Best Horror Movies on Paramount Plus Essential in the US

1. 1
   Rosemary's Baby 1968

   Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   7.8

   7.8 · 4.6K votes
2. 2
   Scream 1996

   Directed by Wes Craven · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
   7.4

   7.4 · 8.3K votes
3. 3
   A Quiet Place 2018

   Directed by John Krasinski · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
   7.4

   7.4 · 16K votes
4. 4
   A Quiet Place Part II 2021

   Directed by John Krasinski · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   7.4

   7.4 · 7.7K votes
5. 5
   Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956

   Directed by Don Siegel · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   7.4

   7.5 · 1.3K votes
6. 6
   Jacob's Ladder 1990

   Directed by Adrian Lyne · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   7.3

   7.4 · 2K votes
7. 7
   Dracula 2025

   Directed by Luc Besson · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   7.2

   7.3 · 1.6K votes
8. 8
   Sleepy Hollow 1999

   Directed by Tim Burton · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   7.2

   7.2 · 7.7K votes
9. 9
   Passenger 2026

   Directed by André Øvredal · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   7.2

   7.3 · 980 votes
10. 10
    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2007

    Directed by Tim Burton · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.2

    7.2 · 6.5K votes
11. 11
    Doctor Sleep 2019

    Directed by Mike Flanagan · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.1

    7.1 · 5.1K votes
12. 12
    The Dead Zone 1983

    Directed by David Cronenberg · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo
    7.0

    7.0 · 1.9K votes
13. 13
    Scream VI 2023

    Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.9

    6.9 · 3.4K votes
14. 14
    World War Z 2013

    Directed by Marc Forster · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium
    6.9

    6.9 · 17K votes
15. 15
    Overlord 2018

    Directed by Julius Avery · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.7

    6.7 · 3.3K votes
16. 16
    The Ring 2002

    Directed by Gore Verbinski · Streaming on Netflix, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.7

    6.7 · 6.9K votes
17. 17
    Smile 2022

    Directed by Parker Finn · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.7

    6.7 · 4.3K votes
18. 18
    Blink Twice 2024

    Directed by Zoë Kravitz · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.7

    6.7 · 2.1K votes
19. 19
    Scream 2022

    Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.7

    6.7 · 4.1K votes
20. 20
    Spontaneous 2020

    Directed by Brian Duffield · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.7

    6.7 · 610 votes
21. 21
    SpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp 2024

    Directed by Dave Cunningham · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.6

    7.1 · 110 votes
22. 22
    Pet Sematary 1989

    Directed by Mary Lambert · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo
    6.6

    6.7 · 2.5K votes
23. 23
    Silver Bullet 1985

    Directed by Dan Attias · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo
    6.6

    6.7 · 736 votes
24. 24
    A Quiet Place: Day One 2024

    Directed by Michael Sarnoski · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, MGM+
    6.6

    6.6 · 3.6K votes
25. 25
    28 Weeks Later 2007

    Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium
    6.6

    6.6 · 6K votes
26. 26
    Event Horizon 1997

    Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.6

    6.6 · 3.5K votes
27. 27
    Smile 2 2024

    Directed by Parker Finn · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, MGM+
    6.6

    6.6 · 2.4K votes
28. 28
    Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse 2015

    Directed by Christopher Landon · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.6

    6.6 · 2.2K votes
29. 29
    It Follows 2015

    Directed by David Robert Mitchell · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.6

    6.6 · 7.2K votes
30. 30
    Orphan: First Kill 2022

    Directed by William Brent Bell · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.6

    6.6 · 2.4K votes
31. 31
    The Faculty 1998

    Directed by Robert Rodriguez · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.6

    6.6 · 2.4K votes
32. 32
    Scream 2 1997

    Directed by Wes Craven · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.5

    6.5 · 5K votes
33. 33
    Drag Me to Hell 2009

    Directed by Sam Raimi · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.5

    6.5 · 4.3K votes
34. 34
    The Gift 2000

    Directed by Sam Raimi · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.5

    6.5 · 1.5K votes
35. 35
    The Reading 2023

    Directed by Courtney Glaude · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.5

    7.5 · 34 votes
36. 36
    The Uninvited 2009

    Directed by Charles Guard · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.5

    6.5 · 1.7K votes
37. 37
    The Prophecy 1995

    Directed by Gregory Widen · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.4

    6.5 · 590 votes
38. 38
    What Lies Beneath 2000

    Directed by Robert Zemeckis · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.4

    6.4 · 2.1K votes
39. 39
    Friday the 13th 1980

    Directed by Sean S. Cunningham · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.4

    6.4 · 3.5K votes
40. 40
    Afflicted 2014

    Directed by Clif Prowse · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.4

    6.4 · 667 votes
41. 41
    Resident Evil: Apocalypse 2004

    Directed by Alexander Witt · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.4

    6.4 · 5K votes
42. 42
    Crawl 2019

    Directed by Alexandre Aja · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.3

    6.3 · 3.5K votes
43. 43
    Goosebumps 2015

    Directed by Rob Letterman · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.3

    6.3 · 4.1K votes
44. 44
    Spell 2020

    Directed by Mark Tonderai · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.3

    6.4 · 475 votes
45. 45
    Case 39 2009

    Directed by Christian Alvart · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.3

    6.3 · 2.5K votes
46. 46
    Resident Evil: Extinction 2007

    Directed by Russell Mulcahy · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.3

    6.3 · 4.8K votes
47. 47
    King Kong 1976

    Directed by John Guillermin · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.3

    6.3 · 967 votes
48. 48
    Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI 1986

    Directed by Tom McLoughlin · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo
    6.3

    6.3 · 1.4K votes
49. 49
    Firestarter 1984

    Directed by Mark L. Lester · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.2

    6.3 · 803 votes
50. 50
    A Really Haunted Loud House 2023

    Directed by Jonathan Judge · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.2

    6.7 · 27 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.

1. 1
   The Relic 1997

   Directed by Peter Hyams · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   6.2

   6.2 · 670 votes
2. 2
   Body Cam 2020

   Directed by Malik Vitthal · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   6.2

   6.2 · 453 votes
3. 3
   Tales from the Darkside: The Movie 1990

   Directed by John Harrison · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   6.2

   6.2 · 445 votes
4. 4
   Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin 2021

   Directed by William Eubank · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   6.1

   6.1 · 818 votes
5. 5
   Mimic 1997

   Directed by Guillermo del Toro · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
   6.1

   6.1 · 1.3K votes
6. 6
   Apartment 7A 2024

   Directed by Natalie Erika James · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   6.1

   6.1 · 432 votes
7. 7
   Significant Other 2022

   Directed by Robert Olsen · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   6.1

   6.1 · 435 votes
8. 8
   Nightwatch 1997

   Directed by Ole Bornedal · Streaming on Paramount Plus Essential, Kanopy, Hoopla
   6.1

   6.1 · 457 votes
9. 9
   Organ Trail 2023

   Directed by Michael Patrick Jann · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   6.1

   6.2 · 111 votes
10. 10
    Below 2002

    Directed by David Twohy · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.0

    6.0 · 557 votes