Curated by SceneIt · United States
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 2026-08-04 · Ratings from TMDB
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.
1974 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 958 votes
As the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,107 votes
A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 1,285 votes
A photographer's obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer who stalks late night commuters, ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2010 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,775 votes
A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 528 votes
In the dark silence of the sea during World War II, the submarine USS Tiger Shark prowls on what should be a routine rescue mission. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 453 votes
For centuries and across cultures, parents have warned their children of the legendary Bagman, who snatches innocent children and stuffs them into his vile, rotting bag—never to be seen again. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1958 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 718 votes
After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle, the vampire travels to a nearby city, where he preys on the family of Harker's fiancée. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1979 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,098 votes
A real estate agent leaves behind his beautiful wife to go to Transylvania to visit the mysterious Count Dracula and formalize the purchase of a property in Wismar. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1979 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 688 votes
After an abandoned boat sails into New York harbor with a zombie aboard, a reporter teams up with the daughter of the boat's missing captain to investigate the island where he was last seen conducting research—the site of an alleged zombie outbreak. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 552 votes
On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1931 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,397 votes
A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 1,709 votes
A woman with a metal plate in her head from a childhood car accident embarks on a bizarre journey, bringing her into contact with a firefighter who's reunited with his missing son after 10 years. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 638 votes
The crew of a West of Ireland trawler—marooned at sea—struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 782 votes
When a group of tourists stumble into the remote Australian river territory of an enormous crocodile, the deadly creature traps them on a tiny mud island with the tide quickly rising and darkness descending. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 1,596 votes
A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 358 votes
A widower suspects that his seemingly perfect adolescent daughter is a heartless killer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 417 votes
As the sole survivor of a horrendous and rather mysterious accident, teenage Mitsuko's day is off to a bad start. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 3,974 votes
When her husband's sex game goes wrong, Jessie (who is handcuffed to a bed in a remote lake house) faces warped visions, dark secrets and a dire choice. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1990 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 878 votes
On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1958 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 673 votes
A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve and his best girl, Jane, as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.