Friday the 13th is often associated with superstition, thrills and scary stories. What better way to celebrate this iconic day than slipping under a blanket, turning off the lights and putting on a good horror movie? To accompany you on this chilling adventure, we have selected 10 essential horror films to discover on Netflix. From spine-chilling classics to terrifying new releases, there’s something for all thrill-seekers. Prepare to shiver!
1. Scream
Casey Becker, a beautiful teenager, is alone in her family home. She is about to watch a horror film, but the phone rings. At the end of the line, a serial killer mistreats her…
2. The Grudge
A twisty new version of this genre classic, this horrific story, inspired by the film JU-ON: THE GRUDGE by Takashi Shimizu.
3. This
In Derry, Maine, seven kids having trouble fitting in have banded together to form the “Miss Club.” Rejected by their classmates, they are the favorite targets of the school’s tough guys. They also have in common that they experienced their greatest terror in the face of a terrible predatory shapeshifter that they call “It”…
4. Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight
A group of teenagers addicted to technology take part in a detoxification course in the forest where an evil power intends to disconnect them forever.
5. The Babysitter
An evening of babysitting turns into a nightmare when a boy tries to spy on the young woman charged with looking after him.
6. Slender Man
A feature film centered on Slender Man, a monster created on the Internet in 2009 and who has become an urban legend.
7. Annabelle
John Form is sure he has found the gift of his dreams for his wife Mia, who is expecting a child. This is a very rare antique doll, dressed in an immaculate white wedding dress. But Mia, initially delighted by her gift, will quickly become disillusioned.
One night, members of a satanic sect break into their house and savagely attack the panicking couple. And they don’t just spill blood and sow terror – they bring to life a monstrous creature, even worse than their sinister misdeeds, allowing damned souls to return to Earth: Annabelle…
8. American Nightmare 4
To bring the crime rate below 1% for the rest of the year, the “New Founding Fathers” are testing a social theory that would allow violence to be evacuated for one night in an isolated town. But when the aggression of tyrants meets the rage of marginalized communities, the phenomenon will expand beyond the borders of the test city until it reaches the entire nation.
9. Get Out
Mixed couple, Chris and his girlfriend Rose have the perfect love affair. So the time has come to meet the in-laws, Missy and Dean on a weekend trip to their estate upstate. Chris begins by thinking that the tense atmosphere is linked to their difference in skin color, but very quickly a series of increasingly disturbing incidents allows him to discover the unimaginable.
10. Without a Sound
A family tries to survive under the threat of mysterious creatures who attack at the slightest sound. If they hear you, it’s already too late.
