Scream VI
2023 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 3,275 votes
Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter. 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 2026-08-03 · 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.
The Exorcist
1973 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 8,758 votes
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Hereditary
2018 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 8,755 votes
Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
28 Days Later
2002 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 8,682 votes
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 5,830 votes
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Black Swan
2010 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 15,700 votes
A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake." This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Constantine
2005 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 8,354 votes
John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Scream
1996 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 8,107 votes
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
2021 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 6,629 votes
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cold Storage
2026 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 665 votes
When a mutating, highly contagious fungus escapes a sealed facility, two employees – joined by a grizzled bioterror operative – must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Godzilla Minus One
2023 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 3,283 votes
In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Heretic
2024 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 2,769 votes
Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Mist
2007 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 5,963 votes
After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Saw II
2005 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 5,969 votes
The chilling and relentless Jigsaw killer returns to terrorize the city once again. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
We Bury the Dead
2026 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 337 votes
After a catastrophic military disaster reanimates the dead, Ava searches for her missing husband amidst an increasingly hostile world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Primitive War
2025 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 425 votes
During the Vietnam War, a recon unit ventures to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing platoon. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Blade II
2002 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 5,304 votes
Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Hunt
2020 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 3,738 votes
Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cannibal Holocaust
1980 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 1,903 votes
A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Together
2025 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,259 votes
Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.