Maniac
2012 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 1,038 votes
As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface. 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.
Nightwatch
1997 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 440 votes
A law student takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue and begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect in a series of murders. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Leprechaun Returns
2018 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 662 votes
A group of unwitting sorority sisters accidentally awaken the serial-killing Leprechaun after they build a sorority house on his hunting grounds. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest
2020 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 385 votes
A boy and his friends must save his infant sister from an evil witch who eats babies. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Creepshow 2
1987 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 661 votes
Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bad Samaritan
2018 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 785 votes
A thief makes a disturbing discovery in the house where he breaks in. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Thing from Another World
1951 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 695 votes
Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tag
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.
May
2003 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 733 votes
A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Eli
2019 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 1,533 votes
A boy named Eli with a rare autoimmune disorder is confined to a special experimental clinic for his treatment. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,382 votes
Spain, 1939. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Santa Sangre
1989 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 511 votes
A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Constantine: City of Demons - The Movie
2018 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 671 votes
A decade after a tragic mistake, family man Chas Chandler and occult detective John Constantine set out to cure his daughter Trish from a mysterious supernatural coma. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ju-on: The Grudge 2
2003 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 394 votes
When the cast and crew of a paranormal TV reality program decide to shoot in the house of the original Saeki hauntings, a series of strange events unfold at the location. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
2023 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 396 votes
Sasha is a young vampire with a serious problem: she's too sensitive to kill. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Serpent and the Rainbow
1988 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 561 votes
A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Curse of Bridge Hollow
2022 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 521 votes
A Halloween-hating dad reluctantly teams up with his teenage daughter when an evil spirit wreaks havoc by making their town's decorations come to life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Extinction
2015 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 783 votes
And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Villains
2019 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 492 votes
When their car breaks down, a couple on the run headed southbound for a fresh start in the Sunshine State break into a nearby house looking for a new set of wheels. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
2014 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 716 votes
The gruesome Nazi Zombies are back to finish their mission, but our hero is not willing to die. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.