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I need scary movie suggestions

By Kirkletonn· September 11, 2026 · 7 items ·32 views

So I wanted to make this list as a somewhat community curated list for some scary movies. Mainly because, I am getting my wife slowly into horror. I took her to see IT beack when we first started dating and she was terrified after and never watched a horror movie with me since. However the last couple years I have gotten her to watch a couple of horror movies that she actually enjoyed so I am looking for help on suggestions of movies to watch with her for Halloween this year! Below is the movies I planned on watching this year with her already. As a kind of gauge for suggestions, she loved Sinners and Backrooms but she did not like IT or Obsession.

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Sinners1A-
Backrooms2B-
Godzilla Minus One3A-
Godzilla Minus One
2023
I know it isn't really a horror movie but I want an excuse to rewatch
Nope4B+
World War Z5B
Train to Busan6A
Iron Lung7C

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combustion07
combustion07

Seconding Pontypool.

The Clovehitch KillerMovie and
The House That Jack BuiltMovie
for more good serial killer stuff.
I Saw the DevilMovie
is a masterful revenge movie if she doesn’t mind darker stuff.
PoltergeistMovie
for classic stuff.
Murder PartyMovie
for a horror/comedy and
Green RoomMovie
, same director totally different vibes

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Electric Sheep
Electric Sheep

I would not recommend

The House That Jack BuiltMovie for someone new to horror lol

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combustion07
combustion07

lol yeah that and I Saw the Devil might both be a bit of a stretch. I feel like I nailed it with Murder Party though it even takes place on Halloween! Maybe replace House that Jack Built with

HouseboundMovie. Pretty light one from New Zealand with an interesting plot

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Electric Sheep
Electric Sheep

Green Room is one of my favorites though

kenzo
kenzo

To follow up

XMovie, I really enjoyed
PearlMovie
the most. I second
Jennifer's BodyMovie
, but I would also add
The Silence of the LambsMovie
as a good starter. The
ScreamMovie
franchise also might be on the easier side imo. If you want something absolutely unserious and ridiculous (and frankly a bad movie that's kinda playing on the fact that it's a bad movie)
SpreeMovie
.

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Kirkletonn
Kirkletonn

ScreamMovie was one I thought of awhile ago but totally forgot so thank you for the reminder! I for sure think she can handle that.
The Silence of the LambsMovie
should also be another great pick because she loved
ZodiacMovie
and they got the same vibe imo

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Adam Milton
Adam Milton

I second

The Silence of the LambsMovie . It is one of the best paced films I have ever seen.

Caleb
Caleb

The ThingMovie
An American Werewolf in LondonMovie
The Lost BoysMovie

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Kirkletonn
Kirkletonn

The Thing would be too freaky for the wife unfortunately. Classic tho

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Caleb
Caleb

Ok, swap that with

TremorsMovie

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Electric Sheep
Electric Sheep

PontypoolMovie
XMovie
Jennifer's BodyMovie

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Caleb
Caleb

I second

XMovie such an awesome movie