Horror on Max: what is worth streaming right now

76 horror titles on Max at our last check, ranked by quality and fame, each with scare, gore and violence tags.

1. 1The Conjuring (2013)Terrifying · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RParanormal investigators confront a powerful, chilling entity terrorizing a family in their atmospheric farmhouse.Max
2. 2It (2017)Terrifying · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RChildhood fears manifest as a shape-shifting clown while young outcasts confront terror in a bleak Maine town.Max
3. 3Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RA journalist's family faces a chilling nightmare when their long-lost daughter returns, forever changed by the desert.Max
4. 4Zombieland (2009)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · brisk · RSurvivors of a zombie apocalypse discover that their biggest threat might be their own darkly comic dysfunction.Max
5. 5The Conjuring 2 (2016)Terrifying · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RParanormal investigators confront malicious spirits tormenting a single mother and her four children in 1970s London.Max
6. 6Sinners (2025)Properly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · RTwin brothers return home to a darkly comic, surreal evil as the suspense builds with gritty action.Max87
7. 7Hereditary (2018)Terrifying · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA family's grief slowly unravels into a bleak, chilling nightmare as disturbing secrets consume them.Max78
8. 8Interview with the Vampire (1994)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RAn ancient vampire intimately recounts centuries of melancholy, dark hunger, and darkly-comic betrayals.Max
9. 9The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RParanormal investigators confront a chilling murder defense rooted in demonic possession, pushing them into uncharted, gritty territory.Max
10. 10Night of the Living Dead (1968)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · NRStrangers barricade themselves in a farmhouse, facing relentless flesh-eating ghouls and bleak, chilling suspense.Max · Peacock · AMC+
11. 11Evil Dead II (1987)Properly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · relentless · RA relentless, darkly-comic cabin nightmare unfolds with absurdist humor and surreal, pulpy scares.Max · Kanopy
12. 12Constantine (2005)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA cynical demon hunter and a skeptical detective navigate a gritty, supernatural Los Angeles to solve a dark mystery.Max
13. 13Midsommar (2019)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA dream vacation to a remote summer festival gradually turns into a bleak, surreal, slow-burn nightmare.Max
14. 14The Evil Dead (1982)Terrifying · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · NC-17College students unleash a demonic entity from an ancient book, leading to a relentless and chilling fight for survival.Max
15. 15Carrie (1976)Properly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · RA bullied teenager with a fanatically pious mother discovers telekinetic powers, leading to chilling and violent events.Prime Video · Max · YouTube (free)
16. 16Gremlins (1984)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · brisk · PGA darkly comic Christmas gift unleashes malevolent, mischievous creatures on a small town.Max
17. 17Weapons (2025)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RA chilling mystery unfolds as an entire class of children vanishes, leaving a community grasping for answers.Prime Video · Max
18. 18The Substance (2024)Mildly scary · extreme gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA fading star's quest for youth becomes a darkly comedic, surreal body horror nightmare.Max
19. 19Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA surreal, slow-burn mystery unravels as dark visions and supernatural encounters haunt agents investigating a murder.Max · Criterion
20. 20Eraserhead (1977)Mildly scary · light gore · emotionally devastating · a slow burn · NRA new father navigates a bleak industrial world and the unsettling cries of his mutant offspring.Max · Criterion · Fandango at Home (free)
21. 21Us (2019)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA family's beach vacation becomes a chilling fight for survival against their own eerie doppelgängers.Max
22. 22Orphan (2009)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RAn adopted child's unsettling behavior slowly unravels a family, building to a chilling, measured dread.Max · The Roku Channel
23. 23It Chapter Two (2019)Terrifying · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RChildhood friends reunite in a small town to face a chilling, ancient evil that resurfaces every 27 years.Max
24. 24Talk to Me (2023)Terrifying · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RFriends conjure spirits with an embalmed hand, unleashing chilling forces with bleak and gritty consequences.Max
25. 25Funny Games (1997)Properly scary · light gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · RTwo young men force a family to play sadistic games, creating a chilling and bleak ordeal.Max · Criterion · Tubi
