Popular Scary Movies on Netflix this Month (October, 2014)
| Part I | Part II |
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100 Movies and Counting...
WHAT'S AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING ON NETFLIX - PART I
TOO SCARY 2 WATCH now presents a "two part" list of popular horror films (arranged by year) that are available for instant viewing on Netflix this month (as of October 1, 2014). If you have netflix, and you're always looking for good scary movies to watch, then you might find this post to be a valuable resource!
Ghost, Slashers, Zombies, Monsters and more!
We're not exactly sure when, and how often netflix updates their movie database for instant streaming. The movies included on this list were available as of October, 2014, which may be subject to change if netflix periodically makes changes and modifications throughout the month. Nonetheless, If you come across a movie on the list that is no longer available on netflix, please notify us as quickly as possible, so that we can make the necessary adjustments.
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Disclaimer
Not all of the movies on the list, in our opinion, are good movies, but were chosen to be included for a variety of different reasons.
Thanks and enjoy!
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94 mins
Scientist André Delambre (David Hedison) has invented a matter transporter. To perfect his machine, he decides to test the device on a human subject -- himself. He steps into the chamber unaware that an ordinary housefly has accompanied him. His head and arm become horrifically switched with those of the fly. Now Delambre and his wife (Patricia Owens) are faced with a gruesome dilemma in this classic sci-fi horror co-starring Vincent Price.
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1. Nosferatu (1922)
Max Schreck sports grotesque makeup in the scariest Dracula adaptation ever. The chilling tale kicks off when a real estate agent begins conducting business with Count Orlok, who goes on a rampage when he becomes obsessed with the man's comely wife.
Director: F.W. Murnau
Not-Rated
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2. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
A humanoid envoy (Michael Rennie) from another world lands in Washington, D.C., with a warning to Earth's people to cease their violent behavior. But panic erupts when a nervous soldier shoots the messenger, and his robot companion tries to destroy the capital. A sci-fi hallmark that offers wry commentary on the political climate of the 1950s, this Golden Globe-winning classic is less concerned with special effects than with its potent message.
Director: Robert Wise
Approved
92 mins
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3. The Fly (1958)
Scientist André Delambre (David Hedison) has invented a matter transporter. To perfect his machine, he decides to test the device on a human subject -- himself. He steps into the chamber unaware that an ordinary housefly has accompanied him. His head and arm become horrifically switched with those of the fly. Now Delambre and his wife (Patricia Owens) are faced with a gruesome dilemma in this classic sci-fi horror co-starring Vincent Price.
Director: Kurt Neumann
Not-Rated
94 mins
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4. House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Millionaire Frederick Loren offers five people $10,000 to stay a night in a remote haunted house, giving each of them a loaded gun as a "party favor." Throughout the night, they're terrorized by skeletons, disembodied heads and other grisly apparitions. Will any of the guests survive to win the prize? Or will the house scare them to death? The legendary Vincent Price stars in one of director William Castle's most famous chillers.
Director: William Castle
Not -Rated
75 mins
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5. Black Sabbath (1963)
I tre volti della paura (original title)
In this 1963 trilogy of chilling tales, a beautiful woman's ex-lover terrorizes her, a father returns home a vampire, and a ghost haunts a nurse. The vampire story -- probably the most famous of the three -- stars a poignant Boris Karloff, who also plays host for the anthology. Italian horror impresario Mario Bava served as writer, director and cinematographer for the film, and composer Les Baxter serves up the martini-soaked lounge score.
Directors: Mario Bava, Salvatore Billitteri
Unrated
95 mins
6. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
As dead bodies inexplicably return to life and feast on human flesh, young Barbara (Judith O'Dea) joins a group of survivors in a farmhouse hoping to protect themselves from the hordes of advancing zombies. But soon enough, only one person remains. Writer-director George A. Romero's low-budget horror classic continues to inspire heebie-jeebies, in part because of the randomness of the zombies' targets.
Director: George A. Romero
Unrated
96 mins
Unrated
96 mins
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7. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow), the young wife of a struggling actor (John Cassavetes), is thrilled to find out she's pregnant. But the larger her belly grows, the more certain she becomes that her unborn child is in serious danger. Perhaps there's something sinister behind the odd enthusiasm her eccentric neighbors (Sidney Blackmer and Ruth Gordon, in an Oscar-winning performance) have for her welfare. Or perhaps it's all in her mind.
