The days are getting shorter, the nights colder and Mariah Carey warmer, which can only mean one thing: Halloween is fast approaching. As we hurtle into October and social media feeds become flooded with targeted ads for giant spooky inflatables, highly flammable fancy dress costumes and low-budget haunt experiences, you'd be forgiven for thinking that a night in with some scary films is the best way to go this year. As anyone with a Netflix subscription knows, the horror section can be a little overwhelming.
Overwhelmingly bad, that is. Scrolling slowly while checking the Rotten Tomatoes rating for each option can prove time consuming and there are a whole host of duds to distract from the real hidden gems on the streamer. As a horror film obsessive, these are my hand-picked recommendations for the most disturbing films you can watch on Netflix right now.
Whether you're into all-out gore or something more psychological that will play on your mind for weeks to come, we've got you covered. Incantation (2022) Found footage film Incantation took TikTok by storm when it first arrived on Netflix, with terrified viewers sharing videos about their experience watching it and for good reason - it is genuinely really scary. This was Taiwan's highest-grossing film of 2022, and it follows the story of a mother who, after breaking a religious taboo, reconnects with the young daughter she was forced to give up.
As they rekindle their relationship and start afresh, it transpires that an anc.