15 Horror Movies on Netflix That Are Light on Gore but Heavy on Scares

Updated on 7/10/2020 at 4:30 PM

You don't have to have blood and violence to have a scary movie. Sometimes the scariest movies are the ones that totally f*ck with your head or make you believe in ghosts — if you don't already. We scoured Netflix for some truly horrifying and chilling movies that don't rely on bloody scenes to get the scary message across, so they're perfect for anyone with a queasy stomach or someone who just doesn't want to look at a bunch of blood for an hour and a half. Ahead, check them all out, and maybe consider sleeping with the light on tonight.

The Car

This police sheriff has to figure out how a seemingly haunted car is operating, and in turn terrorizing an entire town.

Watch The Car on Netflix.

Before I Wake

In this supernatural story, a child's dreams manifest as reality, but so do his night terrors, wreaking chilling havoc on the house.

Watch Before I Wake on Netflix.

The Boy

What do you do when you're hired as a nanny only to find out your charge is actually a doll? And a creepy one at that? You'll soon find out this job is not as it seems.

Watch The Boy on Netflix.

A Ghost Story

This is not the ghost story you're expecting. The story of a man who's killed and whose spirit now haunts his old house will absolutely creep you out.

Watch A Ghost Story on Netflix.

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

This thriller is a creepy story of a nurse who is hired to take care of a writer in her home, only to find out that it's quite possibly haunted.

Watch I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House on Netflix.

Insidious

Insidious, the story of a family who thinks their house is haunted when it's actually their son who is, relies on supernatural themes for scares instead of gore.

Watch Insidious on Netflix.

The Lodgers

These twins are under a curse to their home and an eerie being known as The Lodgers. The curse requires them to follow specific rules laid out for them . . . or else.

Watch The Lodgers on Netflix.

Creep

This thriller about a videographer who takes a job in a remote town to film a dying man's last days has a very Blair Witch Project vibe to it.

Watch Creep on Netflix.

Stonehearst Aslyum

There are a lot of unseemly practices happening at Stonehearst Asylum in the 1800s and, though not gory, they are unsettling.

Watch Stonehearst Asylum on Netflix.

Under the Shadow

As if being around a war isn't scary enough, this family leaves it behind only to find themselves dealing with supernatural forces instead.

Watch Under the Shadow on Netflix.

The Wicker Man

This classic scary movie doesn't need blood to leave a lasting impression. When a man goes to investigate a missing woman, what he finds is a whole other world steeped in pagan ritual and the unfamiliar.

Watch The Wicker Man on Netflix.

The Ring

In The Ring, watching a creepy video is enough to cue the sequence of your death unless you can figure out how to stop it. While this movie is chilling, it's not bloody.

Watch The Ring on Netflix.

What Lies Beneath

Sometimes the ghosts you think you see and hear aren't in your head, just like in this movie. It will ruin your sleep for a few nights when you can't stop imagining that you're seeing your own ghosts.

Watch What Lies Beneath on Netflix.

Gerald's Game

This film about a sex game gone wrong isn't your typical horror film, but is instead a movie that will mess with your mind and give you nightmares.

Watch Gerald's Game on Netflix.

Polaroid

Be careful not to have your picture taken with this haunted Polaroid camera, or you might just die.

Watch Polaroid on Netflix.