26. 26Pearl (2022)Mildly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · RA farm girl's desperate yearning for stardom turns increasingly bloody under her mother's watchful eye.Hulu · Max
27. 27Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · brisk · RA snarky makeshift family faces evolved zombies and growing pains across the American heartland.Max
28. 28Bring Her Back (2025)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RA foster mother's terrifying secret slowly unravels, trapping two siblings in a chilling and gritty nightmare.Max
29. 29Prometheus (2012)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RExplorers uncover humanity's genesis in the cosmos, battling terrifying unknowns in a gritty, atmospheric fight for survival.Max · Peacock
30. 30Evil Dead Rise (2023)Terrifying · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · RA family reunion becomes a relentless, gritty battle for survival against flesh-possessing demons.Max
31. 31The Cabin in the Woods (2012)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · measured · RFive friends in a remote cabin encounter a darkly-comic, surreal mystery that upends every horror trope.Max
32. 32Final Destination Bloodlines (2025)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · brisk · RA college student races to break a family curse, haunted by a chilling nightmare and grisly premonitions.Max
33. 33Shin Godzilla (2016)Mildly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · PG-13A massive gilled monster tears through the city while a rag-tag team battles bureaucratic red tape.Max
34. 34Heretic (2024)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RTwo missionaries face a chilling test of faith when a diabolical host begins a deadly game.Hulu · Max
35. 35Happy Death Day (2017)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · brisk · PG-13A college student repeatedly relives her murder day, unraveling a darkly comic mystery with brisk, suspenseful twists.Max · Peacock
36. 36Barbarian (2022)Terrifying · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · RA double-booked Airbnb hides gritty, chilling terrors as a young woman's measured dread intensifies.Max
37. 37Companion (2025)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA weekend getaway at a secluded estate becomes a chilling descent into technologically-fueled secrets and unsettling truths.Max
38. 38Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)Mildly scary · light gore · measured · PG-13A family's return home unleashes absurd, darkly comic chaos when a portal to the Afterlife opens.Max
39. 39Evil Dead (2013)Terrifying · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · RA remote cabin retreat becomes a relentless, chilling battle against an ancient evil and its gruesome possession.Max
40. 40Final Destination (2000)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · brisk · RA terrifying premonition of disaster sparks a chilling, brisk chase as Death stalks its survivors.Max
41. 41The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)Terrifying · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RParanormal investigators face their final, most terrifying case against mysterious, chilling entities.Max
42. 42Annabelle: Creation (2017)Terrifying · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RAn evil doll torments an orphanage in a suspenseful, gritty tale where every shadow holds a new chill.Max
43. 43X (2022)Properly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · RYoung filmmakers chase their dreams in rural Texas, but the cameras roll on a night of pulpy, gritty horror.Hulu · Max
44. 44The Long Walk (2025)Mildly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · RFifty teenage boys are forced into a relentless, deadly walking contest where only one can survive.Max · Starz
45. 45The Craft (1996)Mildly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RTeenage witches in Catholic school discover dark powers, bringing gritty, darkly comic suspense to their suburban lives.Max · Plex
46. 46The Blair Witch Project (1999)Properly scary · emotionally heavy · a slow burn · RStudent filmmakers vanish in the woods, leaving behind chilling footage and an unsolved, bleak mystery.Max
47. 47Alien: Covenant (2017)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA bleak, gritty search for paradise turns into a chilling fight for survival on a dark, dangerous world.Max · Peacock · Fandango at Home (free)
48. 48The Nun II (2023)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · measured · RA murdered priest in 1956 France draws a sister into a chilling, atmospheric battle with powerful evil.Max
49. 49Stoker (2013)Mildly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA mysterious uncle's arrival unravels a chilling family secret, drawing a reclusive girl into his dark, intimate world.Max
50. 50Meg 2: The Trench (2023)Mildly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · relentless · PG-13A daring research team's deep-sea exploration turns into a relentless, pulpy battle for survival against a malevolent mining operation.Max
