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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.
CNET
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CNET
This Horror Duology Is Still My Favorite One-Two Punch on Netflix
When a horror movie hits big in theaters or on streaming, I always expect to see at least a trilogy. (And if the sequels are popular, we'll see nine or 10.) If a film only gets one sequel, you might assume that the second movie wasn't so great. The double feature of Creep and Creep 2 from Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice -- streaming now on Netflix -- might be the strongest argument against that. The duology kicks off with a hilarious, chilling first-person account of human prey being playfully stalked, then follows with an incisive sequel that takes the franchise in a completely different direction. In the first Creep, Brice (in his directorial and acting debut) plays Aaron, a struggling videographer who's taken a random gig at a remote cabin in Crestline, California. Aaron, played by director Patrick Brice, repeatedly and unforunately gives Josef the benefit of his doubt. The Duplass Brothers/Blumhouse Productions The job? It's filming a video diary for a man named Josef (Duplass), who says that he's dying of a brain tumor and wants to leave a message for his unborn child. Right from their initial meeting, Aaron realizes something is wrong with Josef, and that creeping dread ramps up inch by inch until their final encounter. Right from the start, it's clear that something is amiss with Josef. The Duplass Brothers/Blumhouse Productions Reminiscent of classic films like My Dinner With Andre and Misery, Creep is a "two-hander," meaning the movie consists almost entirely of two characters -- Aaron and Josef -- working their way through an incredibly awkward (and sinister) relationship. (Duplass' wife Katie Aselton puts in a brief but memorable performance as Josef's sister on the phone.) As tensions rise between the two characters, Josef becomes more and more unhinged, often in hilarious asides or antics that show just how far someone can go before the other person finally breaks and says "I'm out." Aaron, desperate for work and caught in that awkward situation where you don't want to offend or lose a paying client, takes more and more of the weirdness until the character Peachfuzz shows up and all hell breaks loose. The movie is shot from Aaron's camera, so we see the action unfold from his perspective, letting Duplass cut loose as a polished and off-kilter comedian. I wasn't a big fan of Duplass before this movie, but the character fits him perfectly. I can't think of anyone else who could balance the banality and weirdness of evil as well as he does. Aaron is behind the camera for most of Creep, but some scenes involve a fixed shot as the camera gets set down. The Duplass Brothers/Blumhouse Productions Some critics complain that Creep doesn't leave enough freedom for audiences to think that Josef might not be a serial killer. I'd argue that the end of the movie is in doubt until the final scenes, when we get a satisfying and illuminating conclusion. In the sequel, Creep 2, the script gets flipped -- less "Mind of a Monster," more "Portrait of a Serial Killer in Mid-Life Crisis." Josef, now Aaron, faces a mid-life crisis in Creep 2. The Duplass Brothers/Blumhouse Productions Josef is back, but now he's named "Aaron," after his favorite victim. And he's hiring another desperate freelance videographer -- Sara (Desiree Akhavan, director-writer of The Miseducation of Cameron Post), who's struggling as a YouTuber filming random encounters with men on Craigslist. Instead of rehashing his usual m.o., Aaron is straight with Sara from the start. He tells her that he's a serial killer and that he'll let her live if she makes a documentary about him. The twist? She doesn't believe him, and every attempt that Aaron makes to scare Sara goes laughably wrong. Aaron pulls out all his old tricks in Creep 2, but nothing seems to convince Sara that he's a serial killer. The Duplass Brothers/Blumhouse Productions Sara and Aaron grow closer as the day goes along, developing the sort of oddball relationship that Sara has been craving from her unsuccessful Craigslist interviews. Aaron settles on a final resolution for their day, and Sara is having none of it, leading to a thrilling conclusion that's again in doubt until the very last moment. The ending leaves open the possibility of another movie, as we imagine someone new behind the camera, but it also resolves the Creep franchise with a compelling final scene that twists the videographer-subject dynamic into further knots. Since Creep 2, Duplass has released a 30-minute TV show prequel series called Creep Tapes that focuses on Josef's diverse experiences with his previous murder victims. Hosted on the horror streaming service Shudder, the first season was popular enough to get picked up for a second. If you're looking for a pair of indie horror films that avoid the most common cliches and tropes of the found-footage genre, Creep and Creep 2 certainly meet the criteria and provide more of a bang than many horror movies with much larger budgets. For more scary movie picks, check out the best horror movies to watch on Prime Video or Hulu.
