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The best horror on Netflix right now

Right now the best horror films and series on Netflix in the United States are Stranger Things (2016), FROM (2022) and Black Mirror (2011). This is the top 30 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. 1. Stranger Things2016

    Series · 5 seasonsAction & Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.5

    When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.

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  2. 2. FROM2022

    Series · 4 seasonsMystery, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.5

    Unravel the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest…

    Stream onNetflixfuboTVMGM+Philo+1

  3. 3. Black Mirror2011

    Series · 7 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery★ 8.3

    Twisted tales run wild in this mind-bending anthology series that reveals humanity's worst traits, greatest innovations and more.

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  4. 4. The Walking Dead2010

    Series · 11 seasonsAction & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.1

    Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.

    Stream onNetflixPhiloAMC+YouTube TV+1

  5. 6. Hannibal2013

    Series · 3 seasonsDrama, Crime★ 8.3

    Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel.

    Stream onNetflixPrime VideoPhiloPlex (free)

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  7. 7. Love, Death & Robots2019

    Series · 4 seasonsAnimation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.2

    Terrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of animated stories presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher.

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  8. 9. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina2018

    Series · 2 seasonsMystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama★ 8.2

    Magic and mischief collide as half-human, half-witch Sabrina navigates between two worlds: mortal teen life and her family's legacy, the Church of Night.

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  9. 10. All of Us Are Dead2022

    Series · 2 seasonsAction & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.3

    A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected.

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  10. 11. The Haunting of Hill House2018

    Series · 1 seasonMystery, Drama★ 8.1

    Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.

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  11. 12. Alice in Borderland2020

    Series · 3 seasonsMystery, Drama, Action & Adventure★ 8.1

    With his two friends, a video-game-obsessed young man finds himself in a strange version of Tokyo where they must compete in dangerous games to win.

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  12. 13. Sweet Home2020

    Series · 3 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure★ 8.2

    As humans turn into savage monsters and the world plunges into terror, a handful of survivors fight for their lives — and to hold on to their humanity.

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  13. 14. Girl from Nowhere2018

    Series · 2 seasonsDrama, Mystery, Crime★ 8.5

    A mysterious, clever girl named Nanno transfers to different schools, exposing the lies and misdeeds of the students and faculty at every turn.

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  14. 15. The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon2023

    Series · 4 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama★ 8.0

    After washing ashore in France, Daryl struggles to piece together how he got there and why, as he navigates a fractured, walker-infested landscape to find his way home.

    Stream onNetflixPhiloAMC+Spectrum On Demand+2

  15. 16. Fear the Walking Dead2015

    Series · 8 seasonsAction & Adventure, Drama★ 7.6

    What did the world look like as it was transforming into the horrifying apocalypse depicted in "The Walking Dead"? This spin-off set in Los Angeles, following new characters as they face the beginning of the end of the world, will answer…

    Stream onNetflixPhiloAMC+YouTube TV+6

  16. 18. Kingdom2019

    Series · 2 seasonsDrama, Mystery★ 8.2

    In this zombie thriller set in Korea's medieval Joseon dynasty which has been defeated by corruption and famine, a mysterious rumor of the king’s death spreads, as does a strange plague that renders the infected immune to death and hungry…

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  17. 20. The Walking Dead: Dead City2023

    Series · 3 seasonsAction & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 7.9

    Maggie and Negan travel to post-apocalyptic Manhattan - long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made it a world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror.

    Stream onNetflixPhiloAMC+YouTube TV+2

  18. 21. Death Note2006

    Series · 1 seasonAnimation, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.6

    Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god.

    Stream onNetflixPrime VideoHuluCrunchyroll+6

  19. 24. Midnight Mass2021

    Series · 1 seasonMystery, Drama★ 7.6

    The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.

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  20. 25. Tale of the Nine Tailed2020

    Series · 1 seasonSci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy★ 8.4

    A TV producer discovers a secret supernatural world as she becomes entangled with a former deity who's spent centuries searching for his lost lover.

    Stream onNetflixPrime VideoRoku Channel (free)Rakuten Viki (free)+1

  21. 27. The Haunting of Bly Manor2020

    Series · 1 seasonMystery, Drama★ 7.5

    After an au pair's tragic death, Henry Wingrave hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor with the estate's chef Owen, groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose.

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Questions

What are the best horror films and series on Netflix right now?
In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: Stranger Things (2016), rated 8.5 out of 10 on TMDB, then FROM and Black Mirror.
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.

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