A family's move to rural Maine unearths a chilling, bleak secret with tragic and suspenseful consequences.
A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free) and YouTube (free).
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: real scares and lots of jump scares.
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Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, move from Boston to Ludlow, in rural Maine, with their two young children. Hidden in the woods near the new family home, Ellie, their eldest daughter, discovers a mysterious cemetery where the pets of community members are buried.
No. Brace yourself.
Pet Sematary (1989)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA family's grief becomes a chilling nightmare when a mysterious burial ground promises a terrifying return.
The Conjuring 2 (2016)Terrifying · light gore · emotionally heavy · measuredParanormal investigators confront malicious spirits tormenting a single mother and her four children in 1970s London.
Talk to Me (2023)Terrifying · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyFriends conjure spirits with an embalmed hand, unleashing chilling forces with bleak and gritty consequences.
The Exorcist (1973)Terrifying · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA mother's desperate fight for her possessed daughter unfolds with bleak, gritty suspense.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)Terrifying · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastatingA relentless and bleak nightmare unfolds as friends encounter chilling terror in a desolate Texas house.
Alien (1979)Terrifying · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA commercial spaceship crew answers a distress signal, unleashing a chilling, gritty, and atmospheric nightmare.
Evil Dead Burn (2026)Terrifying · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA woman's grief turns to terror as her new family succumbs to a relentless, chilling demonic possession.
Bring Her Back (2025)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally heavy · measuredA foster mother's terrifying secret slowly unravels, trapping two siblings in a chilling and gritty nightmare.Pet Sematary is on our Zombies, Horror on Paramount+, Horror on Kanopy and Horror on Hoopla lists.
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