Best Horror Movies on HBO Max in the UK

1. 1
   The Shining 1980

   Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on HBO Max, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
   8.2

   8.2 · 20K votes
2. 2
   What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962

   Directed by Robert Aldrich · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.8

   7.9 · 1.2K votes
3. 3
   Lee Cronin's The Mummy 2026

   Directed by Lee Cronin · Streaming on HBO Max, Sky Go, Now TV
   7.8

   7.8 · 2.8K votes
4. 4
   The Exorcist 1973

   Directed by William Friedkin · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.7

   7.7 · 9K votes
5. 5
   The Conjuring 2013

   Directed by James Wan · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Now TV Cinema, HBO Max
   7.5

   7.5 · 13K votes
6. 6
   Sinners 2025

   Directed by Ryan Coogler · Streaming on HBO Max, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
   7.5

   7.5 · 5.4K votes
7. 7
   The Devil's Advocate 1997

   Directed by Taylor Hackford · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
   7.5

   7.5 · 7.1K votes
8. 8
   Saw 2004

   Directed by James Wan · Streaming on Tubi TV, HBO Max
   7.4

   7.4 · 10K votes
9. 9
   Interview with the Vampire 1994

   Directed by Neil Jordan · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
   7.4

   7.4 · 6.7K votes
10. 10
    The Conjuring 2 2016

    Directed by James Wan · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    7.3

    7.3 · 9.5K votes
11. 11
    The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It 2021

    Directed by Michael Chaves · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.3

    7.3 · 6.8K votes
12. 12
    Weapons 2025

    Directed by Zach Cregger · Streaming on HBO Max, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.2K votes
13. 13
    Dracula 2025

    Directed by Luc Besson · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema, Amazon Prime Video
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.6K votes
14. 14
    It 2017

    Directed by Andy Muschietti · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    7.2

    7.2 · 21K votes
15. 15
    Constantine 2005

    Directed by Francis Lawrence · Streaming on HBO Max, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.2

    7.2 · 8.7K votes
16. 16
    Poltergeist 1982

    Directed by Tobe Hooper · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    7.1

    7.2 · 3.5K votes
17. 17
    Gremlins 1984

    Directed by Joe Dante · Streaming on HBO Max, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.1

    7.1 · 7.2K votes
18. 18
    Doctor Sleep 2019

    Directed by Mike Flanagan · Streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    7.1

    7.1 · 5.1K votes
19. 19
    Final Destination Bloodlines 2025

    Directed by Adam Stein · Streaming on HBO Max, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.0

    7.0 · 3.2K votes
20. 20
    Backrooms 2026

    Directed by Kane Parsons · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.0

    7.0 · 3.8K votes
21. 21
    The Descent 2005

    Directed by Neil Marshall · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    7.0

    7.0 · 4.6K votes
22. 22
    Companion 2025

    Directed by Drew Hancock · Streaming on HBO Max, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.0

    7.0 · 2.7K votes
23. 23
    Little Shop of Horrors 1986

    Directed by Frank Oz · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    7.0

    7.0 · 1.7K votes
24. 24
    Insidious 2011

    Directed by James Wan · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.0

    7.0 · 7.7K votes
25. 25
    The Witches 1990

    Directed by Nicolas Roeg · Streaming on HBO Max, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    6.9

    7.0 · 1.4K votes
26. 26
    The Conjuring: Last Rites 2025

    Directed by Michael Chaves · Streaming on HBO Max, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    6.9

    6.9 · 2.2K votes
27. 27
    Sinister 2012

    Directed by Scott Derrickson · Streaming on HBO Max, Lionsgate+
    6.9

    6.9 · 6.3K votes
28. 28
    Blade 1998

    Directed by Stephen Norrington · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.8

    6.9 · 7.1K votes
29. 29
    They Will Kill You 2026

    Directed by Kirill Sokolov · Streaming on HBO Max, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    6.8

    6.9 · 1.2K votes
30. 30
    It Chapter Two 2019

    Directed by Andy Muschietti · Streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    6.8

