Some of the best horror movies on Shudder in the UK are listed below. These are only a few of the many titles available, so please let us know what you think of our choices and if you have any other suggestions for horror movies to watch on Shudder. ..
An American Werewolf In London (1981)
John Landis’ movie is arguably one of the scariest werewolf movies of all time. It’s also one of the funniest! It tells the story of an American student (David Naughton) whose best friend Jack (Griffin Dunne) is killed by a marauding wolfman on the Yorkshire Moors. It’s a terrible tragedy but if the two had listened to the less-than-friendly folk at The Slaughtered Lamb (a pub best avoided), they would have avoided the hairy beast that was wandering around the countryside looking for its next prey.
The movie is full of scenes that will leave you feeling uneasy, such as David’s horrific transformation into a werewolf and the dream-within-a-dream moment that could give you your own nightmares. The special effects are courtesy of Rick Baker and they still look horrifically good today, over 40 years after this classic movie was made.
While you may have seen “An American Werewolf in London” before, it’s always worth watching again, especially as few horror movies since (including the belated sequel “An American Werewolf in Paris”) have surpassed the chilling fears of this blackly comic masterpiece. ..
Host (2020)
The group of friends in this inventive terror tale were having a Zoom meeting when their microphones refused to work and they had to rely on their colleagues for help. The call was so nightmarish that it made the experience even more harrowing.
The Zoom meeting was a waste of time and energy. The medium was a waste of time and energy. Netflix watch parties would have been more effective.
The lockdown conditions in New York City during the pandemic were incredibly tense. Many horror movies were made to capitalize on this, and Host was no exception. However, it is arguably the finest of these movies. The setting is perfect for a horror movie, and the suspense and tension are well-done.
Zoom is a movie that is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time. The jump scares and terror moments are some of the best that have ever been put into a movie. The run time for Zoom is just under an hour, but it feels like it only takes a few minutes for the most intense scenes to happen. This makes the movie even more impressive.
The Babadook (2014)
Six-year-old Samuel (Noah Wiseman) is scared of monsters lurking in his closet and under his bed, but when the nightmarish title character from his pop-up book mysteriously appears and begins to manifest itself in various forms as it persecutes both him and his grieving mother, Samuel’s worst fears start to come true. ..
Kent’s movie is very scary, largely thanks to the Babadook itself. It is a terrifying creation, not only in terms of appearance but also in the way it sounds. ..
A strange creature that looks like it could have come from German Expressionist films of the 1920s eventually infiltrates Samuel’s mother’s mind and instructs her to do things that a mother would never dream of. ..
This is a horror movie about a mad woman who takes over the body of her daughter in order to escape from her mental illness. The Babadook is a metaphor for the horrors of mental illness, and we can see them in this creepy Australian film.
Night Of The Living Dead (1968)
George A. Romero’s masterful horror piece is one of the finest zombie movies of all time and is still one of the scariest, despite its age and low budget. The movie’s most well-remembered line – “They’re coming to get you Barbara” – has been the bane of women called Barbara ever since, and the shambling zombies that threaten the lives of the movie’s protagonists have been the cause of nightmares for any lucky (or unlucky) viewer who has sat down to watch this traumatising horror classic.
As the group of survivors attempt to make their way back to safety, they are met with a force that is more powerful than they could have imagined. The dead are coming for them, and there is nothing that the survivors can do but fight for their lives.
In one of the most upsetting final scenes in a horror movie ever put on film, Ben falls prey to a monster of a very different kind before losing his life in an undignified way. ..
Mad God (2022)
This stop-motion horror piece from special effects whiz Phill Tippett was 30 years in the making. It centres on a figure known only as ‘The Assassin,’ a man tasked with a mission that takes him into the depths of hell where he encounters all kinds of disturbing and squelchy terrors, from giant beasts that look like maggots to a hairy spider that spreads color and joy to those trapped in the labyrinthine wasteland before disposing of them in horrible fashion.
This movie is unlike anything you have seen before, and while it may not be particularly scary, there is enough here to keep you on the edge of your seat if you are able to withstand the journey through the apocalyptic landscape. Scenes of torture, violent experimentation, and battling monsters look like they have come out of a Ray Harryhausen flick in Tippet’s nightmarish vision of the God-abandoned netherworld.
