The best horror movies on Prime Video

277 horror titles are streaming on Prime Video in the US. These are the top 20 by score, rebuilt every day from the live catalogue, so nothing here has already left.

The Thing poster

Top pick

The Thing (1982)

BN 79.41h 49mFilm

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

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Best horror movies on Prime Video

#TitleBNIMDbRTRuntime
1The Thing (1982)79.4n/an/a1h 49m
2Nosferatu (1922)73.8n/an/a1h 34m
3Let the Right One In (2008)73.7n/an/a1h 55m
4Hereditary (2018)72.5n/an/a2h 8m
5Carrie (1976)72.5n/an/a1h 38m
6Ghostland (2018)72.4n/an/a1h 31m
7Frankenstein (1931)72.3n/an/a1h 10m
8Exhuma (2024)72.2n/an/a2h 14m
9The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)71.9n/an/a1h 23m
10Bride of Frankenstein (1935)71.7n/an/a1h 15m
11Army of Darkness (1992)71.6n/an/a1h 29m
12The Invisible Man (1933)71.5n/an/a1h 11m
13Succubus (2024)71.3n/an/a1h 43m
14The Wicker Man (1973)71.2n/an/a1h 33m
15Midsommar (2019)71n/an/a2h 27m

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Questions about horror on Prime Video

What is the best horror movie on Prime Video?

The Thing (1982) is the highest-scoring horror movie on Prime Video right now, at 79.4/100 on our blend of critic and audience ratings.

How many horror movies are on Prime Video?

We count 277 horror titles on Prime Video in the US, checked against the live catalogue every day.

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Recent arrivals include The Inheritance, Hungry, Hellraiser, A Mind in Chaos.

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