Horror has become one of the most profitable genres in cinema today, pulling in both longtime fans and new viewers. In 2025, this trend is only going to grow, with a full calendar of releases that promise to satisfy all kinds of tastes.

Max hosts a lot of content, but how's its horror selection? Titles rotate throughout the year, and right now you can catch new films like Maxxxine and classics like Eraserhead. You may find a flick below that lets you skip a scary-long search.

As Ari Aster's psychological horror movie Hereditary trends on Netflix, it's a reminder to watch this horror classic from 1968 with similar themes.

Russell Crowe 's cult horror movie The Pope's Exorcist is now available to watch on Netflix. Directed by Julius Avery, the 2023 film is based on the real-life story of Father Gabriele Amorth, a catholic priest who is said to have performed over 100,000 exorcisms for the Vatican.

The horror renaissance has continued well into the 2020s, and films like Nosferatu, The Substance, and Talk to Me are the best horror films of the decade.

The 1990s was a fun decade for the horror genre, with many productions turning into unintentionally hilarious films years later. The '80s saw a peak in the horror genre, and by the time the '90s had rolled around,