Night of the Demons
1988 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 404 votes
When partygoers at a deserted funeral home decide to have a séance on Halloween night, they awaken something evil with a thirst for blood. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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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 2026-08-04 · 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.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,212 votes
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Relic
2020 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 841 votes
When elderly mother Edna inexplicably vanishes, her daughter rushes to the family's decaying home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Frenzy
1972 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,033 votes
London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Session 9
2001 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 1,050 votes
Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Carrie
2002 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 565 votes
An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl's lonely life is dominated by relentless bullying at school and an oppressive religious fanatic mother at home. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Scared Shrekless
2010 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 513 votes
Shrek challenges Donkey, Puss in Boots and his other fairy tale character friends to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle, telling scary stories to see who can resist becoming scared and stay the longest. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 436 votes
A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sick of Myself
2022 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 425 votes
Increasingly overshadowed by her boyfriend's recent rise to fame as a contemporary artist creating sculptures from stolen furniture, Signe hatches a vicious plan to reclaim her rightfully deserved attention within the milieu of Oslo's cultural elite. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Godzilla vs. Biollante
1989 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 304 votes
After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Spontaneous
2020 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 594 votes
When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding (literally), seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Frontier(s)
2007 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 817 votes
A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
High Tension
2003 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,483 votes
Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Eye
2002 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 471 votes
A blind concert violinist gets a cornea transplant allowing her to see again. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
You Won't Be Alone
2022 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 362 votes
In an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, a young feral witch accidentally kills a peasant. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sputnik
2020 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 1,001 votes
At the height of the Cold War, a Soviet spacecraft crash lands after a mission gone awry, leaving the commander as its only survivor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 2,073 votes
A psychiatrist, familiar with the knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger, helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tumbbad
2018 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 340 votes
India, 1918. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Oxygen
2021 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,575 votes
A woman wakes in a cryogenic chamber with no recollection of how she got there, and must find a way out before running out of air. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Battery
2012 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 311 votes
In rural Connecticut, baseball players Ben and Mickey are trying to survive a zombie plague. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.