Best horror series and movies to watch on Showmax
Browse all series nowYou don’t want to watch these alone. Here are some of the best horror series and movies available on Showmax.
You don’t want to watch these alone… This list of horror series and movies will have you shrieking like a child. If you love thriller and horror, then this is the list for you!
Doctor Sleep (2019)
Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson lead this book-inspired sequel to the 1980 film The Shining. A now-adult Dan Torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult. Watch now »
Daniel Isn’t Real (2019)
A frightening horror. After suffering a family trauma a troubled student resurrects his childhood imaginary friend to help him cope, not realising how dangerous it is. Watch now »
The Hunt (2020)
Ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport, but their plan is derailed when one of the hunted turns the tables on her pursuers. From the writers of Watchmen and The Leftovers. Watch now »
Haunt (2019)
A thrilling horror movie. On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an extreme haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. But the night turns deadly. Watch now »
The Invisible Man (2019)
When Cecilia’s abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss) works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see. Watch now »
Her Mask (2020)
A young British woman arrives in South Africa looking for answers after her mother is murdered. While trying to unravel the past, several sinister encounters leave her with even more questions. Watch now »
The Domestics (2018)
In the weeks following an apocalyptic event, a husband and wife venture across the countryside inhabited by deadly factions in search of safety, and must work together as they are pushed to the breaking point in order to survive. Watch now »
Into the Dark S1
A horror anthology series in which each episode is based on a holiday, including Halloween, Christmas and Valentine’s Day. Starring the likes of Dermot Mulroney and Suki Waterhouse. Watch now »
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
On Halloween in 1968, Stella and her friends meet a mysterious drifter and uncover a notebook filled with sinister stories. From the dark imaginations of Academy Award-winner Guillermo del Toro. Watch now »
Lovecraft Country
A black man sets out across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. What follows is a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and some terrifying monsters. Watch now »
Ma (2019)
Oscar winner Octavia Spencer plays Sue Ann, a lonely woman who invites a group of teens to party in the basement of her house under strict rules. Soon the youngsters find themselves in a terrifying situation. Watch now »
Us (2019)
A family’s beach holiday turns into a terrifying nightmare when their doppelgangers show up in the middle of the night and begin to terrorise them. This Jordan Peele horror/thriller stars Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke and Elisabeth Moss. Watch now »
The Outsider
Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Stephen King, this horror crime miniseries focuses on the investigation of the gruesome murder of a young boy. The case is surrounded by a mysterious force. Watch it now »
Rancid (2011)
Four people sign up for medical experiments, each with their own agenda. Locked in a remote facility, they’re left to figure out what part they’re supposed to play. But the experiment quickly devolves into a fight for survival. Watch it now »
Rage (2020)
What is supposed to be the best holiday of their lives turns to horror as a group of teenagers is picked off one by one in a small coastal village. Watch it now »
Parable (2020)
While trying an extreme form of conversion therapy, a preacher summons an evil demon – one that’s intent on triggering a mass suicide. The pastor must keep the demon contained – but there’s a posse coming to set it free. Watch it now »
Pinky Pinky (2020)
A teenager tries to cope with the loss of her twin sister by running away to boarding school. There, she finds a monster not too different from the one she was escaping – but way more powerful. Will she keep running, or defeat it? Watch it now »
Crawl (2019)
A young woman, while attempting to save her father during a category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped in a flooding house and must fight for her life against alligators. Watch it now »
Pet Sematary (2019)
A family relocates to a rural area and discover a mysterious burial ground near their home. When tragedy strikes it sets off a chain of events that unleashes evil on the family. A reimagining of the Stephen King horror novel. Watch it now »
Captive State (2019)
Two brothers are part of a rebel movement planning to overthrow the alien race ruling Earth, 10 years after they first invaded the planet. Watch it now »
Mr Pickles
The Goodman family lives with their lovable pet dog, Mr Pickles, a deviant border collie with a secret satanic streak. Watch it now »
Wildling (2018)
Raised in isolation, a teenage girl is suddenly thrust into the real world and into the care of a no-nonsense police officer. She realises that she is far from ordinary and can’t ignore the lust for blood she’s developing. Watch it now »
American Horror Story S8
This multiple award-winning anthology has spine-chilling storylines, breathtaking cinematography and an all-star cast, including Jessica Lange and Kathy Bates. Each season follows twisted events, some inspired by real life. Watch it now »
Hereditary (2018)
In this eerie horror, a family mourning the loss of its matriarch makes some frightening discoveries about their ancestry. Watch it now »
Hell Fest (2018)
A group of friends plan a fun night out at a horror festival. But someone is killing people in plain sight and no one can tell whether it’s part of the show or not. Watch it now »
The Walking Dead S1-10
The definitive zombie horror series. When Sheriff Rick Grimes wakes from a coma to find that his town is overrun with “Walkers”, he joins a motley group of survivors and heads out to find his wife and son. Watch it now »
Siembamba (2017)
She thought her depression was caused by her child’s birth. Then Chloe starts to suspect that an evil entity is haunting them, but nobody believes her… Watch it now »
True Blood
In the not-too-distant future, vampires have come out of the coffin. Thanks to the invention of mass-produced synthetic blood, these oft-maligned creatures of the night no longer need a human fix – and as a result can walk freely, if not yet comfortably, among their living counterparts. Watch it now »
Bedeviled (2016)
This horror flick will have you looking at your smartphone in a whole new light. A group of friends is terrorised by a paranormal presence after they download a mysterious app called Mr Bedevil. Watch it now »
Die Ontwaking (2016)
A serial killer is stalking women and killing them for their tattoos. But only one cop, a new rookie, is getting close to the truth in this gripping thriller. Watch it now »
