The Stepfather
1987 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 381 votes
Seemingly mild-mannered Henry Morrison has just murdered his entire family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Curated by SceneIt · United States
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.
Julia's Eyes
2010 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 865 votes
Julia, a woman suffering from a degenerative sight disease, finds her blind sister Sara hung in a basement. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
White Dog
1982 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 305 votes
Samuel Fuller’s throat-grabbing exposé on American racism was misunderstood and withheld from release when it was made in the early eighties.Today, the notorious film is lauded for its daring metaphor and gripping pulp filmmaking. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ghost Stories
2018 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 1,302 votes
Professor Philip Goodman devotes his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural shenanigans. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Aftermath
2021 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 671 votes
Desperate to save their marriage, a young couple takes a deal to move into their dream home, but disturbing events reveal the house's troubled history. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ju-on: The Curse
2000 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 313 votes
When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from the classroom, he finds himself at the doorstep of an anonymous suburban house that harbours a horrible secret, and into which all who enter are doomed. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Rabid
1977 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 564 votes
A young woman develops a taste for human blood after experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into bloodthirsty zombies, leading into a city-wide epidemic. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
V/H/S/Beyond
2024 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 315 votes
The infinite playground of forbidden worlds and dangerous lifeforms offered by the sci-fi horror genre will lead to the biggest, maddest, bloodiest V/H/S ever. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Suicide Club
2001 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 576 votes
When the bizarre mass suicide of 54 high school girls throwing themselves in front of a subway train appears to instigate a string of suicides around the country, Detective Kuroda strives to find the answer, which isn't as simple as he had hoped. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Possession of Michael King
2014 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 444 votes
The film tells the story of documentary filmmaker Michael King (Shane Johnson), who doesn’t believe in God or the Devil. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Black Sabbath
1963 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 488 votes
Three tales of supernatural horror include a woman plagued by threatening phone calls, a family targeted by vampiric monsters, and a deceased medium who wreaks havoc upon the living. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Jack in the Box: Awakening
2022 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 386 votes
When a vintage Jack-in-the-box is opened by a dying woman, she enters into a deal with the demon within that would see her illness cured in return for helping it claim six innocent victims. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Advent Calendar
2021 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 409 votes
Eva, an ex-dancer, is now living in a wheelchair, unable to walk. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Mermaid: Lake of the Dead
2018 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 352 votes
An evil Mermaid falls in love with Marina's fiancé Roman and aims to keep him away from Marina in her Kingdom of Death under water. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lords of Chaos
2018 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 559 votes
A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1990s results in a very violent outcome. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Whisper
2007 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 322 votes
Sinister things begin happening to kidnappers who are holding a young boy for ransom in a remote cabin. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sick
2022 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 361 votes
While quarantining at her family's lake house during the pandemic, Parker and her best friend are threatened by an unexpected visitor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
I Am Not a Serial Killer
2016 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 540 votes
In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer while keeping his own inner demons at bay. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Day of the Beast
1995 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 623 votes
When a rogue priest discovers the exact date the Antichrist will be born, he enlists a Death Metal record store clerk and a cheesy TV psychic for an urban spree of gore, sacrilege and twisted humor to prevent the Apocalypse. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Phantasm II
1988 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 406 votes
Mike, after his release from a psychiatric hospital, teams up with his old pal Reggie to hunt down the Tall Man, who is at it again. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.