The Creepiest, Spookiest And Straight Up Terrifying Films And TV Shows To Watch On Netflix This Halloween

Who knew that coming-of-age horror films were worthy of a category all on their own? The Babysitter, which stars Samara Weaving, tells the tale of an adolescent babysitter whose secrets cause a night of bloody mayhem and mystery for her young love interest, Cole. For a horror film, it's as laugh-out-loud as it is horrifying.

Horror buffs, rejoice. The Conference is a symphony of comedy and jump-out-of-your-bones horror. It tells the story of a regional gathering gone very wrong as attendees begin throwing around accusations and the mundane rapidly becomes macabre. In its hallways, the ordinary mingles with the ominous, and a shadow begins stalking its unsuspecting victims, threading terror into the fabric of their reality. The Conference is a Swedish cinematic tale that every horror buff will love.

Amanda Seyfried plays Catherine Clare, who has swapped her 1980s Manhattan life for one in the outskirts with her husband George (James Norton) after he is hired for a teaching job at a college. Despite her attempts to make her new home comfortable for her husband and daughter Franny, the family home seems intent on making it as creepy an environment as hell.

Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman play Kristen and James who go on a weekend away for a relaxing break... that is until a strange woman arrives at Liv's door and James ends up killing his best friend by accident because he thought he was a burglar. What happens next is truly terrifying.

This is an Italian film set in beautiful southern Italy based on the original film Il legame. The plot sees a woman visit her future mother-in-law but soon after her arrival some seriously dark and mysterious things start to happen. It doesn't take long before the woman is forced to protect her daughter from a curse.

Not for the faint hearted, this film sees a young boy be admitted to a facility by his parents to help cure his auto-immune disorder. However, during his stay at the manor he is visited by something creepy that everyone believes is simply a hallucination. Guess what? It's not his imagination.

Lily James plays a young woman who falls in love with widower Maxim de Winter (Armie Hammer) on holiday in Monte Carlo in this retelling of the 1938 gothic novel of the same name. On returning to Maxim's home, the ghost - not quite sure if this is literally or figuratively, right now - of Maxim's ex-wife Rebecca, and Kristen Scott Thomas' scary housekeeper character Mrs Danvers, haunt her.

If horror isn't your thing but you're into pumpkins and sweets, this comedy might be the one for you. The trailer seems slightly confusing but the cast of comedy heroes - Maya Rudolph, Julie Bowen, Kenan Thompson and Steve Buscemi - are giving us hope.

From the creator of The Haunting of Hill House, this show is set in 1980s England and chronicles a young boy and girl who live in creepy Bly Manor in this Netflix original.

An oldie but a goodie, the 1991 movie comes to Netflix this October.

If what gets your scared is a scary film based on a true story, then hold tight because this film tells the tale of Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga).

The pair were world renowned paranormal investigators who go to the aid of a family plagued by a dark presence in a farmhouse that, you guess it, is in the sticks...

Tim Burton's beloved cartoon classic arrives on Netflix just in time for Halloween, as an option for kids and adults too scared to watch actual horror films. No judgement here.

Ryan Murphy's prequel to the story of The Shining is brought to life thanks to the enigmatic Sarah Paulson who plays the famed Nurse Ratched. Also starring Cynthia Nixon, this series is a gruesome, jumpy series perfect for American Horror Story fans.

LMore of a psychological thriller than a classic horror - but still quite spooky - Charlie Brooker's five seasons are all available on Netflix and have an incredible cast including Jon Hamm, Michaela Coel and Miley Cyrus.

The 1980s classic about the most unlucky day was rebooted in 2009, and arrives on Netflix this month.

With an all-star cast featuring Armie Hammer, Dakota Johnson and Zazie Beetz, Hammer plays a bartender who after picking up a lost phone experiences disturbing visions and struggles to grasp onto his sanity.

The Netflix film is released on 18th October.

This Netflix original, which comes from the executive producers of The Purge, sees real people recount in the first person their supernatural and scary experiences which is then reenacted.

Season 2 comes to Netflix on 11th October.

This horror movie went viral when it was released at the start of the year with millions tuning in to see Sandra Bullock in a horror role. If you didn't catch it the first time round, Bird Box is still available on Netflix.

This is a thriller rather than a horror but one that will leave you in suspense, nevertheless. Based on Gillian Flynn's chart-topping novel, the movie stars Rosamund Pike (for which she was nominated for an Oscar), Ben Affleck and Neil Patrick Harris and features twists you never even saw coming.

Based on real life crimes, this drama follows two FBI agents and a psychologist who interview high-profile serial killers to try and understand why they committed crimes.