The less you know about Get Out going in, the better. All you need to know is the briefest of synopses: Chris, a young Black man, accepts an invite to meet his white girlfriend’s family. He’s worried they won’t be accepting of him, but he couldn’t be more wrong: Rose’s parents like him. They really, really like him. And then, just like that, things start to get weird…

Get Out is currently available to rent on Amazon Prime.

The original found-footage horror, this 90s classic sees three students head into the Maryland backwoods to cover the mystery behind the Blair Witch incidents. The trio speak with locals, sift through facts and legends, and then decide to spice their footage up by heading into the woods to see what they can find out there. But then, just like that, they lose their map… and things take an unexpectedly frightening turn.

The Blair Witch Project is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

For all those who love horrors that hit just a little too close to home, this pandemic-themed nightmare might just be the film you need to watch this September. Set in a city being ravaged by a grisly virus (sound familiar?), it follows a lone man as he stays locked inside his apartment, digitally cut off from seeking help and desperate to find a way out.

#Alive is streaming on Netflix.

Is a bone-chilling ghost story more your kind of thing? Then check out Daniel Radcliffe’s first foray into horror, which sees him star as a grief-stricken lawyer who buries himself in his work, only to learn that a vengeful spirit is murdering the village’s children.

The Woman In Black is streaming on Amazon Prime now.

If you like your horror films to come with a healthy dose of demon possession, check out Insidious. All about a family convinced their new home is haunted, and that their comatose son is possessed by a demon in an alternative universe, it’s packed with enough jump-scares to give you a proper workout.

Insidious is available to stream on Netflix now.

As traumatic as it is terrifying, Hereditary sees a family do their best to unravel a series of cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry when their matriarch dies, only to learn that they’ve inherited a truly sinister fate.

Hereditary is streaming now on Netflix.

A home invasion tale like no other, there’s a reason we recently named The Strangers one of the most frightening horror films of all time. 

The Strangers is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

Imagine trying to traverse a world where making the slightest noise, even something as involuntary as a cough, could result in your death? Now, imagine trying to traverse that same world while heavily pregnant, and you have the horror that is A Quiet Place.

A Quiet Place is now streaming on Netflix.

The Platform focuses on a collection of prisoners in a stacked prison where the only food available to inmates is the leftovers of those people above them. Of course, this doesn’t bode well for prisoners in the lower levels.

Some starve to death. Some brutally attack their fellow inmates in order to get their hands on the food they so desperately need. And some partake in a little (un)healthy cannibalism. 

The Platform is available to stream on Netflix now.

Jennifer Lawrence stars as the teenager who falls in love with the boy next door. Too bad, then, that he lives in the same house where both his parents were killed by his little sister. This good-bad film blends Psycho with all your favoruite teen horror tropes. And, as ever, Lawrence puts in a stellar performance.

House At The End Of The Street is available now on Amazon Prime.

This film opened to mixed-reviews, but has since proven a favourite with horror fans everywhere. Set in a not-so-distant future, it sees the members of a wealthy family find themselves in trouble when they are held hostage by a murderer during the Purge, a period in which all criminal activity is legalised.

The Purge is available to stream on Amazon Prime.

When these robbers learn a blind, elderly veteran has come into some money, they think he’s going to be an easy target. They’re wrong. Very, very wrong.

Don’t Breathe is available now on Netflix.

In a nutshell? Justin and Aaron joined a cult, left a cult and then decided to go back and visit the cult. Naturally, though, that visit doesn’t go well. At all.

The Endless is available on Netflix now.

This film is the fifth in a popular horror franchise, which means we all know what’s going to happen. Think a terrifying premonition, a near-fatal accident, and the increasingly grisly deaths of all “lucky” survivors. 

So why have we included Final Destination 5 (available now on Amazon Prime), then? Because it’s the one with the excellent twist ending, of course.

Owen, like so many horror protagonists, leads a lonely life. And so, when he meets new neighbour Abby, he revels in their friendship… until he becomes aware that she is hiding a secret from him. Big secret. Huge.

Let Me In is available on Amazon Prime.

