Horror on The Roku Channel: what is worth streaming right now (free with ads)

71 horror titles on The Roku Channel (free with ads) at our last check, ranked by quality and fame, each with scare, gore and violence tags.

1. 1The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)Properly scary · no gore · emotionally heavy · measured · NRA somnambulist commits unspeakable acts, blurring the line between nightmare and a chilling, surreal reality.Kanopy · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
2. 2Blue Velvet (1986)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA severed ear pulls a young man into a surreal, gritty mystery with a nightclub singer and criminals.Criterion · Kanopy · Hoopla
3. 3Nosferatu (1922)Properly scary · no gore · emotionally heavy · a slow burn · NRA chilling, slow-burn fantasy of a Transylvanian count and a real estate deal gone bleakly wrong.Prime Video · AMC+ · Kanopy
4. 4Night 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+
5. 5Let the Right One In (2008)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA bullied boy finds chilling intimacy and melancholy friendship with a mysterious, unaging child.Prime Video · Peacock · Kanopy
6. 6Suspiria (1977)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · measured · RA ballet academy's sinister secret unfolds with chilling, surreal dread as grisly murders mount.Kanopy · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
7. 7World War Z (2013)Properly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · PG-13A relentless global pandemic unleashes gritty, high-octane action as one man races to save humanity.Paramount+ · Peacock · Starz
8. 8Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010)Mildly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · brisk · RTwo well-meaning hillbillies face absurd, darkly comic misunderstandings when college kids mistake them for killers.Peacock · Kanopy · Hoopla
9. 9The Mist (2007)Terrifying · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA relentless mist descends, trapping townsfolk in a grocery store with unseen, chilling horrors and mounting dread.Prime Video · AMC+ · Kanopy
10. 10Orphan (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
11. 11Talk 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 · Kanopy · Hoopla
12. 12Pearl (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.Prime Video · Hulu · Max
13. 13The Descent (2005)Terrifying · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · RA caving adventure turns into a relentless, chilling fight for survival against unseen horrors.AMC+ · The Roku Channel · Plex
14. 14The House That Jack Built (2018)Properly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · RA meticulous serial killer views each murder as a work of art in this bleak, darkly comic crime drama.AMC+ · Kanopy · The Roku Channel
15. 15In the Mouth of Madness (1995)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RA cynical investigator plunges into a surreal small town where a horror novelist's fiction becomes chilling reality.Hoopla · The Roku Channel · Tubi
16. 16Heretic (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 · Kanopy
17. 17The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)Properly scary · graphic gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RTwo coroners uncover increasingly disturbing clues within a mysterious corpse, and the chilling dread never lets up.Paramount+ · AMC+ · Kanopy
18. 18Climax (2018)Properly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · RA dance troupe's sangria-fueled celebration descends into a surreal, relentless, and bleak nightmare.Prime Video · Kanopy · Hoopla
19. 19Triangle (2009)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA yacht excursion turns terrifying as a woman's unsettling premonitions manifest in chilling, surreal ways.Prime Video · Peacock · Kanopy
20. 20Hush (2016)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA deaf woman fights for survival against a relentless killer in a chilling, gritty home invasion.Netflix · Prime Video · Peacock
21. 21Take Shelter (2011)Mildly scary · no gore · emotionally devastating · a slow burn · RA father's apocalyptic visions force him to question whether the coming storm is real or a descent into madness.Prime Video · The Roku Channel
22. 22Bone Tomahawk (2015)Properly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · NRA slow-burn Western descent into chilling horror as a sheriff hunts a cannibal tribe.AMC+ · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
23. 23X (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.Prime Video · Hulu · Max
24. 24Bones and All (2022)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RTwo drifters find intimate, romantic connection on a bleak road trip, confronting their terrifying pasts.The Roku Channel · Tubi
25. 25The Hunt (2020)Mildly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · RRuthless elitists hunt strangers for sport, but their dark game turns darkly comic when one victim fights back.The Roku Channel · Prime Video
26. 26Manhunter (1986)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA retired agent re-enters a chilling cat-and-mouse game with a brilliant, manipulative killer.Kanopy · The Roku Channel · Plex
