by Looking for the perfect cooler to see on Halloween? by hulu I’ve got you covered. Below is a list of great horror movies on the streaming service that will fit right into your binge-watching queue. But before we get into that, let’s cover some worthwhile alternatives.
Hulu is home to M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense (1999), the Swedish vampire story Let the Right One In (2008), and the English remake Let Me In (2010). There’s also classic footage The Blair Witch Project (1999), the psychological horror film The Lodge (2019), and the Chloë Grace Moretz-directed action film Shadow in the Cloud (2020). Finally, you should see the body horror movie Titane (2021), Censor (2021), Spring (2014), the horror comedy Fright Night (2011), and the romance gone wrong Fresh (2022).
Now we go to the main selections. They all scored above 70 on Metacritic.
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Reserve your seat for this surreal psychological horror film about the breakdown of a talented ballerina. Natalie Portman’s character, Nina, feels pressure to embody 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 Last Swan mold as much as newcomer Lily (Mila Kunis). The film follows her obsessive search for perfection.
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Brandon Cronenberg (son of horror filmmaker David Cronenberg) wrote and directed this movie about, you guessed it, possession. The dark film follows an assassin (Andrea Riseborough) who takes control of the bodies of strangers to execute targets. When a task goes wrong, she is out of the pilot’s seat. If you like everything related to science fiction and horror, dare to see this one.
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This Finnish creature movie is straight out of your feathered nightmares. The film features Tinja, a 12-year-old girl who discovers a strange egg that turns into a monstrous bird. The hideous creature is in stark contrast to her family’s expectations of perfection. So it’s like a goddamn version of ET. Well, maybe not. You can watch and draw your own conclusions.
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While not a full-fledged horror movie, Thelma is a powerful supernatural thriller that deserves a spot on this best list. A young woman starts college and becomes close to a fellow student. It soon becomes clear that she has unwieldy powers. This dazzling and haunting Norwegian coming-of-age film is a must.
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If you count incredibly capable, invisible such terrifying killing machines, you might be seeing some of the scenes in Prey through your fingers. This addition to the Predator franchise takes place in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago and centers on a young warrior named Naru. Watch this for a compelling story about a human being who fights with determination against a powerful alien.
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