
The scariest horror series and movies to stream
Do you love the thrill of watching scary horror series and movies that make you want to bury your face in a pillow at crucial moments?
Consider yourself warned: you might want to keep the lights on and have a friend nearby for comfort for this horror line up. You don’t want to watch these alone - they’re the most terrifying horror series and movies to stream on Showmax, and are best experienced with company.

Nosferatu (2024)
This chilling reimagining of a classic tale got four Oscar nominations. When a terrifying vampire becomes infatuated with a young woman, a series of inexplicable horrors are unleashed.

Late Night with the Devil (2023)
A late-night talk show host in the 1970s plans a Halloween special, unaware he is about to unleash evil into people's living rooms.

Sting (2024)
A rebellious 12-year-old secretly adopts a spider as a pet - but the creature soon starts growing in size and appetite ... and never stops.

Longlegs (2024)
Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage play a game of cat and mouse as an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues as she hunts a serial killer.

Apartment 7A (2024)
An ambitious young dancer, played by Julia Garner, is offered another chance at fame by an older, wealthy couple, but at what cost?

Never Let Go (2024)
In this mysterious horror, evil arrives on a family's doorstep, and their only protection is their home and their bonds to each other - until one of them lets go.

Smile 2 (2024)
This horrifying sequel explores a global pop sensation's slow descent into madness as escalating horrors force her to confront her past before it's too late.

Teacup S1
In this gripping horror series, a disparate group of people in rural Georgia unite in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive.

Abigail (2024)
When a group of criminals kidnaps the daughter of a powerful underworld figure, they soon realise she is no ordinary little girl.

Heretic (2024)
In a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, two young missionaries find themselves trapped in the home of a diabolical man set on testing their faith.

Yellowjackets S1-S3
In this dark, compelling horror, a high school girls' soccer team becomes the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the wilderness.

Night Swim (2024)
A family moves into a new home, unaware that a dark secret from the house's past will unleash a malevolent force in the backyard pool.

A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
A young woman named Sam finds herself trapped in New York City during an invasion by alien creatures with ultra-sensitive hearing.
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Task S1
Mark Ruffalo plays Special Agent Tom, who leads a task force in working-class Philadelphia to put an end to a string of violent robberies.

The Peacemaker S1-2
John Cena reprises his role in the spin-off of DC's Suicide Squad, where Peacemaker and his ragtag black ops squad target dangerous parasites.

Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary (2024)
This documentary chronicles the world of soft rock epitomised by artists such as Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Steely Dan, and Toto in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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Duster S1
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