Summary

• Hulu offers a variety of horror movies, including originals, cult classics, and indie gems with something for every horror fan.
• From psychological thrillers to supernatural horror, Hulu's selection covers a range of subgenres and styles to keep viewers on the edge of their seats.
• Popular titles like "Get Out" and lesser-known gems like "The Invitation" provide a diverse lineup of chilling horror experiences for subscribers on Hulu.

The best horror movies on Hulu have a mix of classics, modern-day releases, and even some great Hulu original movies. All of them, from vintage body horrors to contemporary supernatural thrillers, possess the ability to scare and terrify subscribers. While the selection of scary titles on Hulu is not as large as a service like Netflix or Max, there is still something worth watching for horror fans. Showcasing the titles Disney+ won't stream because of its focus on family features, Hulu has everything from fun, campy horror movies to some R-rated fright fests guaranteed to keep viewers awake at night.

While there are some popular horror movies on Hulu that genre aficionados will recognize, there is also an eclectic mix of independent scary films that cater to people wanting something different. There are horror Oscar contenders on Hulu, and there are also small movies that have developed a strong cult following. Hulu also offers some great original horror movies, ranging the gamut from body horror to horror comedies to even sequels to former big-budget theatrical franchises. From psychological thrillers and slasher movies to supernatural horror and funny splatterfests, the best horror movies on Hulu have something for everyone.

For more horror movie recommendations, check out our lists of the greatest horror movies of all time.

20 The ABCs Of Death (2012)

A Horror Anthology By Top Genre Filmmakers

In 2012, 26 horror directors ed forces to create 26 short horror tales that fit into a two-hour running time. As the title of the film suggests, each of the horror shorts has a title that starts with each letter of the alphabet in order from A to Z. The directors include some of the genre's best names, including Nacho Vigalondo (Timecrimes), Angela Bettis (May), Ti West (Pearl), Adam Wingard (You're Next), and Ben Wheatley (Kill List). The only rule was that every short had to deal with death.

The ABCs of Death debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival and then went straight to VOD in 2013. The movie didn't do well critically, receiving a 37% rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes. However, the critics' main problem was that the quality of each short varied, with some that were scary and others that mixed the mark. But there's really a lot here for horror fans to love, and the best shorts are scary enough to make up for the ones that miss the mark.

19 Get Out (2017)

A Horror Movie Of Liberal Racism

Get Out was not only one of the best horror movies of the century so far, but it also proved that Jordan Peele is one of the best horror directors in Hollywood. This might have come as a surprise to people who know him from his comedy work, but Peele delivered a brilliant horror movie with a fantastic social message. Daniel Kaluuya plays Chris Washington, a Black photographer who goes to meet his white girlfriend's family in upstate New York.

Get Out was not only one of the best horror movies of the century so far, but it also proved that Jordan Peele is one of the best horror directors in Hollywood.

Once there, everyone seems to love him, but the longer he stays, the stranger things start to get and then he realizes that her family and friends have evil plans for him. The movie was a massive success, making $255.4 million on a $4.5 million budget (via Box Office Mojo). It was also one of the rare horror movies to earn an Oscar nomination for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Kaluuya. Critics loved Get Out, and it has an almost perfect 98% certified fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

18 The Invitation (2022)

A Woman Invited To A European Home Learns A Terrifying Secret

The Invitation was a surprising horror movie released in 2022. It follows Evie (Nathalie Emmanuel), a young freelance caterer. She takes a DNS test and learns she has a cousin in England named Oliver (Hugh Skinner) and then sets out to meet him. Oliver then invites Evie to fly out and attend a wedding so she can meet more of her extended family. She agrees, and it is one of the worst decisions of her life, as she finds herself in great danger when they reveal they are vampires and have been searching for her for years.

Fascinatingly, The Invitation is a sequel to Dracula. The movie features the elderly Jonathan and Mina Harker, who work for Walter De Ville, the Lord of the Manor, who turns out to be Dracula himself. The Invitation didn't perform well at the box office, with a $38 million take on a $10 million budget (via Box Office Mojo). However, it ended up as a huge success on Netflix when it first hit streaming and is now available for Hulu streamers to discover.

17 Antebellum (2020)

A Woman Is Kidnapped And Wakes Up In A Terrifying Alternate Reality

Released in 2020 and starring Janelle Monáe (Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery), Antebellum sees Monáe as a sociologist named Dr. Veronica Henley, who is preparing for a trip to promote her new book. However, while in Louisiana on the book promotional tour, she is abducted by a woman named Elizabeth and her husband Jasper and held captive at a plantation. The movie also has scenes from the Confederate days, where a plantation kills any enslaved person who tries to escape.

Janelle Monáe also played GI Julie in 2018's Welcome to Marwen.

Antebellum has an interesting twist that shows it is not actually a time travel movie, with Veronica taken back to the dark days of slavery, and it's this twist that helped raise the movie's status thanks to its approach on the social topics for the times. While critics were mostly unimpressed, ranking it at a low 30% on Rotten Tomatoes, Variety named Antebellum as one of the best films of 2020 thanks to its production design, storytelling, and social relevancy.

