What Kind of Scary?

Know what kind of scary before you press play.

Love dread but hate gore? Fine with slashers but not with anything happening to a dog, a kid, or an eyeball? Every movie here gets a scare profile and a list of the upsetting stuff, so you can pick your poison instead of being ambushed by it.

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381 movies

3/5Scary

Ice Cream Man

2026 · 86 min

Horror comedy · Demonic & religious · Slasher

HeavyRealistic, grounded violenceModerateChild abuseModerateChild harmed or killed
2/5Unsettling

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

2026 · 112 min

Horror comedy · Psychological · Slasher

ModerateGraphic goreModerateSexual assaultModerateSex & nudity
3/5Scary

Let Us Prey

2014 · 92 min

Demonic & religious · Psychological · Serial killer & crime

HeavyGraphic goreModerateClaustrophobia & confinementModerateDemons & possession
3/5Scary

Halloween

1978 · 91 min

Slasher · Slow burn · Serial killer & crime

3/5Scary

X

2022 · 106 min

Horror comedy · Slasher · Serial killer & crime

HeavyGraphic goreHeavySex & nudityModerateAnimals as the threat
3/5Scary

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984 · 91 min

Slasher · Supernatural · Surreal & dreamlike

HeavyChild harmed or killedHeavyGraphic goreModerateChild abuse
3/5Scary

Psycho

1960 · 109 min

Psychological · Slasher · Thriller

ModerateChild abuseModerateMental illness
3/5Scary

Saw

2004 · 103 min

Extreme & torture · Psychological · Serial killer & crime

HeavyTortureModerateClaustrophobia & confinementModerateGraphic gore
4/5Very scary

Barbarian

2022 · 103 min

Horror comedy · Creature feature · Psychological

HeavyClaustrophobia & confinementHeavyGraphic goreHeavySexual assault
3/5Scary

Scream

1996 · 112 min

Horror comedy · Slasher · Thriller

ModerateGraphic gore
3/5Scary

Heretic

2024 · 111 min

Psychological · Slow burn · Survival

HeavyCults & religious extremismModerateClaustrophobia & confinementModerateGraphic gore
4/5Very scary

Longlegs

2024 · 101 min

Demonic & religious · Psychological · Serial killer & crime

HeavyChild harmed or killedHeavyChild in dangerHeavyCults & religious extremism
2/5Unsettling

Saw X

2023 · 118 min

Extreme & torture · Serial killer & crime · Survival

HeavyEye traumaHeavyGraphic goreHeavyMedical & surgical
2/5Unsettling

Pearl

2022 · 102 min

Psychological · Slasher · Apocalyptic

HeavyAnimal harmed or killedHeavyGraphic goreModerateAnimals as the threat
4/5Very scary

The Strangers

2008 · 86 min

Home invasion · Slasher · Slow burn

HeavyHome invasionModerateGraphic gore
3/5Scary

Possession

1981 · 124 min

Body horror · Demonic & religious · Psychological

HeavyBody horrorHeavyGraphic goreHeavyMental illness
3/5Scary

Funny Games

1997 · 109 min

Extreme & torture · Home invasion · Psychological

HeavyChild harmed or killedHeavyHome invasionHeavyTorture
3/5Scary

Hush

2016 · 82 min

Home invasion · Slasher · Survival

HeavyHome invasionModerateGraphic gore
2/5Unsettling

Titane

2021 · 108 min

Body horror · Psychological · Surreal & dreamlike

HeavyBody horrorHeavyGraphic goreHeavyPregnancy & childbirth trauma
Unrated

Scream 7

2026 · 114 min

Sci-fi horror · Serial killer & crime · Slasher

Unrated

Scream VI

2023 · 123 min

Horror comedy · Serial killer & crime · Slasher

ModerateGraphic gore
Unrated

Terrifier 3

2024 · 125 min

Creature feature · Serial killer & crime · Slasher

HeavyChild harmed or killedHeavyClownsHeavyGraphic gore
Unrated

Black Phone 2

2025 · 114 min

Psychological · Serial killer & crime · Slasher

HeavyChild abuseHeavyChild harmed or killedHeavyDomestic abuse
Unrated

Scream

2022 · 114 min

Serial killer & crime · Slasher · Surreal & dreamlike