The best horror movies of 2022 to watch right now

Spooky season is coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean streaming your favorite scary movies has to stop. But whether you’re planning to throw a fright night full of horror films for Halloween, or just want a good movie to pop open a bag of popcorn with, we’ve rounded up a list of the best 2022 horror movies to watch. We’ve also got some honorable mentions from your favorite streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, and more.

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The best horror movies of 2022

1. Barbarian

Release date: September 9, 2022

Plot summary: Traveling alone on a trip to Detroit, a young woman named Tess (Georgina Campbell) arrives at a house she’s rented out for a quick stay, only to find that it’s already occupied by a man named Keith (Bill Skarsgård). With a storm running the night, Keith offers for Tess to share the rented house, where they both discover secrets, they’ll wish they never found.

2. Nope

Release date: July 22, 2022

Plot summary: After their father’s peculiar death, siblings OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emerald “Em” Haywood (Keke Palmer) struggle to keep their father’s ranch afloat. During this time, they discover a strange cloud-shaped UFO in the sky, which OJ and Em strongly believe is linked to their father’s death. They then embark on a mission to reveal the true sinister identity of this mysterious phenomenon.

3. The Black Phone

Release date: June 24, 2022

Plot summary: Finney Blake (Mason Thames) is captured by a masked child killer and locked in a soundproof basement. When he comes to, he notices a disconnected black rotary phone on the wall that the killer claims does not work. However, when the phone starts ringing, Finney discovers that he can speak to the killer’s previous victims, and they are determined that Finney does not meet the same fate they did.

4. Watcher

Release date: June 3, 2022

Plot summary: A young woman, Julia (Maika Monroe), moves in with her boyfriend, Francis (Karl Glusman) in a new apartment that lets them view the streets of Bucharest easily. However, Julia notices a man across the street who, with every look she takes, is watching her constantly. Fearing whether her intuition is correct, find out how Julia encounters the invasive man across the street.

5. X

Release date: March 18, 2022

Plot summary: In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in Texas. When their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast finds themselves desperately fighting for their lives.

6. Men

Release date: May 20, 2022

Plot summary: After a horrible loss, Harper (Jessie Buckley) finds refuge alone in the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have found a place to heal. Instead, however, as the town’s people become stranger and stranger, her unease grows into a full-fledged nightmare as her arrival had awakened something primal in the forest.

7. You Won’t Be Alone

Release date: April 1, 2022

Plot summary: If you love horror films about witches in the 18th-19th century, you’re in luck. You Won’t Be Alone is about a young girl, who, after getting kidnapped, is forced to turn into a witch with a disturbing power that she leverages to gruesomely help her figure out what life as a human is like.

8. Fresh

Release date: January 20, 2022

Plot summary: Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) experiences the horrors of the modern dating world as she is captured by her new boyfriend and is battling to survive his unusual appetites.

9. Speak No Evil

Release date: September 9, 2022

Plot summary: During a vacation in Tuscany, a Danish family and a Dutch family meet and quickly become friends. Months later, the conservative Danish family receives an unexpected invitation. However, it doesn’t take long before things gradually spiral out of control, and the joy of reunion is replaced with misunderstandings.

10. Bodies Bodies Bodies

Release date: August 5, 2022

Plot summary: When a group of rich 20-somethings gets stuck at a remote mansion during a hurricane, a party game goes awry as a dead boy ends up on the floor. What happens next is a fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends, and a party gone very, very wrong as they try to find the killer among them.

11. Resurrection

Release date: January 22, 2022

Plot summary: Margaret (Rebecca Hall), a successful businesswoman, gets her carefully constructed life turned upside down when an unwelcome shadow from her past returns, forcing her to confront the horrors she’s evaded for two decades.

12. Scream

Release date: January 14, 2022

Plot summary: And lastly, a classic we all know, Scream makes its way back for another rendition. Killings in a quiet town reemerge as a new Ghostface masked murderer takes the stand, and this time, following a group of teenagers that attempt to fight off the masked killer.

Honorable 2022 horror movies

Netflix’s Mr.Harrigan’s Phone:

Release date: October 5, 2022

Plot summary: Netflix’s Mr.Harrigan’s Phone is about a young boy, Craig (Jaeden Martell), who gains possession of a friend’s phone who passed away. However, Craig finds that, when visiting his friend’s grave, the phone lets him communicate to his late friend.

Hulu’s Hellraiser:

Release date: October 7, 2022

Plot summary: This Hulu Original horror takes its rendition of Clive Barker’s 1987 horror film about a young woman named Riley (Odessa A’zion) who finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons Cenobites, which she thinks is connected to the disappearances around her.

Amazon Prime Video’s Master:

Release date: March 18, 2022

Plot summary: Set in New England, Master from Amazon Prime Video is about three women who enter Ancaster, an elite university that brings them to discover the dark mysteries that shadow the school’s past. The eerie tension of the university soon helps them realize its disturbing history.

Comedy horror:

Deadstream (2022)

Release date: March 11, 2022

Plot summary: In an attempt to save face and not lose his online presence, a young man live streams his stay at a haunted house that ends up backfiring.

Korean horror movies:

Umma (2022)

Release date: March 18, 2022

Plot summary: A young woman’s life, Amanda (Sandra Oh), takes a turn when the remains of her estranged mother are suddenly in her possession.

To access any of the movies mentioned above, simply navigate to the streaming channel listed, or enter the title in Roku Search.

Did we miss any of your favorite 2022 horror films in the list? If scary movies aren’t your thing, read our always-updated guide to what’s New on Netflix for more top entertainment to watch.

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