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Forbes
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
The 10 Best Horror Movies On Netflix By Rotten Tomatoes Score (July 2025)
Barbarian It is genuinely hard to make lists like this on Netflix, given that so many movies come and go, given licensing timelines with the service. For this Best Horror Movies list, I figured I would list one of my favorites, but guess what? It's gone, as are a number of others I've seen in the past. So, we work with what we have, and thankfully, we still have a number of great horror movies on the service, though I would argue less than we used to. Here they are, and there are at least a few Netflix originals on here that aren't going to leave. His House 1) His House – 100% - I remember watching this when it was released in 2020, and it made a huge impression, as it did with the 125 critics that make up its perfect 100% score. It's a fantastic film about how the past can haunt you, based around a Sudanese couple who escaped the horrors of that land. But something followed them. Creep 2 2) Creep 2 – 100% - Creep 2 might be cheating a little with far fewer reviews in, but it's one of the most unique entries on this list with an unsettling performance from Mark Duplass, who has created one of the most unexpected horror villains of our time between these movies and The Creep Tapes, a TV show. Under the Shadow 3) Under the Shadow – 99% - I believe this is the only film on the list I haven't seen, so I'm certainly going to check it out now. A woman believes that her house is cursed after it's hit by a missile in the Iran-Iraq war, believing an evil spirit arrived with it to possess her daughter. What a concept. Train to Busan 4) Train to Busan – 95% - Simply put, this is the best zombie movie of all time, and I would argue nothing else is even close. Harrowing, gory and memorable, the claustrophobic film will stay with you. Or I suppose it has stayed with me because I've watched it about five times. Talk To Me 5) Talk to Me – 94% - One of the newest entries on this list, the teenage possession horror film is wholly unique in the genre and features some of the most memorable horror scenes and performances in the last decade. Those behind the film also just released Bring Her Back, which is still in theaters. Cam 6) Cam – 93% - This is probably the most obscure English-language film and fair warning, this is one with a significantly lower audience score. But I still thought the film was neat, as a camgirl finds that a mysterious double has taken over her identity on the site. Us 7) Us – 93% - Jordan Peele's horror stunner is on Netflix right now, even if his higher profile Get Out is not. Another film dealing with creepy doubles, it draws out an award-worthy performance from Lupita Nyong'o. I don't think it's Peele's best film, lower than Get Out and Nope, but it's fantastic in its own right. Barbarian 8) Barbarian – 92% - Another recent, very horrifying film, this one from director Zach Cregger, who also has a new, bizarre looking horror film out this year, Weapons. Barbarian is a film that it's best to know little about going in, as it has the most jarring moment I've ever seen in a movie like this. 1922 9) 1922 – 92% - A murder drama that most may have missed, it stars Thomas Jane as a man who recruits his teenage son to help murder his mother for money. It's based on a Stephen King novella, so that's a great start right there. Gerald's Game 10) Gerald's Game – 91% - At this point, Mike Flanagan is more famous for his 'Haunting of' Netflix shows, Midnight Mass and Hush than he is this film, but it's a locked-in-place thriller starring the excellent Carla Gugino, who is handcuffed to her bed after her husband dies of a heart attack, and must escape. Another Stephen King adaptation, in fact. I know a few have probably slipped through the cracks here, as it is hard to keep track of shifting Netflix films month to month, but I did my best. Enjoy them. For now. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Best Stephen King movie adaptations, ranked (including 'The Life of Chuck')
Love movies? Live for TV? USA TODAY's Watch Party newsletter has all the best recommendations, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up now and be one of the cool kids. Almost as long as that legendary master of horror Stephen King has been keeping book lovers up at night, filmmakers have been adapting his novels and short stories. Which means there have been some stone-cold classics ("The Shining," anyone?) and more than a few clunkers. For every "The Dark Tower," there's an "It" – though we got two of those, both of them good. So is the new one: Director Mike Flanagan's uplifting film "The Life of Chuck" (in theaters now), based on the novella from King's "If It Bleeds" collection, stars Tom Hiddleston as the title character whose life story gets told in reverse chronological order. It's a pretty big 2025 for King and his Constant Readers. The year has already seen the release of "The Monkey," and this fall brings dystopian thriller "The Long Walk" (Sept. 12) – with Mark Hamill torturing quite a few members of young Hollywood – and Edgar Wright's new take on "The