As the fall weather starts to creep in, you might be in the mood to curl up on your couch for a scary movie night.
Netflix has plenty of horror flicks to choose from, but the amount of options can be overwhelming. How do you know which thrillers are worth the time — and the nightmares — and which are forgettable and derivative?
We’ve compiled the top 10 horror movies on Netflix in September 2025, according to their Rotten Tomatoes critic scores. Keep scrolling to see the list of frightening films.
#10: Creep
Rotten Tomatoes score: 91%
Release year: 2014
Mark Duplass stars as the eccentric Josef in this found footage psychological horror film that lives up to its title. Josef hires a videographer named Aaron (Patrick Brice) to document a day in his life, but Josef’s bizarre behavior soon makes Aaron fear for his own.
#9: Gerald’s Game
Rotten Tomatoes score: 91 %
Release year: 2017
Based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, “Gerald’s Game” follows a woman named Jesse (Carla Gugino), who finds herself stuck handcuffed to a bed in an isolated house after her husband, Gerald (Bruce Greenwood), dies of a heart attack.
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#8: 1922
Rotten Tomates Score: 92%
Release year: 2017
Another Stephen King adaptation, “1922″ follows Wilfred Leland James (Thomas Jane), who decides to kill his wife, Arlette (Molly Parker), with the help of his teenage son Henry (Dylan Schmid) in order to inherit her land in Nebraska.
#7: Cam
Rotten Tomatoes score: 93%
Release year: 2018
Alice Ackerman (Madeline Brewer) works as a camgirl for an adult content site. Just as her star is beginning to rise, her account is hacked by a mysterious woman who looks exactly like her.
#6: Talk to Me
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%
Release year: 2022
A group of teenagers discover that they can talk to spirits using a mysterious severed hand.
#5: The Old Ways
Rotten Tomatoes score: 97%
Release year: 2020
Mexican-American reporter Cristina (Brigitte Kali Canales) returns to her hometown near Veracruz to do a story on witchcraft. She is kidnapped by a group of locals, including a bruja, who believe she is possessed by a demon.
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#4: Jaws
Rotten Tomatoes score: 97%
Release year: 1975
Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning masterpiece tells the story of a man-eating great white shark plaguing a New England beach town.
#3: Under the Shadow
Rotten Tomatoes score: 99%
Release year: 2016
Shideh (Narges Rashidi) and her daughter, Dorsa (Avin Manshadi), are plagued by a mysterious evil during the War of the Cities in 1980s Tehran, Iran.
#2: Creep 2
Rotten Tomatoes score: 100%
Release year: 2017
In the sequel to “Creep,” Josef has grown tired of his serial killings. He lures YouTuber Sara (Desiree Akhavan) to his home and admits to being a serial killer, promising to let her live if she documents his life for 24 hours.
#1: His House
Rotten tomatoes score: 100%
Release year: 2020
South Sudanese refugees Bol (Sope Dirisu) and Rial (Wunmi Mosaku) flee to the United Kingdom, but find themselves taunted by an evil entity in their new home.