For lovers of all things scary and fans of chills and thrills, there are many horror movies on Hulu, and quite the assortment of films awaiting you on the massive streaming platform. Whether you’re looking for an iconic slasher, supernatural spectacle, or pulse-pounding survival flick, Hulu is jam-packed with an array of some of the most frightening and heart-racing horror movies. With February being the month of love and everything sappy and romantic, it can be refreshing to zig instead of zag and dive into a good ol’ scary movie; Hulu’s library is brimming with both classic and new releases that are sure to fulfill your horror needs.

From beloved cinema staples like Friday the 13th and Invasion of the Body Snatchers to modern day pictures such as the zombie-driven World War Z and paranormal thriller Lights Out, the streaming giant has all the frightening content at your disposal. Some of Hollywood’s brightest talent headline these blood-chilling flicks, with stars like Brad Pitt, Ethan Hawke, Liam Neeson and Catherine Zeta-Jones all appearing in the terrifying genre. Let’s take a closer look at some of the best horror movies on Hulu.

8 The Crazies

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Overture Films

Breck Eisner’s 2010 remake of the George A. Romero sci-fi horror classic The Crazies takes place in the fictional town of Ogden Marsh, Iowa that becomes afflicted by a biological agent which turns those infected into bloodthirsty killers. Following a bizarre and unexplainable plane crash, residents of a quaint farming town start to exhibit psychopathic tendencies: a husband locks his wife and son in a closet and sets the house on fire, and a respected local shows up to a baseball game wielding a shotgun. When authorities blockade the town in an effort to contain the disturbing virus, Sheriff David Dutton tries to protect his wife and two other survivors from the violent lunatics. Eisner wanted to make sure the makeup design for the infected was realistic and researched medical books and consulted medical professionals to design an authentic look. The edgy and heart-pumping horror flick stars Justified's Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, and Danielle Panabaker, and was well-received by critics and moviegoers.

7 Friday the 13th

Jason Voorhees Is the Focus of New Friday the 13th TV Series

The iconic 1980 independent slasher film Friday the 13th introduced the world to the machete-wielding, hockey mask-wearing psychopathic killer Jason Voorhees and kicked-off a lucrative and enduring horror franchise. Directed and produced by Sean S. Cunningham, the beloved picture came to fruition due to John Carpenter’s Halloween; Cunningham collaborated with screenwriter Victor Miller and wanted to create a shocking and visually stunning film that would put viewers on the edge of their seats. Miller loved the idea of inventing a serial killer who turns out to be somebody’s mother and whose only motivation was the love for her child, having said, “I took motherhood and turned it on its head and I think that was great fun. Mrs. Voorhees was the mother I’d always wanted – a mother who would have killed for her kids. Jason was dead from the very beginning. He was a victim, not a villain.” Friday the 13th follows a group of teenage camp counselors who are picked off one-by-one by an unknown killer as they attempt to reopen the infamous Camp Crystal Lake.

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6 Lights Out

Lights Out Trailer Will Have You Scared of the Dark

David F. Sandberg’s 2016 directorial debut Light Outs is a supernatural horror movie that follows a young woman who must confront her childhood fears in order to protect her brother from a vengeful spirit attached to their mother. Featuring Teresa Palmer, Billy Burke, and Mario Bello, the fright-filled flick puts viewers on the edge of their seats with non-stop jump scares and is sure to make you sleep with the light on. It is based on Sandberg’s 2013 short film of the same name that went on to become a viral sensation, garnering millions of views. Palmer had not actually seen the design of the malevolent entity Diana prior to filming her first scene, as Sandberg wanted to provoke a genuine reaction of fear with the chilling reveal. Lights Out was a massive success at the box office and amongst reviewers, with Empire magazine proclaiming it, “A lean, mean scare-machine, and a surprise contender for horror of the year. Seek it out. Then, for God’s sake, buy a bedside lamp.”

