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Horror movies for people who don't like horror

Everyone has a friend who says they hate horror. Usually they mean they hate being ambushed, or they saw something at eleven that they should not have. These are the films that let you in gently: funny ones, clever ones, thrillers wearing a horror coat. Start anywhere on this list and the genre stops looking like a dare.

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Get Out
2017 · dir. Jordan Peele
🍅 98%★ 7.8mystery · thriller · horrorPeacock

Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.

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A Quiet Place
2018 · dir. John Krasinski
🍅 96%★ 7.5horror · drama · science fictionParamount+

A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.

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The Sixth Sense
1999 · dir. M. Night Shyamalan
🍅 86%★ 8.2mystery · thriller · dramaNetflixHulu

Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.

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Shaun of the Dead
2004 · dir. Edgar Wright
🍅 92%★ 7.8horror · comedyPeacock

Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.

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Scream
1996 · dir. Wes Craven
🍅 78%★ 7.4crime · horror · mysteryHuluParamount+

A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.

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The Cabin in the Woods
2012 · dir. Drew Goddard
🍅 92%★ 7horror · mystery · comedyMax

Five friends set out for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, expecting nothing more than fun and relaxation. As night falls, they discover that something far more unsettling is at work and that nothing about their getaway is what it seems.

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Zombieland
2009 · dir. Ruben Fleischer
🍅 89%★ 7.5comedy · horrorMax

Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.

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Ready or Not
2019 · dir. Tyler Gillett
🍅 89%★ 6.9horror · comedyNetflix

A young bride's wedding night turns into her worst nightmare when her ridiculously rich in-laws force her to play a gruesome game of hide-and-seek.

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What We Do in the Shadows
2014 · dir. Jemaine Clement
🍅 96%★ 7.6comedy · horror

Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.

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Jaws
1975 · dir. Steven Spielberg
🍅 97%★ 8.1horror · thriller · adventureNetflix

When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.

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Signs
2002 · dir. M. Night Shyamalan
🍅 76%★ 6.8thriller · science fiction · horrorHulu

A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.

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Happy Death Day
2017 · dir. Christopher Landon
🍅 71%★ 6.6comedy · horror · mysteryMaxPeacock

Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out.

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Gremlins
1984 · dir. Joe Dante
🍅 86%★ 7.3fantasy · horror · comedyMax

After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.

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Beetlejuice
1988 · dir. Tim Burton
🍅 83%★ 7.4fantasy · comedyMax

A newly dead New England couple seeks help from a deranged demon exorcist to scare an affluent New York family out of their home.

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M3GAN
2022 · dir. Gerard Johnstone
🍅 93%★ 6.3science fiction · horrorNetflix

A brilliant toy company roboticist uses artificial intelligence to develop M3GAN, a life-like doll programmed to emotionally bond with her newly orphaned niece. But when the doll's programming works too well, she becomes overprotective of her new friend with terrifying results.

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The Menu
2022 · dir. Mark Mylod
🍅 88%★ 7.1comedy · horrorNetflixHulu

A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.

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Train to Busan
2016 · dir. Yeon Sang-ho
🍅 95%★ 7.6action · horror · thrillerPeacock

When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.

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The Invisible Man
2020 · dir. Leigh Whannell
★ 7.1thriller · science fiction · horrorRent or buy

When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

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Us
2019 · dir. Jordan Peele
🍅 93%★ 6.8horror · mysteryMax

Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.

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Nope
2022 · dir. Jordan Peele
🍅 83%★ 6.8horror · science fiction · thrillerNetflix

Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.

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Talk to Me
2023 · dir. Michael Philippou
★ 7.1horrorMax

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

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Final Destination 5
2011 · dir. Steven Quale
🍅 64%★ 5.9horror · mysteryMax

Death is just as omnipresent as ever, and is unleashed after one man’s premonition saves a group of coworkers from a terrifying suspension bridge collapse. But this group of unsuspecting souls was never supposed to survive, and, in a terrifying race against time, the ill-fated group frantically tries to discover a way to escape Death’s sinister agenda.

The shows that belong here too

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Stranger Things
2016–2025 · 5 seasons · Netflix
★ 8.6action & adventure · mystery · sci-fi & fantasyNetflix

When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

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Wednesday
2022– · 3 seasons · Netflix
★ 8sci-fi & fantasy · mystery · comedyNetflix

Smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside, Wednesday Addams investigates twisted mysteries while making new friends — and foes — at Nevermore Academy.

Every title above links to its kindred spirits. Find the one you love, then follow the thread. Or browse the mood behind this shelf: tense, twisty, playful.