The Best Horror Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now

30+ Must-See Horror Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now

If you're looking for horror movies this October, Amazon Prime should be your first stop. The streamer has hundreds of scary titles in its expansive library, including lots of classics from the '50s and '60s. While that's definitely a plus for spooky-movie devotees, it's also a little bit overwhelming. That's why we've picked out the must-see horror movies streaming on Amazon Prime this October for your viewing pleasure. This mix of tried-and-true classics, blockbuster favourites, and quirky indies cover every scare level, so there's something for everyone, from the Halloween-loving scaredy-cats to the hardcore horror aficionados.

Grab a fun-size bag of your favourite Halloween candy and start prepping your next movie night, because Amazon Prime has all your scary movie needs covered.

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1. And Soon the Darkness

Amber Heard and Karl Urban star in this intense thriller about a woman (Heard) who teams up with an American ex-pat (Urban) to help her locate her missing friend in Argentina before night falls. It's a classic holiday gone wrong movie, but it still serves up plenty of moments that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

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2. Annihilation

Natalie Portman, Gina Rodriguez, and Tessa Thompson all star in this cerebral horror/sci-fi film. Portman's character leads a mission into a mysterious quarantine zone known as The Shimmer, where her husband went missing.

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3. Black Christmas

Christmas becomes a nightmare in this slasher classic. The movie follows a group of sorority sisters who stay at college during their winter break — what they don't know is that there's a serial killer in their midst. (Now's the perfect time to check this movie out since a remake is hitting theatres later this year.)

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4. Carnival of Souls

Classic horror movies tend to be low on gore, but the psychological scares are on a whole other level to what Hollywood delivers these days. Case in point: Carnival of Souls, the disorienting story of a woman who survives a deadly car crash and begins seeing ghoulish apparitions everywhere she goes.

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5. Carrie

Sissy Spacek's performance in Carrie is vulnerable, devastating, and ultimately terrifying. Yes, the story of a meek young woman finding her power and unleashing it on her tormentors is timeless, but Spacek is the best reason to revisit this iconic horror film.

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6. Children of the Corn

Like many horror movies, Children of the Corn spawned lots of less than stellar sequels. However, the first film remains as chilling as ever thanks to its winning combo of creepy kids and small town paranoia.

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7. Child's Play

Chucky's big screen debut is the ultimate nightmare fuel for anyone who is afraid of dolls. The serial killer possessed toy isn't just a murderer, he's also gaslighting the poor kid who receives a Chucky doll as a gift. It's basically all of our worst fears rolled into one terrifying '80s movie.

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8. Cockneys vs. Zombies

Sometimes, we just need a silly horror comedy in our lives, and Cockneys vs. Zombies is the best kind of silliness. A group of young criminals team up with members of a retirement community to not only save the older people's home, but also to fight off the undead — hilarity and creative zombie kills ensue.

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9. Creep

Everything about Creep's premise is frightening: a woman wakes up in London's subway system only to find the place is locked up for the night. Now, she and two homeless people have no choice but to descend into the tunnels where something monstrous awaits them. This is definitely a watch with the lights on kind of movie.

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10. The Crush

Alicia Silverstone stars in this 1993 film about a 14-year-old whose crush on an older man leads to her lashing out. And by lashing out, we mean burning his life to the ground.

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11. Darkness Falls

Darkness Falls checks all of the scary movie trope boxes: there's a quaint town in Maine, a legend that turns out to be totally true, and a kid in peril after he catches the attention of a malevolent spirit. Full of jump scares and spooky, but not too spooky moments, this is a perfect popcorn horror flick.

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12. Eloise

Eliza Dushka and Chace Crawford star in this movie about four friends who break into an abandoned insane asylum in search of a death certificate that could land one of them a fortune. What they get instead is a night of facing their nightmares as the asylum proves to have a few ghostly residents still knocking around.

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13. Ginger Snaps

Ginger Snaps is a feminist werewolf story about two sisters in a boring suburban town whose lives are changed in an instant when one of them is bitten by a werewolf on the night of her first period. This smart coming of age horror film is a unique exploration of sisterhood, female power, and the werewolf mythos.

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14. Hatchet

As far as slasher movie settings go, a boat ride through the bayou at night with a legendary killer on the loose is ingenious. There's nothing about the plot (or its execution) that doesn't work — and that's reason enough to dub Hatchet a true cult classic.

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15. The Haunting of Sharon Tate

Hilary Duff stars as Sharon Tate in this movie that tells the movie star's death at the hands of Charles Manson's followers from her point of view. The movie suggests that Tate may have had premonitions of her death in the days leading up to that fateful night.

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16. Hereditary

Hailed by some critics as the scariest movie in years, Hereditary stars Toni Collette as a woman who discovers her family's dark secrets in the aftermath of her mother's death. Now she and her children must deal with the terrifying fate that they have inherited.

