The 38 Best Horror Movies on HBO Max Right Now

Ed and Lorraine Warren's second big-screen investigation is even scarier than the first. This time around, they're in London's Enfield borough investigating an alleged possession case. The movie is based on a true story, which only makes it all the more chilling.

Watch The Conjuring 2 on HBO Max.

This remake of the 1997 cult classic is even more twisted than the original. Once again, a family vacation goes horribly wrong when a couple and their son are taken hostage by a sadistic group who come up with disturbing ways to torture them.

Watch Funny Games on HBO Max.

Time to finally watch David Lynch's bizarre 1977 directorial debut! Your college film class professor would be so proud of you.

Watch Eraserhead on HBO Max.

The 1933 film is just one of the many classic creature features available on HBO Max right now, but this is a good place to start!

Watch King Kong on HBO Max.

Any horror fan worth their salt knows 1968's Night of the Living Dead, directed by George Romero, is an absolute must-see.

Watch Night of the Living Dead on HBO Max.

Final Destination 5 isn't the most poetic, nuanced horror film out there — it's not even the best Final Destination iteration — but it'll do in a pinch.

Watch Final Destination 5 on HBO Max.

If you love the character of Godzilla, you're in luck: HBO has about a dozen different thrilling and campy Godzilla films. Ishiro Honda's 1954 movie is one you definitely want to have in your horror arsenal.

Watch Godzilla on HBO Max.

If your horror tastes include body horror but don't extend to torture films like Hostel, try The Ruins. A group of college students — always college students, amirite? — stumble upon an ancient evil when they trespass on sacred land.

Watch The Ruins on HBO Max.

HBO Max has Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection, and AVP: Alien vs. Predator. You simply have no excuse not to be caught up on this iconic franchise.

Watch Alien on HBO Max.

Wesley Snipes stars as the badass vampire hybrid in 1998's Blade. If you've already seen it a million times, try Blade II or Blade: Trinity; HBO Max has both!

Watch Blade on HBO Max.

Witness a piece of horror history with 1958's The Blob, a favorite for drive-in movie theaters to this day.

Watch The Blob on HBO Max.

Guillermo del Toro's 1993 film is still one of his most beloved by fans. Don't read anything about it — just watch it.

Watch Cronos on HBO Max.

A buddy-cop comedy with Quentin Tarantino and George Clooney — but make it vampires. You'll also catch Salma Hayek dancing with a snake in a performance that Britney wishes she could replicate.

Watch From Dusk Till Dawn on HBO Max.

This isn't your typical nightmare. In this 1994 sequel, Freddy Krueger goes after actress Heather Langenkamp and director Wes Craven (playing themselves) in the real world.

Watch Wes Craven's New Nightmare on HBO Max.

A group of teenagers are tormented by an evil entity, Freddy Kruger, who appears in their dreams garnished with two terrifying claws of blades.

Watch Nightmare on Elm Street on HBO Max now.

Based on true accounts, a family moves into a beautiful home in Long Island. However, they discover an evil entity residing in the home after a number of odd disturbances.

Watch The Amityville Horror on HBO Max now.

From the creators of the first Annabelle, this film explores the origin of how the doll became inhabited by an evil entity.

Watch Annabelle: Creation on HBO Max now.

When a divorced couple enter a custody battle over their daughter, a doctor's psychological experiment on the mother causes her to enter a murderous rage.

Watch The Brood on HBO Max now.

Defense lawyer Kevin Lomax takes a position at one of the top law firms in New York. As Kevin takes on case after case, he comes discover his mentor has evil intentions beyond just winning.

Watch The Devil's Advocate on HBO Max now.

A group of teens, including Clay Miller's sister, go missing at Camp Crystal Lake. Miller then goes to the camp to find his sister but also runs into the killer who caused her disappearance, Jason Voorhees.

Watch Friday the 13th on HBO Max now.