Our review of Mad God is here!
The Ritual (2017)
If you’re looking to spend a weekend hiking in the woods, be sure to think twice before taking on such an adventure. You may already know if you’ve seen such movies as Deliverance, The Cabin In The Woods and The Blair Witch Project.
After watching this tale, you will be convinced that a staycation or a beach holiday is the best option for you if you want to spend time in Sweden.
The Ritual is a well-made, atmospheric horror movie that is laced with chilling sounds and striking imagery. There is a sense of dread throughout, which makes it a very traditional scare-fest. ..
This documentary tells the story of three men who have been forced to leave their home country after a devastating earthquake. The men are each faced with different challenges on their trip, as they try to grapple with the aftermath of the quake and the changes that have come over their lives since it happened.
Our review of The Ritual is up now! Check it out!
The Sadness (2021)
In the latest novel from the author of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” we follow a group of people who have all been infected with a virus that turns people into zombies. But as terrible as it was, we can at least be grateful that it didn’t turn us into the zombie-like men and women that go on a violent rampage in this gore-filled horror tale.
The Taiwanese couple Jim and Kat begin their day, but soon realize that something is wrong in their neighbourhood. The reason for this is the Alvin virus, a disease that causes the infected to become crazed zombie-like killers, who are less like the shambling undead of Romero’s Night Of The Living Dead and more like the rage-filled monsters of 28 Days Later. ..
Despite its graphic violence, “The Sadness” is an entertaining horror movie that is more shocking and gruesome than it has any right to be. ..
Our review of The Sadness is here!
Super Dark Times (2017)
If you’re a fan of Rob Reiner’s Stand By Me, you might want to check out this new coming-of-age movie based on the Stephen King novella. It follows a group of boys in the 1990s who are just like any other teens - they dare each other, ride their bikes, and watch movies that are far from age-appropriate. However, one of the boys accidentally kills another with a samurai sword, and soon the teens have to deal with a cover-up and some horrifying consequences. ..
The opening scene of the movie is a harrowing one. It features a bloodied moose barely breathing in a school cafeteria. A cop brutally puts an end to its life, a precursor to the violence that is to come, which goes beyond the initial murder of the unfortunate teen who dies at the hands of his surprised friend. ..
This dark and captivating film is a study of the darker side of childhood and the consequences of guilt. It might not be classed as a horror film, but it is still tense and frightening with an ever-present feeling of dread throughout. Super dark times indeed! ..
Goodnight Mommy (2014)
After a TV actress returns home following cosmetic surgery, her two sons begin to suspect the woman, whose face is covered in bandages, is not their mother. Something feels ‘off’ about her, not only because of her frightening appearance but also because she starts to behave in an unusually cold manner to one of the boys. Has she become a Stepford mom? Or are the boys letting their imaginations run away with them?
The film opens with a mysterious setup, as a woman claiming to be the mother of the boys tells a group of filmmakers she knows their whereabouts. We soon find out that this woman is not who she seems, and her story is anything but happy. The film then takes us on an intense and brutal journey that will test your patience and endurance. While some elements of this Austrian movie are shocking andgrim, you should still give this a go, especially if you’re as keen as the boys are to discover the identity of the woman claiming to be their mother.
This is a thriller with an interesting twist that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end. The horrors you’ll see in this movie are something you won’t be able to forget.
Psycho Goreman (2020)
As the kids use the amulet to control Psycho Goreman, they are able to prevent it from harming anyone and restoring peace and balance to their neighborhood. In the end, Mimi and Luke learn a lot about themselves and each other while their evil neighbor is put in its place.
If you’re a fan of the 80s horror movies that relied on men in rubber suits for their monster effects, you’ll likely enjoy this low-budget but creatively put-together movie. There is a touch of Amblin about it thanks to the relationship between the monster and the two kids, but as this is gorier than anything Steven Spielberg would come up with, this can’t be considered “family-friendly.” ..
If you’re looking for a comedy-horror movie, this one is more likely to be funny than scary. ..
- “The Lobster”
- “The Conjuring”
- “The Purge”
- “The Hateful Eight”
- “A Quiet Place”
- “Get Out”
- “Lady Bird”
- “Phantom Thread” 9. “Mudbound”
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