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 2026-08-03 · 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.
2007 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 2,478 votes
Jamie returns to his hometown in search of answers to his wife's murder, which occurred after receiving a weird package containing a ventriloquist dummy named Billy, which may be linked to the legend of ventriloquist Mary Shaw. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 5,001 votes
Rose, a desperate mother, takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 3,528 votes
What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister? This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1997 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 3,382 votes
In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 2,136 votes
When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 2,669 votes
Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 9,545 votes
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1981 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 2,748 votes
American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,253 votes
Four years after defeating The Grabber, Finney Blake is struggling with life after captivity. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2026 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 718 votes
When a Category 5 hurricane decimates a coastal town, the storm surge brings devastation, chaos, and something far more frightening onto shore: hungry sharks. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 4,171 votes
Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1992 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 3,592 votes
Ash, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undead. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 3,858 votes
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2022 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,568 votes
On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2000 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 6,815 votes
After a teenager has a terrifying vision of him and his friends dying in a plane crash, he prevents the accident only to have Death hunt them down, one by one. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 2,159 votes
Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 7,517 votes
Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 13,326 votes
Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,997 votes
Five years after surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and Jonathan are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 975 votes
The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast, but they encounter much more than expected as they move deeper inside the nightmarish old building. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.