The Best Horror Movies on Netflix

Horror is the genre that critics misunderstand the most. They want elevated, metaphorical trauma-dramas, while audiences usually just want to be scared out of their minds. When you're looking for a horror movie on Netflix, trusting the Tomatometer is a guaranteed way to end up watching a slow-burn snooze-fest.

This list is ranked entirely by the audience. These are the horror movies on Netflix that actual people watched and loved. Whether it's a terrifying slasher, a supernatural haunting, or a psychological thriller, if it delivered the scares, it scores high here.

Turn off the lights, lock the doors, and work your way through the best audience-approved horror movies Netflix has to offer.