The 5 best horror movies to watch on Netflix and other streamers this June

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There’s no better time for horror than summer. With June finally here, it’s time to dig into the perfect warm-weather horror options on Netflix and beyond. Whether you’re popping into a movie that reminds you how nice it is to be inside, a chilly movie that feels like eating a Popsicle, or the cinematic equivalent to a blast of air conditioning, this month’s streaming options have your early summer covered.

To help you figure out what to watch on those still-cool June evenings, we’ve put together a list of the best streaming horror movies that are around this month and included everything from Psycho to You’re Next to 47 Meters Down. Every single movie on this list is available to stream on Netflix, Hulu, or Max, so it should be easy to find every single one of June’s best horror movies this time around.

Year: 2011Run time: 1h 43mDirector: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen

The early days of summer, just as everything’s starting to heat up again, are the perfect time to throw on a very chilly horror movie, and 2011’s The Thing is an excellent option. Yes, really, the prequel to John Carpenter’s masterpiece is actually pretty good.

The story of the Norwegian base that first fell victim to the Thing monster’s mimicry and rampage is every bit as brutal, bloody, and creepy as the original, even if no one here is as charming or interesting as the characters in the first movie. The biggest tragedy of this version of the Thing is the production originally featured practical effects reminiscent of Carpenter’s classic, but those were scrapped in favor of CGI creations that aren’t nearly as neat or scary. Even still, The Thing’s prequel is a great concept well executed, and