A Dark Song
2016 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 571 votes
A determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that will grant them what they want. 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.
The Final Girls
2015 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 1,425 votes
A young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Coma
1978 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 465 votes
When relatively healthy patients begin having 'complications' during simple operations and ending up in comas, a concerned doctor defies her male superiors when she suspects a secret plot. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The House of the Devil
2009 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 868 votes
A young college student who’s struggling financially takes a strange babysitting job which coincides with a full lunar eclipse. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Crazies
1973 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 420 votes
The military attempts to contain a manmade virus causing death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Piggy
2022 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 712 votes
A bullied overweight teenager sees a glimpse of hope when her tormentors are brutally abducted by a mesmerizing stranger. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kwaidan
1965 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 463 votes
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
1970 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 843 votes
An American writer living in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city and conducts his own investigation, despite him and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Two Evil Eyes
1990 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 353 votes
A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
April Fool's Day
1986 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 393 votes
On April Fool's Day weekend, a group of college friends gather together at a secluded island mansion to celebrate their final year of school, where they soon become prey for an unseen murderer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Stepford Wives
1975 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 375 votes
Joanna Eberhart comes to the town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Shivers
1975 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 723 votes
The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are infected by parasites that turn them into mindless nymphomaniac fiends. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed
2004 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 373 votes
Brigitte has escaped the confines of Bailey Downs but she's not alone. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sleep Tight
2011 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,233 votes
César, an unhappy concierge, maintains a peculiar relationship with the very diverse inhabitants of the upper-class apartment building where he works in Barcelona. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
PG: Psycho Goreman
2020 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 444 votes
Siblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Spree
2020 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 565 votes
Desperate for an online following, a rideshare driver has figured out a deadly plan to go viral and he will stop at nothing to get his five minutes of fame. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mad God
2021 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 577 votes
A silent figure known as The Assassin travels through a nightmare underworld of tortured souls, ruined cities and wretched monstrosities forged from the primordial horrors of the unconscious mind of Phil Tippett, the world's preeminent stop-motion animator. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Body Bags
1993 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 394 votes
A horror anthology containing three stories: a female college student working a graveyard shift is terrorized by a serial killer; a hair transplant goes horribly wrong; and a baseball player loses an eye and gets a new one from a recently executed murderer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cold Prey
2006 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 471 votes
When one of them breaks a leg, five friends snowboarding in the Norwegian mountains take shelter in an abandoned ski lodge and soon realize they’re not alone. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Black Box
2020 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 604 votes
After losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really is. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.