Papy video 5 : 10 greatest horror movies you can watch right now | Part1

 10 greatest horror movies you can watch right now | Part1

From Netflix to Hulu to HBO Max, the eeriest, scariest, and best horror to watch at home

Whether gory and macabre, silly and irreverent, or eerie and unsettling, the horror genre is as rich and varied as the multitude of ghosts, ghoulies, and homicidal maniacs that bump in the night.

It may be Halloween season now, but horror is a year-round thing for us here at Polygon.

Looking for the best horror films available to stream on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, and Paramount Plus? No worries, we've got the goods. We've combed through the libraries of each of the major streaming platforms to bring you a list of our most recommended horror movies. Here are the 10 best horror movies you can stream, from old classics to new hits. Our latest update added Angel Heart, Audition, Near Dark, and Unfriended: Dark Web.

10. HELLRAISER

Clive Barker’s 1987 directorial debut adapts his 1986 novella The Hellbound Heart to tell the story of Larry (Andrew Robinson) and Julia Cotton (Clare Higgins). The Cottons are a married couple who move into the home of Larry’s recently deceased brother, Frank (Sean Chapman), with whom Julia had a previous affair. After inadvertently being resurrected by a drop of blood spilled by Larry on the floor of the house’s attic, Frank seduces Julia into luring new men to the house so that he can drain their life force and fully regain his mortal form. Surrounding this core narrative is the story of the Lament Configuration, a puzzle box Frank acquired before his untimely death. When solved, it summons hellish beings known as Cenobites to the mortal plane of existence, where they engage in painful sadomasochistic mutilation exercises. Easily the best and most enduring of the Hellraiser movies, Barker's 1987 original is a must-watch for horror fans. Hellraiser is available to watch on Prime Video, Shudder, for free with ads on Tubi or for free with a library card on Hoopla.

9. HELLBENDER

Hellbender tells the story of Izzy, a teenager living isolated in the woods with only her mother. She says Izzy has a debilitating disease and can't be around other people. But, of course, that isn't entirely true. The movie delicately balances Izzy's perspective and her mother's, working as a movie both about the struggles of adolescence and the inherent terror of trying to raise a child well. But for all the virtues of its story, Hellbender's most incredible feat is how gorgeous it looks.

Created by a filmmaking family who produces, directs, and stars in the movie, Hellbender is an early contender for 2022’s most visually striking horror film. Directors John and Zelda Adams and Toby Poser use forests, and the movie’s many mystic visions, for both serene beauty and creeping terror, swapping effortlessly between the two to match their characters’ fears and discoveries. Hellbender is available to stream on Shudder and AMC Plus.

8. EYES WITHOUT A FACE

Georges Franju’s influential 1960 film is a master class in supernatural fantasy horror. An unsettling tale about a plastic surgeon (played by Pierre Brasseur) who kidnaps young women and performs surgery on them to try and find a face replacement for his daughter (Édith Scob), Eyes Without a Face is equal parts haunting and beautiful. Scob’s iconic face mask in the movie was later referenced in her role in the also-excellent Holy Motors many decades later. Eyes Without a Face is available on HBO Max and The Criterion Channel.

7. DEEP RED

Among the best and most well-known of Italy’s Giallo genre, this beautifully shot slasher is full of mystery, terror, and lots and lots of murder. The movie's purposefully complicated story more or less follows a jazz musician who witnesses a murder but also mixes in some psychic powers for good measure. Giallo movies are, by design, strange, lurid, and full of gross and grimy things—both in their plots and murders. Deep Red, however, is enthralling to watch despite the brutality with which the majority of its cast is killed. Deep Red is available to stream on Shudder, AMC Plus, for free with ads on Pluto TV and Vudu, or for free with a library card on Hoopla and Kanopy.

6. CURE

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s 1997 horror masterpiece Cure follows Kenichi Takabe (Kōji Yakusho), a Japanese detective frustrated by an inexplicable rash of seemingly unconnected murders that appear to be connected, despite none of the perpetrators knowing each other nor having any recollection as to what they have done. Finally, Takabe’s investigation leads him to a suspect, a student of psychology and mesmerism known as Mamiya (Masato Hagiwara); he finds himself plunged into a conspiracy that threatens to engulf anyone who gets too close. In Cure, violence is less an act of premeditation or passion as it is a virus, coursing its way through the bloodstream of society, corrupting innocent bystanders, not like aberrant cancer cells attacking from within without ever understanding why they did so in the first place. So how do you confront a horror like that, much less stop it? The answer is as simple as it is terrifying: you can't. Cure is available to watch on the Criterion Channel.