27. 27The Babadook (2014)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally devastating · a slow burn · NRA mother and son's grief turns to chilling paranoia when a sinister children's book comes to life.AMC+ · Kanopy · The Roku Channel
28. 28Let Me In (2010)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA bullied boy finds chilling friendship with a mysterious girl, their bond deepening amidst bleak secrets.Prime Video · Starz · Kanopy
29. 29Stonehearst Asylum (2014)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · PG-13A young doctor's obsession with a patient unearths a chilling secret within the asylum's walls.Prime Video · Kanopy · Hoopla
30. 30Peninsula (2020)Properly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · NRA soldier fights relentlessly through bleak, zombie-ridden Korean wastelands, pushing the limits of survival.Prime Video · Peacock · Kanopy
31. 31You're Next (2013)Properly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · brisk · RA family reunion becomes a bloody siege as masked killers learn one guest is a resourceful, unexpected foe.Prime Video · Starz · Kanopy
32. 32Pandorum (2009)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · brisk · RTwo amnesiac astronauts awaken to a chilling, pulpy nightmare on a gritty, abandoned spacecraft.Kanopy · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
33. 33The Ninth Gate (1999)Mildly scary · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RA rare book dealer's search for a satanic text unearths chilling paranormal events and deepens suspense.Kanopy · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
34. 34Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · measured · RA Chevalier and his Native American companion hunt a mysterious beast in a gritty, atmospheric 18th-century France.Prime Video · Kanopy · The Roku Channel
35. 35Black Christmas (1974)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · measured · RObscene calls terrorize a sorority house during Christmas, building chilling dread with each passing moment.Prime Video · Peacock · AMC+
36. 36No One Will Save You (2023)Terrifying · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · PG-13A lonely woman fights for survival against an alien invasion while confronting her own dark history.Hulu · The Roku Channel
37. 37The Devil's Rejects (2005)Mildly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · RA murderous family on the run faces a lawman just as ruthless, in a darkly comedic and gritty pursuit.Prime Video · Peacock · AMC+
38. 38I Spit on Your Grave (2010)Mildly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · RA writer's country retreat becomes a bleak nightmare of degradation and measured, gritty suspense.AMC+ · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
39. 39The Collector (2009)Properly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · RA desperate ex-con's heist collides with a sadistic trapper, creating a relentless and gritty home invasion.Prime Video · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
40. 40Better Watch Out (2017)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · brisk · RA suburban babysitting gig turns into a briskly paced, darkly comedic home invasion with chilling twists.Prime Video · Peacock · Kanopy
41. 41Revenge (2017)Mildly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · RA woman's romantic getaway turns into a brutal fight for survival against her boyfriend and his friends.AMC+ · The Roku Channel · Plex
42. 42Unhinged (2020)Properly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · RA divorced mother's bad day escalates into a relentless, high-octane game of cat and mouse.Prime Video · The Roku Channel · Fandango at Home (free)
43. 43Hannibal Rising (2007)Properly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · RA young medical student in France develops a chilling appetite for murder after a bleak childhood in Lithuania.Prime Video · Peacock · Kanopy
44. 44Gothika (2003)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA criminal psychologist awakens in a mental institution, accused of murder, with no memory and a vengeful spirit.Netflix · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
45. 45The Voices (2014)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · measured · RA factory worker's talking pets offer wildly different advice about pursuing love and committing murder.Peacock · Kanopy · Hoopla
46. 46Mandy (2018)Properly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · NRA man's surreal, pulpy quest for vengeance unfolds with dark humor in a gritty, dreamlike 1983.AMC+ · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
47. 47Vivarium (2019)Mildly scary · no gore · emotionally heavy · a slow burn · RA young couple is trapped in a surreal housing development, forced to raise a chilling, otherworldly child.Kanopy · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
48. 48The Rite (2011)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · PG-13A skeptical seminary student confronts chilling demonic forces, discovering dark faith in the Vatican's shadows.Netflix · The Roku Channel · Plex