Director: Roman Polanski
R-Rated
136 mins
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8. The Legend of Hell House (1973)
It's a scary proposition, but a team of four paranormal investigators accepts an invitation for a week's stay in a mansion rumored to be haunted. Depending on their viewpoints, the group members either intend to prove the presence of ghosts or are determined to debunk the myths. Previous guests of Hell House are known to have gone mad. … Will this group survive the week?
Director: John Hough
PG
93 mins
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9. They Came From Within (1975)
aka Shivers
Director David Cronenberg's film debut revels in his pet theme: deep-rooted fears of our bodies and sexuality. A scientist's neighbors fall to primal urges after he unleashes a sexually transmitted parasite that destroys inhibitions in its host body. This terrifying thriller tests nerves with its bloodthirsty, wormlike parasites -- in one gruesome and memorable sequence, they attack a woman in a bathtub.
Director: David Cronenberg
R-Rated
87 mins
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10. Carrie (1976)
Carrie (Sissy Spacek) may be ostracized, but the shy teen has the ability to move objects with her mind. So when the high school "in crowd" torments her with a sick joke at the prom, she lashes out with devastating -- and deadly -- power. William Katt (of television's "The Greatest American Hero") co-stars as the object of Carrie's affection in director Brian De Palma's deft adaptation of Stephen King's first novel.
Director: Brian De Palma
Writer: Stephen King
R-Rated
97 mins
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11. The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1976)
A Texas Ranger hunts for a hooded serial killer terrorizing the residents of a small town, set in 1946 Arkansas. Loosely based on a true story.
Director: Charles B. Pierce
R-Rated
86 mins
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12. Audrey Rose (1977)
The only thing Bill and Janice Templeton want is a peaceful life with their 11-year-old daughter, Ivy (Susan Swift). But their dreams turn into nightmares when Ivy begins to suffer from horrific memories of events that never occurred. Things only get weirder when a mysterious British stranger (Anthony Hopkins) tries to convince the family that Ivy is actually the reincarnation of his daughter, Audrey Rose, who died 11 years earlier.
Director: Robert Wise
PG
113 mins
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13. Orca: The Killer Whale (1977)
Neurotic whaler Nolan faces off with an enraged killer whale after he kills the whale's pregnant mate. Attempting to get a message across to Nolan, the whale attacks an innocent woman, prompting Nolan to track the whale as it heads north.
Director: Michael Anderson
PG
92 mins
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14. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
San Francisco biologist Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams) turns to health inspector Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland) for help when her live-in beau begins acting odd -- and distant. Matthew and Elizabeth notice that suddenly almost everyone around them has become impassive. When their friends discover a developing doppelgänger in their commercial mud baths, the foursome realizes an alien invasion is under way. Can they stop it?
Director: Philip Kaufman
PG
115 mins
15. Children of the Corn (1984)
A young couple (Linda Hamilton and Peter Horton) find themselves stranded in the rural town of Gatlin, Neb., and fall into the sinister hands of a mysterious religious sect of children who murder all of the town's adults at the command of their leader. The children perform bloody sacrifices to their cornfield-dwelling deity (known only as "He Who Walks Behind the Rows"). Their two new visitors are next in line for crucifixion!
Director: Fritz Kiersch
Writer: Stephen King
R-Rated
92 mins
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16. C.H.U.D. (1984)
Beneath the streets of New York City are hundreds of miles of tunnels unfit for anything human, but now, something horrible is loose in the sewers of Manhattan. The city's homeless population is mutating. These "Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers" -- aka C.H.U.D. -- are hideous, hungry and headed for the streets. Photojournalist George Cooper (John Heard) and his girlfriend, a cop and a crazy bum try to save everyone.
Director: Douglas Cheek
R-Rated
96 mins
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17. The Initiation (1984)
Tormented by recurring nightmares, sorority pledge Kelly must come to terms with her visions to get through an initiation that requires her to spend the night in an empty department store. But an escaped psychopathic killer is targeting the pledges.
Director: Larry Stewart
R-Rated
97 mins
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18. Fright Night (1985)
Nobody believes teenager Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) when he discovers that his suave new neighbor, Jerry Dandridge (Chris Sarandon), is a vampire. So when the bloodsucker starts stalking Charley, he turns to has-been actor Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall), famed for portraying a ghoul hunter. Unfortunately for the would-be vampire slayers, Dandridge has set his sights on Charlie's girlfriend in this clever spoof of the horror genre.
