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The best horror films on Amazon Prime Video in the US

Every horror film you can stream on Amazon Prime Video in the US right now, scariest first. Unrated ones are waiting for your score. Updated daily.

Hereditary (2018) is number one on this list, with a Scare Scale score of 10.0 out of 10 from 1 rating. It's followed by Terrifier 2 (2022) and MaXXXine (2024).

100 films · Average score 6.5 out of 10 from 12 rated films · Updated

Films in this list

  16. X

    2022

    Not rated yet

  69. Door

    1988

    Not rated yet

  85. Hush

    2016

    Not rated yet

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About this list

What is the scariest horror film on Amazon Prime Video in the US?
Hereditary (2018) is number one on this list, with a Scare Scale score of 10.0 out of 10 from 1 rating. It's followed by Terrifier 2 (2022) and MaXXXine (2024).
How is this list put together?
Released horror films streaming on Amazon Prime Video in the US, rated or not, ranked by overall Scare Scale score, highest first. Every score is the average of ratings from people who've watched the film, out of 10, and the list updates as new ratings come in.