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Hulu is full of great horror films. Before we list the absolute best streaming service options, let’s cover some interesting alternatives.
Hulu is home to Barbarian by Zach Cregger (2022) and Don’t Breathe by Fede Álvarez (2016). There’s also the post-apocalyptic horror film 28 Weeks Later (2007), the slasher Thanksgiving (2023), and the romance-gone-wrong Fresh (2022). Finally, you should check out The Ugly Stepsister (2025), The Host (2006), A Quiet Place Part II (2020) and Bone Tomahawk (2015), with Kurt Russell.
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Now let’s move on to a roundup of the best horror movies on Hulu.
This wild and disturbing dark comedy elevates Hulu’s horror game. Together features real-life couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco as a couple in a years-long relationship. A move from the city to the countryside introduces some frightening body horror.
- Director: Michael Shanks
- Main actors: Dave Franco, Alison Brie
- Duration: 102 minutes
If you count as incredibly capable, invisible such scary killing machines, you may be watching some scenes from Prey through your fingers. This addition to the Predator franchise takes place in the Comanche nation 300 years ago and focuses on a young warrior named Naru. Watch this one for a compelling underdog story about a human fighting determinedly against a powerful alien.
- Director: Dan Trachtenberg
- Main actors: Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro
- Duration: 99 minutes
A seemingly invented monster creeps further and further into the lives of a single mother and her young son in this critically acclaimed film. The horror intensifies after the appearance of a haunting storybook. The film is written and directed by Jennifer Kent, who also wrote and directed the 2018 thriller The Nightingale.
- Director: Jennifer Kent
- Main actors: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall
- Duration: 94 minutes
A teenage girl is violently bullied at a local swimming pool, then stumbles upon a stranger kidnapping her three tormentors. This captivating Spanish-language film is based on a short film and stars Laura Galán.
- Director: Carlota Pereda
- Main actors: Laura Galán, Richard Holmes, Claudia Salas
- Duration: 99 minutes
A possessed girl is the special guest on a 1977 talk show in this horror film that gradually becomes more and more intense. The film stars David Dastmalchian as Jack Delroy, a charismatic host who wants to increase his ratings. If you’re in the mood for supernatural horror, sit tight for this terrifying Halloween special.
- Directors: Colin Cairnes, Cameron Cairnes
- Starring: David Dastmalchian, Ingrid Torelli, Laura Gordon
- Duration: 95 minutes
This horror comedy adapts a Stephen King short story and revolves around estranged twin brothers (both played by White Lotus star Theo James) and an evil toy monkey. Directed by Osgood Perkins (Longlegs), the film sees brutal deaths occur when the disturbing drumming primate is present.
- Director: Osgood Perkins
- Main actors: Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery
- Duration: 98 minutes
This dark thriller – the second film on this list from writer-director Osgood Perkins – offers twists and turns, haunting visuals, and a very unsettling villain. The film follows a young FBI agent who investigates several puzzling family murders. Nicolas Cage plays the role of the main character surprisingly enough.
- Director: Osgood Perkins
- Main actors: Nicolas Cage, Maika Monroe, Blair Underwood
- Duration: 101 minutes
Reserve your seat for this surreal psychological horror film about the unraveling of a talented ballerina. Natalie Portman’s character, Nina, feels compelled to portray not only the innocent and elegant White Swan, but also the dark and sensual Black Swan for the lead role in a production of Swan Lake. But she doesn’t fit the latter swan’s mold as much as newcomer Lily (Mila Kunis). The film follows his obsessive quest for perfection.
- Director: Darren Aronofsky
- Main actors: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel
- Duration: 108 minutes
