Good scary movies on Netflix

Sometimes you have to give people what they want, and what they want is to be afraid. They don’t want to think about it. They don’t want to be challenged. They don’t have to deal with “themes” and “symbolism” and all that film school BS that makes horror movies “highbrow.” Sometimes you want an ice cream sandwich more than a Michelin-starred meal. It’s nice to enjoy the simple taste. Life is hard enough, but sometimes it’s nice to do something easy. These are definitely the funniest scary movies that Netflix has to offer.

gerald’s game

Based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King written by Mike Flanagan. gerald’s game The story follows a couple named Jesse (Carla Gugino) and Gerald (Bruce Greenwood) who take a vacation to a secluded home to spice up their relationship. Gerald tells Jesse that she has a bondage habit, and Jesse handcuffs Gerald to her bed. Bad idea. During their affair, Gerald suffers a heart attack and dies, and Jesse must find a way out of her predicament before succumbing to hunger, thirst, and the terrifying presence lurking in the shadows.

It becomes quiet

Mike Flanagan strikes again! It becomes quiet The story is about Maddy (Kate Siegel), a deaf writer who lives in the woods. Her life was peaceful, but one night a masked man appears at her house and tries to kill her. Maddie isn’t going to die so easily, and a thrilling game of cat and mouse begins between the two. Fortunately for Maddie, she is able to use her hearing loss to her advantage.

his house

Remi Weeks his house The film tells the story of Bol (Sope Dirisu) and Rial (Wunmi Mosaku), a refugee couple seeking asylum in the UK after fleeing violence in South Sudan. The two struggle to adjust and are forced to confront systemic racism from both government agencies and their neighbors. Their efforts to assimilate are repeatedly thwarted by the presence of ghosts who haunt the house in an attempt to punish them for past sins. Bol and Rial’s relationship is about to be torn apart by their efforts to remove the entity from their home.

in the tall grass

Vincenzo Natali’s work is based on the novella co-written by Stephen King and his son and fellow horror writer Joe Hill. in the tall grass It centers around a brother and sister driving across the country to visit family. When they stopped near a field of tall grass in a remote part of America, they heard a child crying for help in the grass. Rather than leave the little bastard to fend for himself, they stepped into the tall grass, but quickly realized they couldn’t escape. Eventually, they come across a family that has been missing in the grass for weeks. The father of the family believes that they are trapped in the grass by the force of a mysterious rock in the middle of the field. A rock he really wants to touch. Spoiler alert: It’s best not to touch the rocks.

Vampire vs. Bronx

Osmany Rodriguez’s Vampire vs. Bronx is exactly what it says on the tin. Vampires have invaded the Bronx. It’s up to a group of young kids to rally the community and defend their home. The film is a clever allegory of gentrification, where wealthy vampires buy up neighborhood homes and businesses and move in to better control their residents. The vamps soon learn painfully that this was a bad idea. They wanted a stake in the neighborhood, and the neighborhood gave them a stake in the heart.

blood red sky

Peter Soworth’s blood red sky The story is about a woman suffering from a mysterious illness and her son whose plane is hijacked by a group of sadistic mercenaries. After her son’s life is threatened by her mercenaries, a woman reveals the cause of her suffering – it was vampirism! A vampire mother attacks her to save her precious human baby. We must cut them to pieces. Any mother would do the same.

of fear street trilogy

Lee Janiak’s fear street The trilogy is about the last place you want to live, the town of Shadyside. Set in 1994, 1978, and 1666, each installment of the trilogy delves into the history of a cursed town plagued by witchcraft and demons. Luckily, a group of teenagers from each era rise to the occasion to defend their home. Many of them are brutally killed in the process. It’s a shame.

Stranger

brian bertino’s Stranger is a classic home invasion genre movie. A young couple (Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman) staying in a secluded vacation home soon find themselves threatened by three masked assailants who knock on the door. I’ll never know why they opened the door to three people wearing creepy masks. Some people are too stupid to live. Even more horrifying than the break-in was the chilling answer given to a couple who begged to know why the killer came to their home: “Because you were home.”

creep up

Patrick Blythe’s creep up Like most horror movies, it starts with a bad idea for the main character. A boy named Aaron responds to an Internet ad from a stranger named Joseph (Mark Duplass), who asks Aaron to spend the day filming him. Naturally, things take a murderous turn. What did Aaron expect? They were going to shoot an influencer-style “day in the life” video? Aaron should have been well aware that Joseph had something pornographic in mind. Unfortunately for Aaron, Joseph’s plan was far worse.

under the shadow

Babak Anvari under the shadow The setting is Iran during the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s. Shideh, a former medical student, and his daughter Dorsa are forced to flee their home in Tehran from violence. When a missile hits her home but fails to explode, Shide begins to believe that a strange presence lurks behind the weapon. Soon Shideh and Dorsa find themselves being pursued by jinn, supernatural spirits whose folklore predates Islamic literature.

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