The 10 Best Horror Movies On HBO Max Right Now
Grab your popcorn & candy for a chilling night of horror fun at home !!
With Halloween right around the corner, we wanted to share our picks for the best horror movies you can find on HBO Max.
10. Orphan (2009)
Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard) decide to adopt a child after the devastating loss of their unborn baby.
At an orphanage, Kate and John meet a little girl (Isabelle Fuhrman) named Esther, and when a dangerous series of events start to unfold, Kate suspects that there may be something evil lurking inside of Esther.
Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra
Stars: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jimmy Bennett, and Margo Martindale
9.) Underwater (2020)
‘Underwater’ follows a crew of workers who have to scramble to survive as their drilling station at the bottom of the ocean is hit by a devastating earthquake. As time runs out, the crew must walk the ocean floor where they encounter hostile creatures from the deep.
Directed by: William Eubank
Stars: Kristen Stewart, T.J. Miller, Vincent Cassel, and John Gallagher Jr.
8.) The Invisible Man (2020)
‘The Invisible Man’ follows Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) who believes she’s being stalked by her abusive ex-boyfriend after his apparent suicide and comes to the conclusion that he has the ability to become invisible.
Directed by: Leigh Whannell
Stars: Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Harriet Dyer, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, and Michael Dorman.
7.) 28 Days Later (2002)
A group of misguided animal rights activists frees a caged chimp infected with the "Rage" virus from a medical research facility.
A month later Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes up from a coma and finds that the city is completely deserted. On the run from the infected, Jim stumbles upon a group of survivors, including Selena (Naomie Harris) and Frank (Brendan Gleeson), and joins them on a journey to sanctuary.
Directed by: Danny Boyle
Stars: Cillian Murphy, Naomi Harris, Brendan Gleeson, and Christopher Eccleston
6.) Ouija: Origin Of Evil (2016)
In 1967 Los Angeles, A mother, and her 2 daughters add a new element to their seance scam business and unknowingly unleashes a malignant presence.
Directed by: Mike Flanagan
Stars: Elizabeth Reaser, Lulu Wilson, Annalise Basso, Henry Thomas, and Parker Mack
5.) Annabelle Creation (2017)
‘Annabelle Creation’ is a far superior film to the first Annabelle and is one of the strongest films in ‘The Conjuring’ Universe.
Twelve years after the tragic death of their daughter, a doll-maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from an orphanage into their home, where they become the victims of Annabelle’s torment.
Directed by: David F. Sandberg
Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Samara Lee, Miranda Otto, Brad Greenquist, Lulu Wilson, and Talitha Eliana Bateman
4.) IT (2017)
In the summer of 1989, The Losers must band together to destroy the shape-shifting monster (Pennywise) that has plagued their town for generations.
Directed: Andy Muschietti
Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Wyatt Oleff
3.) The Conjuring (2013)
A Perron family moves into what they expect will be a simple, quiet homestead, instead they’re greeted by the previous residents who have no intent on leaving..
Horrified by the terror that ensues they enlist the help of renowned paranormal investigators Ed & Lorraine Warren.
Directed by: James Wan
Stars: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor, Shanley Caswell, Hayley McFarland, Joey King, and Mackenzie Foy
2.) The Outsider (2020)
A small town is in upheaval as they’re plagued with what appears at first to be a vicious serial killer.
What they start to uncover is far more horrifying …
Novel: The Outsider by Stephen King
Showrunner: Richard Price
Stars: Ben Mendelsohn, Jason Bateman, Cynthia Erivo, Bill Camp, Jeremy Bobb, and Yul Vazquez
1.) The Shining (1980)
While Kubrick’s film takes a step back from the more supernatural elements of King’s book, ‘The Shining’ movie is a masterpiece of cinema and is still one of the greatest horror movies of all time.
Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) along with his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and his son, Danny (Danny Lloyd) head to the Overlook Hotel as Jack is hoping that isolation will cure his writer’s block. As Jack continues to struggle with writing and Danny's visions become more disturbing, Jack starts a descent into madness and terrorizes his family.
Novel: The Shining by Stephen King
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Stars: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, and Scatman Crothers