Looking for horrors on Hulu? Below is a list of the best scary movies on the streaming service, movies that will fit right into your queue. But before we get into the details, let’s cover some worthy alternatives.
Hulu is home to Swedish vampire story Let the Right One In (2008) and body horror film Crimes of the Future (2022). There’s also the action movie Shadow in the Cloud (2020), the Rebecca Hall-directed ghost story The Night House, and the romance gone wrong Fresh (2022). Finally, you should check out Haunt (2019), Titanium (2021), Censor (2021), and The Lodge (2019).
Now let’s move on to the top recommendations, all of which scored over 70 on Metacritic.
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A teenage girl is brutally bullied at a local swimming pool, then comes across a stranger who kidnaps her three tormentors. This captivating film in Spanish is based on a short film and stars Laura Galán.
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This Finnish creature flick is pulled straight from your feathery nightmares. The film features Tinja, a 12-year-old girl who discovers a strange egg that hatches into a monstrous bird. The horrible creature stands in stark contrast to her family’s expectations of perfection. So it’s kind of like a cursed version of ET Well, maybe not. You can watch and draw your own conclusions.
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Brandon Cronenberg (son of horror filmmaker David) wrote and directed this film about, you guessed it, possession. The dark film follows an assassin (Andrea Riseborough) who takes over the bodies of strangers to execute targets. When a mission goes wrong, she is thrown from the pilot’s seat. If you love all things sci-fi and horror, dare to watch this one.
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Although not a complete horror film, Thelma is a powerful supernatural thriller that deserves a spot on this best list. A young woman enters university and becomes close to a classmate. It soon becomes clear that she has unwieldy powers. This breathtaking and haunting Norwegian coming-of-age film is a must-watch.
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If you reckon incredibly capable, invisible such scary killing machines, you might be watching some of the Prey scenes through your fingers. This addition to the Predator franchise is set in the Comanche nation 300 years ago and centers on a young warrior named Naru. Watch this one for a compelling underdog story about a human who fights with determination against a powerful alien.
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