On the day of her prom night, seventeen-year-old Carrie discovers that she possesses telekinetic powers. And we all know what happens next, don’t we?

Carrie is available on Netflix.

On Halloween (because of course), a group of friends encounter an extreme haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. However, the night soon turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realisation that some nightmares are real…

Haunt is available on Amazon Prime.

Billed as Get Out meets Black Swan, this twisted tale of two adept cellists is apparently so terrifying and unsettling that it made some viewers physically sick.

The Perfection is available on Netflix.

Cloaked, cult-like figures trap a police officer, patients and staffers inside a hospital. But why? Probably because it’s a gateway to evil, to be honest.

The Void is available on Amazon Prime now.

Fancy something completely different? This smart-as-a-whip horror from Joss Whedon (yeah, the man who gave us Buffy the Vampire Slayer) takes all our favourite horror tropes and turns them completely on their head. But, while it’s plenty funny, it’s still guaranteed to send shivers down your spine, too.

The Cabin In The Woods is available on Netflix.

Seven helpless and bullied children are forced to face their worst nightmares when Pennywise, a shape-shifting clown, emerges from the sewers…

It is available on Amazon Prime.

This gloriously silly horror has a very similar premise to Groundhog Day. If, y’know, Bill Murray’s character were chased by a serial killer at the end of every single day and murdered, horribly.

Happy Death Day is available on Netflix.

If there’s one lesson we’ve learned from watching horror films night after night, it’s this: a remote cabin in the woods is probably the worst place for a romantic getaway with your partner. Ever.

What Keeps You Alive is available on Netflix.

A nurse  takes her favourite romance novelist hostage in this beloved adaptation of Stephen King’s novel. And, while Kathy Bates is sweet-as-a-button at first, things soon take a turn for the terrifying when she learns he’s planning on killing off her favourite character.

Misery is available on Netflix now.

With their relationship in trouble, Dani joins her boyfriend Christian on a make-or-break trip to an ancestral commune in northern Sweden. Once there, they are invited by the forever-smiling villagers to partake in celebrations for their fabled midsummer festival – and they are all too happy to accept. However, it isn’t long before the seemingly pastoral paradise transforms into a sinister, dread-soaked nightmare as the locals reveal their terrifying agenda…

Read our review of Midsommar (which is currently available on Amazon Prime) here.

The precursor for Saw, with a heavy dose of 90s nostalgia, this film sees a group of strangers wake up in the Rubik’s Cube only your nightmares could imagine. We don’t want to give too much away, but… watch it. And enjoy.

The Cube is available on Amazon Prime.

Horror fans have been pushed to their limit by this Netflix original film – and it’s based on a terrifying true story. At the exact moment of an eclipse, the glass cup used during a séance shatters and cuts the eponymous character’s finger, causing a drop of her blood to fall onto the Ouija board itself. The teen lets out an inhuman cry before passing out and, from that point on, seems marked by an evil supernatural force – one which, at one point, takes on the appearance of a cigarette-smoking nun.

You can find out all about Veronica (which is available on Netflix) here.

Luca Guadagnino’s horrifying tale of a world-renowned dance company plagued by darkness remains every bit as gripping today as it did when it was first released in the 70s. If you aren’t a fan of older horrors, though, you’ll be pleased to know the star-studded 2018 remake on Amazon Prime, too.

Suspiria is available on Amazon Prime.

Nobody likes spending time with their ex. Not really. But, while attending a dinner party at his own ex-wife’s house, Will soon realises that she and her new husband have seriously sinister plans for their guests.

The Invitation is available on Netflix.

A genuinely good remake? Absolutely. This is a horror film with a capital H, and trust us when we say it’s genuinely scary. You’ll want to keep the lights on for this one…

Evil Dead is available on Amazon Prime.

A deaf author, a solitary house in the middle of the woods, and a masked man. It’s a surefire recipe for pure, pulsating terror, isn’t it?

Hush is available on Netflix.

It all begins so well: a new couple are driving to a music festival in Ireland, and they’re very excited about it. Until, that is, they find themselves helplessly lost and are set upon by a mysterious tormentor…

In Fear is available on Amazon Prime.