You never know what you’re going to find on Tubi, the free streaming service that has exploded in popularity this past year. Sometimes it feels like there’s so much stuff on Tubi, it’s hard to find anything good, though Tubi’s Rabbit AI search feature can help narrow down your choices.
Tubi’s horror movies page serves up a decent collection of scary films, but that’s far from all of the great stuff available on the service. There are classics like George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead and Clive Barker’s Hellraiser, as well as recent fare like Terrifier and Lake Mungo.
You’ll have to watch commercials on Tubi, but we’ve generally found them not too annoying (though it depends on which ads you get). Check out our favorite picks for the best horror movies available on Tubi right now.
Although this Swedish vampire movie stars two youngsters on the verge of adolescence, its dark subject matter and unsettling scenes are anything but juvenile. Bullied Oskar meets kindred soul Eli from the apartment next door, but Eli has been the same age “for a very long time.” The two take part in a true vampire love story unlike any other.
This faux-documentary follows Deborah Logan, an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s who’s been exhibiting disturbing behavior. The film crew finds a connection to a local physician involved in ritualistic murders. A terrifying supernatural secret unfolds as we learn the real cause behind Deborah’s ailments.
The zombies are coming for everyone during this father-daughter journey, and there’s a lot of them. A young father tries to save himself, his young child and a new friend as the world around falls victim to a zombie uprising and the human military response.
For those who prefer their dread to creep up on them, this psychological horror film provides a sinister slow burn. An ex-boyfriend accepts a dinner invitation from an old romantic partner with a traumatic past and her new man. His paranoia and suspicions keep everyone on edge through the early night, until the party breaks into unexpected chaos and a shocking conclusion.
George Romero broke the mold with this germinal horror flick that introduced a generation of horror fans to the walking dead. Shambling “ghouls” terrorize a group of young adults in a farmhouse, yet the danger comes as much from other humans as from the undead
This unique throwback flick set in the 1980s is painstakingly made to appear it was filmed then too. College student Samantha takes a babysitting job in a house in a remote area but soon learns she was hired to take care of a completely different charge who may be linked to some sinister happenings.
The forlorn Palmer family copes with their daughter’s drowning after a visit to the local dam. They soon experience a series of eerie supernatural events, leading to shocking revelations about Alice’s hidden life. Presented in a pseudo-documentary style, this gruesome tale is full of twists with an ending that’ll shock you out of your seat.
A horror cult classic like no other, Sam Raimi’s directorial debut launched the career of Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams. In a remote cabin in the woods, demons possess a group of friends, leaving only Ash to fight them off in increasingly gory battles.
Written and directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (who also play the lead roles), this low-budget indie sci-fi/horror film features two brothers who return to the UFO cult where they were raised, only to find that many in the community haven’t aged at all. Perceptions and reality unloosen as the brothers learn the true secrets behind the strange phenomena at Camp Arcadia.
Peter Jackson’s last movie before making The Lord of the Rings was this charmingly downscale horror movie starring Michael J. Fox. Psychic Investigator Frank Bannister (Fox) can see ghosts, but uses them to con his victims, until the ghost of a serial killer pulls him into a deadly plan.
Produced in 1974 for a mere $140,000, Tobe Hooper’s indie film about a family of cannibals who just want to be left alone (and eat everyone who bothers them) introduced several slasher horror tropes that have since become cliches, as well as the terrifying human monster Leatherface.
This French zombie film takes a minimal approach to the undead apocalypse. Lead character Sam wakes up in his ex-girlfriend’s apartment after a party to find the building and city have been taken over by zombies. Slow and mostly silent, the film explores Sam’s loneliness and dwindling sanity as he tries to stay alive all by himself.
Clive Barker might hate the name “Pinhead,” but fans loved it, as well as the character called “Lead Cenobite” in Hellraiser’s credits. The supernatural gore-fest is filled with disturbing practical effects and buckets and buckets of blood.
A trek through the moors of Yorkshire goes terribly wrong for two American backpackers who find themselves attacked by a strange beast. David Naughton’s transformation into a werewolf features legendary special effects — the movie won the first ever Academy Award for Best Makeup in 1982.
Lucio Fulci’s Zombie (billed as Zombi 2 in Italy though not a sequel) is a late 1970s horror classic featuring an island-based undead outbreak that threatens to expand into New York City and beyond — a classic zombies-eating-a-lot-of-humans flick that’s perfect for a 3 a.m. watch. Don’t miss the underwater battle between tiger shark and zombie.
This English-language remake of the Japanese horror classic follows a reporter investigating a cursed videotape that leads to the viewer’s death seven days later. But culturally, it’s much more than that, having been influential in popularizing J-horror around the globe, including the American version The Ring, which had its own unique phenomenon.
Sergeant Neil Howie visits the island of Summerisle to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. But when he gets there, he discovers the islanders have a sinister secret behind their paganistic rituals. As he delves deeper, he finds himself tangled up in their wicked ways, leading to a shocking climax that’s been copied and parodied many times since.
In this classic horror parody, the Hyatt family inherits a house with a cursed book and soon meets a string of monsters and other various creatures. A vampire named Waldemar and the sinister Van Helsing are a few of the colorful characters the family encounters as they banter with the ghosts and demons of their new home.
An antique book dealer (Johnny Depp) and creepy collector (Frank Lagella) square off in this tense horror/thriller about a tome that supposedly summons the devil. Using a classic film noir style, the film slowly draws Depp into a broader mystery, while the understated action gradually builds to a fiery climax at the gates of hell.
Our horror movie collection wouldn’t be complete without at least one Stephen King movie. This classic 1983 film about a bullied high school and a very vengeful 1958 Plymouth Fury might not be the most famous King adaptation, but it’s one of the most faithful to its original book.
Damien Leone’s indie slasher flick is an absolutely brutal gore fest featuring a truly grotesque and evil villain — Art the Clown — who terrorizes two young women on Halloween night. The franchise has already spawned a trilogy, but it’s definitely not for squeamish viewers.
Source: CNET