5 Invasion of the Body Snatchers

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Allied Artists Pictures

The 1956 cult classic sci-fi horror flick Invasion of the Body Snatchers stars Kevin McCarthy as Dr. Miles Bennell, who discovers that the residents in his small town of Santa Mira are being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates, also known as “pod people.” It’s up to Bennell, his friend Jack (King Donovan) and ex-girlfriend Becky (Dana Wynter) to put an end to the frightening invasion and figure out a way to defeat the threatening extraterrestrials. The Don Siegel-directed picture is adapted from the Jack Finney novel and was shot in black-and-white in a film noir style. Many commentators believed the horror flick was an allegory on the dangers of turning a blind eye to McCarthyism, but Siegel argued, “I felt that this was a very important story. I think that the world is populated by pods and I wanted to show them. I think so many people have no feeling about cultural things, no feeling of pain, of sorrow. The political reference to Senator McCarthy and totalitarianism was inescapable, but I tried not to emphasize it because I feel that motion pictures are primarily to entertain and I did not want to preach.” Interestingly, each new remake of the film tackles a different sociopolitical theme.

4 47 Meters Down

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Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures

Johannes Roberts’ 2017 survival horror film 47 Meters Down stars Mandy Moore and Claire Holt as two sisters who are invited to cage dive in Mexico and find themselves trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean. With air supply running low and great whites stalking nearby, the pair must find a way to survive before it’s too late. The nerve-wracking and phobia-driven premise and deeply convincing performances by Moore and Holt help make 47 Meters Down a tense and thrilling rollercoaster ride for audiences. It was shot almost entirely underwater and became the highest grossing independent movie of 2017, earning $65 million at the box office. The terrifying picture was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Horror Film, and its success led to the 2019 sequel, 47 Meters Down: Uncaged.

3 Sinister

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Lionsgate

The 2012 supernatural horror movie Sinister features Ethan Hawke as true crime writer Ellison Oswalt, who stumbles upon a box of super-8 home videos depicting gruesome murders in the attic of his new home. His chilling discovery puts his family in danger when he realizes that the murder he is researching for his new novel is the work of a serial killer dating back to the 1960s. Writer C. Robert Cargill says he came up with the premise of the film after having a nightmare caused by watching The Ring, in which he discovers a video in the attic depicting the hanging of an entire family. He used that criteria for the plot of Sinister, and crafted a new take on the Bogeyman, making the flick’s villain a pagan deity named Bughuul. Sinister premiered at the SXSW festival in 2012, debuting to positive reviews for its atmosphere, direction and talented performances. A sequel was released in 2015, simply entitled Sinister 2.

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2 The Haunting

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DreamWorks Pictures

Based on the Shirley Jackson novel The Haunting of Hill House, 1999’s horror picture The Haunting follows a group of people who gather at a grand Massachusetts estate for an apparent volunteer study on insomnia, only to discover the home is plagued by supernatural forces connected to its grim history. The Jan de Bont film features some of cinema’s greatest, including Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Owen Wilson, with Neeson portraying Dr. David Marrow, the leader of the nefarious sleep study. Despite a lackluster response from critics, The Haunting was a box-office success, raking in over $180 million. The movie’s stunning set design and top-notch visuals did earn praise, with Roger Ebert writing, "the special effects are original and effective, evoking a haunted house in unexpected ways...to enter these rooms, to move among them, to feel their weight and personality, is an experience." The spooky and eerie picture is the second adaptation of the source material, with Robert Wise’s 1963’s The Haunting being the first and the smash hit Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House being the third.

1 World War Z

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The dynamic Brad Pitt stars in the 2013 action horror flick World War Z, portraying a former United Nations investigator who travels the world in a race against time to stop a zombie pandemic that is threatening humanity’s existence. The blockbuster is based on the Max Brooks novel and depicts the zombies as fast-running, feral creatures who spread the lethal virus through a single bite. The epic picture was praised for Pitt’s performance and for its realistic revival of the zombie genre, with Variety calling it a “surprisingly smart, gripping and imaginative addition to the zombie movie canon.” Though it diverges from the source material, the movie still won the Saturn Award for Best Thriller Film. Due to the success of World War Z at the box office, a sequel was previously announced and greenlit but was ultimately shelved largely due to the Chinese government’s ban on films featuring ghosts or zombies, a fact which is haunting enough on its own.