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.
Thanksgiving (2023)
A serial killer embarks on a murder spree in Plymouth following a tragic Black Friday riot at the town’s superstore.
The Blackening (2023)
Seven friends must rely on their street smarts and horror movie knowledge when trapped in a cabin with a vindictive killer.
Talk to Me (2022)
In this terrifying horror movie, a group of teens discover they are able to contact spirits using a mysterious embalmed hand…
Evil Dead Rise (2023)
A chilling, twisted addition to the Evil Dead franchise. Two estranged sisters’ reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a battle for survival.
Infinity Pool (2023)
A couple vacationing at an isolated island resort have their holiday turn into a nightmare when they venture outside the resort grounds.
Chucky S3
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.
Margaux (2022)
A group of college friends rent a mansion for a party but soon realise that Margaux, the house’s AI system, has sinister designs for them.
Shining Vale S1-2
An author moves into a house with a troubling history – but nobody else in her family notices anything odd. Is she possessed? Depressed? Both?
Renfield (2023)
Renfield, Dracula’s long-time henchman, longs for a life away from the Count, his demands and all of the bloodshed that comes with them.
Scream VI (2023)
This horror dynasty continues with more gore and death as the survivors of the Ghostface killings leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter in New York City.
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?
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 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.
Smile (2022)
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, a doctor starts experiencing frightening, unexplained incidences.
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 […]
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.
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The Penguin S1
Based on the DC Comics character, Penguin, this limited series explores the transformation of Oswald Cobblepot (Colin Farrell) from a disfigured nobody to a noted Gotham gangster.
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes (2022)
From Emmy-winning director James Jones, this gripping documentary tells the story of the Chernobyl disaster through newly discovered archive footage and witness accounts.
It’s a Sin S1
The lives of five friends in London in 1981 are tested as they grow up in the shadow of the Aids pandemic.
The Girls on the (party) Bus: 5 secrets about political reporters
Find out what really happens on the press bus as comedy drama The Girls on the Bus follows four political journalists through 52 cities in 32 days on the campaign trail.
Random Acts of Flyness S2
Artist, musician and filmmaker Terence Nance explores the metaphysics of Black life through avant-garde storytelling.
Fantasmas S1
Julio Torres spins a fantastical tale of losing a gold oyster earring. In his search to find the earring, he encounters offbeat characters in comedic vignettes set in a surrealist, alternate version of New York.
The Girls on the Bus S1
Four female journalists follow every move of a parade of flawed presidential candidates, discovering friendship, love and a dangerous scandal.
Industry S1-3
Young bankers and traders in the UK banking world make their way in the financial world in the aftermath of the 2008 collapse.
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