But, what's currently available to stream on the service and have they added any for Halloween? Let's find out…
Don't Breathe on Netflix
The terrifying new horror film "that would make Hitchcock proud" has been released on Netflix.
Don't Breathe follows three friends as they try to rob a blind man before things take a sinister turn and the trio get trapped in his house.
Its synopsis reads: "Rocky, a young woman wanting to start a better life for her and her sister, agrees to take part in the robbery of a house owned by a wealthy blind man with her boyfriend Money and their friend Alex.
"But when the blind man turns out to be a more ruthless adversary than he seems, the group must find a way to escape his home before they become his latest victims."
The thriller is so tense, it's said to be scarier than Netflix's Veronica, which is based on a true story and is so terrifying viewers can't make it to the end.
Critic Laura Kern said: "Creating true crawl-under-the-seat, palm-piercing, cover-your-eyes tension is a rare, undervalued cinematic art.
"There’s certainly no shortage of filmmakers who give it a try, but only a select few would make Hitchcock proud…
"Though relatively new to the game, Fede Alvarez is already one of those select few, quickly proving himself a standout master of suspense."
The horror stars Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto, and Stephen Lang.
Veronica on Netflix
Veronica is Netflix's newest horror film, and it's been dubbed the "scariest movie" ever.
It's based on a true story, and is directed by Paco Plaza.
Veronica tells the story of a young girl called Veronica and her siblings who try and summon their dead father's spirit using a Ouija board.
However, things take a dark turn when Veronica passes out during the ritual. From that moment on she starts to notice supernatural and spooky goings on that escalate over a three day period.
It's based on a file from the Madrid police force in which a girl mysteriously died after dabbling with the occult in the early 90s.
Writing on Twitter, spooked viewers wrote: "Veronica on Netflix is so goddamn creepy and terrifying that I refuse to finish it without daylight #veronica.
"i scared the s**t out of myself watching that damn veronica movie, i can usually watch scary movies and be okay but nah fam i don’t even wanna sleep now ?."
"It's called Veronica .. Omg I left it on I'm terrified this is so scary it's almost over."
The Open House
The Open House is a Netflix original, and follows a mother – who, unable to support her children when her husband dies – moves to a relative's secluded mountain mansion where unexplained forces conspire against them.
The film stars:
- Dylan Minnette
- Piercey Dalton
- Sharif Atkins
- Patricia Bethune
- Aaron Abrams
The Gallows on Netflix
The Gallows is a 2015 American found footage horror film that has recently become available to watch on Netflix.
It sees students from Beatrice High School observe the anniversary of student Charlie Grimille, who, on October 29, 1993, was accidentally hanged and killed after a prop malfunction during a presentation of the play The Gallows.
His parents, along with the whole audience, witnessed the tragic event.
Current students stage a recreation of the play, but with disastrous results.
The film stars
- Reese Mishler
- Pfeifer Brown
- Ryan Shoos
- Cassidy Gifford
American Horror Story on Netflix
American Horror Story, created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, is also available to watch on Netflix. Six seasons are currently on the service.
Each season of the show is conceived as a self-contained miniseries, following new storylines with a different set of characters and settings.
Some plot elements of each season are loosely inspired by true events.
American Horror Story isn't a Netflix original – it was first broadcast in America on the FX network.
The series has featured the following names:
- Jessica Lange
- Zachary Quinto
- Emma Roberts
- Kathy Bates
- Matt Bomer
- Chloë Sevigny
- Cheyenne Jackson
- Lady Gaga
- Cuba Gooding Jr.
The Babadook on Netflix
The Babadook is a 2014 Australian psychological horror film.
It follows Amelia Vanek, an exhausted widow who has brought up her six-year-old son Samuel alone. Her husband, Oskar, was killed in a car accident that occurred as he drove Amelia to the hospital during her labour.
One night, Sam asks his mother to read a pop-up storybook that mysteriously appears in his room: Mister Babadook.
Amelia is disturbed by the book and its mysterious appearance, while Sam becomes convinced that the Babadook is real and strange happenings begin to occur.
It stars the following actors:
- Essie Davis
- Noah Wiseman
- Hayley McElhinney
- Daniel Henshall
- Barbara West
- Ben Winspear
Santa Clarita Diet on Netflix
Santa Clarita Diet is another Netflix Original. It's a horror-comedy series that follows Joel and Sheila Hammond, suburban real estate agents in Santa Clarita, California.
The duo face a series of obstacles when Sheila has a medical transformation into a zombie and starts craving human flesh.
It stars:
- Drew Barrymore
- Timothy Olyphant
- Liv Hewson
- Skyler Gisondo
Castlevania on Netflix
Castlevania is an animated Netflix original series that sees a besieged vampire hunter fight to save a besieged city from an army of otherwordly beasts controlled by Dracula. It's inpsired by classic video games.
It features the voices of:
- Richard Armitage
- James Callis
- Graham McTavish
- Alejandra Reynoso
- Tony Amendola
- Matt Frewer
- Emily Swallow
Bates Motel on Netflix
Bates Motel is also available to stream on Netflix.
It follows Norma and Norman Bates as they buy a motel after Norman's father dies. On one of the first nights of the two owning the motel, the former owner breaks in and sexually assaults Norma.
Norman knocks the attacker out, and Norma stabs him to death. They cover up the murder and dispose of the body. But his disappearance is noticed, so the pair have to work hard to throw authorities off the scent.
It stars:
- Freddie Highmore
- Vera Farmiga
- Max Thieriot
- Olivia Cooke
- Nicola Peltz
- Nestor Carbonell
- Kenny Johnson
Haunting of Hill House on Netflix
The Haunting Of Hill House premieres on Netflix Friday 12th October 2018.
Netflix's latest offering seems to be the pick of the bunch, however, already achieving a perfect 100 per cent fresh score on the popular American review website Rotten Tomatoes.
It is the latest reimagining of the classic horror novel, first adapted in the 1963 film The Haunting, before being rebooted for the 1999 Hollywood flick Liam Neeson and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
The Shining on Netflix
The Shining, widely regarded as one of the greatest horror films ever made, is now available to watch on Netflix.
Doctor Sleep, the highly-anticipated sequel to Stephen King's iconic haunted hotel horror, The Shining, is set to be released January 24, 2020.
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