The Best Horror Movies on Netflix Instant Watch
Usually, this spot is reserved for our weekly rundown of the new movies available to stream on Netflix Instant but August is a dead month and there is nothing notable streaming this week. Doesn’t look like there will be for another couple weeks either, so let’s pick the best horror movies available to stream on Netflix right now:
Let Me In / Let the Right One In
Let Me In Rated R | 2010 |
Let the Right One In Rated R | 2008 |
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The Exorcist 
Flickchart Ranking: #281
Times Ranked: 309191
Win Percentage: 49%
Top-20 Rankings: 4116 Users
Directed By: William Friedkin
Starring: Ellen Burstyn • Max von Sydow • Lee J. Cobb • Linda Blair
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The Evil Dead
Flickchart Ranking: #350
Times Ranked: 129936
Win Percentage: 49%
Top-20 Rankings: 511 Users
Directed By: Sam Raimi
Starring: Bruce Campbell • Ellen Sandweiss • Betsy Baker • Richard DeManincor • Theresa Tilly
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David Cronenberg Movies
The Fly Rated R | 1986 |
Videodrome Rated R | 1983 |
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Night of the Living Dead
Flickchart Ranking: #357
Times Ranked: 79608
Win Percentage: 48%
Top-20 Rankings: 254 Users
Directed By: George A. Romero
Starring: Duane Jones • Karl Hardman • Keith Wayne • Judith O’Dea • Marilyn Eastman
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Nosferatu
Flickchart Ranking: #472
Times Ranked: 31891
Win Percentage: 45%
Top-20 Rankings: 72 Users
Directed By: F.W. Murnau
Starring: G.H. Schnell • Karl Etlinger • John Gottowt • Hardy von Francois • Max Schreck
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John Carpenter Movies
The Thing Rated R | 1982 |
Village of the Damned Rated R | 1995 |
In the Mouth of Madness
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The Fog Rated R | 1980 |
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Dead Alive
Flickchart Ranking: #473
Times Ranked: 25375
Win Percentage: 49%
Top-20 Rankings: 65 Users
Directed By: Peter Jackson
Starring: Timothy Balme • Diana Penalver • Elizabeth Moody • Ian Watkin • Stuart Devenie
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Poltergeist
Flickchart Ranking: #608
Times Ranked: 64545
Win Percentage: 42%
Top-20 Rankings: 129 Users
My personal favorite horror movie. After 28 years, it’s still pretty much perfect.
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Thirst
Flickchart Ranking: #949
Times Ranked: 6175
Win Percentage: 63%
Top-20 Rankings: 5 Users
Directed By: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Kang-ho Song • Ok-vin Kim • Hae-sook Kim • Ha-kyun Shin • In-hwan Park
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Paranormal Activity
Flickchart Ranking: #1031
Times Ranked: 29491
Win Percentage: 49%
Top-20 Rankings: 49 Users
Directed By: Oren Peli
Starring: Katie Featherston • Micah Sloat • Mark Fredrichs
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The Crazies
Flickchart Ranking: #1340
Times Ranked: 19005
Win Percentage: 51%
Top-20 Rankings: 21 Users
Directed By: Breck Eisner
Starring: Radha Mitchell • Christie Lynn Smith • Joe Anderson • Danielle Panabaker • Timothy Olyphant
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Daybreakers
Flickchart Ranking: #1581
Times Ranked: 19097
Win Percentage: 45%
Top-20 Rankings: 19 Users
I loved this one until the terrible ending. Amazing concept and setup but it just can’t stick the landing.
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The Last Man on Earth
A great version of the ‘I Am Legend‘ story.
Flickchart Ranking: #3543
Times Ranked: 2510
Win Percentage: 57%
Top-20 Rankings: 2 Users
Directed By: Ubaldo Ragona
Starring: Vincent Price • Franca Bettoia • Emma Danieli • Giacomo Rossi-Stuart • Umberto Raho
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Excellent list, although I would throw in Bride of Frankenstein, An American Werewolf in London, The House of the Devil and Trick ‘r Treat.
THEM is another good one
I’ve seen 15 out of 19. I best get to the rest soon! Very much movie love on this list. <3