Director: Tom Holland
R-Rated
106 mins
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19. A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Nightmare (1985)
It's been 5 years since Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) tormented those hapless Elm Street teens with his razor glove and maniacal sense of humor. Now, he's back for revenge, with his sights set on another innocent victim he can torture and possess. If Freddy's plan to live again succeeds, he'll return from the dead and be free to kill anyone his twisted heart desires!
Director: Jack Sholder
R-Rated
87 mins
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20. Re-Animator (1985)
Based on a story by H.P. Lovecraft, this campy send-up that spawned a similarly outlandish sequel follows an egotistical medical student named Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs), who develops a serum that miraculously revives the dead. Together with his obdurate roommate, Dan (Bruce Abbott), and his girlfriend, Megan (Barbara Crampton), West reanimates a corpse -- but he doesn't factor in certain complications.
Director: Stuart Gordon
R-Rated
86 mins
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21. The Stuff (1985)
This campy classic finds Americans gorging on the latest snack sensation: a no-calorie treat dubbed "the Stuff." When it threatens to put ice cream makers out of business, industry tycoons draft a spy to uncover the dessert's secret formula.
Director: Larry Cohen
R-Rated
93 mins
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22. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
One of the most notorious films of the 1980s still terrifies. Serial killer Henry serves as mentor to dim-witted fellow killer Otis and as the object of his sister's affections. Trouble is, Henry's heart is too hard for friendship to penetrate. Disturbing, chilling and full of knockout power, this cult classic includes a half-hour interview with writer-director John McNaughton.
Director: John McNaughton
R-Rated
83 mins
23. House (1986)
Troubled horror novelist and Vietnam vet Roger Cobb (William Katt), reeling from his recent divorce and the mysterious disappearance of his young son, moves into the strange house left to him by his late aunt and faces even more terror. Hoping to find some peace and quiet so he can write his current book, Roger instead must deal with a nosy neighbor (George Wendt) -- not to mention the house's evil apparitions and monstrous demons.
Director: Steve Miner
R-Rated
92 mins
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24. Invaders from Mars (1986)
In this remake of the classic 50s SF tale, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by aliens who take over the the minds of his parents, his least-liked schoolteacher and other townspeople. With the aid of the school nurse the boy enlists the aid of the U.S. Marines. Written by Keith Loh <[email protected]>
Director: Tobe Hooper
PG
100 mins
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25. Night of the Creeps (1986)
When two fraternity brothers thaw out a corpse from their school clinic, evil slugs from outer space that had been frozen inside the body race across campus, infecting lusty coeds and turning them into flesh-hungry zombies. Now it's up to a chain-smoking former cop (Tom Atkins) to save the whole town from the alien menace. Fred Dekker directs this gleefully campy cult classic that co-stars Jason Lively and Jill Whitlow.
Director: Fred Dekker
R-Rated
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26. Creepshow 2 (1987)
Join the rotting but amiable Creep as he introduces this anthology of three gruesome tales written by the master of horror, Stephen King. An homage to the works of EC Comics, this wicked sequel takes viewers on one hair-raising roller-coaster ride. The vignettes involve a hit-and-run driver in "The Hitchhiker"; a wooden Indian in "Ol' Chief Wooden Head"; and four friends whose vacation on a secluded lake turns into a nightmare in "The Raft."
Director: Michael Gornick
Writers: Stephen King, George A. Romero
R-Rated
92 mins
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27. Evil Dead II (1987)
Stranded in a cabin in the woods, Ash (Bruce Campbell) and his girlfriend accidentally invoke a spell that causes the Evil Dead to rise and kill! As a lone man pitted against hordes of walking corpses, can Ash survive until the safety of sunrise? Thanks to director Sam Raimi's whip-crack direction and Campbell's comedic skills, this cult horror classic produces an improbable blend of hair-raising fear and gales of laughter.
Director: Sam Raimi
Unrated
85 mins
28. Fatal Attraction (1987)
Married attorney Dan Gallagher gives in to the tantalizing flirtations of attractive editor Alex Forrest, and they embark on a steamy affair. But Dan's passing indiscretion comes back to haunt him as an increasingly unhinged Alex refuses to let go.