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17. High Life

Robert Pattinson stars in High Life, an eerie sci-fi film that questions the nature of reality as the two survivors of a deadly mission into space hurtle toward a black hole. There's an added sense of devastation to the already bleak tale since the survivors happen to be a father and his young daughter.

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18. High Tension

This French horror film is not for anyone who is easily frightened. It starts out as a somewhat standard home invasion film about two students, one of whom is kidnapped, leaving the other to find her. But this movie has twists aplenty and lots of blood as the other woman's quest to save her pal takes some unexpected turns.

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19. The Hole in the Ground

Creepy kid alert! The Hole in the Ground is an Irish scary movie that draws inspiration from the changeling legend, as it focuses on a woman's young son returning changed after he goes missing for a few days.

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20. House on Haunted Hill

This 1958 movie starring Vincent Price relies on a killer score and clever tricks to scare viewers. Price stars as an oddball millionaire who challenges five strangers to spend the night in a haunted mansion for a cash prize — which they'll only receive if they survive the night.

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21. I, Frankenstein

Frankenstein's monster has popped up in a whole bunch of weird places over the years, but I, Frankenstein is by far one of the wackiest takes on the character. Aaron Eckhart plays Adam, Frankenstein's creation, who becomes involved in a war between gargoyles and demons.

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22. The Innkeepers

Ti West is one of the horror genre's most inventive directors, and The Innkeepers is a great example of his creativity. Two bored inn employees decide to prove there are ghosts in their workplace before it shuts its doors for good, but things get creepy as they begin to find more evidence of supernatural happenings than they ever imagined they would. This one is a slow burn, but, trust us, it's worth it.

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23. Ju-on: The Grudge

You've seen the American remake, now it's time to experience the terror of the original Japanese version. The plot is similar to that of the remake, but the scares are dialed way up in this smart and frightening film.

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24. The Midnight Meat Train

Bradley Cooper stars in this blood-soaked slasher film about an art student whose search for authenticity leads him to make a serial killer the subject of his photography project. In true scary movie fashion, this decision goes horribly wrong.

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25. The Neon Demon

Elle Fanning's performance as a budding fashionista who becomes increasingly dangerous as her fame level rises will make you realise that the former child star is all grown up. Her character's descent into darkness isn't just compelling though, it's also beautifully rendered thanks to the movie's standout cinematography.

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26. Night of the Living Dead

Where would zombie movies be without Night of the Living Dead? This famed horror film is just as shocking and relevant now as it was when it premiered in 1968.

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27. A Quiet Place

John Krasinski's A Quiet Place finds scares in silence. When the smallest sound can mean the difference between life and death, every moment is filled with unrelenting tension.

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28. The Reef

Shark attack movies aren't just scary during swimsuit season. Queue up this tale of four friends whose sailing trip ends with them being stalked by a Great White Shark to remind you why sweater weather will always trump a day at the beach.

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29. Rosemary's Baby

Anyone who is expecting might want to skip Rosemary's Baby. The horrifying story of a woman who is unwittingly carrying the devil's child is enough to make anyone give their partner major side-eye.

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30. Shadow of the Vampire

What if the vampire in the silent classic Nosferatu was an actual vampire? That's the basic premise of the exceedingly clever Shadow of the Vampire. (And as an added bonus Amazon also happens to have Nosferatu in its streaming library, so you can watch the two as a double feature.)

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31. The Strangers: Prey at Night

Christina Hendricks stars in this nerve-wracking followup to The Strangers. The masked killers return to stalk a family this time around, and their methods are as frightening as ever.

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32. Suspiria

This Amazon exclusive about the (very) dark side of a dance company is a visual stunner. At every turn, the movie throws imagery at us designed to make us feel as unsettled as the members of the dance troupe.

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33. Swimfan

Stories of obsession are always frightfully fun, and Swimfan is no exception. Future Parenthood star Erika Christensen is particularly good as the new girl in town whose interest in the most popular boy in school turns deadly.

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34. Triangle

To say too much about Triangle would spoil the fun of this twisty story. But here are the basics: bad weather forces a group of people on a yacht trip to take refuge on a seemingly abandoned ocean liner, and they soon find themselves being stalked by a killer onboard the ship.

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35. Unsane

Claire Foy stars in Unsane, a movie that will make you question everything. Foy plays a woman who commits herself into a facility for 24 hours after being stalked by a man for nearly two years. However, during her stay, events lead her to believe that a member of the staff is after her.

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36. Voice from the Stone

Yes, the Mother of Dragons starred in a horror movie. Emilia Clarke's Voice from the Stone is a throwback to the Gothic scares of films like The Innocents. Clarke stars as a young nurse employed to help a mute boy who lives in an isolated castle, but she soon begins to expect there's something supernatural going on in her new home.

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37. The Woman in Black

A foreboding mansion cut off from the rest of society, a local legend about a ghost who comes for people's children, and Daniel Radcliffe rocking period clothes — The Woman in Black really does have it all. (Including plenty of truly startling jump-scares.)

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