The 30 Best Slasher Movies on Netflix (July 2026)

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The Black Phone (2022)

IMDb 6.9 🍅 81% 1h 43m

Directed by Scott Derrickson

✦ MovieMuse AI takeTransforms victim powerlessness into narrative engine—the dead phone becomes instrument of revenge, inverting slasher helplessness.

Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

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Fear Street: 1978 (2021)

IMDb 6.7 🍅 88% Letterboxd 3.5 1h 51m

Directed by Leigh Janiak

✦ MovieMuse AI takeRevives summer-camp formula with temporal layering, using historical murders to escalate stakes beyond single-night mayhem.

In 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery when horrors from their towns' history come alive.

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Trick 'r Treat (2007)

IMDb 6.7 🍅 82% Letterboxd 3.4 1h 22m

Directed by Michael Dougherty

✦ MovieMuse AI takeAnthology structure weaponizes genre expectations, letting each story deconstruct slasher tropes while maintaining Halloween's ritualistic dread.

Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank, and a bitter old recluse receives an uninvited guest.

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Saw II (2005)

IMDb 6.6 🍅 39% 1h 33m

Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman

✦ MovieMuse AI takeElevates torture-device mechanics into philosophical torture-porn, making the killer's contraptions narrative focal points rather than mere set dressing.

The chilling and relentless Jigsaw killer returns to terrorize the city once again. When a gruesome murder victim emerges with unmistakable traces of Jigsaw's sinister methods, Detective Eric Matthews is thrust into a high-stakes investigation. To his surprise, apprehending Jigsaw seems almost too easy, but what he doesn't realize is that being caught is merely another piece of Jigsaw's intricate puzzle.

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Saw X (2023)

IMDb 6.6 🍅 81% Letterboxd 3.2 1h 58m

Directed by Kevin Greutert

✦ MovieMuse AI takePrequel positioning interrogates villain sympathetically, humanizing the killer without diminishing his methodical brutality or genre credibility.

Between the events of 'Saw' and 'Saw II', a sick and desperate John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer, only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, the infamous serial killer returns to his work, turning the tables on the con artists in his signature visceral way through devious, deranged, and ingenious traps.

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Creep 2 (2017)

IMDb 6.4 🍅 100% Letterboxd 3.3 1h 20m

Directed by Patrick Brice

✦ MovieMuse AI takeFound-footage intimacy becomes predatory seduction—camera becomes weapon, blurring documentary trust with homicidal deception.

After finding an ad online for “video work,” Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men, thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams. She drives to a remote house in the forest and meets a man claiming to be a serial killer. Unable to resist the chance to create a truly shocking piece of art, she agrees to spend the day with him. However, as the day goes on, she discovers she may have dug herself into a hole from which she can’t escape.

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Scream (2022)

IMDb 6.3 🍅 77% Letterboxd 3.2 1h 54m

Directed by Tyler Gillett

✦ MovieMuse AI takeLegacy sequel that honors Wes Craven's meta-commentary while aggressively updating the masked-killer archetype for contemporary fandom discourse.

Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.

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Creep (2014)

IMDb 6.3 🍅 91% Letterboxd 3.3 1h 22m

Directed by Patrick Brice

✦ MovieMuse AI takeFound-footage format strips away protective spectacle, making killer's mundane presence more psychologically destabilizing than elaborate slaughter.

Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: “$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated.” Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town where he meets Josef, his cinematic subject for the day. Josef is sincere and the project seems heartfelt, so Aaron begins to film. But as the day goes on, it becomes clear that Josef is not who he says, and his intentions are not at all pure.

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Saw III (2006)

IMDb 6.2 🍅 28% 1h 48m

Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman

✦ MovieMuse AI takeTransforms torture-porn into philosophical apparatus—victims confront moral failings through elaborate, personalized death apparatus.

Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scrambles to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard.

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Fear Street: 1994 (2021)

IMDb 6.2 🍅 84% Letterboxd 3.1 1h 48m

Directed by Leigh Janiak

✦ MovieMuse AI takeSupernatural mythology grounds slasher in historical trauma, transforming simple murders into generational curse mechanics.

After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.

