Prime Horror: The Best Horror Movies on Amazon Prime Video

Does Amazon Prime Video have good horror movies?

The Amazon Prime Video library is massive, with 20,000+ movies—and 3,000+ are in the horror category, which sickos like us find delightful. We’ve combed through Prime Video’s horror section to bring you 11 recommendations—but these are only some of the best horror movies on Amazon Prime Video.

To supplement our initial recs, we’ve listed 60+ more horror movies you can find on both Prime Video (some are on its ad-supported sister streamer, Freevee) so you’ll be up to your eyeballs in bloody good horror this season.

Barbarian, the directorial debut of Zach Cregger (The Whitest Kids U’Know), was one of 2022’s most original and successful horror films. It’s best not to say too much about the plot aside from that it’s about a nightmare Airbnb. You’re probably thinking of misrepresented amenities, extra charges, and a host Karen.

Well, Barbarian kinda sorta has all that stuff—plus violence and wall-to-wall uncomfiness. So, if you haven’t seen Cregger’s film, go into it cold (just like stars Bill Skarsgård, Georgina Campbell, and Justin Long) for pure, immersive, WTF horror. —Randy Harward, Senior Staff Writer

I never thought I’d recommend a cannibal movie for your upcoming date night, but Luca Guadagnino’s Bones and All fits the bill. When Maren (Taylor Russell) begins to lose control of her particular hunger, her father abandons and she hits the road. Sully (Mark Rylance), an older cannibal, sniffs her out and offers to mentor her, but it leads to intense situations. Maren escapes, only to meet Lee (Timothée Chalamet), a young man with similar baggage and tastes—and they fall in love. You can probably guess that Bones and All isn’t a “happily ever after” deal, but rather a tragic love story that ends in blood. But it’s kinda sweet, just the same. —Randy Harward, Senior Staff Writer

Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s sequel to The Shining finds little Danny Torrance (now Dan, played by Ewan McGregor) as an alcoholic hospice worker who uses his telepathic gift (“shining”) to help patients. One day, Abra, a young girl with a stronger shine, contacts Dan about the True Knot, a cult of psychics who kill shiners for their life-extending “steam.” In the process, Abra accidentally tips off the cult, and they come for both her and Dan, with the chase culminating in a return to the Overlook Hotel. Is it as good as Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of The Shining? No—but that film is hard to top. Flanagan’s film, however, is a worthy follow-up. —Randy Harward, Senior Staff Writer

A squad of British soldiers on a training mission in the Scottish Highlands finds their rival squad slaughtered. Then someone or something comes after them. A young zoologist leads the men to a farmhouse, where they must fight off towering, chillingly intelligent lycanthropes trying to breach the home. Neil Marshall (The Descent, Hellboy reboot) directs this one, which frequently lands on werewolf-movie best-of lists for its taut plot, fast action, and kickass practical effects—including some of the scariest howlers this side of The Howling. —Randy Harward, Senior Staff Writer

Mark Mylod’s The Menu is what you get when you mix a dash of Saw, a half cup of Clue, and a pound of Gordon Ramsay. Various people get invites to a remote five-star restaurant where a world-class chef (Ralph Fiennes) and his crew will provide a mysterious dining experience—on the house. As dinner is served, the courses get stranger and oddly relevant to the guests and staff. Grievances air, secrets reveal, and scores settle as the chef and crew show themselves as a culinary death cult and proclaim that nobody is safe. At once a biting satirization of fine dining that examines what matters in life, The Menu will have you closely question your life choices. —Randy Harward, Senior Staff Writer

When a small town is overrun with zombies, it’s up to a trio of nerdy scout friends, and a strip club waitress with surprisingly bad-ass combat skills, to save the day. Writer/director Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Disturbia) wanted Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse to be like an R-rated The Goonies, and this horror-comedy mostly succeeds. —Bill Frost, Senior Staff Writer

Stree is a scary-comic riff on the Indian folk legend about a ghost-witch (played here by Flora Saini) who abducts unsuspecting men in the night, never to be seen again. Stree claims to be “based on a ridiculously true phenomenon,” and features some genuinely unnerving special effects, solid laughs, and (of course) colorful song-and-dance numbers. As an Indian Express film review noted, “It’s about time Bollywood gave us a feminist ghost.”—Bill Frost, Senior Staff Writer

