The 25 Best Horror Movies and How to Watch Them

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Usually, movies are an escape from a world filled with scary, terrible things, but we all still enjoy the occasional trip into the darkness. Beyond stupid fun, scary movies can also bring people together: You can curl up into your loved one to feel safe, make jokes to alleviate the really intense parts, or laugh together afterward at gross-out moments.

And what better time to get creepy with friends than Halloween? Today's streaming services give us instantaneous access to just about every scary movie ever made. But how do you choose? That's where we come in, with 25 must-sees in the horror genre.

Check out the list below for some insanely frightening films that are waiting for you on the top video streaming sites and horror-focused streaming services.

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Night of the Living Dead wasn't the first zombie film. But it is the first modern zombie film that defined the undead genre. More than 50 years after its debut, this gritty little flick is still absolutely terrifying. There are any number of remakes, sequels, and similarly titled zombie fare of varying quality—but if you're looking for the best, make sure you choose the 1968 original. If you haven't seen the film, the cheesy original trailer above is far more of-the-time than the actual film. (Watch on Freevee or YouTube.)

Hey guys, let's not pick up hitchhikers and then walk into random, creepy homes uninvited out in the middle of nowhere. Especially in the 70s. We might end up on the wrong end of a chainsaw. (Watch on Tubi.)

Words don't do justice to Nobuhiko Obayashi’s disturbing and deranged Hausu (House.) Based on ideas from his pre-teen daughter, this is a phantasmagoria of mysterious events that might not be "scary" in the conventional sense but still