The Best Horror Movies Streaming Now on Netflix
Last updated: November 5, 2024
Netflix is definitely entering its thriller era this November. The streamer’s list of genre titles is thinner than a Kleenex. There are only a few interesting titles worth noting. I am talking about the new series and movies quietly being added to the app this month. You are also in luck if you have been waiting for Zombieverse: New Blood or the next two acts of Arcane: Season 2. However, you may want to stray further off the beaten path if you are like me. This is why I am here with my five Netflix suggestions to help out in the winter of our discontent.
Goosebumps
The original 1990s Goosebumps series is heading to Netflix just in time for us to feel all of our post-Halloween feelings. If you crave a healthy dose of creepy childhood nostalgia, you may want to add this to your queue. I am not the only horror nerd whose journey included a stop with this beloved R.L. Stine property. While many of us let our book collection go a couple of decades ago, I’m looking forward to reliving the small-screen adaptations of some of my favorites stories. Netflix also has the Fear Street trilogy inspired by his books aimed at teens ready for a little more blood. So, you could have yourself a pretty wicked low-stress weekend this November.
The Madness
Media pundit Muncie Daniels must prove his innocence after getting entangled in a murder in the Poconos. I know Colman Domingo is one of the hardest-working actors of the decade. While he always has a few jobs lined up, he does not spend nearly enough time in thrillers. So, I am super excited to see this hit the streamer on November 28th. I am even more hyped because he is the lead in this miniseries hitting the app just in time for sweater weather. What a wonderful time to be a couch potato! I hope Netflix drops all eight episodes at once. I need them so badly.
Pedro Páramo (dir. Rodrigo Prieto)
Strange things happen in a town where a man searches for his father. Ghosts, time shifts, dreams, desires, and memories intertwine in this new movie. I usually have a good time when Mexico enters the genre chat. So, I was already leaning in before I knew Pedro Páramo was a lover, overlord, and murderer. I am eager to get into this haunting and epic world of magical realism. Pedro Páramo is based on Juan Rulfo’s novel, and this screen adaptation arrives on Netflix on November 6. So, you know what I will be doing that afternoon, and I hope you also check it out.
The Piano Lesson (dir. Malcolm Washington)
In 1936 Pittsburgh, two siblings discover their fight over the family’s heirloom piano will stir up more than old resentments. I caught this movie at the London Film Fest this year on a whim. It is based on an August Wilson play that I was unfamiliar with and stars Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, and Danielle Deadwyler. However, I was suspicious because it was marketed as a musical drama. I found a really moving and important ghost story that I almost skipped out on because it was labeled in the wrong categories. It hits Netflix on November 22, and I hope you check it out. It is one of the few film adaptations of a play that truly captures the feeling of being in a theatre.
When the Phone Rings (dir. Park Sang-woo and Wi Deuk-gyu)
A married couple in an arranged marriage has not spoken to each other for three years. However, a new level of stress is added to their strained relationship when the husband receives a threatening phone call from his wife’s kidnapper. K-Drama mysteries are often the best thrillers. This is why I am excited Netflix is giving us this show just in time to help us ignore our families this holiday season. How did the streamer know this is what I wanted? If this also sounds like your cup of tea, it is based on the novel The Number You Have Dialed by Geon Eomul Nyeo. This means you can get a head start on this world before the episodes hit the streets later this month.
Everything coming to Netflix In November
10 Days of a Curious Man
Arcane: Season 2, Act II
Arcane: Season 2, Act III
Goosebumps
The Madness
Oblivion
Pedro Páramo
The Piano Lesson
Pompeii
The Scorpion King
When the Phone Rings
Zombieverse: New Blood
Netflix is also adding Pompeii and The Scorpion King for those who like period costumes with their genre. Or if you are just in the mood to watch something epic as you decide if you will brave the weather for Gladiator II this month.
Are you more excited about Netflix’s lineup than I am? Or do you also feel we have a few diamonds in the rough but are being slighted this month? Let me know either way at @misssharai.
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