Here’s Luca Guadagnino again, this time tackling a remake of one of horror’s revered classics—Dario Argento’s masterful Suspiria (1977)—with Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) in the starring role. A dicey prospect to begin with, the film pissed off many critics and fans. Does it measure up to Argento’s original? No. But if you can resist the temptation to make comparisons, Guadagnino’s effort is enjoyable, managing more than its share of truly disturbing moments. It’s also fascinating to watch Tilda Swinton play three different roles in the film, and Mia Goth (MaXXXine) slays as always. Radiohead nerds will also appreciate Thom Yorke’s krautrock-inspired score. But if you’d rather stick to the original, we don’t blame you—and it’s also currently streaming on Prime Video. —Randy Harward, Senior Staff Writer

Jessica Biel stars in this dark, twist-filled story about a small mining town’s rural myth of the Tall Man, a mysterious figure who abducts young children. Or so it seems until the plot spins off into unpredictable directions that transform a simple horror tale into a more complex thriller than expected. Biel’s performance in The Tall Man has been hailed as one of her career bests. —Bill Frost, Senior Staff Writer

Did we need a movie that blends Back to the Future with Halloween? Maybe not, but Totally Killer, starring Kiernan Shipka (Sabrina) is a lot of fun. Shipka plays Jamie Hughes, a teenager whose mother (Julie Bowen) lost her friends to a slasher back in 1987. The killer returns, slaughters Jamie’s mom and pursues Jamie, who escapes in her friend’s time machine. You guessed it—Jamie lands back in 1987 where she has to deal with her mean-girl mom while also trying to save her and hopefully return to a happier life in the present. While it’s neither as innovative and funny (or scary) as the two films it blends, Totally Killer is still totally fun. —Randy Harward, Senior Staff Writer

In Eli Craig’s horror-comedy about a couple of sweet rednecks—the titular Tucker (Allan Tudyk) and Dale (Tyler Labine) have a series of hilarious misunderstandings with a group of college kids. When one of them has an accident, T&D come to her rescue, bringing her back to their cabin until they can reunite her with her friends. Unbeknownst to the boys, the group thinks the boys have abducted the girl and aim to save her, resulting in riotous, and gloriously gory, comedy. —Randy Harward, Senior Staff Writer

• An American Werewolf in London (1981)
• Army of Darkness (1992)
• Bad Moon (1996)
• The Boogeyman (2023)
• Bubba Ho-tep (2002)
• Children of the Corn (1984)
• The Collector (2009)
• Cottage Country (2013)
• Crawl (2019)
• Cube (2023)
• Dark Harvest (2023)
• The Deeper You Dig (2020)
• Dude Bro Party Massacre 3 (2015)
• Elvira Mistress of the Dark (1988)
• From Beyond (1986)
• The Girl Next Door (2007)
• Goodnight Mommy (2014)
• The Greasy Strangler (2016)
• Haunt (2019)
• Hell House LLC (2016)
• Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
• Here for Blood (2024)

• House (1986)
• The House of the Devil (2009)
• Hellraiser (1987)
• Howl (2015)
• Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
• Inferno (1980)
• The Invisible Man (2020)
• Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
• The Last House on the Left (1972)
• Let the Right One In (2008)
• Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
• Maniac Cop (1988)
• Maximum Overdrive (1986)
• The Mist (2007)*
• Monolith (2022)
• Night of the Demons (1988)
• P2 (2007)
• Perdita Durango (1999)
• Possum (2018)
• Prom Night (1980)
• Puppet Master (1989)
• The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

• Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993)*
• Saint Maud (2020)
• Santa Sangre (1989)
• Saturday the 14th (1981)
• Sleepaway Camp (1983)
• The Stepfather (1987)
• Suspiria (1977)
• The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
• Tales of Halloween (2015)
• Terrifier 2 (2022)
• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
• The Thing (1982)
• V/H/S (2012)
• The Void (2017)*
• Waxwork (1988)
• We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
• The Wicker Man (1973)
• Willow Creek (2013)
• The Witch (2016)
• Wolf Creek (2005)
• Wolf Creek 2 (2014)
• Wrong Turn (2003)