Running Man" (Nov. 7) starring Glen Powell. And on the book front, King's latest novel "Never Flinch" is new in stores while "Hansel & Gretel," his children's book with Maurice Sendak, is out Sept. 2. In honor of "Chuck," here are the most essential King movies, ranked: Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood play a couple who go on a romantic getaway to rekindle their marriage. The wife gets handcuffed to the bed, hubby has a heart attack, there are no neighbors to call and she struggles to maintain her sanity in a stressful situation. (Also, good luck trying to unsee the super-duper creepy Moonlight Man.) Where to watch: Netflix. So what if this futuristic action flick isn't exactly faithful to the '82 King book (written as Richard Bachman)? It's an enjoyable time watching Arnold Schwarzenegger as a framed military man on a brutally deadly game show, tackling over-the-top bruisers and TV host baddie Richard Dawson in a movie that's more WrestleMania than social satire. Where to watch: Paramount+, Apple TV, Amazon, Fandango at Home. Gory and gloriously absurd, the horror comedy stars Theo James in a dual role as twins who thought they got rid of a cursed monkey toy when they were kids until it comes back into their lives and brings a whole heap of bloody death. Sure, it's extremely demented, but this wacky film also has something deep to say about mortality. Where to watch: Apple TV, Amazon, Fandango at Home. The sentimental prison drama based on King's serial novel gets its hooks in thanks to the one-two emotional punch of Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan. Hanks plays a death row prison guard who doesn't know what to make of a gentle but enigmatic giant (Duncan), convicted of murdering two girls, who exhibits strange abilities. Where to watch: Apple TV, Amazon, Fandango at Home. In the most underrated King movie, a supernatural skeptic (John Cusack) who writes about haunted places takes interest in the legendarily creepy room of a New York high-rise. It's astoundingly kooky but also a thoughtful study of cynicism and belief. Where to watch: Apple TV, Amazon, Fandango at Home. Ewan McGregor stars in "The Shining" sequel as a grown-up Danny Torrance, decades past surviving the horrors at the Overlook Hotel, now sober after years of alcoholism and helping a young psychic girl (Kyliegh Curran). It mines familiar ground by carrying over "Shining" themes and characters, but it's best going its own way as a reluctant hero's journey. Where to watch: Apple TV, Amazon, Fandango at Home. King is as much a master of Americana as he is frights, and Rob Reiner's coming-of-age tale of four misfits and their adventures to find a dead body is top notch at capturing the unbreakable bond of friendship and the fleeting nature of childhood innocence. Where to watch: Paramount+, Pluto TV, Apple TV, Amazon, Fandango at Home. How do you make a King novella even more bleak? Director Frank Darabont manages to do that rather well with this story of small-town Maine folks stuck in a supermarket, thanks to a mysterious mist and monstrous hidden creatures outside. Come for the paranoia and tribalism, stay for the gut-punch ending. Where to watch: Paramount+, Apple TV, Amazon, Fandango at Home. A modern take might have nutty Annie Wilkes making a TikTok or simply sliding into the DMs of author Paul Sheldon to profess her fandom but it wouldn't have been so malevolently perfect as this pre-Internet chiller. Kathy Bates earns her Oscar and then some, taking Annie's terrifying adoration for James Caan's Sheldon to a disturbing, hide-your-eyes level. Where to watch: Apple TV, Amazon, Fandango at Home. Christopher Walken is a psychic schoolteacher who 'sees' someone's secrets if he touches them, including a vision of a nuclear holocaust after shaking the hand of a senatorial candidate (Martin Sheen). More than 40 years later, the film's political bent seems timelier than ever. Where to watch: Pluto TV, Apple TV, Amazon, Fandango at Home. Sissy Spacek exudes quiet, tortured grace as a teenager just blossoming into womanhood, leading to bullying from classmates and her abusively religious mom (Piper Laurie). The last 30 minutes is a jaw-dropping transformation from childhood innocence to murderous hysteria. Where to watch: Max, Apple TV, Amazon, Fandango at Home. Taking the friendship stuff from "Stand by Me" and weaving in a deliciously evil clown in a poufy wardrobe, "It" works magic on a lot of different levels and leaves you desperately seeking more Pennywise. Warning: May not be for those skeeved out by buckets of blood shooting out of a sink. Where to watch: Max, Apple TV, Amazon, Fandango at Home. A more life-affirming, dance-filled Stephen King movie than you probably expect. Featuring Tom Hiddleston as a businessman with some sweet moves, it's a proudly unconventional flick that begins with the end of the world and ends with a haunted attic, and everything in between is a thought-provoking delight. Where to watch: In theaters. There's not much scary here other than some jail guards. Instead, what makes "Shawshank" an all-timer is the core friendship of two inmates (played by Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman) who figure out they'd better 'get busy living or get busy dying." Where to watch: Apple TV, Amazon, Fandango at Home. King notoriously disliked Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, but it's the best of the entire lot. Come for the infamous scenes – 'Heeeeere's Johnny,' anyone? – and stay for the exceptional exploration of isolation, one man's descent into madness, and the terrifying effect on his family. Where to watch: Max, Apple TV, Amazon, Fandango at Home. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: The best Stephen King movies, ranked (including 'Life of Chuck')
