, and with famous participations of Jenna Ortega (another very strong name in recent years), Brittany snow and even the Kidi Kudi. The first part is set in 1979, where a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas. But when their lonely, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast finds themselves fighting for their lives.

Brutal Nights (2022) 6z324f

Original title: Barbarian

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

A woman renting a place on Airbnb discovers that the house she is staying in is nothing like it seems. That's the premise of Zach Cregger which ends up triggering a brutal and bizarre sequence, with a shocking story behind everything that involves this house.

Speak No Evil (2022) 2z5957

Original title: Speak No Evil

84% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

While on holiday in Tuscany, two families – one Danish and one Dutch – meet and become friends. Months later, the free-spirited Dutch family invites the more conservative Danish family for a weekend vacation at their country house.

However, it doesn't take long for things to gradually spiral out of control and the joy of reunion is replaced by misunderstandings. Dutch hospitality quickly becomes unnerving for the Danes, who find themselves increasingly caught in a web of their own politeness in the face of eccentric and sinister behavior.

Skinamarink: Lullaby (2022) 2c5gq

Original title: skinamarink

74% on Rotten Tomatoes | 5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Telecine

Em Skinamarink: Lullaby,  two children wake up in the middle of the night and discover that, in addition to their father being missing, all the windows and doors in their house are gone.

Huesera (2022) 1b2w6c

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,0 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

the joy of Valeria (Natalia Solian) becoming a mother for the first time is quickly dispelled when she is cursed by a sinister entity. As danger approaches, she is forced to delve into a chilling world of dark magic that threatens to consume her.

Offering to the Demon (2022) 472k57

Original title: The Offering

76% on Rotten Tomatoes | 5,3 on IMDb

Where to watch: AppleTV +

Following the disappearance of a young Jewish woman, the son of a mortician returns home with his pregnant wife in hopes of reconciling with his father. Little do they know that beneath them, an ancient evil with sinister plans for the unborn child lurks inside a mysterious corpse.

Fear Origin (2022)  12l3u

Original title: Out of Darkness

85% on Rotten Tomatoes | 5,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: Max

Some 45 years ago, a desperate group of primitive humans find a new land to settle in. When they begin to realize that something monstrous is stalking them, they face a terrible danger they could never have imagined.

Talk to Me (2023) 4t1o2o

Original title: talk to me

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video e AppleTV +

Em Talk to me, one of the best horror films released in 2023, a group of friends discover an embalmed hand that allows them to conjure spirits. Addicted to the emotion, one of them goes too far and opens the door to the spiritual world.

Death of the Devil: Rise (2023) 1qhv

Original title: evil dead rise

84% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Max, Prime Video e AppleTV +

In the fifth film of the horror franchise Evil Dead, Beth (Lily Sullivan), tired from the road, pays a visit to her older sister, Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland), who is raising three children alone in a cramped Los Angeles apartment. The sisters' reunion is interrupted by the discovery of a mysterious book in the bowels of Ellie's building, which gives rise to flesh-possessing demons and thrusts Beth into a primal battle for survival as she encounters the scariest version of motherhood imaginable.

The Evil That Inhabits Us (2023) 441n3l

Original title: When you hit evil

Popular title: When Evil Lurks

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,9 on IMDb

Where to watch: Netflix e AppleTV +

In the horror movie The Evil That Inhabits Us when the brothers Peter (Ezekiel Rodriguez) e Jimmy (Demián Solomon) discover that a demonic infection is spreading in a nearby home, they attempt to drive the victim from their land. Without following the proper rites of exorcism, their reckless actions inadvertently trigger an epidemic of possessions in their rural community. Now, they must flee from an approaching evil that corrupts and mutilates everyone it is exposed to.

Nobody Will Save You (2023) 1m1s57

Original title: No One Will Save You

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,3 on IMDb

Where to watch: Disney +

This horror film features Brynn Adams (Kaitlyn Dever), a creative and talented young woman who has been alienated from her community. Lonely but ever hopeful, Brynn finds solace within the walls of her childhood home, until she is awakened one night by strange noises from unearthly intruders. What follows is an action-packed confrontation between Brynn and a series of extraterrestrial beings who threaten her future, forcing her to reckon with her past.

Scream VI (2023) 3j4m6q

Original title: Scream VI

76% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,4 on IMDb

Where to watch: AppleTV +

Em Panic VI, Sam (Melissa Barrera), Tara (Jenna Ortega), Chad (Mason Gooding) e Mindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown), the four survivors of the massacre carried out by Ghostface, decide to leave Woodsboro behind in search of a new beginning in New York. But the peace does not last long and it is not long before they become the target of a new serial killer.

The Blackening (2023) g5e2l

87% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,0 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

This story revolves around a group of black friends who get together for a weekend and end up trapped in a remote cabin with a vicious killer. Forced to follow its rules, the friends soon realize that it is not a simple game.

