5 Best Netflix Original Horrors, and 5 That Shouldn’t Have Been Made

There are two types of horror movie enthusiasts: those who are looking for something genuinely scary and live for the adrenaline rush of watching it, and those who are constantly looking for something so unbelievably creepy that it makes the movie oddly entertaining but not scary at all. Luckily, both groups can find what they are looking for on Netflix.

Here's the list of 5 horror movies that will make you leave the lights on when you go to sleep, and 5 that can only be hated, all rated and ranked by their scores on Rotten Tomatoes. Just pick the one that suits your interests.

BEST: Gerald's Game (2017) - 91%

When a couple arrives at an isolated location to spend a weekend together, nothing seems like it can go wrong. However, as the husband suffers a sudden heart attack and dies in bed, leaving his wife handcuffed to the bed with no key and no hope for rescue, it’s her new priority to fight for own survival.

WORST: The Silence (2019) - 29%

Have you heard of The Quiet Place? Reviews of the movie vary from critic to critic, but it must be good if its concept is getting its own Netflix-branded rip-off. The Silence paints a picture of a word invaded by creatures that attack based on sound. And there is absolutely nothing unique about it.

BEST: Hush (2016) - 93%

Starring Kate Siegel as Maddie, a woman who has lost the ability to speak or hear and has isolated herself in the woods to write her book, this is a perfect slasher movie with a satisfying chase between the killer and the victim. It received many accolades and remains a great example of a genre done justice by a recent release.

WORST: Ghost Lab (2021) - 29%

This is a Thai movie for a very small portion of people who already enjoy the genre and want to try something different. Here the horror of the supernatural is mixed with the comedy elements and the whole movie feels like a magical and bright fever dream when you finish watching it. Surely there is an audience for it, but a casual viewer will only waste their time.

BEST: Cam (2018) - 93%

Cam is a psychological horror that tells the story of a rank-obsessed camgirl who tries to achieve universal success at what she does, but one day ends up being replaced by a completely identical doppelganger on her own account. The deeper she goes into her investigation, the harder it is to get to the truth.

WORST: Secret Obsession (2019) - 28%

Unfortunately, this thriller relies too much on clichés and wouldn't be really interesting for anyone who has seen at least one movie before. Secret Obsession follows a woman who has been hit by a car and has no memory of her life, but has a loving husband who takes her home and tells her everything she needs to know.

BEST: Under the Shadow (2016) - 99%

The movie is set during the Iran-Iraq war, which already paints a dark picture of a war zone where everyone is in constant danger. When the main character's house is hit by a rocket, she begins to believe it was a sign of bad luck and does everything she can to keep the evil spirits away from her and her child.

WORST: The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) - 22%

The original Cloverfield was once so scary because of the suspense that the unknown aliens brought to the viewers as well as for the characters within the movie. The Cloverfield Paradox took the best thing about the movie and turned it into yet another overly-complicated sci-fi story that Netflix seems to enjoy more than any viewer.

BEST: His House (2020) - 100%

One of the best things about this film is how familiar it feels to many immigrant families trying to settle into a new place where everything seems so different. Torn between newly discovered horrors and ghosts from the past, Bol and Rial try to make England their new permanent home.

WORST: The Open House (2018) - 13%

The worst thing about Netflix's all-time worst original horror movie is that it doesn't stand out at all. It's not ridiculously bad, but the premise of a family moving into a strange house has been used so many times that viewers don't seem to fall for it anymore. With little to no build-up and a lack of emotion, The Open House isn't worth watching at all.