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The Wrath of Becky (2023)

IMDb 6.2 🍅 89% Letterboxd 3.0 1h 23m

Directed by Suzanne Coote

✦ MovieMuse AI takeBecky's methodical revenge transforms the final girl into an unstoppable killing machine, redefining slasher agency through calculated brutality.

Two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family, 16-year-old Becky attempts to rebuild her life in the care of an older woman -- a kindred spirit named Elena. However, when a violent group known as the Noble Men break into their home, attack them and take their beloved dog, Becky must return to her old ways to protect herself and her loved ones.

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Saw VI (2009)

IMDb 6.1 🍅 39% Letterboxd 2.9 1h 30m

Directed by Kevin Greutert

✦ MovieMuse AI takeJigsaw legacy becomes institutional; corporate corruption mirrors killer's ideological reach and recruitment success.

Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.

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Black Phone 2 (2025)

IMDb 6.1 🍅 72% Letterboxd 3.1 1h 54m

Directed by Scott Derrickson

✦ MovieMuse AI takeSibling dynamic reframes survival, making grief and recovery as dangerous as the killer's return—trauma becomes the true antagonist.

Four years after defeating The Grabber, Finney Blake is struggling with life after captivity. When his younger sister Gwen begins receiving calls in her dreams from the Black Phone and seeing disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp, the siblings become determined to solve the mystery and confront a killer who has grown more powerful in death and more significant to them than either could imagine.

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Heart Eyes (2025)

IMDb 6.0 🍅 78% Letterboxd 2.8 1h 37m

Directed by Josh Ruben

✦ MovieMuse AI takeCouple-hunting premise inverts conventional pairing logic, weaponizing romance genre tropes within slasher's body-count structure.

When the "Heart Eyes Killer" strikes Seattle, a pair of co-workers pulling overtime on Valentine's Day are mistaken for a couple by the elusive couple-hunting killer. Now, they must spend the most romantic night of the year running for their lives.

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Saw IV (2007)

IMDb 5.9 🍅 19% Letterboxd 2.8 1h 33m

Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman

✦ MovieMuse AI takeMoral test framework transforms Jigsaw games into philosophical interrogation disguised as torture-survival spectacle.

Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.

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Prevenge (2017)

IMDb 5.9 🍅 92% Letterboxd 3.1 1h 29m

Directed by Alice Lowe

✦ MovieMuse AI takePregnancy body-horror obsession weaponizes maternal anxiety, replacing phallic killers with womb-based psychological destabilization.

A pregnant widow, believing herself to be guided by her unborn child, embarks on a homicidal rampage.

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Saw V (2008)

IMDb 5.8 🍅 13% Letterboxd 2.7 1h 35m

Directed by David Hackl

✦ MovieMuse AI takeFranchise escalation through bureaucratic conspiracy, proving institutional corruption deadlier than individual killers.

Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Detective Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a series of gruesome tests.

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Jigsaw (2017)

IMDb 5.7 🍅 32% Letterboxd 2.5 1h 31m

Directed by Michael Spierig

✦ MovieMuse AI takeDecade-long killer absence creates mythic status; legacy proves more dangerous than the man himself.

Law enforcement finds itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that's only just begun.

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Until Dawn (2025)

IMDb 5.7 🍅 52% Letterboxd 2.5 1h 43m

Directed by David F. Sandberg

✦ MovieMuse AI takeRemote setting isolation combines with mystery-box narrative, making landscape itself complicit in the slaughter.

One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one...only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening.

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The Conference (2023)

IMDb 5.7 🍅 74% Letterboxd 2.6 1h 41m

Directed by Patrik Eklund

✦ MovieMuse AI takeOffice-space banality collides with bloodshed, proving workplace ennui breeds perfect killing-ground atmosphere.

A ragtag group of public sector employees battle not only their own discord but also a bloodthirsty killer during a seemingly innocuous retreat.

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Lumberjack the Monster (2023)

1h 59m

Directed by Takashi Miike

✦ MovieMuse AI takeLawyer-protagonist inverts victim helplessness through legal logic, turning courtroom tactics into survival strategy.

A self-proclaimed psychopath, coldblooded lawyer Ninomiya becomes obsessed with stopping an ax-wielding serial killer who's made him their next target.

