Godzilla
1954 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,128 votes
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. 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.
Queen of the Damned
2002 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 1,189 votes
Vampire Lestat awakens from his slumber and becomes a rock star. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Clown in a Cornfield
2025 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 588 votes
Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Attack on Titan
2015 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 844 votes
100 years ago, titans suddenly appeared on Earth. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
2016 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 2,336 votes
A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen's classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Orphanage
2007 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 3,168 votes
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ju-on: The Grudge
2002 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 977 votes
When a social worker is sent to check on a traumatized elderly woman whose family have moved in at the site of a notorious murder case, she unwittingly unleashes a cycle of terror that transmits via its victims. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The House That Jack Built
2018 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 3,105 votes
Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Watchers
2024 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 1,664 votes
A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dawn of the Dead
1978 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 2,336 votes
During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Green Room
2016 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 2,982 votes
A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Innocents
2021 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 753 votes
Four children become friends during the summer holidays, and out of sight of the adults they discover they have hidden powers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bones and All
2022 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,662 votes
Abandoned by her father, a young woman embarks on a thousand-mile odyssey through the backroads of America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Happy Death Day
2017 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 6,631 votes
Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
You're Next
2013 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 2,721 votes
When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of their victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Taking of Deborah Logan
2014 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,511 votes
What starts as a poignant medical documentary about Deborah Logan's descent into Alzheimer's disease and her daughter's struggles as caregiver degenerates into a maddening portrayal of dementia at its most frightening, as hair-raising events begin to plague the family and crew and an unspeakable malevolence threatens to tear the very fabric of sanity from them all. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Suspiria
1977 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 3,219 votes
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
2019 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 2,902 votes
Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
1996 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 1,082 votes
Earl Bassett's celebrity after defeating the Graboid attack against the town of Perfection has proved short-lived, until he's recruited by a Mexican oil company whose workers have found more than they bargained for under the soil. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Return of the Living Dead
1985 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 2,328 votes
Two employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a toxic gas from a misplaced top-secret U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.