Horror
Significant Other (2022)
All is not as it seems in this sci-fi horror. A young couple take a remote backpacking trip through the Pacific Northwest, where things take a dark turn.
Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
A party game during a hurricane turns deadly for a group when a body is found at a remote family mansion. Is the killer among them?
8 murder mansions in creepy horror movies
Explore the chilling world of horror movies through the murder mansions that have become their haunting backdrops, starting with Bodies Bodies Bodies.
Halloween Ends (2022)
The long-running rivalry between Michael Myers and Laurie Strode ends here as the epic Halloween franchise reaches its conclusion.
Torn Hearts (2022)
Two rising musicians seek out the private mansion of their idol and end up in a twisted ordeal of mental and physical torment.
Demonic (2021)
An evil force is unleashed as a young woman enters a simulator to confront her mother about her traumatic past.
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Yellowjackets’ 10 biggest shockers
Season 2 of the captivating and spine-chilling show is streaming on Showmax. Join us as we round up Yellowjackets’ most jaw-dropping moments so far.
Yellowjackets S1-S2
In this dark, compelling horror, a high school girls’ soccer team becomes the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the wilderness.
Winter begins to bite in Season 2 of the multi-award-winning Yellowjackets
The first two episodes of the dark, compelling, and horrifying drama Yellowjackets Season 2 land on Showmax on 1 April 2023, with new episodes on Saturdays.
Smile (2022)
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, a doctor starts experiencing frightening, unexplained incidences.
Demon dolls: Chucky, The Conjuring and more creepy toys you’ll never forget
The making of the creepiest dolls in the world of on-screen horror: from Chucky to Annabelle in The Conjuring to the haunted doll in True Blood…
Chucky S2
Based on the popular horror movies: a vintage doll turns up at a yard sale and soon the tone faces a series of horrifying murders.
Let The Right One In: Who would you kill to save your children?
This father will do anything to save his daughter – even if she is a vampire. Here are the four of the horror series’ creepiest moments.
Vampire snacks: Series to sink your teeth into on Showmax
These bloodthirsty series, all streaming on Showmax, give us a window into the dark life of the children of the night.
Let the Right One In
A 12-year-old girl and her father live an isolated life, but when is turned into a vampire, he faces new challenges to provide for her.
Kindred (2020)
Plagued by mysterious hallucinations, a pregnant woman suspects that the family of her deceased boyfriend has intentions for her unborn child. Tamara Lawrence (Small Axe) was nominated for Best Lead […]
The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)
A small-town sheriff who is struggling with a failed marriage, a rebellious daughter, and a lacklustre team of officers is tasked with solving a series of brutal murders that are occurring on the full moon.
Candyman (2021)
A chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer exposes Anthony to the true story behind Candyman and unleashes a wave of violence.
Chapelwaite dials up the creepiness in these 7 terrifying ways
Adrien Brody stars as a widower who inherits an old house in a strange town in this horror series based on a Stephen King short story.
Gaia (2020)
On a surveillance mission in a primordial forest, a park ranger encounters two survivalists following a post-apocalyptic lifestyle.
Halloween collections to stream on Showmax
With a family-friendly fright night collection and a much scarier adults-only collection, Showmax has all the horror you need this Halloween.
Gaia vs Fried Barry: two SA horror movies go head to head
Gaia and Fried Barry are two of the most critically acclaimed and creepiest horror movies to come out of South Africa. Which one should you watch first?
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Chapelwaite S1
A captain relocates his family to his ancestral home, where family secrets and a darkness confront them in this chilling horror series.
Black Friday (2021)
A group of toy store workers must deal with shoppers seeking discounts, bargains, and even blood on the busiest day of the year.