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Bone Lake (2025)

IMDb 5.6 🍅 84% Letterboxd 2.6 1h 34m

Directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan

✦ MovieMuse AI takeCouple-swap premise destabilizes final-girl archetype entirely, weaponizing trust and attraction as killer's primary tools.

A couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream getaway spirals into a nightmarish maze of sex, lies, and manipulation, bringing terrifying secrets to light and triggering a bloody battle for survival.

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Saw 3D (2010)

IMDb 5.5 🍅 9% Letterboxd 2.4 1h 30m

Directed by Kevin Greutert

✦ MovieMuse AI takeThe franchise's signature trap-death spectacle reaches grotesque apex, prioritizing mechanical kills over character, crystallizing late-era slasher excess.

As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror.

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Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)

IMDb 5.2 🍅 39% Letterboxd 2.0 1h 33m

Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman

✦ MovieMuse AI takeReinvents the torture-trap formula by grounding gruesome kills in institutional corruption rather than philosophical justification.

Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran, brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks and his rookie partner take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.

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I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)

IMDb 5.1 🍅 36% Letterboxd 2.4 1h 51m

Directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson

✦ MovieMuse AI takeGuilt-driven cover-up becomes generational curse, transforming moral failure into slasher's true mechanism.

When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they're forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge.

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Time Cut (2024)

IMDb 5.1 🍅 26% Letterboxd 2.1 1h 30m

Directed by Hannah Macpherson

✦ MovieMuse AI takeTime-travel premise weaponizes foreknowledge against destiny, making prevention impossible and doom inevitable.

A teen in 2024 accidentally time-travels to 2003, days before a masked killer murders her sister. Can she change the past without destroying the future?

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Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025)

IMDb 5.1 🍅 27% Letterboxd 1.7 1h 30m

Directed by Matt Palmer

✦ MovieMuse AI take1988 prom setting weaponizes teenage social hierarchies as murder motive, making status anxiety the true killer beneath Shadyside's supernatural curse.

Who will be voted queen at Shadyside High's 1988 prom? For underdog Lori, competition is cutthroat even before someone starts killing off the candidates.

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Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022)

IMDb 5.1 🍅 78% Letterboxd 2.6 1h 27m

Directed by Joe Begos

✦ MovieMuse AI takeRobot Santa subverts holiday-icon nostalgia, replacing human killer with implacable synthetic precision.

It's Christmas Eve and Tori just wants to get drunk and party, but when a robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and begins a rampant killing spree through her small town, she's forced into a battle for survival.

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Halloween Ends (2022)

IMDb 5.0 🍅 40% Letterboxd 2.1 1h 51m

Directed by David Gordon Green

✦ MovieMuse AI takeAging survivor navigates redemption-seeking only to face resurrected evil, interrogating whether escape ever truly exists.

Four years after the events of Halloween in 2018, Laurie has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.

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There's Someone Inside Your House (2021)

IMDb 4.9 🍅 47% Letterboxd 2.2 1h 36m

Directed by Patrick Brice

✦ MovieMuse AI takeDigital secret-exposure premise transforms gossip into execution method, making information itself lethal.

As the countdown to graduation begins, students at Osborne High are being stalked by a maniac intent on exposing their darkest secrets to the entire town, terrorizing victims while wearing a life-like mask of their own face. With a mysterious past of her own, Makani and her friends must discover the killer's identity before they become victims themselves.

Best Slasher Movies on Netflix

The Black Phone (2022)

Fear Street: 1978 (2021)

Trick 'r Treat (2007)

Saw II (2005)

Saw X (2023)

Creep 2 (2017)

Scream (2022)

Creep (2014)

Saw III (2006)

Fear Street: 1994 (2021)

The Wrath of Becky (2023)

Saw VI (2009)

Black Phone 2 (2025)

Heart Eyes (2025)

Saw IV (2007)

Prevenge (2017)

Saw V (2008)

Jigsaw (2017)

Until Dawn (2025)

The Conference (2023)

Lumberjack the Monster (2023)

Bone Lake (2025)

Saw 3D (2010)

Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)

Time Cut (2024)

Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025)

Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022)

Halloween Ends (2022)

There's Someone Inside Your House (2021)

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