Friday the 13th is a big day for horror, big enough that there’s a long-running slasher movie franchise called “Friday the 13th.” So to help you celebrate the right way — by watching a horror movie — we’ve selected 13 scary flicks that are readily available for streaming on Netflix.
New Line Cinema/Platinum Dunes
“Friday the 13th” (2009) While not the original, this 2009 reboot/remake is shockingly good — especially the first 40 minutes or so, which serve as a “cold open” of sorts for the horror that follows.
Netflix
“The Platform” (2020)
The Spanish horror flick from director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia was one of Netflix’s most popular releases in 2020, set within a “Vertical Self-Management Center” where prisoners are fed by a descending platform and left to figure out for themselves how to divide it up.
Universal
“Unfriended” (2014)
Leo Gabriadze’s innovative cyberbullying parable tells its story about a group of high-schoolers being haunted by their dead friend almost entirely through one character’s MacBook screen.
The Orchard
Patrick Brice’s found footage horror film follows a man who begins to suspect he’s in danger after he responds to a cryptic Craigslist job listing.
Netflix
“Bird Box” (2018)
How do you battle an evil that you cannot even look at? Sandra Bullock and her family must navigate the world blindfolded in this Netflix original.
Netflix
“Gerald’s Game” (2017)
When her husband’s sex game goes wrong, Carla Gugino’s Jessie faces frightening visions and dark secrets, all while handcuffed to the bed.
Universal
“The Green Inferno” (2013)
Horror master Eli Roth features a group of students who are determined to save a cannibalistic Amazon tribe being squeezed by loggers. Turns out they need the saving themselves.
Netflix
“The Ritual” (2018)
Four friends embark on a hiking trip where things end very badly.
Gramercy Pictures
“The Forest” (2016)
“Game of Thrones” star Natalie Dormer plays a young woman searching for her twin sister, who disappeared in Japan’s infamous Suicide Forest.
Blumhouse
“Sinister 2” (2015)
A single mother and her two sons move into a rural house with blood splattered all over the walls. What could be scary about that?
Blumhouse
“Hush” (2016)
A young woman must fight for her life when a masked killer appears in her window. The twist? She’s is deaf and mute.
Netflix
“Fear Street” (2021)
R.L. Stine fans can dig into a trilogy of films inspired by the “Goosebumps” author’s other beloved book series, “Fear Street.” Netflix released three films inspired by the novels, with the first set in 1994, the second in 1978 and the third in 1666.
Warner Bros.
“The Conjuring” (2013)
James Wan’s 2013 haunted house movie stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren, the paranormal investigators whose work inspired the “Amityville Horror” franchise.