Halloween is near, so there's no better time to search though Netflix for some scary movies.
But there are a lot of choices. So to make the rest of your October movie-watching easier, here are the 25 best horror movies you can stream on Netflix right now.
Grab a friend and come on in.
25. "Proxy"
This disturbing look at three families who have lost a child is not for the faint of heart.
24. "The Taking of Deborah Logan"
An impressive "found footage" horror that looks at a documentary crew filming a woman suffering from Alzheimer's disease, and finding a lot more.
23. "Honeymoon"
Newly married and spending their honeymoon in a rustic cabin, Bea and Paul don't have a care in the world. Until they go mad.
22. "Maniac"
Shot completely from the point-of-view of the psychotic main character, Frank (Elijah Wood), we follow him through his bloody killing spree.
21. "Oculus"
Told in two different timelines, we follow a family as they are tormented by an antique mirror.
20. "The Host"
Bong Joon-ho's mixture of action, horror, and comedy are highlighted perfectly in this tale of a sea monster that emerges from Seoul's Han River.
19. "Berberian Sound Studio"
A sound engineer (Toby Jones) is hired on an Italian horror movie and begins to realize that the scariest things are happening in the studio he's working at.
18. "Ravenous"
This dark comedy/horror sent in 1840s California looks at a group of men — including Guy Pearce and Robert Carlyle — stationed at a fort that investigate a gruesome tale of cannibalism.
17. "Starry Eyes"
16. "Mimic"
Mia Sorvino plays a doctor who thought she was doing New York City a solid by creating an insect that kills cockroaches. Now the genetic bug is out to destroy mankind.
15. "We Are What We Are"
In the midst of a torrential downpour, daughters Iris and Rose are tasked with taking on the bizarre responsibilities for their family's yearly religious ritual.
14. "Creep"
Things get creepy for videographer Aaron when he answers the Craigslist ad of Josef to film him for one day.
13. "Saw"
A classic from the "torture porn" era, the first film in the franchise follows two men who are told they have to kill the other or their family will die.
12. "Re-Animator"
This cult classic looks at a medical student and his girlfriend who get into reanimating dead tissue after meeting a new student.
11. "V/H/S"
This series of shorts made by some of the best indie horror directors working today — Adam Wingard, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid — brings back the great 1980s horror works like "Cat's Eye" and "Creepshow."
10. "Dust Devil"
Richard Stanley's cult classic focuses on a hitchhiker/mutilating murderer who crosses paths with a woman on the run from her abusive husband.
9. "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night"
In Bad City, drugs and crime are commonplace. Which makes life as a vampire quite comfortable.
8. "From Dusk Till Dawn"
George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino play outlaw brothers who, along with their hostages, take refuge at a dingy bar. But it turns out the bar is crawling with vampires.
7. "Children of the Corn"
Based on the Stephen King novel, a young couple is trapped in a remote town where the children believe everyone over 18 must die.
6. "Let the Right One In"
A young boy who spends his days getting bullied befriends a mysterious girl who only comes out of her place at night. This different kind of vampire tale is a must-see.
5. "The Fly" (1958)
A scientist has a horrific accident when trying to perfect his teleporting machine.
4. "The Babadook"
A single mother struggling to keep up with her rambunctious son begins to lose it after a strange children's book comes to her doorstep.
3. "Hellraiser"
Clive Barker's classic explores a frightening alternate dimension when a family discovers an ominous puzzle box.
2. "The Omen" (1976)
An American ambassador (Gregory Peck) can't figure out the deaths going on around him until he realizes that his adopted son Damien is the Antichrist.
1. "Rosemary's Baby"
With its photography, spooky score, and performances, this classic horror from Roman Polanski is still as chilling today as it was when it came out in 1968. Mia Farrow plays a pregnant woman who realizes that the baby she's carrying is not her husband's (John Cassavetes) but the devil's.
Source: www.businessinsider.com
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