13 Foreign Horror Movies to Add to Your Netflix Lineup This October

The sheer number of spooky movies and TV shows available on Netflix in time for Halloween can be pretty overwhelming. Into gory horror films or movies that have jaw-dropping twists? There are tons of 'em. Jump scare-less fare? The streaming giant has plenty of those, too. So, if you've made your way through all of the aforementioned subcategories of thrills, chills, and everything else, why not check out Netflix's wide variety of foreign horror films and TV series, instead? From South Korean zombie movies to a ghoulish TV show from India, we've rounded up some worthy candidates ahead.

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Veronica
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Veronica

In Veronica, which is based on true events, a high-schooler in Madrid decides to experiment with a Ouija board with some of her classmates but ends up getting followed home by an evil spirit. As her (and her siblings') sanity begins to crumble due to the haunting, you'll find yourself questioning what's actually real and what's in Veronica's imagination.

Watch it now.

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The Unborn Child
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The Unborn Child

A couple and their young daughter find themselves plagued by a malevolent presence in this Thai film and eventually discover that their haunting has something to do with a mysterious temple and a string of abortions.

Watch it now.

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Cargo
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Cargo

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 it now.

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Ravenous
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Ravenous

This is actually a pretty introspective and beautiful movie, as far as films in the zombie genre go. That being said, watching a small group of desperate survivors attempt to navigate the aftermath of a zombie-like outbreak in rural Quebec is going to come with some nauseating moments.

Watch it now.

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The Wailing
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The Wailing

After a mysterious disease overtakes a small village in South Korea, a police officer sets out to find a cure when his daughter is infected.

Watch it now.

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The Babadook
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The Babadook

After her husband dies in a car accident in this Australian film, a grieving woman and her son are haunted by an evil presence that arrives in the form of a creepy children's book called Mr. Babadook.

Watch it now.

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Ghoul
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Ghoul

When a prisoner at a military detention center in near-future India begins to behave erratically, a young interrogator finds herself obsessed with uncovering the real reason why, leading her into the ultimate battle for survival.

Watch it now.

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Creeped Out
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Creeped Out

Somehow this British TV show makes creepy anthology horror series kid-friendly, exploring tales of "dark magic" and "twisted technology."

Watch it now.

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Malevolent

In this gory film out of the UK, we meet a brother and sister earning a living by faking paranormal occurrences for cash. But when they're tasked with investigating some strange phenomena at a supposedly haunted estate, things take a turn for the worse.

Watch it now.

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Apostle
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Apostle

Occult horror-thriller Apostle stars Beauty and the Beast's Dan Stevens as Thomas Richardson, who returns home to London in 1905, only to discover that his sister has been captured by a cult led by the dangerously charismatic Prophet Malcolm (Michael Sheen) and is being held for ransom. Thomas sets out to rescue his sister, infiltrating the cult's island community and eventually uncovering an evil secret.

Watch it on Oct. 12.

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The Presence
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The Presence

Alternately titled Die Präsenz, this German found-footage flick follows three friends hoping to get proof of paranormal activity by breaking into an abandoned castle. Of course, once they arrive, terror and madness begin to seep into the group in unexpectedly horrifying ways.

Watch it now.

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Conjuring Spirit
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Conjuring Spirit

After being betrayed by her husband, a woman decides to pack up her and her son and move into a new apartment. Once she gets there, an eerie music box makes its way into her hands, as well as a not-so-nice spirit. Word to the wise: watch this Vietnamese horror movie with the lights on.

Watch it now.

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Train to Busan
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Train to Busan

This South Korean zombie movie was a box office hit, for good reason. The terrifyingly claustrophobic horror film centers on a father and daughter who must survive a gory outbreak of the undead on a lengthy train journey to the country's only remaining safe city.

Watch it now.