13 Scariest Horror Movies to Stream on Peacock

The horror genre comes in many shapes and sizes. What’s terrifying to one fan may cause another to just barely flinch. Luckily, Peacock has a wide range of horror selections that are bound to make even the toughest viewers cover their eyes. Whether you want to watch the final girl’s battle against the knife-wielding Shape or dive deep into the psyche of a “psycho” dressed in a business suit, Peacock is the place to stream. Check out some of our scariest horror titles:  

Mind-Bending Psychological Horror Movies For Greatest Thrills  

1. Get Out (2017) 

Get Out follows Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), a young, Black photographer who takes a trip to suburbia with his white girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams) for a weekend getaway. You can probably fill in the rest of the story from there, right? Wrong. Peele expertly subverts the audience’s expectations while layering in classic horror tropes and themes — all the while, leaving viewers asking: How will Chris get out?  

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2. Split (2016)

James McAvoy’s “Dennis” kidnaps three teenage girls, trapping them in his underground bunker. As the girls meet a rotating cast of characters, they realize there’s much more to their captor than what meets the eye.

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3. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey II (2024)

In the wake of the first film’s “Hundred Acre Massacre,” Christopher Robin is forced to flee to his hometown of Ashdown. Pooh, Piglet, and more childhood favorites are back for this disturbing twist on a classic. 

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Sci-Fi & Supernatural Horror Movies Fans Must-Stream

4. Dawn of the Dead (2004) 

After a worldwide plague turns everyday people into flesh-eating zombies, an unlikely group of Milwaukee residents take refuge in an abandoned mall. Will they make it out alive? Or will they, too, join the army of the undead?  

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5. The Thing (1982) 

Set in desolate Antarctica, a research team is hunted by the titular “Thing,” a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of anyone and anything.  

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6. Us (2019) 

In Jordan Peele’s second horror feature, a family’s peaceful beach house getaway turns into something out of a nightmare when their doppelgängers threaten and terrorize them.  

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7. Saw (2004) 

Two strangers wake up in a room with no memory of how they arrived. They soon realize that they’re trapped with no way out and no one to call. The key to their freedom is to play the game crafted by notorious serial killer, Jigsaw. James Wan kicks off the Saw franchise with a film that will keep you on your toes.  

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8. The Mouse Trap (2024)

Inspired by Walt Disney’s short Steamboat Willie, Simon Phillips’ twisted take on the original animation portrays the mouse as a masked killer. When a group of friends gets trapped in an arcade after hours, they’re left to face off with the murderous mouse.

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9. Dead Silence (2007) 

We’re back with another James Wan installment. After his wife’s gruesome death, a young widower returns to his hometown to uncover the truth behind her murder. 

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Pioneers of the Slasher Horror Genre

10. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 

This horror classic follows five friends on their drive through rural Texas. A stop at a dilapidated house results in them falling prey to a chainsaw-wielding masked man and his cannibalistic family.  

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11. Prom Night (1982) 

A masked murderer stalks the four teens responsible for the accidental death of their classmate six years prior. When does this all take place? On prom night, of course. This is the night they’ve all been waiting for.  

12. Candyman (1992) 

When the stuff of urban legend becomes reality, graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) must face off with a mysterious supernatural killer suspected of terrorizing a neighborhood with his hooked hand. 

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13. Halloween II (1981) 

Starting where Halloween left off, Halloween II follows masked killer Michael Myers as he adds more innocents to his list of victims while in pursuit of an injured Laurie Strode. 

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