It may be Christmas time, but Netflix is still jam packed with some spooky horror hits to keep you terrified.
The go-to streaming service for horror heads, this year’s spooky selection is sure to please those of us looking for a scare, as the platform loads up a range of horror film that delve deep into different aspects of the genre – because not everyone loves a jump scare!
While the genre may be laded with much loved movies that may you just out of your skin, some film fans feel the jump scare genre is a cheap way to terrify the audience and much prefer nightmare inducing hits that lead with something more psychological horror. And who can blame them? Horror come in some many shapes and sizes.
Using film site Where’s The Jump, we looked at the 10 best films currently streaming on Netflix UK this October that come highly rated BUT don’t rely on the cliched jump scare.
5. 1922 (2017)
Based on the famous book by Master of Horror Stephen King, 1922 has just two jump scares and follows the tale of a farmer who confesses to his wife's murder, but her death is just the beginning of a macabre tale. Photo: Netflix
6. Hostel (2005)
Director by Eli Roth, Hostel was heralded alongside the Saw franchise as the creme de la creme of early 00s horror, with its gore-led detail coining the term "torture porn". Just two jump scares are used, but we can guarantee you will still find plenty scares. Photo: Amy Sussman
7. Midsommar (2019)
This Swedish folk horror deals with the subject of grief and even adds in some jaw-dropping gore for measure, but has just three jump scares. Stars Florence Pugh. Photo: A24
8. No One Gets Out Alive (2021)
This unsettling horror has just four jump scares and revolves around a desperate woman from Mexico who moves into a rundown Cleveland boardinghouse. Photo: Netflix