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.
2008 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 378 votes
In a futuristic Tokyo where police have been privatized and bitter self-mutilation is so casual that advertising is often specially geared to the 'cutter' demographic, Ruka is on a mission to avenge her father's assassination. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1957 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 348 votes
Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1980 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 682 votes
A young man returns from Rome to his sister's satanic New York apartment house. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 649 votes
When a proposed pipeline creates hostilities between residents of a small town, a newly-arrived forest ranger must keep the peace after a snowstorm confines the townspeople to an old lodge. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2011 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 604 votes
A lawyer puts his family in jeopardy when he captures the last member of a violent clan and tries to forcibly tame her. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 335 votes
A disgraced children's puppeteer returns to his childhood home and is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured him his entire life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1987 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 378 votes
A precocious girl, her nasty parents, two punk-rock losers and a weak-kneed salesman inadvertently become the guests of two ghoulish senior citizens in their dark, haunted mansion. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 613 votes
A man who serves in the war between the forces of Light and Dark comes into possession of a device that can restore life to Moscow, which was nearly destroyed by an apocalyptic event. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1988 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 369 votes
A quadriplegic man is given a trained monkey help him with every day activities, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master and those who get too close to him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1968 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 561 votes
While vacationing on a remote German island with his younger pregnant wife, an artist has an emotional breakdown while confronting his repressed desires. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 367 votes
A fur trapper leaves his wife and daughter behind to kill a rogue wolf in the remote wilderness, but they soon become increasingly worried when their peaceful existence is disrupted. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 703 votes
A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2012 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 457 votes
The clumsy and unfunny clown Richard "Stitches" Grindle entertains at the 10th birthday party of little Tom, but the boy and his friends play a prank with Stitches, tying his shoelaces. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1964 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 475 votes
Isabella, a young model, is murdered by a mysterious masked figure at a fashion house in Rome. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1984 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 388 votes
An adaptation of Angela Carter's fairy tales. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 390 votes
By the year 2056, an epidemic of organ failures has devastated the planet. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2012 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 578 votes
Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 447 votes
A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven—at Christmas—forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash, and sing their way to survival. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1988 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 336 votes
Wealthy slacker Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends, are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays eighteen of the most evil men of all time. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1980 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 452 votes
A psychic seemingly dies of fright during a séance where she sees a vision of a Dunwich priest hanging himself in a church cemetery. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.