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Horror hooks movie-goers, injecting cinemas with fresh energy
STORY: Move over Superman, there's a new hero at the box office. Horror movies. Murderous toys, vampires and zombies are killing it in movie theaters, at a time when saviors, sequels and reboots have grown stale among audiences – entertainment industry veterans say. Jason Blum is a producer. 'What you can't do at home is sit in a dark room with a hundred other people, not on your phone, and jump. I think horror movies have really become an experience that can only be really felt outside the home in a movie theater.' This year, 17 percent of tickets bought in North America have been for scary movies. That figure was 11 percent in 2024, and 4 percent a decade ago, Comscore data compiled exclusively for Reuters shows. Cinema owners have plenty of reasons to celebrate with box office performances like 'Sinners' and 'Final Destination: Bloodlines'. And there are new instalments of popular horror franchises coming soon like 'The Conjuring: Last Rites.' 'One of the knocks on Hollywood and movies that we rely upon is that they just lack creativity. People are just trying the same old formulas that maybe worked five years ago but not necessarily working now. And I feel like today it's these horror directors that are really some of the most creative minds out there and they're taking chances that others aren't.' Brandt Gully owns a cinema in Sandy Springs, Georgia. 'The horror customers, at least ours, tend to go to the movies more often than others. And I think it's because they're not as dependent on word of mouth or they don't need to know it's an Academy Award-winning potential hit before they commit to, you know, dropping money to go see it, they just are excited that there's a new, creative horror movie out there and they wanna come see it.' Producers, studio execs and theater owners say horror has historically provided a safe outlet for people to cope with contemporary anxieties. And let's face it - there is no lack of material to choose from: the aftershocks of a global pandemic, paranoia over AI and resurgent racism. The productions are often low-budget, and allow greater risk-taking than higher-cost, higher-stakes films. That creative freedom has attracted big name directors like Guillermo del Toro and Danny Boyle. And audiences are responding. Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' is this year's third highest-grossing movie in the U.S. and Canada, Comscore says. Horror has been a cinematic staple from its earliest days, when Thomas Edison filmed 'Frankenstein' on his motion picture camera in 1910. But it didn't always get Hollywood's respect. Perceptions began to change with the critical and commercial success of films like 'Psycho,' 'The Exorcist' and 'The Shining.' The genre broke the $1 billion box office barrier in the U.S. and Canada for the first time in 2017. The film adaptation of Stephen King's novel, 'It,' and Jordan Peele's 'Get Out' were big contributors. Fast forward to 2024 – and the number of U.S. horror films that went into production was up 21 percent from the year before, researcher Ampere Analysis found. And scary movies have been scooping up statues at the biggest awards ceremonies recently. Movie theaters are still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, which sped up a shift towards watching at home over going out to the movies. But many industry professionals say horror is a genre that manages to get people off their couch and into a theater where the environment heightens the experience. 'Now I think more than ever, to get people here in theaters, people want a good story. They love, you know, things like 'Barbie', where they know what's gonna happen. But for the most part, people want really good stories that engage them. And it feels like that's the genre where we're getting the most of that from.'
Reuters
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Horror hooks movie-goers, injecting cinemas with fresh energy
Murderous toys, vampires and zombies are killing it in movie theaters, at a time when saviors, sequels and reboots have grown stale among audiences – entertainment industry veterans say. Lauren Roback reports.
Geek Girl Authority
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Girl Authority
Donald Farmer Archives
Categories Select Category Games GGA Columns Movies Stuff We Like The Daily Bugle TV & Streaming Horror Movies Stuff We Like In this edition of Horror With a Side of Cheese, we discuss the 2015 film Shark Exorcist. See how many cheese slices this one gets!
