We can always rely on Netflix to provide us with endless original rom-coms, but the streaming service doesn't get nearly enough credit for its terrifyingly awesome array of original horror flicks. From adaptations (including many derived from master of macabre Stephen King) to completely new ideas, some scary Netflix originals are just as terrifying (if not more so) than horror movie classics.
If you're looking for something new to watch, we've got some movies that are guaranteed to leave you with chills. Here are some of Netflix's most horrifying original movies, and don't be surprised if you have to sleep with the light on after watching these.
— Additional reporting by Lauren Harano
Starring 13 Reasons Why's Dylan Minnette, this (admittedly terrible but still entertaining) thriller follows a teenager and his mother as they settle into a new home, only to find themselves troubled by their elderly yet eerily eccentric new neighbor.
Watch Open House on Netflix now.
Adapted from Samanta Schweblin's short novel of the same name, Fever Dream revolves around a women who — while lying in a rural hospital bed — uncovers a shocking conspiracy.
Watch Fever Dream on Netflix beginning Oct. 13.
Starring Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Aksel Hennie (The Martian), this Norwegian comedic horror film tells the story of a married couple who each think they can end the marriage by murdering the other. When they take a trip to a remote cabin to do the deed, they end up finding an even bigger threat awaits.
Watch The Trip on Netflix beginning Oct. 15.
What do you do when you are moonlighting as a chauffeur and realize the women you just picked up aren't what they seem? That's the premise of this vampire thriller, which features a lot of familiar faces including Debby Ryan, Sydney Sweeney, Alexander Ludwig, Lucy Fry, Raúl Castillo, and Alfie Allen, among others.
Watch Night Teeth on Netflix beginning Oct. 20.
In this new Netflix psychological horror film set in the world of webcam pornography, Madeline Brewer from The Handmaid's Tale stars as an erotic cam girl who finds her popular channel hijacked by a look-alike. What's even better: Cam is one of the few films about sex work written by a former sex worker, resulting in a story that doesn't glamorize, glorify, or romanticize the profession.
Watch Cam on Netflix now.
If twisted thrillers are your thing, then you'll love this adaptation of Stephen King's novel by the same name, telling the story of a woman (played by The Haunting of Hill House actress Carla Gugino) who accidentally kills her husband during a kinky sex experience, leaving her stranded in their remote lake house and chained to their bed.
Watch Gerald's Game on Netflix now.
Starring Hilary Swank and Rose Byrne, this sci-fi thriller tells the story of a teenage girl raised by a robot designed to repopulate the earth, but an unexpected encounter with a gravely wounded human woman forces the teen to question everything she was told by her robot Mother about the outside world.
Watch I Am Mother on Netflix now.
Allison Williams stars in this intense thriller as a cello prodigy who is forced to abandon music after a family tragedy, only to return to performing years later with the help of a rising new star (and an insanely freaky reunion).
Watch The Perfection on Netflix now.
With an insane cast that includes Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalia Dyer, Toni Collette, Rene Russo, and John Malkovich, this horror-thriller tells the story of a series of paintings by an unknown artist, which, after they are discovered, release a supernatural force that exacts revenge on those who value profit over art for art's sake.
Watch Velvet Buzzsaw on Netflix now.
In this follow-up to The 3rd Eye, Alia takes a job in an orphanage, where she meets a teen named Nadia who claims that she possesses the same inner eyes that Alia does and that she hears eerie voices in the walls, the source of which they try to find together.
Watch The 3rd Eye 2 on Netflix now.
Kate Siegel stars in this psychological horror as a woman in crisis who recruits the help of a well-known hypnotist, not realizing her sessions with the specialist will have grave results.
Watch Hypnotic on Netflix beginning Oct. 27.
If you're a fan of the original Polish slasher movie, Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight, then you obviously have to watch this continuation of the story. Centered on Adaś, a young and dissatisfied policeman in a small town, this movie is a coming-of-age-meets-slasher flick that tackles the topics of finding yourself and looking for love, albeit with a good bit of blood.
Watch Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight Part 2 on Netflix beginning Oct. 27.
This paranormal thriller is centered around a brother/sister con artist team, Jackson and Angela, who run a lucrative (and fake) "ghostbusting" business, but encounter very real spirits on their latest job.
Watch Malevolent on Netflix now.
When two sisters move back into their childhood home after the death of their parents, one of the sisters senses that the house may also be inhabited by a dark, unseen presence in this Indonesian supernatural thriller
Watch The 3rd Eye on Netflix now.
With a cast that includes Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson, and John Malkovich, this post-apocalyptic horror film follows a woman and her children in their attempt to find sanctuary after a mysterious force decimates most of the population. However, there's a catch — to avoid succumbing to the same fate, they must complete the trip blindfolded.
Watch Bird Box on Netflix now.
This Indonesian horror flick tells the story of a young woman who, upon learning about her estranged father's mysterious illness, returns with her stepsister to her family's old villa to uncover the secrets of her family's demonic past.
Watch May the Devil Take You on Netflix now.
Not to be confused with Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, this equally chilling horror flick follows a toymaker and his wife, who find themselves terrorized by a demon doll after their niece tries to summon her late mother with a Spanish paper-and-pencil game called Juego de la Lapicera.
Watch Sabrina on Netflix now.
