Best Horror movies & series on Netflix Singapore

Bingeing on horror movies is like eating spicy food: it’s terribly uncomfortable, but most of us can’t seem to stay away. Netflix’s Ziam has given us those highly-sought chills, and if you can’t get enough, we’ve consolidated some of the best horror flicks out there.

Whether you’re a horror-junkie or just looking to try this genre for the first time, here’s a list of 12 best horror movies and series on Netflix Singapore. You’re guaranteed to find something from supernatural to psychological thrillers that’ll make you cover your eyes and squirm.

– Movies –

1. Until Dawn

Inspired by a popular survival game

If you’re a fan of survival horror games, you might’ve heard of the popular 2015 video game, Until Dawn. Earlier this year, it was adapted into a horror flick directed by David Sandberg, whom horror fans might recognise from famous films like Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation.

This movie centres around the main protagonist, Clover, and her group of friends, who venture into Glore Valley in search of Clover’s missing sister. As all horror movie junkies know, a group of teenagers in a remote valley is never a good combo…and as we’d expect, on the first night of their search, they get murdered.

Don’t worry – this isn’t a spoiler! In fact, the entire film revolves around the cast entering a time loop, where they die in all sorts of gory ways every single night, lest they find a way to survive till dawn.

Tomatometer: 52%
Recommended for: Cabin In The Woods fans
Trigger warnings: Violence, gore

Watch Until Dawn on Netflix.

2. I Know What You Did Last Summer

The cult classic behind one of the most anticipated remakes of the year

You might’ve caught the 2025 remake of I Know What You Did Last Summer in theatres earlier this year, and if you enjoyed it, now’s your chance to catch the OG flick on Netflix.

Released in 1997, this cult classic slasher film follows 4 friends who get blackmailed for a hit-and-run they committed a year prior while on vacation. Of course, their blackmailer is no ordinary man; instead, he’s a hook-wielding murderer who attempts to take them out, one by one.

If you’re a fan of slasher films – and not afraid of a little gore – add this to your Halloween watch list.

Tomatometer: 46%
Recommended for: Slasher fans
Trigger warnings: Strong horror violence, language

Watch I Know What You Did Last Summer on Netflix.

3. Late Night with the Devil

Found-footage horror flick with 70s vibes

Despite being released in 2023, Late Night with the Devil serves peak 70s horror vibes.

The story follows Jack Delroy, a late-night show host who tries to rake up his TV ratings by hosting a creepy Halloween special on Halloween night in 1977. He invites all sorts of guests, from psychics and sceptics, to a parapsychologist author and her 13-year-old subject who’s allegedly possessed.

We watch Jack’s show from the lens of an audience member, and see his Halloween special quite literally go up in flames. Expect to see some levitation, neck snapping action – like in The Exorcism Of Emily Rose – and a series of eerie hauntings, back to back.

Tomatometer: 97%
Recommended for: Found footage horror fans, fans of classic horror flicks
Trigger warnings: Violence, gore

Watch Late Night with the Devil on Netflix.

4. The Strays

Not everything is as perfect as it seems

What happens when the perfect life you’ve built starts crumbling right before your eyes? That’s Neve’s reality in The Strays, a psychological-horror thriller that sees her dream life disappear after the sudden appearance of 2 stalkers.

They follow her everywhere, from the private school she works at and even inside her home. To make matters worse, they even befriend her kids to mess with her.

Just like Neve, you’ll feel the same sinking feeling whenever the stalkers pop up on screen. Watch it to find out the reason behind their motives, and how sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you can never run away from your past.

Tomatometer: 54%
Recommended for: Get Out fans, thriller fans
Trigger warnings: Violence, gore

Watch The Strays on Netflix.

5. The Pope’s Exorcist

Best horror film on Netflix inspired by a true person

The Pope’s Exorcist is the best horror film on Netflix for fans of the famous The Conjuring franchise. It’s also based on a true story, but instead of paranormal investigators, this story follows Father Gabrielle Amorth, the Pope’s personal assistant. Following an exorcism gone wrong, he uncovers dark secrets about the Vatican, revealing a web of deceit, lies, and even corruption.

It’s a battle of good versus evil as the film dives into the real stories of Father Amorth that he chronicled about the exorcisms he’s done during his ministry.

iMDb: 6.1/10
Recommended for: Fans of The Conjuring franchise, supernatural horror fans
Trigger warnings: Violence

Watch The Pope’s Exorcist on Netflix.

6. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)

Sequel to a cult classic

For those who want a modern retelling of an old horror classic, Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the one for you. A direct sequel to the 1995 film, The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, it sees Leatherface don the iconic mask once again in search of new victims.

This time round, they are a bunch of unsuspecting young adults who think it’s a good idea to waltz into a haunted town to try and urbanise it. They may not live to regret their decisions, as they’re too busy trying to survive Leatherface’s razor-sharp chainsaw.

iMDb: 6.5/10
Recommended for: Fans who like displays of goriness
Trigger warnings: Gore

Watch Texas Chainsaw Massacre on Netflix.

