12 Best 90s Horror Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 17, 2025

Scream reinvented the slasher by having its characters discuss slasher rules, and The Silence of the Lambs remains the only horror film to win Best Picture. I Know What You Did Last Summer is peak late-90s teen slasher, Ringu launched a wave of cursed-media horror, and Event Horizon makes a haunted ship in space properly disturbing. The Others, Interview with the Vampire, Misery, Candyman, The Blair Witch Project, Se7en and The Sixth Sense round out the list.

The Others (2001)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A quiet, old-fashioned ghost story that earns its final twist.

Directed by Alejandro Amenábar · 1h 41m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Four friends who covered up a fatal accident are stalked a year later by someone who knows.

Directed by Jim Gillespie · 1h 42m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Philo, YouTube TV, AMC · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

Ringu (1998)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 98%

A cursed videotape kills anyone who watches it within seven days.

Directed by Hideo Nakata · 1h 36m · Rated NR

7 wins & 1 nomination

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, MUBI, Shudder Amazon Channel, AsianCrush, Shudder Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

Event Horizon (1997)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A rescue crew investigating a missing spaceship discovers it has returned from somewhere unimaginably horrific.

Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson · 1h 36m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

Interview with the Vampire (1994)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 66% Metacritic 62

A vampire recounts centuries of immortality, guilt and a complicated found family to a young reporter.

Directed by Neil Jordan · 2h 03m · Rated R

Nominated for 2 Oscars24 wins & 34 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

Misery (1990)

TMDB ★ 7.8

Kathy Bates as the most terrifying 'number one fan' ever put on screen.

Directed by Rob Reiner · 1h 47m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, AMC, HBO Max · Rent: Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

Candyman (1992)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A graduate student researching an urban legend accidentally summons the vengeful spirit behind it.

Directed by Bernard Rose · 1h 40m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Three student filmmakers vanish while investigating a local legend in the Maryland woods, leaving only their footage behind.

Directed by Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez · 1h 21m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

Se7en (1995)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 84% Metacritic 65

One of the most atmospheric detective films ever made, and still unnerving.

Directed by David Fincher · 2h 07m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar29 wins & 44 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

The Sixth Sense (1999)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 86% Metacritic 64

A troubled child psychologist tries to help a young boy who claims he can see dead people.

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan · 1h 47m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 6 Oscars37 wins & 56 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Apple TV, Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

Scream (1996)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Reinvented the slasher genre by having its characters know the rules of one.

Directed by Wes Craven · 1h 52m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

IMDb ★ 8.6 RT 95% Metacritic 86

A trainee FBI agent consults an imprisoned cannibal to catch an active serial killer.

Directed by Jonathan Demme · 1h 59m · Rated R

Won 5 Oscars71 wins & 50 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

▶ Trailer Letterboxd

Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

12 Best 90s Horror Movies

The Others (2001)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Ringu (1998)

Event Horizon (1997)

Interview with the Vampire (1994)

Misery (1990)

Candyman (1992)

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Se7en (1995)

The Sixth Sense (1999)

Scream (1996)

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

You might also like

20 Best Halloween Movies

12 Best 2000s Horror Movies

14 Best Mystery Dramas for a Rainy Night In

22 Best Serial Killer Movies of All Time

23 Best Vampire Movies of All Time

6 Best Witch Coven Movies