    6.8 · 9.9K votes
31. 31
    Don't Worry Darling 2022

    Directed by Olivia Wilde · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    6.8

    6.8 · 3.1K votes
32. 32
    Malignant 2021

    Directed by James Wan · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.7

    6.7 · 2.8K votes
33. 33
    Insidious: Chapter 2 2013

    Directed by James Wan · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema, Shudder
    6.7

    6.7 · 4.8K votes
34. 34
    Final Destination 2000

    Directed by James Wong · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
    6.6

    6.6 · 7K votes
35. 35
    Saw II 2005

    Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman · Streaming on Tubi TV, HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    6.6

    6.6 · 6.1K votes
36. 36
    Annabelle: Creation 2017

    Directed by David F. Sandberg · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    6.6

    6.6 · 6.1K votes
37. 37
    It Follows 2015

    Directed by David Robert Mitchell · Streaming on HBO Max, BFI Player, ITVX
    6.6

    6.6 · 7.2K votes
38. 38
    Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990

    Directed by Joe Dante · Streaming on HBO Max, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    6.5

    6.5 · 3K votes
39. 39
    The Babadook 2014

    Directed by Jennifer Kent · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, ITVX
    6.5

    6.5 · 6.6K votes
40. 40
    Saw III 2006

    Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman · Streaming on Tubi TV, HBO Max, Lionsgate+
    6.4

    6.4 · 5.1K votes
41. 41
    Annabelle Comes Home 2019

    Directed by Gary Dauberman · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    6.4

    6.4 · 4K votes
42. 42
    The Iceman and the Psychiatrist 2004

    Directed by Arthur Ginsberg · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.4

    7.4 · 27 votes
43. 43
    The Iceman Confesses: Secrets of a Mafia Hitman 2001

    Directed by Arthur Ginsberg · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.4

    7.2 · 34 votes
44. 44
    The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer 1992

    Directed by Arthur Ginsberg · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.3

    7.3 · 27 votes
45. 45
    Meg 2: The Trench 2023

    Directed by Ben Wheatley · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    6.3

    6.3 · 4.2K votes
46. 46
    Insidious: Chapter 3 2015

    Directed by Leigh Whannell · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    6.3

    6.3 · 3.8K votes
47. 47
    Final Destination 2 2003

    Directed by David R. Ellis · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
    6.3

    6.3 · 5.1K votes
48. 48
    Saw VI 2009

    Directed by Kevin Greutert · Streaming on Tubi TV, HBO Max, Lionsgate+
    6.3

    6.3 · 3.6K votes
49. 49
    Hannibal Rising 2007

    Directed by Peter Webber · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube Free, Lionsgate+
    6.3

    6.3 · 2.5K votes
50. 50
    The Meg 2018

    Directed by Jon Turteltaub · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
    6.2

    6.2 · 8.4K 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 Woman in Black 2012

   Directed by James Watkins · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.1

   6.1 · 3.8K votes
2. 2
   Presence 2025

   Directed by Steven Soderbergh · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, HBO Max
   6.1

   6.1 · 841 votes
3. 3
   The Bride! 2026

   Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal · Streaming on HBO Max, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
   6.1

   6.1 · 694 votes
4. 4
   The Curse of Robert the Doll 2022

   Directed by Brian Knappmiller · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.2

   6.5 · 36 votes
5. 5
   The Parenting 2025

   Directed by Craig Johnson · Streaming on HBO Max, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
   6.1

   6.1 · 177 votes
6. 6
   Cast a Deadly Spell 1991

   Directed by Martin Campbell · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.1

   6.1 · 132 votes
7. 7
   Wide Awake 2006

   Directed by Alan Berliner · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.0

   6.0 · 14 votes
8. 8
   Habit 1997

   Directed by Larry Fessenden · Streaming on HBO Max
   5.9

   5.6 · 53 votes
9. 9
   undertone 2026

   Directed by Ian Tuason · Streaming on HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
   6.0

   6.0 · 720 votes
10. 10
    Salem's Lot 2024

    Directed by Gary Dauberman · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Now TV Cinema
    6.0

    6.0 · 762 votes