5. CHRISTINE

A high school horror movie about a nerd who falls in love with a haunted car, Christine is an extraordinary Stephen King adaptation and a standout in John Carpenter’s consistently excellent filmography.

Arnie (Keith Gordon) is an unpopular high schooler in California who has just one friend, a famous football player named Dennis (John Stockwell, who in many ways is the emotional core of the movie, as someone who cares deeply about Arnie). When the two come across a broken-down old Plymouth Fury (a vehicle that we've already seen commit murder and mayhem in an opening sequence set in a 1950s car assembly plant), Arnie decides he must have it. He quickly becomes obsessed with the car, "Christine," and the human and vehicle both become jealous of anybody who might interrupt their time together. He also starts to dress and act more like a greaser dirtbag from the 1950s. It's an excellent time for everybody except Arnie's human loved ones.

The practical effects of Christine deserve special recognition here. The car can heal itself, an effect shown on camera in full, glorious display. The special effects team made rubber molds of Christine and then imploded them, running the shot in reverse in the film to evoke the effect of a self-healing vehicle. It's astounding to behold decades later.

Christine is classic 1980s horror at its finest.

Christine is available to stream on AMC+ through Prime Video or for digital rental or purchase on Amazon and Apple TV.

4. CHILD’S PLAY

I missed out on the experience of watching Child’s Play as a child, which I'm sure is a uniquely spooky and fun experience. Instead, I knew of the franchise only by its reputation, or more accurately, the importance of its foul-mouthed lead doll (for a long time, I thought the movie was named Chucky!). So when I caught up with the film this year, I was delightfully surprised to find a subversive black comedy with some legitimately scary thrills.

If you don't know the setup for the series, it's pretty simple. The iconic Brad Dourif plays a serial killer who is shot by a detective in a toy store and then performs a last-second ritual to move his soul from his own body to the body of a nearby doll. That cursed doll finds its way into the home of a young boy whose mom couldn't afford to buy the doll at full price and had to settle for a second-hand peddler (unknowingly selling a murderous killing machine).

Directed by Tom Holland (no, not that one), Child’s Play is scary, funny, and a tight 87 minutes, with astute social commentary about how goods are marketed to children and an absolutely unhinged performance by Dourif. He’s a horror icon and a national treasure, and his Chucky is an absolute hoot. While you’re in the mood, also make time for the excellent Bride of Chucky, one of the rare examples of the fourth movie in a series that actually ruled. Child’s Play is available to stream on AMC+ through Prime Video and Fubo or for digital rental or purchase on Amazon and Apple TV.

3. AUDITION

Although best known for its brutally violent finale, Takashi Miike's 1999 horror film as a whole is a taut and gripping drama that unravels its characters' psychological hang-ups and neuroses before plunging headfirst into a heart of darkness and unsettling imagery.

As we wrote in the inaugural entry of this year’s Halloween Countdown,

Miike's film holds its cards relatively close to its chest for most of its run time, unspooling its tightly wound mystery like garrote wire before peeling back its skin of meet-cute deception to reveal a pulsing mass of horrors roiling beneath. The film descends into a macabre fugue state of assumptions, misdirections, and cinematic sleights of hand, with dreams that feel almost real set against a reality too terrifying to be anything but. In the end, though, these are just words. Only pain can be trusted.

Audition is available to stream on Arrow Video and Hi-Yah! for free with ads on Tubi and on Kanopy with a library card.

2. ANGEL HEART

Alan Parker’s criminally underseen neo-noir horror film stars Mickey Rourke as Harry Angel, a private investigator living in New York City in 1955. Harry is called to investigate the disappearance of a once-popular singer who owes a debt to Angel’s client, a mysterious benefactor named Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro). Following a series of leads that brings him to New Orleans, Angel is raked by disturbing visions of his past as he turns to a young woman named Epiphany (Lisa Bonet) for answers and comfort.

A dark, seedy, and violent psychological horror film in the vein of Adrian Lyne’s Jacob’s Ladder, Angel Heart was critically panned when it was first released in 1987 but has since amassed a cult following in recognition of its beautiful cinematography, bracing horror, and a brutally affecting performance by Rourke. —Toussaint Egan

Angel Heart is available to stream on Paramount Plus.

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1. ALONE

A taut spine-chiller from John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning), Alone is your classic woman-on-the-run thriller. Jessica (Jules Willcox), a recent widow, is moving. If that wasn't enough stress, a creepy man (Marc Menchaca) appears to be following her on the road. After he slashes her tires, she crashes and wakes up in his basement. What follows is a tightly crafted thriller with great performances, outstanding direction, and enough tension to keep your heart pounding throughout the 98-minute running time. —Pete Volk

Alone can be streamed on Hulu or for free with a library card on Hoopla and Kanopy.

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