The 5 Best Horror Movies To Watch On JustWatch TV
Did you know you can watch movies on JustWatch and that some are even free? We recently launched JustWatch TV, a new streaming service offering up tons of great films and shows, from new hits to award-winning favorites, and even some old-school classics from the ‘50s and ‘60s.
As a horror fan, I feel like it’s my duty to let you all know that JustWatch TV also has a solid collection of horror movies that are perfect for spooky enthusiasts. From slashers to paranormal frights, creature features, and more, I have to admit that after checking out JustWatch’s library, I’m pretty impressed. If you’re looking to watch some great genre flicks (some even completely for free), check out the list below for the best horror movies streaming on JustWatch TV.
Picking up after Wes Craven’s original 1996 film, Scream 2 sees Sidney Prescott now in college. But a copycat killer is on the loose, and once again, someone wearing the iconic Ghostface mask begins targeting her. Scream 2 is interesting because it’s one of the rare horror sequels that is considered just as good (if not better) than the original. It even has a higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
Plus, the Scream 2 cast is absolutely stacked. Of course, Neve Campbell reprises her role as Sidney, along with Courteney Cox and David Arquette. But the supporting cast is great too, including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Laurie Metcalf, Jada Pinkett, Timothy Olyphant, and Omar Epps, among many others. If you love meta slashers like Heart Eyes (2025), you’ll love the Scream franchise. Plus, Scream 3 (2000), Scream (2022), and Scream VI (2024) are all on JustWatch TV as well.
I love a good kaiju movie, and while I definitely enjoy the MonsterVerse franchise, I’m also a horror fan and miss the days when Godzilla still felt kinda scary. Luckily, we have Cloverfield, a found-footage movie about a giant alien that rampages through Manhattan.
While the movie isn’t perfect, it still has a lot of great and scary aspects to it. Plus, watching major cities get destroyed by monsters never gets old. As the MonsterVerse continues to become more of a Fast & Furious-style action franchise full of absurdity, it’s great to have a film like Cloverfield, which I’d argue is still the best horror kaiju movie America has gotten in decades.
I love a good animal horror movie, so I was thrilled when I saw that 2019’s Crawl is available on JustWatch TV right now. In the film, Florida is experiencing a massive hurricane that’s bringing torrential flooding. Desperate to find her father and evacuate, college swimmer Haley (Kaya Scodelario) goes to his house, only to find that he’s been attacked by alligators. Even worse, with the rising floodwater, more gators are making their way into the neighborhood.
It’s ridiculous, it’s wild, but it’s also tons of fun. Not to mention that it’s really the only major gator movie we’ve gotten since Lake Placid way back in 1999. Gator movies are unique because they’re like shark movies, with the added danger that the animal can also live on land and breathe air… meaning you aren’t safe from them anywhere.
In Smile, a demonic curse is passed between people when one person kills themselves in front of another. After their death, the curse gets passed on to the witness, who then becomes the one who kills themselves in front of someone, continuing the cycle. If you’re picking up some massive It Follows (2015) vibes, you aren’t alone. But It Follows was terrific, so I’m totally okay with it.
It’s also been revealed that Smile 3 is on the way after the success of 2024’s Smile 2 (which is also available on JustWatch TV), so now is a great time to start watching the franchise before the new movie drops, allegedly later this year!
In A Quiet Place, blind aliens with an incredible sense of hearing have invaded Earth, and humans are forced to live in the fragmented remnants of civilizations that remain. The movie is fun, scary, and tense, basically combining tons of great tropes we’ve seen before, but in all the right ways.
It’s got the post-apocalyptic vibes of The Walking Dead (2010), the blind monsters of The Descent (2005), and the concept of a family trying to survive a catastrophe like War of the Worlds (2005). A Quiet Place took a lot of stuff that works and brilliantly made them all work together. So if you loved any of the movies mentioned above, you’ll find something to enjoy in A Quiet Place. Plus, A Quiet Place Part II (2021) and A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) are also available on JustWatch TV.