16 Fresh (2022)

A Horror Romantic Thriller About Cannibalism

Fresh is a unique Hulu original horror movie, as it is a romantic thriller about cannibalism. The movie has a great cast, with Daisy Edgar-Jones (Twisters) star as Noa, a single woman who is growing frustrated with online dating. However, she meets a man at the supermarket named Steve, and they hit it off quickly. Sebastian Stan (Captain America and the Winter Soldier) plays Steve, and it isn't long before she learns the hard way that he is a cannibal. He captures her with the intent of slowly dismembering her and selling her body parts to other wealthy cannibals.

The movie takes several disturbing twists and turns, including how far Steve's cannibalistic schemes reach. When Hulu released the movie, it was one of the most streamed for the week it hit the service regardless of platform (via Media Play News). Critics also loved Fresh, and it sits at a high 81% positive on Rotten Tomatoes, while also winning Best Horror Movie at the Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards.

15 Split (2017)

M. Night Shyamalan's Tale Of A Terrifying Kidnapper

M. Night Shyamalan had not had a critically successful movie in over a decade when he returned to cinemas with Split. With this one movie, he revitalized his career and started a resurgence that is still going to this day. In Split, James McAvoy stars as Kevin Wendell Crumb, a man with dissociative identity disorder and 23 distinct personalities. However, the problem is that one of these is a superhumanly strong monster that abducts and kills young women.

Anya Taylor-Joy plays Casey Cooke, who along with her two friends, is the latest person kidnapped, and she has to find a way to escape before the "Beast" kills her. What no one expected was that the movie would tie into Unbreakable, one of Shyamalan's biggest cult favorites, and lead to a third movie called Glass. Split was a monster success, making over $278 million on a $9 million budget (via Box Office Mojo) with a 78% positive rating average on Rotten Tomatoes.

14 The Boogeyman (2023)

A Grieving Family Must Add Being Haunted To Their List Of Troubles

In 2023, 20th Century Studios adapted Stephen King's 1973 short story, The Boogeyman. The Hulu horror movie focuses on therapist and single father Will (Chris Messina), who is mourning the death of his wife. He and his daughters are both struggling to overcome the loss when the mysterious Boogeyman begins to haunt the family. There were some differences between the movie and the original short story, including focusing on the doctor's daughter over his own mental state, but the changes work well for the movie medium.

The movie was a small box office success, making $82.3 million on a $35 million budget (via The Numbers) before making it to Hulu less than a year later. The Boogeyman sits at a lukewarm 60% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics say it falls short of the original story but remains a spooky movie that works for horror fans.

13 Run (2020)

Sarah Paulson Stars As One Of Cinema's Worst Mothers

Run is a very different psychological horror movie. The Hulu original is similar to a very disturbing true-crime story about a mother misusing medication to keep her daughter sick. Sarah Paulson stars as the mother, Diane, who makes her daughter Chloe (Kiera Allen) believe she can't walk and needs a wheelchair while convincing doctors that Chloe's various diseases require full-time care from her.

However, the horror starts when Chloe learns the truth about her "illness" and tries to escape. ended up as one of Hulu's most successful original horror movies, the most-watched in the streaming service's history (via Deadline). While some horror fans may be interested in Run's true crime inspirations, what's perhaps more interesting is that it's also based in the same fictional world as Searching (2018) and Missing (2023). Aneesh Chaganty directed all three movies, which include references to each other.

12 28 Weeks Later (2007)

The Explosive Sequel To The Game-Changing British Zombie Movie

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28 Weeks Later is a post-apocalyptic horror film that serves as a sequel to the 2002 movie 28 Days Later. Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, the film is set six months after the initial outbreak of the Rage Virus. As the U.S. Army restores order in London and repopulates the city, a carrier of the virus inadvertently reintroduces the deadly infection, leading to renewed chaos and the struggle for survival.

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In 2002, Danny Boyle directed the horror movie 28 Days Later, a British zombie film famous for its haunting, isolated atmosphere, as well as being among the first to feature fast infected zombies instead of the slow, shuffling undead audiences were used to. It spawned a sequel, 28 Weeks Later, in 2007, set around eight months after the first movie's outbreak.

28 Weeks Later focuses on Don (Robert Carlyle), a father who leaves his wife Alice (Catherine McCormack) to die when the infected attack their farm. However, shortly after his children Tammy (Imogen Poots) and Andy (Mackintosh Muggleton) arrive at a London refugee camp, Alice is reunited with Don — though, as he quickly discovers, she's carrying the virus. In addition to boasting a cast that also includes Jeremy Renner, Rose Byrne, and Idris Elba, 28 Weeks Later received positive reviews and 28 Years Later is now in development.

11 Mandy (2018)

Nicolas Cage's Cult-Favorite Revenge Horror

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Nicolas Cage has appeared in many smaller projects and lower-budget movies over the last few decades that have garnered as much — or more — acclaim than the big-budget blockbusters of his earlier career, and 2018's Mandy is no exception. While Mandy got a small limited release after making its premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, it became a cult favorite when it went to VOD.

The movie sees Cage as Red Miller, a man who watches a religious cult murder his girlfriend Mandy. Red sets out to kill the cult in some of the most violent and disgusting ways possible. The movie received universal acclaim, sitting at 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. It also picked up several awards, including the Best Limited Release Award, Best Score, and Best Actor (for Nic Cage) from Fangoria's Chainsaw Awards.

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