Netflix: these are the streamer's 13 best horror films


These 13 horror films on Netflix will make you lose sleep. The streaming service offers a wide selection of disturbing horror films that will give you goosebumps. And if you love the thrill of the unknown, why not bring that excitement to your gaming experience? Discover the exciting world of online casinos with WantedWin Casino, where you can find a variety of exciting games to help you get your adrenaline pumping.

13. Fear Street Part 1: 1994 (2021)
In 1994, a group of teenagers discover that there is a connection between the eerie events that have been taking place in their hometown of Shadyside for generations. The witch who seems to be behind it all has it in for them and they must break the terrible curse.

The "Fear Street" series of books for young people was a cult favourite in the 90s. Netflix adapted the popular horror books by R.L. Stine as a film trilogy with a good dose of horror. The film is reminiscent of horror series such as "American Horror Story" or "Stranger Things".

12. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
Teenagers Melody, Lila, Dante and Ruth travel to the small town of Harlow in Texas to start a new business. Little do they realise that they are conjuring up disaster. After almost 48 years in hiding, the notorious serial killer Leatherface returns to terrorise the friends.

Intended as a sequel to the 1974 film "Blood Court in Texas", this horror film is the ninth film in the franchise of the same name.

11. The Bridge Curse: Ritual (2023)
Legend has it that the Chinese Cultural University of Yangmingshan is located where the realms of the living and the dead meet. After an architect damaged the school during construction, he opened the gates to horror. Years later, students play an AR horror game in the abandoned university, where the group unwittingly releases a swarm of gruesome creatures into the world.

The Chinese horror film "The Bridge Curse: Ritual" was written by Lester Hsi. The film stars Ning Chang, J.C. Lin, Summer Meng and Yu-Xuan Wang.

10. The Conjuring (2013)
Carolyn and Roger Perron and their five daughters move into an old farmhouse where strange things are going on. The paranormal events call Lorraine and Ed Warren to the scene, who are considered experts in the field of exorcising ghosts. However, nobody realises what dark forces are at work.

The horror film "The Conjuring" is based on a true story, which makes the events of the film even scarier. The great success of the film led to two sequels and the three "Annabelle" spin-offs. Further spin-offs followed with "The Nun" in 2018 and "Llorona's Curse" in 2019. HBO even announced its own "The Conjuring" series.

9. Cargo (2018)
After a zombie apocalypse, the couple Andy and Kay retreat to their remote houseboat by the river with their young daughter Rosie. When a violent attack shatters the lives of the small family, Andy is also infected. He knows that, as his transformation progresses, he only has 48 hours to save his child from the hostile environment and from himself. A race against time begins.

"Cargo" is an Australian horror film based on the short film of the same name. It stars "The Hobbit" star Martin Freeman and Susie Porter.

8. Creep (2014)
Cameraman Aaron is assigned to spend a day with a video camera following Josef, who is suffering from cancer and wants to record his last words. The assignment takes a strange turn when the last messages become increasingly dark.

"Creep" is a psychological found-footage horror film by Patrick Brice, based on a story by Brice and Mark Duplass, who both star in the film. A sequel was released in 2017, also directed by Brice and starring Duplass, and a third film is already being planned.

7. 1922 (2017)
The story is told from the perspective of Wilfred James, who admits to killing his wife Arlette along with his son in Nebraska in 1922. The reason: his wife wanted to divorce him and move to the big city. But after burying her body, he is terrorised by rats and is convinced that the ghost of his dead wife is haunting him.

"1922" is based on Stephen King's story of the same name about a man's confession to murdering his wife and child. Thomas Jane can be seen in the Netflix original in the lead role of Wilfred James, Molly Parker plays his wife Arlette.

6. Extinction (2018)
A comet hits the earth. A steadily growing energy field forms around it, in which the strangest species of plants and animals grow. However, people who enter the affected area never make it out alive. Lena, a biology professor, is sent by the Southern Reach organisation together with a small team into this area called Area X to investigate the phenomenon.

"Extinction" is a visually impressive science fiction horror film that comes up with various twists. Natalie Portman is joined in the notable cast by Tessa Thompson ("Westworld"), Jennifer Jason Leigh ("The Hateful 8"), Gina Rodriguez ("Jane the Virgin") and Oscar Isaac ("Star Wars").

5. His House (2020)
With war raging in South Sudan and their lives in danger back home, Bol and Rial are forced to flee. The couple find asylum in England, where they are given a house in need of renovation. However, they are soon haunted by an evil, supernatural force from their past that seems to be hiding within the walls of the house.

"His House" is a British horror film from 2020 directed by Remi Weekes and starring Wunmi Mosaku and Sope Dirisu. The film manages to provide typical "haunted house" horror as well as taking a critical look at refugee policy.

4. Split (2016)
Friends Casey, Claire and Marcia are kidnapped by a man and locked in a cellar. He suffers from a multiple personality disorder with 23 identities. Some of them are friendly, others unpredictable. But everyone is talking about "the Beast", a 24th personality that is on the verge of breaking out of its tormentor

The film was directed by the successful director M. Night Shyamalan. The cast of the horror film includes James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley, Haley Lu Richardso and Jessica Sula.

3. Veronica (2017)
Young Verónica and her friends want to conjure up the spirit of Verónica's father during a solar eclipse with the help of a Ouija board. The friends soon realise that this will have gruesome consequences when Verónica suddenly loses consciousness and mysterious events occur. It seems as if the friends have conjured up gruesome demons.

This Spanish horror film has at times been called the worst horror film of all time. What makes the story even more gruesome is the fact that it is based on true events. Sandra Escacena takes on the lead role in "Veróninca", directed by Paco Plaza.

2. Things Heard and Seen (2021)
George and Catherine Clare have recently married and want to move with their daughter from Manhattan to a small town in the Hudson Valley. Initially still very much in love, their relationship begins to crumble shortly after the move. Catherine suspects that there is a dark secret surrounding the house. They both soon realise that their new home could be dangerous.

"Things Heard and Seen" is a neo-goth ghost film based on the 2016 novel "All Things Cease to Appear" by Elizabeth Brundage and stars Amanda Seyfried ("Mamma Mia") and James Norton ("Grandchester").

1. El Conde (2023)
The former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is a two hundred and fifty year old vampire and tired of his long life. After many embarrassments to his family, he wants to stop living for good because he doesn't want the world to remember him as a thief and murderer. But when he unexpectedly meets a French lawyer, he finds new energy to lead a new life.

"El Conde" is a horror comedy by Pablo Larraín. The black and white images by Ed Lachman revisit Chile's dark history and Jaime Vadell plays the lead role. Lachman was nominated for an Oscar in 2024 for his production and the screenplay won an award at the Venice Film Festival.

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