Directed by Tim Story and co-written by Tracy oliver e Dewayne Perkins, The Blackening twists the clichés of the genre and asks a bizarre and provocative question: if the entire cast of a horror film is black, who dies first?

Red Rooms (2023)  432y43

Original title: Les chambres rouges

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

On the premise, Kelly-Anne (Juliette Gariepy) is a model who becomes obsessed with the serial killer case Ludovic Chevalier (Maxwell McCabe-Lokos). She searches for a video of one of the victims who looks like her, but this obsession will lead her down a dark path.

Somewhere Quiet (2023)  411415

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

A woman struggles to return to normalcy after suffering a traumatic kidnapping. Her sense of reality soon begins to deteriorate when she travels with her husband to an exquisite and luxurious secluded location.

You'll Never Find Me (2023)  6u4u4

Original title: You'll Never Find Me

81% on Rotten Tomatoes | 5,8 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

In history, Patrick (Brendan Rock) is a man who lives alone in a trailer and offers shelter to a mysterious woman during a strong storm. Anxiety and mutual distrust increase as the night progresses, causing paranoia to take over the place.

Stay Awake (2023)  6d2xw

Original title: double blind

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 5,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

A drug experiment goes wrong and now seven participants must deal with a terrible side effect: if they fall asleep, they die. Trapped in a medical institution, they must find ways to reverse the effect of the drug.

Oddity (2024) 2i6q4h

Original title: oddity

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,7 on IMDb

Where to watch: AppleTV +

After the brutal murder of his twin sister, Darcy (Carolyn Bracken) seeks revenge by harnessing the power of haunted artifacts against those responsible.

Nosferatu (2024) 4u2p5e

85% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: In theaters

A new adaptation of the horror classic, Nosferatu is a gothic tale about an immortal vampire's obsession with a woman marked by destiny. Set in 19th century , the story follows the enigmatic and feared Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgard), who is looking for a new home. The young real estate salesman, Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult), is tasked with closing the deal with Orlok and travels to the mountains of Transylvania, where he encounters an ancient and terrifying evil. Meanwhile, his wife Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) is haunted by unsettling nightmares, whose mysteries seem to intertwine with Thomas's fate and the dark secret of Orlok's isolated castle in the Carpathians.

Heretic (2024)  62g

Original title: Heretic

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video e AppleTV +

In this thriller, two young missionaries try to convert a man, but the situation turns out to be much more dangerous than they could have imagined.

The Devil's Bath (2024)  3352x

Original title: From the Bad Caves

Popular title: The Devil's Bath

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

Em The Devil's Bath, Agnes (Anja Plaschg) is a newly married young woman who tries at all costs to adapt to life in her new husband's community, Wolf (David Scheid), despite the indifference he shows towards her.

The Substance (2024)  s936

Original title: The Substance

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,3 on IMDb

Where to watch: MUBI

In history, Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), renowned for her aerobic exercise program, faces a devastating blow when her boss fires her. In the midst of her despair, a laboratory offers her a substance that promises to transform her into an improved and younger version.

Longlegs (2024)  3a6d4t

Original title: long legs

85% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video e AppleTV +

The FBI agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) is called upon to reopen a cold case involving a serial killer. As she unravels clues, Harker finds herself confronted with an unexpected personal connection to the killer, launching her into a race against time.

The First Prophecy (2024)  502i5

Original title: The First Omen

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,5 on IMDb

Where to watch: Disney +

A woman begins to question her own faith when she discovers a terrible conspiracy to bring about the birth of evil incarnate in Rome.

Alien: Romulus (2024)  5r3159

79% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Where to watch: Disney +

A group of young space colonists venture deep into an abandoned space station. There, they discover a terrifying life form, forcing them to fight for their survival.

Terrifier 3 (2024)  d6u34

78% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,4 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video e AppleTV +

After surviving the Halloween massacre of Clown Art (David Howard Thornton), Sienna (Lauren LaVera) and his brother struggle to rebuild their shattered lives. However, just when they think they are safe, Art returns, determined to turn their Christmas joy into a nightmare.

Exhuma (2024) 41r5h

Original title: Pamyo

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,9 on IMDb

Where to watch: Currently unavailable

After suffering a series of paranormal events, a wealthy family living in Los Angeles calls upon a young pair of rising shamans, Hwa Rim (Kim Go-eun) e Bong Gil (Lee Do-hyun), to save the family's newborn. As soon as they arrive, Hwa Rim senses that a dark shadow of her ancestor has taken over the family.

Immaculate (2024)  1y5e54

Original title: Immaculate

71% on Rotten Tomatoes | 5,8 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

Cecilia (Sydney Sweeney), a young nun, becomes a nun in a secluded convent in the Italian countryside. After a mysterious pregnancy, Cecilia is tormented by evil forces as she confronts the convent's dark secrets and horrors.

So, is there any movie that was left out of the list and that you consider one of the best horror movies? Tell us! 

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Text revised by Alexandre Marques in 28 / 01 / 2025.

Sources: IndieWire, IMDb, R e Variety