What are the best horror films and series on HBO Max right now?

In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: IT: Welcome to Derry (2025), rated 8.3 out of 10 on TMDB, then Coraline and Lee Cronin's The Mummy.

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The best horror on HBO Max right now

Right now the best horror films and series on HBO Max in the United States are IT: Welcome to Derry (2025), Coraline (2009) and Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026). This is the top 29 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.

Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States

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1. IT: Welcome to Derry2025
Series · 2 seasonsDrama, Mystery★ 8.3
In 1962, amid a spate of unexplained disappearances of local children, a group of misfit friends begin to suspect a long-buried ancient evil lurking.
Stream onHBO Max
2. Coraline2009
Film · 1h 40mAnimation, Family, Fantasy★ 8.0
Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.
Stream onHuluHBO MaxRoku Channel (free)Tubi (free)
3. Lee Cronin's The Mummy2026
Film · 2h 13mHorror, Mystery★ 7.8
The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.
Stream onHBO Max
4. Sinners2025
Film · 2h 18mHorror, Action, Thriller★ 7.5
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
Stream onHBO Max
5. Evil Dead Burn2026
Film · 1h 50mHorror★ 7.6
After her husband's abrupt death, Alice seeks solace with his remaining family — descendants of a leading researcher on demonic possession.
Stream onHBO Max
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6. The Conjuring2013
Film · 1h 52mHorror, Thriller★ 7.5
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
Stream onHBO Max
7. Scream1996
Film · 1h 52mCrime, Horror, Mystery★ 7.4
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.
Stream onfuboTVHBO MaxParamount+Cinemax+3
8. Weapons2025
Film · 2h 8mHorror, Mystery★ 7.3
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
Stream onHBO MaxHowdy
9. Backrooms2026
Film · 1h 51mHorror, Mystery, Science Fiction★ 7.0
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
Stream onHBO Max
10. Night of the Living Dead1968
Film · 1h 36mHorror, Science Fiction★ 7.6
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
Stream onfuboTVHBO MaxMGM+Peacock+32
11. It2017
Film · 2h 15mHorror, Thriller, Drama★ 7.2
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
Stream onAMC+HBO Max
12. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It2021
Film · 1h 51mHorror, Mystery, Thriller★ 7.3
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files.
Stream onHBO MaxTNTTBStru TV
13. Interview with the Vampire1994
Film · 2h 3mHorror, Drama, Fantasy★ 7.4
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.
Stream onYouTube TVHBO Max
14. Evil Dead II1987
Film · 1h 24mHorror, Comedy, Fantasy★ 7.5
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is…
Stream onHBO MaxIndieFlix ShortsKanopy (free)
15. The Outsider2020
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery, Crime★ 7.4
When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.
Stream onHBO Max
16. The Conjuring 22016
Film · 2h 14mHorror★ 7.3
Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.
Stream onHBO Max
17. Bring Her Back2025
Film · 1h 44mHorror★ 7.3
Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.
Stream onHBO MaxCinemax
18. Carrie1976
Film · 1h 38mHorror, Thriller★ 7.3
Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.
Stream onPrime VideoHBO Max
19. Zombieland2009
Film · 1h 28mComedy, Horror★ 7.3
Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors.
Stream onHBO Max
20. Constantine2005
Film · 2h 1mFantasy, Action, Horror★ 7.2
John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists beneath the…
Stream onHBO MaxAMC+ViX Premium
21. Final Destination Bloodlines2025
Film · 1h 50mHorror, Mystery★ 7.0
Plagued by a violent recurring nightmare, college student Stefanie heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all.
Stream onHBO Max
22. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me1992
Film · 2h 15mDrama, Mystery, Horror★ 7.4
In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl.
Stream onHBO MaxCinemax
23. Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin2022
Series · 2 seasonsDrama, Mystery★ 7.8
Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a group of disparate teen girls finds themselves tormented by an unknown Assailant and made to pay for the secret…
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24. Lovecraft Country2020
Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 7.1
The anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America to find his missing father.
Stream onHBO Max
25. Uzumaki2024
Series · 1 seasonMystery, Drama, Animation★ 7.0
Kirie tries to escape from her town Kurouzu-cho, where the residents get obsessed with spirals due to an unexplained curse.
Stream onHBO MaxYouTube TVSpectrum On Demand (free)Adult Swim (free)
26. 30 Coins2020
Series · 2 seasonsCrime, Mystery, Drama★ 7.3
Father Vergara—an exorcist, boxer and ex-convict—lives in a remote village in Spain. Hoping to be lost and forgotten, Vergara’s demons catch up to him.
Stream onHBO Max
27. Housing Complex C2022
Series · 1 seasonAnimation, Mystery★ 7.1
Kimi lives in a small, low-cost housing complex located in the seaside town of Kurosaki, with horrific incidents starting to occur and trouble seemingly following her wherever she goes.
Stream onHBO MaxYouTube TVSpectrum On Demand (free)Adult Swim (free)
28. The Baby2022
Series · 1 seasonComedy, Mystery★ 6.1
When 38 year-old Natasha is unexpectedly landed with a baby, her life of doing what she wants, when she wants, dramatically implodes. Controlling, manipulative and with violent powers, the baby twists Natasha's life into a horror show.
Stream onHBO Max
29. Epitaphs2004
Series · 2 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 7.2
Epitafios is a 2004 13-episode, Argentinian crime fiction TV mini-series with the tagline: El Final Está Escrito ... The End Is Written.
Stream onHBO Max

Questions

What are the best horror films and series on HBO Max right now?: In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: IT: Welcome to Derry (2025), rated 8.3 out of 10 on TMDB, then Coraline and Lee Cronin's The Mummy.
How is this list made?: Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
Can it pick something for me?: Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.

The best horror on HBO Max right now

1. IT: Welcome to Derry2025

2. Coraline2009

3. Lee Cronin's The Mummy2026

4. Sinners2025

5. Evil Dead Burn2026

6. The Conjuring2013

7. Scream1996

8. Weapons2025

9. Backrooms2026

10. Night of the Living Dead1968

11. It2017

12. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It2021

13. Interview with the Vampire1994

14. Evil Dead II1987

15. The Outsider2020

16. The Conjuring 22016

17. Bring Her Back2025

18. Carrie1976

19. Zombieland2009

20. Constantine2005

21. Final Destination Bloodlines2025

22. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me1992

23. Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin2022

24. Lovecraft Country2020

25. Uzumaki2024

26. 30 Coins2020

27. Housing Complex C2022

28. The Baby2022

29. Epitaphs2004

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