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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283 movies

3/5Scary

Ice Cream Man

2026 · 86 min

Horror comedy · Demonic & religious · Slasher

HeavyRealistic, grounded violenceModerateChild abuseModerateChild harmed or killed
3/5Scary

Pinocchio: Unstrung

2026 · 82 min

Body horror · Creature feature · Psychological

HeavyChild in dangerHeavyDolls, puppets & mannequinsHeavyGraphic gore
2/5Unsettling

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

2026 · 112 min

Horror comedy · Psychological · Slasher

ModerateGraphic goreModerateSexual assaultModerateSex & nudity
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

Scream

1996 · 112 min

Horror comedy · Slasher · Thriller

ModerateGraphic gore
2/5Unsettling

The Cabin in the Woods

2012 · 95 min

Horror comedy · Creature feature · Sci-fi horror

HeavyGraphic gore
4/5Very scary

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

1974 · 83 min

Extreme & torture · Slasher · Survival

ModerateCannibalismModerateTorture
3/5Scary

Terrifier 2

2022 · 138 min

Horror comedy · Extreme & torture · Slasher

HeavyClownsHeavyGraphic goreHeavyTorture
2/5Unsettling

Pearl

2022 · 102 min

Psychological · Slasher · Apocalyptic

HeavyAnimal harmed or killedHeavyGraphic goreModerateAnimals as the threat
3/5Scary

Us

2019 · 116 min

Home invasion · Psychological · Slasher

HeavyHome invasionModerateChild in dangerModerateGraphic gore
4/5Very scary

The Strangers

2008 · 86 min

Home invasion · Slasher · Slow burn

HeavyHome invasionModerateGraphic gore
3/5Scary

Hostel

2006 · 94 min

Extreme & torture · Survival · Psychological

HeavyEye traumaHeavyGraphic goreHeavySex & nudity
3/5Scary

Hush

2016 · 82 min

Home invasion · Slasher · Survival

HeavyHome invasionModerateGraphic gore
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

Unrated

Friday the 13th

2009 · 97 min

Slasher

Unrated

The Black Phone

2022 · 103 min

Serial killer & crime · Slasher · Supernatural

HeavyChild abuseModerateBullying & hazingModerateChild in danger
Unrated

Until Dawn

2025 · 103 min

Body horror · Creature feature · Folk horror

HeavyBody horror