Director: Adrian Lyne
R-Rated
119 mins
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29. Hellraiser (1987)
Clive Barker's directing debut follows the tale of a couple (Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins) who move into an old house and discovers a hideous creature (Oliver Smith) -- the man's half-brother (and his wife's former lover) -- hiding upstairs. Having lost his earthly body to three demons, the man's been brought back to life by a drop of blood on the floor. Soon, he's forcing his former mistress to bring him human sacrifices to complete his body.
Director: Clive Barker
R-Rated
93 mins
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30. Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
For Kirsty Cotton (Ashley Laurence), the nightmares never end. Still fresh in her fevered memory are her father's skinned corpse, the evil machinations of her uncle Frank's reanimated body and the unspeakable perversity of the Cenobites. But the worst is yet to come. From beyond the Outer Darkness, from the darkest regions of the imagination comes Hellbound: Hellraiser II.
Director: Tony Randel
Writer: Clive Barker
Not-Rated
93 mins
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31. Monkey Shines (1988)
Quadriplegic law student Allan Mann (Jason Beghe) gets in-home care from Ella, a supersmart monkey injected with human brain tissue. Initially, it's a dynamite relationship -- until she starts anticipating Allan's thoughts and acting out his subconscious desires. Horror veteran George Romero wrote and directed this 1988 chiller, which co-stars Joyce Van Patten, Stanley Tucci and Janine Turner.
Director: George A. Romero
R-Rated
113 mins
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32. The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Anthropologist Dennis Alan (Bill Pullman) goes to Haiti in search of a mysterious voodoo powder that turns the living into semi-conscious zombies. But as Alan comes closer to unlocking the mystical drug, natives turn his life into a nightmare. He enlists the help of a doctor (Cathy Tyson), but their smarts are hardly a match for the black magic they're up against. Horror master Wes Craven directs this creepy tale based on a novel by Wade Davis.
Director: Wes Craven
R-Rated
98 mins
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33. Arachnophobia (1990)
When Dr. Ross Jennings (Jeff Daniels) moves to a small California town, people start dropping dead all around him -- and the killer just might be a rare arachnid imported in a coffin from Venezuela. Local exterminator Delbert McClintock (John Goodman) and entomologist Dr. James Atherton (Julian Sands) are ready to destroy the species, but Jennings must first put aside his deep-seated fear of the creepy-crawlies. Stuart Pankin co-stars.
Director: Frank Marshall
PG-13
109 mins
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34. Brain Dead (1990)
Persuaded by a devious corporate henchman to operate on a schizophrenic mathematician, a brain surgeon begins experiencing firsthand his patient's paranoid confusion. Despite his best efforts, the doctor soon finds himself descending into insanity.
Directors: Adam Simon
R-Rated
85 mins
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35. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
In this pulse-pounding adaptation of Thomas Harris's novel, FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) ventures into a maximum-security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a psychiatrist turned homicidal cannibal. Starling needs clues to help her capture a serial killer; unfortunately, her Faustian relationship with Lecter soon leads to his escape … and now, two deranged killers are on the loose.
Director: Jonathan Demme
R-Rated
118 mins
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36. Candyman (1992)
While researching urban myths, grad student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) learns about the Candyman (Tony Todd), a hook-handed creature who's said to haunt a Chicago housing project. In this creepy film based on a Clive Barker story, the Candyman is made flesh by other people's belief in him. Not surprisingly, Lyle manages to summon him. Soon, the Candyman has committed a series of murders, and the cops are holding Lyle responsible.
Director: Bernard Rose
Writer: Clive Barker
R-Rated
99 minsWriter: Clive Barker
R-Rated
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37. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
When playboy club owner J.P. (Kevin Bernhardt) buys a mysterious-looking puzzle box and mistakes it for a work of art, he has no idea that Pinhead (Doug Bradley), "the Black Pope of Hell," is trapped inside and playing tricks on his mind. Pinhead tries his best to manipulate J.P. into breaking him out of his prison -- that is, until an astute journalist (Terry Farrell) begins to suspect something.
Director: Anthony Hickox
Writer: Peter Atkins
R-Rated
92 mins
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38. Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992)
Belated sequel to the '84 film. 8 years after the first, authorities discover the mutilated bodies of adults in the secluded town of Gatlin, Nebraska and children hiding in the corn. Enter John Garrett (Terence Knox) and son Danny (Paul Scherrer) who head for Gatlin on a story and get caught up in this mess when an orphan named Micah (Ryan Bollman) is possessed by He Who Walks Behind The Rows. Written by Eric Creed
Director: David Price
Writer: Stephen King
R-Rated
92 mins
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