In this totally creepy Indonesian flick, a robbery turns into a murder when a pregnant woman's employees discover that she is unexpectedly home during their heist, and though they bury her body in the backyard, she returns to haunt them in increasingly terrifying ways.
Watch Suzzanna: Buried Alive on Netflix now.
Former Disney Channel darling Brenda Song stars in this psychological thriller as Jennifer, a young woman who suffers from amnesia following a violent attack, and as her memories start to come back, she finds that she no longer knows who to trust.
Watch Secret Obsession on Netflix now.
Starring Kiernan Shipka and Stanley Tucci, this horror film tells the story of a deaf teen named Ally who moves with her family to escape terrifying creatures who hunt humans by sound, but in their remote new town, they face a new threat: a cult that wants to exploit Ally's heightened senses. If this isn't the new Bird Box, then we don't know what is.
Watch The Silence on Netflix now.
Based on the novella of the same name by Stephen King and Joe Hill, this thriller tells the story of a brother and sister who follow the cries for help of a young boy into a field of tall grass, only to find themselves separated and at the will of some malevolent force.
Watch In the Tall Grass on Netflix now.
Kate Bosworth and Thomas Jane star in this movie as foster parents who take in an eight-year-old boy, Cody (played by Jacob Tremblay), only to learn that the young boy's dreams can turn into reality — and so can his nightmares.
Watch Before I Wake on Netflix now.
In this creepy flick, a retired horror writer suffering from dementia hires a live-in nurse to care for both her and her Braintree, MA, estate. However, what the writer fails to mention to her new caretaker is that Polly, the fictional protagonist of her most popular novel, The Lady in the Walls, is not actually be fictional, and that she may have been killed in the estate the writer now inhabits.
Watch I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House on Netflix now.
In this thriller starring Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgard, and Riley Keough, a naturalist is brought to a desolate Alaskan village to search for the wolves that are suspected to have killed three children.
Watch Hold the Dark on Netflix now.
This fantasy horror film, set in 19th-century northern Spain, offers a terrifying retelling of an ancient fable about a blacksmith who finds himself in a vicious battle with the devil.
Watch Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil on Netflix now.
In this sequel to the 2016 Malaysian supernatural film (and the second installment in a planned trilogy), a Muslim medical practitioner continues to heal after the death of his wife and son, and becomes a freelance preacher, though he is now haunted by a mysterious woman who questions him about faith and destiny.
Watch Munafik 2 on Netflix now.
This movie starring Samara Weaving as a killer babysitter preying on the unsuspecting kid she's in charge of is funny and heartfelt, but that doesn't stop the McG-directed horror-comedy from being drenched in blood, as Weaving's pals get rightfully picked off by the clever kid.
Watch The Babysitter on Netflix now.
Two years ago, a boy defeated a demonic cult led by his babysitter, but to this day, no one believes him, even though the babysitter and her friends have all vanished. When he accepts an invitation from his crush to a Halloween lake party, he discovers that old evil isn't quite so dead after all.
Watch The Babysitter on Netflix now.
In this eerie Spanish thriller, a young mother returns with her family to the mansion she was raised in (and had a terribly unhappy childhood in) to look after her venomous mother, who is in a coma yet refuses to die.
Watch The Influence on Netflix now.
This thrilling drama follows a young boy who's plagued by a mysterious and totally debilitating illness, and his parents, who turn to a doctor who claims she may cure their son — though the process will be intense, and her clean house facility will contain even more mysteries than the boy's illness.
Watch Eli on Netflix now.
Here we have one of the rare cases in which there's a horrifying monster and they show it in all its glory. And let me tell you, it's truly a sight to see. It all tumbles into one rather haunting tale.
Watch The Ritual on Netflix now.
Loosely based on the Japanese manga of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, this supernatural thriller stars Nat Wolff as Light Turner, a high schooler who discovers a mysterious leather-bound notebook that has the power to kill anyone who's name is written in its pages. He and his girlfriend (who's played by Margaret Qualley) team up to eliminate all criminals, while an eccentric detective (played by Lakeith Stanfield) attempts to stop them.
Watch Death Note on Netflix now.
When a newly married man tries to bond with his stepson, he finds out that this little guy might be full of evils like no other.
Watch Little Evil on Netflix now.
This Indian anthology horror film comes from the directors of Lust Stories and consists of four short segments, each with their own uniquely chilling supernatural story.
Watch Ghost Stories on Netflix now.
This Australian horror film is a slow burn, but it's worth the watch. When his wife succumbs to a zombie bite and he realizes he's not long behind her, a father begins a desperate search for a safe place to leave his infant daughter in the outback before he dies.
Watch Cargo on Netflix now.
Morality gets foggy in this thriller starring Carmen Ejogo as Katrina, a single mother whose daughter Clara (Apollina Pratt) gets bitten by a venomous rattlesnake. Desperate to save her, Katrina accepts the help of a mysterious woman in the desert, but her miraculous healing powers come with a price: Katrina must kill a stranger to repay the debt, or else Clara will die by sundown. Theo Rossi and Emma Greenwell costar.
Watch Rattlesnake on Netflix now.
When a teen from Hawaii is forced to move in with her grandma in Nebraska, she never expects that trouble will follow her in the form of a mysterious murderer picking off her new classmates one by one. Sydney Park stars in this slasher flick, which is based on Stephanie Perkins's novel of the same name.
Watch Fever Dream on Netflix beginning Oct. 6.