7. The Medium

Thai-South Korean horror flick

The Medium takes elements from 2 genres we love – Southeast Asian horror and South Korean thrillers. Think the spine-tingling lore of Munafik told in a thriller format like Train to Busan. It is also presented in a documentary style, with “found footage” to give you the extra creeps.

The story takes place in a rural village in Thailand, where a shaman’s family begins to get harassed by supernatural occurrences. It doesn’t happen for no good reason though, as the spirit wants revenge for the shaman’s family’s previous sins. The plot uncovers the heinous crimes of the shaman’s past, as we see how the kids pay for their ancestors’ sins in more gruesome ways than one.

Tomatometer: 81%
Recommended for: Fans of Asian horror movies
Trigger warnings: Cannibalism, incest, and animal cruelty

Watch The Medium on Netflix.

8. The Ritual

College students haunted by a Norse creature

Most supernatural horror films make use of spirits, ghosts, and demons found in widely practised religions to make the movies more scarily relatable and familiar. But The Ritual has a different spin on things by taking inspiration from Norse mythology instead.

4 men embark on a hiking trip in the Swedish wilderness only to be slowly picked off one by one by an unknown creature. They end up stumbling upon the village of the cult that serves this entity and get trapped. Watch it to find who makes it and who doesn’t, if any at all.

Tomatometer: 73%
Recommended for: Cult genre fans, Norse mythology fans
Trigger warnings: Violence, gore, alcohol

Watch The Ritual on Netflix.

– Series –

9. Midnight Mass

By the creator of The Haunting Of Hill House

If you’re into thought-provoking horror shows on Netflix that’ll keep you up at night, add Midnight Mass to your watchlist. This series follows protagonist Riley, an ex-venture capitalist who returns to his hometown after serving time for a drunk-driving incident.

When he returns, he finds that his hometown church has a new priest, Father Paul, who can seemingly perform miracles. As the storyline unfolds, however, we find ourselves questioning the legitimacy of Father Paul and his intentions.

Tomatometer: 87%
Recommended for: Fans of The Haunting Of Hill House
Trigger warnings: Violence, gore, alcohol, religious themes

Watch Midnight Mass on Netflix.

10. Archive 81

Follow an archivist’s investigation into a cult

Archive 81 lets you see horror, but not from the scope of a paranormal investigator or ghost hunter, but an archivist instead. Here, Dan is tasked to fix and reassemble old video footage that’s been damaged in a huge building fire – or so it seems.

A story seems to unravel in the archived clips, as it becomes an investigation into what really happened on the day of the fire.

The more Dan investigates, the more we see supernatural elements occur in his own life, something the original owner of the archives also experienced decades ago. As he pieces the clips together, we see that there’s more that meets the eye, with a demonic cult pulling the strings, even subtly controlling Dan’s life up till this point.

Tomatometer: 87%
Recommended for: Horror mystery fans, thriller fans
Trigger warnings: Gore, violence

Watch Archive 81 on Netflix.

11. The Midnight Club

Collection of scary stories

In The Midnight Club, a group of terminally-ill youth are sent to a hospice to await their end. To pass time, they gather every midnight to share a scary story. As the series progresses, we see supernatural incidents from the told stories take place in the hospice, leading to more questions about the sinister history of the place.

Yes, they are just kids, but they are far from your typical damsels in distress trope. The fact that they’re living on borrowed time means they have nothing to lose, making for an emotional journey as we see who makes it out to live another day, and who doesn’t.

Fun fact: the wheelchair impaired character, Anya, is actually an amputee in real life too.

Tomatometer: 86%
Recommended for: Those looking for bite-sized horror stories, fans of the original The Midnight Club book
Trigger warnings: Violence

Watch The Midnight Club on Netflix.

12. The Haunting of Hill House

Hidden ghosts that quietly unnerve you

Usually, when a family moves out of a haunted house, that alone solves all their ghostly problems. But in the case of this family from Hill House, their nightmarish experiences follow them well into adulthood and explode into full-blown family drama when they’re forced to reunite after one of the siblings commits suicide.

The siblings are a configuration of a recovering junkie, an insensitive writer, a psychic alcoholic, and an owner of a mortuary. So while this horror show on Netflix has its own handful of jump scares, you won’t be able to help but press “Next Episode” to find out what happens next with the dysfunctional family.

Tomatometer: 93%
Recommended for: Those who want a good story, those who want a happy ending
Trigger warnings: Suicide, alcohol, drugs, violence

Watch The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix. Continue the anthology with The Haunting of Bly Manor.

Scariest horror movies & series on Netflix Singapore

Admittedly, the horror genre has a questionable reputation; who deliberately sets themselves up to get scared, right? But even non-horror buffs can enjoy these terrifying horror movies and series on Netflix Singapore with the right company. So hit up your friends and have a Netflix Party sesh before you can’t anymore.

For other Netflix flicks, check out these sad Netflix stories for a good tear-jerker, or our list of Singaporean movies on Netflix to support local films. You can also watch these mind-bending Netflix movies for a good thriller.

Cover image adapted from: iMDb, Netflix
Last updated by Gwyn Lim on 19th September 2025.