Jaws 2
1978 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 2,154 votes
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Curated by SceneIt · United States
Scary Movies
This SceneIt list helps you quickly choose popular horror stories built for suspense and scares. Results are selected for the United States and balance audience response with practical watchability.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
We rank eligible titles using TMDB audience ratings, vote confidence, relevance to the theme, and current popularity. Ratings can change as new votes are added.
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
2010 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 3,225 votes
Two hillbillies are suspected of being killers by a group of paranoid college kids camping near the duo's West Virginian cabin. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Stonehearst Asylum
2014 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,619 votes
An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The First Omen
2024 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,355 votes
When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 3,102 votes
When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Resident Evil: Death Island
2023 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,127 votes
In San Francisco, Jill Valentine is dealing with a zombie outbreak and a new T-Virus, Leon Kennedy is on the trail of a kidnapped DARPA scientist, and Claire Redfield is investigating a monstrous fish that is killing whales in the bay. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ring
1998 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,694 votes
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Skeleton Key
2005 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 2,332 votes
A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
1976 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 2,326 votes
Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Braindead
1992 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,879 votes
When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
2004 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 4,842 votes
As the city is locked down under quarantine, Alice finds out that the people that died from the previous incident at the Umbrella Corporation have turned into zombies. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Dead Zone
1983 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,860 votes
Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Men
2022 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 1,382 votes
In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
I See You
2019 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,681 votes
When a 12-year-old boy goes missing at a local park, a detective investigates the case to help the boy's family find answers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Poltergeist
1982 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 3,388 votes
The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Amityville Horror
2005 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 2,393 votes
George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Dutch colonial mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Little Shop of Horrors
1986 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,660 votes
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's; a flower shop in urban Skid Row. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Witches
1990 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,387 votes
While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 3,177 votes
After getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr Frank-N-Furter and a variety of eccentric characters. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Oddity
2024 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 856 votes
After the brutal murder of her twin sister, Darcy goes after those responsible by using haunted items as her tools for revenge. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.