Hulu is packed with fascinating horror films. Before we get into a list of the absolute best options on the streaming service, let’s cover some worthy alternates.
Hulu is home to David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future (2022) and Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus (2024). There’s also black comedy slasher American Psycho (2000), twisty thriller Barbarian (2022) and romance-gone-wrong Fresh (2022). Finally, you should check out Cuckoo (2024), Humane (2024) and Immaculate (2024), starring Sydney Sweeney.
Now, onto a roundup of the best horror movies on the streamer. All these films scored higher than 70 on Metacritic.
Nicolas Cage steps into the highly unsettling role of Longlegs in this bleak thriller from writer-director Osgood Perkins. The movie lets Cage do his creepy thing while following a young FBI agent looking into multiple baffling family murders. You may not care much for the movie’s twists, but Longlegs delivers haunting visuals and a sufficiently startling villain.
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The excellent Prey sees Amber Midthunder’s Naru hunted by a Predator.
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You Are Not My Mother introduces Char, a bright teenage girl who’s living with her grandmother and mentally ill mother, Angela. Angela disappears, and when she returns, she acts eerily different. It’s a creepy, slow-burn mystery you’ll want to stick with, anchored by a strong central character.
