Best horror movies in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
986 movies in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 5.5. Most are in English (528), Hindi (83), Tamil (55). Newest addition: The Last House on the Left, added to Netflix on 22 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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2. Jaws (1975)
Movie · English · 2h 4m · A · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 8.1 (7.5L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & grittyMature
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.
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3. Tumbbad (2018)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 53m · A · Fantasy, Horror · IMDb 8.2 (78.1K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyCold & detached
India, 1918. On the outskirts of Tumbbad, a cursed village where it always rains, Vinayak, along with his mother and his brother, care of a mysterious old woman who keeps the secret of an ancestral treasure that Vinayak gets obsessed with.
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4. Manichitrathazhu (1993)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 49m · U · Horror, Comedy · IMDb 8.7 (14.8K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatVisually stunning
A young couple, Ganga and Nakulan, arrives at the ancestral home called Madampalli of the latter. Hailing from a family that follows tradition and superstitions, Nakulan's uncle Thampi objects to the couple's idea of moving into the allegedly haunted mansion, which Nakulan ignores. The couple moves in anyway following
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5. Get Out (2017)
Movie · English · 1h 44m · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 7.8 (8.4L votes)
TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
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 t
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6. I Saw the Devil (2010)
Movie · Korean · 2h 24m · Thriller, Horror · IMDb 7.8 (1.7L votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.
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7. Faust (1926)
Movie · German · 1h 46m · Fantasy, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (18.8K votes)
Slow-burnVisually stunningDark & grittyCold & detached
Murnau’s epic adaptation of Goethe’s tragedy stands with Fritz Lang’s Metropolis among the supreme achievements of German silent cinema. Gösta Ekman plays the alchemist who, his faith shaken in a time of plague, is offered the gift of healing and eternal youth… in exchange for his soul.
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8. The Others (2001)
Movie · English · 1h 41m · Horror, Mystery · IMDb 7.6 (4.3L votes)
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSlow-burn
Grace is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.
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9. Train to Busan (2016)
Movie · Korean · 1h 58m · Action, Horror · IMDb 7.6 (3.2L votes)
Fast-pacedVisually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.
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10. Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 5m · U/A 13+ · Science Fiction, Horror · IMDb 7.6 (2.3L votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seatMature
In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror.
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11. Zombieland (2009)
Movie · English · 1h 28m · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 7.5 (6.8L votes)
FunnyMatureFast-pacedVisually stunning
Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.
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12. A Quiet Place (2018)
Movie · English · 1h 31m · A · Horror, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (6.7L votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatVisually stunningMature
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
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13. The Conjuring (2013)
Movie · English · 1h 52m · A · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 7.5 (6.4L votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detachedSerious
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.
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14. 28 Days Later (2002)
Movie · English · 1h 53m · A · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 7.5 (5.6L votes)
Dark & grittyMatureVisually stunningEdge-of-seat
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely
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15. Sinners (2025)
Movie · English · 2h 18m · A · Horror, Action · IMDb 7.5 (5.3L votes)
Dark & grittyMatureVisually stunningTwisty
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.
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17. The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Movie · English · 2h 24m · Horror, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (4.5L votes)
TwistyDark & grittyMatureCold & detached
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.
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18. Weapons (2025)
Movie · English · 2h 9m · A · Horror, Mystery · IMDb 7.4 (4.1L votes)
TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedMature
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.
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19. Frankenstein (2025)
Movie · English · 2h 30m · A · Drama, Fantasy · IMDb 7.4 (3.4L votes)
TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyMature
Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
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20. Godzilla (1954)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 36m · Thriller, Horror · IMDb 7.6 (46.7K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not o
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21. Carrie (1976)
Movie · English · 1h 38m · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 7.4 (2.4L votes)
Dark & grittyCold & detachedMatureEdge-of-seat
Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.
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22. It (2017)
Movie · English · 2h 15m · A · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 7.3 (7.1L votes)
Dark & grittyVisually stunningMatureEdge-of-seat
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.
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23. Split (2017)
Movie · English · 1h 57m · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 7.3 (6.3L votes)
TwistyDark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seat
Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained withi
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24. Hereditary (2018)
Movie · English · 2h 8m · A · Horror, Mystery · IMDb 7.3 (4.7L votes)
TwistyDark & grittySlow-burnMature
Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.
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25. Bramayugam (2024)
Movie · Malayalam · 2h 19m · U/A 16+ · Drama, Horror · IMDb 7.7 (18.9K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyDark & grittyVisually stunning
A folk singer in 17th-century Kerala discovers a mansion. Inside, he encounters an enigmatic cook and a powerful master, setting in motion a chain of events that changes his life.
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26. Stree (2018)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 8m · UA · Horror, Comedy · IMDb 7.5 (48.8K votes)
TwistyFunny
Set in the town of Chanderi, Stree is based on the urban legend of Nale Ba that went viral in Karnataka in the 1990s, and features Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao in pivotal roles.
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27. The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Movie · English · 2h 14m · Horror · IMDb 7.3 (3.5L votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detachedSerious
Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.
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28. Pizza (2012)
Movie · Tamil · 2h 7m · Thriller, Comedy · IMDb 7.9 (9.9K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
Michael, a pizza delivery boy, lives with Anu, an aspiring horror fiction writer. One day, on a delivery run, he goes to a bungalow, where mysterious events begin to unfold.
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29. Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 38m · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 7.5 (39.7K votes)
TwistyFunny
NRI Siddharth Chaturvedi and his wife Avni return to Siddharth's family's ancestral Varanasi palace while disregarding warnings of a curse and paranormal phenomena. Soon enough, inexplicable events begin occuring, which forces Siddharth to consult the eccentric psychiatrist Aditya Shrivastav to help solve the mystery.
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30. The Substance (2024)
Movie · English · 2h 21m · A · Horror, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.2 (4.7L votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedFunny
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
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