17 Foreign Horror Movies on Netflix That Are Almost Too Scary to Watch

"Under the Shadow" takes place in 1980s Tehran during the Iran-Iraq conflict, and it focuses on a woman whose husband is at war. While caring for their infant daughter, the woman becomes convinced that evil spirits have possessed their house.

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This British film is about a man who returns home and learns his sister is being held in a religious cult. In an attempt to save her, the man visits the cult, only to uncover a shockingly evil secret.

Watch "Apostle" on Netflix now.

When their bus breaks down in the middle of nowhere, a high school volleyball team faces off against ruthless hunters in this French-Belgian dark comedy. The girls are forced to use their athletic skills and teamwork to fight against their bloodthirsty captors.

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This Indian anthology horror film comes from the directors of "Lust Stories." It consists of four short segments, each with their own uniquely chilling supernatural story.

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In Indonesia's "The 3rd Eye," a woman named Alia seeks out a psychic after her little sister claims she can see the dead. But when Alia starts having strange experiences, she questions her own reality — and is forced to confront ghosts of her own.

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Australia's "Cargo" takes place during a horrible zombie pandemic in which an infected father tries desperately to find his daughter a new home before he inevitably changes for the worst.

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Starring Ruth Wilson and Paula Prentiss, this Canadian film tells the story of a live-in nurse who winds up taking care of a horror novelist — only to find that the home they reside in is haunted.

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

Spanish horror movie "Don't Listen" tells the story of a family who experience the loss of their 9-year-old son and begin hearing a cry for help. When they decide to bring in a paranormal expert, the haunting within the house leads to bizarre events.

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"His House," a British film, follows a couple who struggle to settle into their new town in England after fleeing from South Sudan. The two begin to discover hauntingly strange events occurring in their new home and are eventually introduced to the evil spirit embedded inside.

Watch "His House" on Netflix now.

Italy's "A Classic Horror Story" follows a group of strangers who get stranded in the woods. They come upon a strange cabin full of photos of people wearing animal heads and are forced to survive increasingly terrifying circumstances.

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"Cadaver" is a Norwegian film that tells the story of a family who survive a nuclear apocalypse. Without food or water, they decide to attend a show at a hotel advertising a warm meal, but malicious forces ensure things are definitely not as they seem.

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"The Binding" follows a woman who visits her fiancé's family in Italy. Her mother-in-law believes her daughter is cursed, and demonic activities ensue.

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In Indonesia's "May the Devil Take You," a young woman attempts to track down the source of her father's strange illness. She returns to her childhood home and discovers signs of her father's Satanic past.

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"Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil" follows a blacksmith who holds a demon in captivity and tortures it. When an orphan comes and releases it, all hell — literally — breaks loose in this Spanish film.

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The Indonesian horror flick "Sabrina" tells the tale of a woman who lives with her partner, their adopted daughter, and his niece. When the niece tries to summon her late mother through a demonic ritual, terrifying events ensue — and one very malicious doll emerges.

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British offering "The Ritual" centers on a group of four friends who go hiking in the Swedish wilderness. Eventually, the group start encountering spooky runes, dead animals, and ultimately a terrifying house, and the "Blair Witch Project" vibes only escalate from there.

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"Ravenous" takes place in a small village in Quebec that suddenly finds itself plagued by a zombie apocalypse. Survivors flee their killer neighbors for the city, only to discover that the rest of the world haven't fared much better.

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