A psychiatrist is held captive in her own mental asylum after a car accident. When she wakes, she finds she is being accused of murdering her husband. Though disoriented, she tries to escape the asylum to find the truth.

Watch Gothika on HBO Max now.

A family's young daughter becomes possessed by an evil spirit who abducts her by way of her television screen.

Watch Poltergeist on HBO Max now.

A group of friends head out on a road trip before a member leaves for the military. On their way, they get into an accident with some rowdy bikers. Unfortunately, where they find shelter is where Leatherface also resides.

Watch The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning on HBO Max now.

Sequel to The Collector, this film shows the escape of a previous captive while another is trapped by madman.

Watch The Collection on HBO Max now.

A killer goes after the daughter of a past victim, taunting her with phone calls. At the same time, a reporter is working to uncover the identity behind the bone-chilling mask they wear.

Watch Scream on HBO Max now.

A a self-help author tries to help a client escape the remnants of his troubled past. However, the client turns the tables exposing the author's own dark secrets through torture.

Watch Repentance on HBO Max now.

A college professor takes a group of students to perform a paranormal experiment that requires negative human energy to be successful. One student becomes to main subject to activating the poltergeist, causing her to lose her sanity and unleash a greater evil than the one they were trying to create.

Watch The Quiet Ones on HBO Max now.

A woman suffering from night terrors frequently envisions a serial killer with a disfigured face slashing their victim with a gold sword. She soon comes to realize the murders she dreams about are happening in reality.

Watch Malignant on HBO Max now.

In this terrifying Alien sequel, two extraterrestrial monsters take their fight from outer space to Earth.

Watch AVPR on HBO Max now.

Once a deadly virus runs rampant through the human race, all that's left is a flesh-eating group of zombies and few survivors determined to stay alive.

Watch 28 Days Later on HBO Max.

A woman accused of murdering children was killed in Darkness Falls in the 1800s. Now, her vengeful spirit has taken her wrath out on the town starting with a young boy who sees her in his nightmares.

Watch Darkness Falls on HBO Max now.

In the light-hearted film adaption of Roald Dahl's novel, a young boy who is turned into a mouse by a sinister group of witches tries to stop her from using her dangerous potion on any other children.

Watch The Witches on HBO Max now.

After a member of a friend group is killed, the rest of the teens realize they are being hunted by a killer. In this spooky and satirical rendition of Scream, the group try to protect themselves and each other from the anonymous serial killer.

Watch Scary Movie on HBO Max now.

In this found footage film, a couple young adults are trying to survive the rampage of a ruthless monster who has taken over the city.

Watch Cloverfield on HBO Max now.

A group of elitists trap a group of twelve people in a remote location to hunt them for sport. Their aim is to see which one of the group will turn against their own to survive.

Watch The Hunt on HBO Max now.

In a small town in the West, a series of disappearances leads an ex-cop to find the culprit to be a group of people who have summoned a dangerous spirit.

Watch The Empty Man on HBO Max now.

In the grand scheme of scary King adaptations, It is definitely unnerving, but it's not quite as scary as the other films on this list. The story works best as a coming-of-age tale for the Losers' Club, but it's not without its creepy moments. Seeing Bill Skarsgård in full Pennywise makeup for the first time kicks the film off with a haunting start, and watching him lure little Georgie into his trap is the stuff of nightmares. But the movie's biggest fright comes later when Pennywise manifests as Georgie in his big brother Bill's basement in order to taunt the older child with the chilling refrain, "You'll float, too."

Watch It on HBO Max now.

Ouija: Origin of Evil gives the poorly reviewed 2014 film Ouija a fresh backstory. In the prequel, set in the late '60s, a widow introduces a Ouija board to her seance business, unwittingly bringing out a spirit that possesses her daughter. Director Mike Flanagan wanted to work on a period piece with a family dynamic, and he did exactly that. Critics praised how the story and atmosphere here are better than the original film's.

Watch Ouija: Origin of Evil on HBO Max now.