Netflix’s content has been excellent so far in 2022, despite reportedly losing subscribers for the first time in over a decade with a series of top films launched on the platform in the new year.
If you’re a genre fan, especially horror, you’re in luck: there are a host of some incredible scary films currently streaming on the site.
Whether you’re looking for flesh-tearing zombies, spooky ghost tales or unbridled horror suspense, Netflix has it all, with a list of highly rated movies sure to scare the living daylights out of you.
Don’t waste any time scrolling through Netflix menus – take a look at our list of some the highest rated horrors now streaming on Netflix, based on ratings from popular film review site Rotten Tomatoes.
Based on the Stephen King book of the same name, 1922 sees farmer conspires to murder his wife for monetary gain, and convinces his teen son to participate. A 91% hit on Rotten Tomatoes. Photo: Netflix
The final Fear Street in the Netflix produced horror trilogy is tonally perfect and by far the best of the three. Give the first two a quick viewing, then settle down for the perfect finale. Rated at 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. Photo: Netflix
Guillermo del Toro fuses fantasy, nightmares and the Spanish Civil War to create one of the wondrous, yet terrifying, movies of the past few decades in Pan's Labyrinth. Photo: Emma McIntyre
Paet comedy, part horror, Vampires vs. The Bronx sees a band off friends from the NYC bronx take on the vampires that threaten to take over the town. Photo: Netflix