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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82 movies

4/5Very scary

Obsession

2026 · 109 min

Psychological · Slow burn · Supernatural

HeavyRealistic, grounded violenceModerateAnimal harmed or killedModerateDemons & possession

3/5Scary

False Positive

2021 · 93 min

Psychological · Slow burn · Thriller

HeavyMedical & surgicalHeavyPregnancy & childbirth traumaModerateChild harmed or killed

3/5Scary

Halloween

1978 · 91 min

Slasher · Slow burn · Serial killer & crime

4/5Very scary

Alien

1979 · 117 min

Creature feature · Sci-fi horror · Slow burn

HeavyBody horrorModerateClaustrophobia & confinementModerateGraphic gore

4/5Very scary

The Shining

1980 · 144 min

Gothic · Psychological · Slow burn

HeavyChild in dangerHeavyDomestic abuseModerateAddiction & drugs

3/5Scary

Nosferatu

2024 · 133 min

Gothic · Slow burn · Supernatural

HeavyChild harmed or killedModerateDemons & possessionModerateDisease & terminal illness

3/5Scary

Bring Her Back

2025 · 104 min

Demonic & religious · Psychological · Slow burn

HeavyBody horrorHeavyChild abuseHeavyChild harmed or killed

4/5Very scary

The Exorcist

1973 · 122 min

Demonic & religious · Slow burn · Supernatural

HeavyChild in dangerHeavyDemons & possessionHeavyMedical & surgical

4/5Very scary

It Follows

2015 · 101 min

Psychological · Slow burn · Supernatural

ModerateSex & nudity

3/5Scary

Midsommar

2019 · 147 min

Folk horror · Psychological · Slow burn

HeavyCults & religious extremismHeavyGraphic goreHeavyGrief & bereavement

5/5Extreme

Hereditary

2018 · 128 min

Demonic & religious · Psychological · Slow burn

HeavyChild harmed or killedHeavyGrief & bereavementModerateCults & religious extremism

3/5Scary

The Witch

2016 · 92 min

Demonic & religious · Folk horror · Psychological

HeavyChild harmed or killedHeavyChild in dangerModerateAnimal harmed or killed

3/5Scary

The Others

2001 · 101 min

Gothic · Psychological · Slow burn

ModerateChild harmed or killedModerateChild in dangerModerateGrief & bereavement

3/5Scary

Heretic

2024 · 111 min

Psychological · Slow burn · Survival

HeavyCults & religious extremismModerateClaustrophobia & confinementModerateGraphic gore

3/5Scary

Rosemary's Baby

1968 · 138 min

Demonic & religious · Psychological · Slow burn

HeavyCults & religious extremismHeavyPregnancy & childbirth traumaHeavySexual assault

4/5Very scary

Longlegs

2024 · 101 min

Demonic & religious · Psychological · Serial killer & crime

HeavyChild harmed or killedHeavyChild in dangerHeavyCults & religious extremism

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

The Blair Witch Project

1999 · 81 min

Folk horror · Found footage · Slow burn

HeavyShaky cam & found footage

4/5Very scary

The Wailing

2016 · 156 min

Demonic & religious · Folk horror · Psychological

HeavyChild in dangerHeavyDemons & possessionHeavyGraphic gore

4/5Very scary

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

2016 · 86 min

Folk horror · Slow burn · Supernatural

HeavyGraphic goreHeavyMedical & surgicalModerateClaustrophobia & confinement

3/5Scary

Late Night with the Devil

2024 · 93 min

Horror comedy · Demonic & religious · Found footage

HeavyDemons & possessionModerateChild in dangerModerateCults & religious extremism

4/5Very scary

The Babadook

2014 · 94 min

Psychological · Slow burn · Supernatural

HeavyAnimal harmed or killedHeavyChild in dangerHeavyGrief & bereavement

3/5Scary

Speak No Evil

2022 · 98 min

Psychological · Slow burn · Thriller

HeavyChild abuseHeavyChild harmed or killedModerateGraphic gore