15 Best Horror Movies On Max 2026

Explore our hand-picked selection of 15 titles. Ratings, reviews, and streaming options included.

Searching for the best horror movies on max 2026? This roundup narrows Max’s new and returning scares so you can find the right film fast. From the psychological dread of Sinners (2025) and the visceral shocks of Weapons (2025) to art-horror like The Substance (2024) and festival standout Midsommar (2019), you’ll see why these picks matter. I’ll rank and summarize the best horror movies on max 2026 to stream, with quick notes on tone, runtime, and who each film is for. Expect a clean listicle format with genre tags—action, drama, horror, music, and thriller—and easy streaming tips to help you pick the perfect scare.

Table of Contents

1. Sinners
2. Weapons
3. The Substance
4. Bring Her Back
5. Shin Godzilla
6. Midsommar
7. Death of a Unicorn
8. Final Destination: Bloodlines
9. The Conjuring: Last Rites
10. Heretic
11. It
12. I Saw the TV Glow
13. Get Out
14. The Conjuring
15. The Witch

1. Sinners

Year: 2025 | Rating: 7.5/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, drama, horror, music, thriller

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

Available on: Amazon Prime Video, Max

Directed by: Ryan Coogler

2. Weapons

Year: 2025 | Rating: 7.4/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: horror, mystery

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

Available on: Max

Directed by: Zach Cregger

3. The Substance

Year: 2024 | Rating: 7.2/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: drama, horror, sci-fi

A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.

Available on: Max

Directed by: Coralie Fargeat

4. Bring Her Back

Year: 2025 | Rating: 7.1/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: horror, mystery

Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.

Available on: Max

Directed by: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou

5. Shin Godzilla

Year: 2016 | Rating: 6.8/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: action, drama, horror, sci-fi

When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.

Available on: Max

Directed by: Shinji Higuchi, Hideaki Anno

6. Midsommar

Year: 2019 | Rating: 7.1/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: drama, horror, mystery, thriller

Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacation in a place where the sun never sets, gradually turns into a dark nightmare as the mysterious inhabitants invite them to participate in their disturbing festive activities.

Available on: Max

Directed by: Ari Aster

7. Death of a Unicorn

Year: 2025 | Rating: 5.8/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: comedy, fantasy, horror, thriller

A father and daughter accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.

Available on: Max

Directed by: Alex Scharfman

8. Final Destination: Bloodlines

Year: 2025 | Rating: 6.7/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: horror, thriller

Plagued by a violent recurring nightmare, college student Stefanie heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all.

Available on: Amazon Prime Video, Max

Directed by: Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein

9. The Conjuring: Last Rites

Year: 2025 | Rating: 6.2/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: horror, mystery, thriller

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.

Available on: Max

Directed by: Michael Chaves

10. Heretic

Year: 2024 | Rating: 7/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: horror, thriller

Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed, becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse.

Available on: Max

Directed by: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods

11. It

Year: 2017 | Rating: 7.3/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: horror

In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.

Available on: Max

Directed by: Andy Muschietti

12. I Saw the TV Glow

Year: 2024 | Rating: 5.8/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: drama, horror, mystery

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.

Available on: Max

Directed by: Jane Schoenbrun

13. Get Out

Year: 2017 | Rating: 7.8/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: horror, mystery, thriller

Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.

Available on: Max

Directed by: Jordan Peele

14. The Conjuring

Year: 2013 | Rating: 7.5/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: horror, mystery, thriller

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

Available on: Max

Directed by: James Wan

15. The Witch

Year: 2015 | Rating: 7/10 | Type: Movie

Genres: drama, fantasy, horror, mystery, thriller

In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member's faith, loyalty and love are tested in shocking ways.

Available on: Max

Directed by: Robert Eggers

Wrapping Up

This list pulls together a diverse selection of the best horror movies on max 2026—covering action, drama, horror, music and thriller entries with critic and audience context, runtime notes, and content warnings. From cult hits like Midsommar to recent releases such as Death of a Unicorn (2025) and Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025), you get a mix of quality ratings and viewing recommendations. Bookmark or share this page and check back often—the roundup is regularly updated as new titles arrive and streaming availability changes. Explore more titles below, jump to the top best horror movies on max 2026 shortlist, and verify current streaming availability on Max to queue your next watch.

Last updated: January 25, 2026