Best Horror Movies on Amazon Prime Video in the US
The top 50 of 3,008 horror movies streaming on Amazon Prime Video in the US, ranked by smart score, updated October 24, 2026.
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8.18.1 · 8.4K votes - 2
7.88.3 · 276 votes - 3
7.67.7 · 2.6K votes - 4
The Legend of the Nahuala 2007Directed by Ricardo Arnaiz · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, YouTube Free7.68.1 · 265 votes - 5
Night of the Living Dead 1968Directed by George A. Romero · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV, HBO Max7.67.6 · 2.9K votes - 6
7.57.7 · 853 votes - 7
Let the Right One In 2008Directed by Tomas Alfredson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium7.57.5 · 3.4K votes - 8
Frankenstein 1931Directed by James Whale · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus7.47.5 · 1.9K votes - 9
Bride of Frankenstein 1935Directed by James Whale · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus7.47.5 · 1.2K votes - 10
The Invisible Man 1933Directed by James Whale · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, IndieFlix7.47.5 · 1K votes - 11
7.47.4 · 2.8K votes - 12
An American Werewolf in London 1981Directed by John Landis · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus7.47.4 · 2.8K votes - 13
7.37.3 · 4.5K votes - 14
7.37.6 · 371 votes - 15
7.37.3 · 9K votes - 16
7.37.3 · 4.2K votes - 17
7.37.3 · 1.8K votes - 18
7.37.3 · 3.7K votes - 19
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974Directed by Tobe Hooper · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium7.37.3 · 4K votes - 20
7.27.4 · 612 votes - 21
7.27.3 · 2.6K votes - 22
An American Crime 2007Directed by Tommy O'Haver · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel7.27.3 · 799 votes - 23
Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979Directed by Werner Herzog · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo7.27.3 · 1.1K votes - 24
7.27.2 · 2.8K votes - 25
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum 2018Directed by Jung Bum-shik · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus7.27.3 · 1K votes - 26
The Day of the Beast 1995Directed by Álex de la Iglesia · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Kanopy7.17.3 · 649 votes - 27
7.17.1 · 8.6K votes - 28
7.17.3 · 489 votes - 29
Dracula 1931Directed by Tod Browning · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus7.17.2 · 1.4K votes - 30
7.17.1 · 1.3K votes - 31
The Invisible Man 2020Directed by Leigh Whannell · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player7.17.1 · 6.5K votes - 32
7.17.3 · 361 votes - 33
Bedevilled 2010Directed by Jang Cheol-soo · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel7.17.2 · 522 votes - 34
7.07.1 · 1.1K votes - 35
7.07.2 · 528 votes - 36
Take Shelter 2011Directed by Jeff Nichols · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Howdy7.07.0 · 2.1K votes - 37
7.07.0 · 8.2K votes - 38
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage 1970Directed by Dario Argento · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla7.07.1 · 870 votes - 39
7.07.1 · 1.3K votes - 40
7.07.2 · 502 votes - 41
7.07.0 · 8K votes - 42
Climax 2018Directed by Gaspar Noé · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus7.07.0 · 2.4K votes - 43
7.07.1 · 453 votes - 44
7.07.0 · 3.3K votes - 45
7.07.0 · 4.5K votes - 46
6.97.0 · 6.1K votes - 47
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion 1996Directed by Shusuke Kaneko · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Pluto TV6.97.5 · 134 votes - 48
6.97.0 · 636 votes - 49
Frank and Penelope 2022Directed by Sean Patrick Flanery · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free6.97.4 · 150 votes - 50
Triangle 2009Directed by Christopher Smith · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium6.96.9 · 3.2K votes
Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes. Streaming data by JustWatch.
Hidden gems
Highly rated but with 51 votes or fewer (the median for this list), ranked with a lighter prior of 22 votes so smaller films can show.
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Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round 2026Directed by Aidan Leary · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Screambox6.67.6 · 50 votes - 2
Show Me the Ghost 2021Directed by Kim Eun-kyung · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, YouTube Free6.67.5 · 48 votes - 3
Frankenstein: Legacy 2025Directed by Paul Dudbridge · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free6.48.1 · 19 votes - 4
6.57.5 · 37 votes - 5
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ 2021Directed by Chris Griffiths · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, The Roku Channel6.57.4 · 40 votes - 6
The Strange Case of a Claustrophobic Ghost 2023Directed by Alejandro Sugich · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video6.57.3 · 50 votes - 7
R BnB 2023Directed by Robert Mann · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free6.47.9 · 18 votes - 8
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional 2025Directed by Kazutaka Watanabe · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video6.38.5 · 11 votes - 9
6.47.2 · 40 votes - 10
Return of Punch and Judy 2023Directed by Louisa Warren · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Fandango at Home Free, Fawesome6.47.2 · 36 votes
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