49. 49The Belko Experiment (2017)Mildly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · ROffice workers are trapped in a deadly game, forced to kill or be killed in a relentless, bleak struggle.The Roku Channel · Tubi
50. 50MaXXXine (2024)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · measured · RAn adult film star's Hollywood dreams collide with a brutal slasher, unearthing a chilling past.Prime Video · Hulu · Max
51. 51A Haunted House 2 (2014)Mildly scary · light gore · brisk · RParanormal events plague a new family home with raunchy humor and broad, darkly-comic absurdity.Netflix · Prime Video · Paramount+
52. 52Color Out of Space (2020)Properly scary · graphic gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RA meteorite crashes, infecting a family farm with a mutating, otherworldly color that warps space and time.AMC+ · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
53. 53V/H/S (2012)Terrifying · graphic gore · strong violence · relentless · RA relentless, pulpy found-footage nightmare unfolds as burglars uncover chilling VHS tapes in a desolate house.Prime Video · Peacock · Kanopy
54. 54Species (1995)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · brisk · RA team of scientists hunts a beautiful, deadly alien hybrid that hungers for human procreation.MGM+ · Hoopla · Pluto TV
55. 55P2 (2007)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA businesswoman's Christmas Eve becomes a relentless, chilling fight for survival in a gritty parking garage.Prime Video · Kanopy · The Roku Channel
56. 56Gretel & Hansel (2020)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally heavy · a slow burn · PG-13A bleak, atmospheric fairy tale unfolds as siblings wander a dark wood toward chilling, mysterious evil.The Roku Channel · Tubi
57. 57A Haunted House (2013)Mildly scary · light gore · brisk · RA man fights a demon possessing his girlfriend, leading to raunchy, absurdist comedy in their new home.Netflix · Prime Video · Paramount+
58. 58Dreamcatcher (2003)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RChildhood friends reunite for a hunting trip, encountering a grotesque alien invasion that warps memory and reality.Hoopla · The Roku Channel · YouTube (free)
59. 59Cabin Fever (2003)Properly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · RFive college graduates encounter a horrifying flesh-eating virus and the bleak attention of homicidal locals.AMC+ · Starz · Kanopy
60. 60Wish Upon (2017)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · brisk · PG-13A magical box grants wishes with chilling consequences, turning a teenager's life into a darkly comic nightmare.Prime Video · Hulu · Peacock
61. 61Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · measured · RA young woman's nightmares and a father's disappearance drag her into a chilling, gritty, demonic world.Prime Video · The Roku Channel · YouTube (free)
62. 62Regression (2015)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA detective unearths horrifying repressed memories that reveal a nationwide satanic cult conspiracy.Hoopla · The Roku Channel · Fandango at Home (free)
63. 63Anna and the Apocalypse (2018)Mildly scary · light gore · brisk · RTeenagers sing and dance through a zombie apocalypse, finding darkly comic cheer amid holiday chaos.AMC+ · The Roku Channel · Tubi
64. 64Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)Properly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · brisk · RA young woman's inheritance leads to a brisk, chilling road trip and gruesome discoveries in a Victorian mansion.The Roku Channel · Fandango at Home (free)
65. 65I, Frankenstein (2014)Mildly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · brisk · PG-13A creature's two-century journey culminates in a brisk, darkly comic, and pulpy war for humanity's fate.Kanopy · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
66. 66Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)Properly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · RA traumatic childhood resurfaces when a man in a Santa suit unleashes a chilling, pulpy rampage.Prime Video · AMC+ · The Roku Channel
67. 67Maggie (2015)Mildly scary · light gore · emotionally devastating · a slow burn · PG-13A father fights to protect his infected daughter as a bleak zombie epidemic slowly consumes humanity.Hoopla · The Roku Channel · Plex
68. 68The Lazarus Effect (2015)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · PG-13Scientists revive the dead, but a chilling twist of fate brings a terrifying new reality.Prime Video · Hulu · Peacock
69. 69The Darkest Hour (2011)Mildly scary · light gore · strong violence · relentless · PG-13Five young people in Moscow battle an alien invasion that exploits Earth's power grid.Kanopy · The Roku Channel · YouTube (free)
70. 70Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)Mildly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · brisk · NRA college-bound Christopher Robin abandons Pooh and Piglet, who embark on a chilling, bloody rampage for food.Prime Video · Peacock · AMC+
71. 71Sharknado (2013)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · relentless · RA relentless, absurd hurricane of sharks and broad humor floods Los Angeles, promising crowd-pleasing, campy action.Prime Video · Peacock · AMC+

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