51. 51Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)Mildly scary · light gore · strong violence · brisk · PG-13An office building in New York City is overrun by genetically altered, devilish green creatures in a brisk, absurdist horror-comedy.Max · YouTube (free)
52. 52Annabelle Comes Home (2019)Properly scary · light gore · brisk · RA possessed doll awakens evil spirits, unleashing a chilling and gritty night of brisk horror.Max
53. 53Final Destination 2 (2003)Properly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · relentless · RA relentless mystery unfolds as survivors of a premonition-fueled crash face death's chilling, inescapable pursuit.Max
54. 54Insidious: The Red Door (2023)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · PG-13A father and son confront their dark family past, facing chilling new horrors in a tense, atmospheric journey.Hulu · Max
55. 55Insidious: The Last Key (2018)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · PG-13A parapsychologist confronts her own childhood demons when a haunting leads her back to her family home.Max
56. 56Final Destination 5 (2011)Properly scary · extreme gore · strong violence · brisk · RA brisk, chilling mystery unfolds as survivors of a bridge collapse discover Death has a pulpy, gritty agenda.Max
57. 57Thanksgiving (2023)Properly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · brisk · RA Black Friday riot sparks a darkly comic mystery as a holiday killer terrorizes Plymouth.Hulu · Max
58. 58The Nun (2018)Terrifying · light gore · strong violence · measured · RA priest and a novice investigate a nun's death, confronting a demonic force in a chilling, gritty atmosphere.Max
59. 59The Watchers (2024)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · PG-13An artist stranded in a pristine forest shelters with strangers, stalked nightly by mysterious creatures.Max
60. 60Trap (2024)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · PG-13A father and daughter's pop concert outing becomes a chilling, gritty fight for survival.Prime Video · Max
61. 61MaXXXine (2024)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · measured · RAn adult film star's Hollywood dreams collide with a brutal slasher, unearthing a chilling past.Hulu · Max
62. 62Annabelle (2014)Properly scary · light gore · measured · RA vintage doll becomes a conduit for chilling supernatural terror after a home invasion by satanic cultists.Max
63. 63The Strangers (2008)Terrifying · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · RA remote getaway turns into a psychological night of terror as masked strangers invade.Max
64. 64Red Riding Hood (2011)Mildly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · PG-13A young woman's forbidden love entwines with a werewolf's dark curse haunting her isolated village.Max
65. 65Truth or Dare (2018)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · brisk · PG-13A harmless game turns deadly as friends face chilling consequences for lies or refused dares.Max
66. 66Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)Mildly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · brisk · RA young Lincoln dedicates his life to a brutal, pulpy war against vampires and their human allies.Max
67. 67It Comes at Night (2017)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA family's fragile sanctuary shatters when desperate outsiders force them to confront true human darkness.Max
68. 68The Mummy (2017)Mildly scary · light gore · strong violence · relentless · PG-13An ancient queen's malevolence brings relentless, high-octane terrors and pulpy adventure to the modern world.Prime Video · Max
69. 69Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)Properly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · RA headmistress living under a new name faces her masked tormentor two decades after his first attack.Max
70. 70The Wolfman (2010)Properly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · RA man's return to Victorian London unleashes a savage curse, transforming him into a creature of chilling hunger.Max · YouTube (free)
71. 71The Final Destination (2009)Properly scary · extreme gore · strong violence · relentless · RA premonition saves friends from a racetrack disaster, but death finds new, gruesome ways to collect.Max
72. 72The Curse of La Llorona (2019)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA social worker and her children face the chilling, gritty wrath of a legendary ghost in 1970s Los Angeles.Max
73. 73The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)Properly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · RMasked killers stalk a family through a deserted mobile home park, testing every limit of survival.Max · Tubi
74. 74Knock Knock (2015)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA devoted father's kind gesture unravels into a dangerous seduction and a deadly game.Max
75. 75Tusk (2014)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · measured · RA podcaster's search for his missing co-host becomes a surreal, darkly comic, and tragic odyssey.Max
76. 76Blair Witch (2016)Terrifying · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA relentless camping trip descends into chilling, gritty horror as something sinister lurks beyond the trees.Max

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