Who’s ready to get scared? Well if so, you can actually watch some particularly skin-crawling films, including some we deem the best horror movies of all time, for free on Tubi. From beloved South Korean zombie flick, Train To Busan to Leatherface’s terrifying debut, there’s a rather great selection of horror movies on the streaming service right now.
By the way, gaining access to Tubi is completely free, there's just ads every so often that play during the movies. But honestly, ads are not too bad when you factor in grabbing snack or bathroom breaks! So, in between catching all the upcoming horror movies coming to theaters and streaming on a weekly basis, check out one of these (or settle in for a creepy marathon) on Tubi!
Coraline (2009)
The Director: Henry Selick
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Ian McShane
What It’s About: Based on the Neil Gaiman novella of the same name, Coraline follows an 11-year-old who has just moved with her family to a new home in Oregon. While exploring the new digs, Coraline discovers a door that leads to the “Other World,” where terrifying Other versions of her family exist, and wants to keep her there.
Why It’s One Of The Best Horror Movies On Tubi: Don’t let the fact that Coraline is stop-motion animation fool you into thinking it’s not as terrifying as other horror films. I watched it as an adult and I’m still afraid every time I decide to give it another watch. Across the 15 years the dark fantasy has established itself as a modern classic that explores childhood nightmares, and it’s done with Laika’s magical patience and attention to detail.
Train To Busan (2016)
Cast: Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma dong-seok, Kim Su-an, Choi Woo-shik, Ahn So-hee, Kim Eui-sung
What It’s About: Train To Busan is about how a father-daughter train ride to the country’s city goes awry in a major way when zombies are revealed to be aboard amidst a huge outbreak hitting South Korea.
Why It’s One Of The Best Horror Movies On Tubi: There’s a lot of great Korean horror movies out there, but one of our favorites is Train To Busan. The super tense horror movie has everything you want from a movie like this, action, blood and guts and a careful attention to giving each character on the train emotional weight.
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
The Director: Tobe Hooper
Cast: Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, Gunnar Hansen, John Dugan, John Larroquette
What It’s About: The movie is about a group of friends who unfortunately meet a family of cannibals, led by Leatherface, who wears a mask of human skin and carries around a chainsaw. When the movie was released, the “based on a true story” tagline was used to attract more viewers, thanks to some details being influenced by the serial killer Ed Gein after his crimes in the ‘50s. However, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is definitely predominantly fictional.
Why It’s One Of The Best Horror Movies On Tubi: 1974’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is widely thought of as one of the greatest horror movies ever, and the movie undoubtedly inspired and continues to inspire the genre to this day. And, all these years later, it’s still the best movie in the Texas Chainsaw franchise.
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An American Werewolf In London (1981)
Cast: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, John Woodvine, Don McKillop, Frank Oz
What It’s About: This classic ‘80s horror movie has two American backpackers and graduate students, David and Jack, getting attacked by a werewolf while travelling across the moors in Yorkshire. When David becomes a werewolf himself, hewho finds himself uncontrollably terrorizing the people of London in the evenings.
Why It’s One Of The Best Horror Movies On Tubi: An American Werewolf In London is often looked to as one of the first hit horror films to successfully blend gore and comedy, along with still being looked at today for its groundbreaking makeup effects. Plus, it’s a great watch before the Wolf Man release date arrives this January.
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Audition (1999)
The Director: Takashi Miike
Cast: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Jun Kunimura, Tetsu Sawaki, Miyuki Matsuda, Toshie Negishi
What It’s About: Audition is an adaptation of Ryu Murakami’s 1997 novel that is about a 40-something widower, Shigeharu, who decides to work with his film producer friend to orchestrate a fake “audition” for young women to star in a new TV series. However, the casting call is actually for the widower to find his new wife (he poses as the casting director). After Shigeharu sets his sights on a particular applicant named Asami, the horrors begin.
Why It’s One Of The Best Horror Movies On Tubi: There’s a reason why Audition made the top twenty five of our best horror movies list. The Japanese horror film is a slow burn flick that gets seriously disturbing as Shigeharu and the audience gets to know the true nature of Asami.
The Craft (1996)
The Director: Andrew Fleming
Cast: Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Rachel True, Skeet Ulrich, Christine Taylor, Breckin Meyer
What It’s About: This iconic ‘90s flick has four outcast teen girls pursuing witchcraft to some serious consequences at their Los Angeles high school.
Why It’s One Of The Best Horror Movies On Tubi: The Craft is like if Clueless had witches. In the nearly 30 years since it first came out, the high school horror movie has only gained more fans and become more appreciated for being an empowering, cathartic take on teen terrors.
The Descent (2006)
The Director: Neil Marshall
Cast: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, Nora-Jane Noone, MyAnna Buring
What It’s About: This British horror flick has six thrill seeking friends reuniting for a spelunking trip in the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina one year after two of their friends suffer a tragedy when the protagonist was whitewater rafting with them. While on their adventure, they become stuck in a cave system and have to find out how to survive.
Why It’s One Of The Best Horror Movies On Tubi: If you’re looking for edge-of-your-seat survival horror movie stress, The Descent, will make you feel claustrophobic and sweaty, that’s for sure. Plus, it’s a horror movie that meaningfully addresses grief.
What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962)
The Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Bruno, Wesley Addy, Anne Barton, Marjorie Bennett, Bert Freed, Anna Lee, Maidie Norman, Dave Willock
What It’s About: What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? is a classic horror film from the ‘60s about two aging sisters/former celebrities who live in the same Hollywood mansion. One of the sister’s resentment of the other gets the best of her.
Why It’s One Of The Best Horror Movies On Tubi: This movie is so famous that Ryan Murphy even made a mini series starring Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon about the making of the movie and the alleged feud between its stars, Joan Crawford and Bette Davis called Feud. It’s an iconic film that has been referenced in tons of movies over the years and its two lead performances are among the best of their careers.
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Hellraiser (1987)
Cast: Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman, Oliver Smith
What It’s About: This late ‘80s horror movie follows a hedonistic man, Frank, who comes across a puzzle box that promises to open the door to a realm of intense pleasure. However, when the box does open, a portal to Hell turns Frank into a bloodthirsty ghoul along with demonic creatures called Cenobites.
Why It’s One Of The Best Horror Movies On Tubi: One of the Cenobites, Pinhead, has become one of the most iconic horror villains ever. The movie is based on Barker’s novella, The Hellbound Heart. We consider it one of the goriest horror movies we’ve ever seen.
The Invitation (2015)
Cast: Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, Michiel Huisman, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Lindsay Burdge, Mike Doyle, Jay Larson, John Carroll Lynch
What It’s About: The movie is about a couple, Kira and Will, who go to a dinner party in Hollywood Hills. The party is hosted by Will’s ex-wife Eden, who he once shared a young son with before his accidental death. As the night unfolds, Will starts to have suspicions that there’s something sinister in the underbelly of the casual dinner gathering among their numerous friends.
Why It’s One Of The Best Horror Movies On Tubi: Karyn Kusama’s acclaimed and chilling horror flick, The Invitation, is not one to miss for those who are a fan of slow-burn, psychological films of the genre.
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