As spring warms things up, Hulu offers plenty of chilling horror movies to stream this April, including Zombieland and the new Hellraiser.
Hulu has plenty of movies as well as TV shows across every genre imaginable. While sometimes, a comedy is on the menu, other times, the mood screams horror. If that’s the case, Hulu has a plethora of options, ranging from older classics to brand-new movies that are worth adding to the watch list.
From the creepy to the psychologically disturbing, the traditional scares to gruesome blood and gore, horror isn’t just one thing. There are so many types of horror movies. The best horror movies on Hulu include a nice cross-section of all of the above.
Updated on 8/8/2023 by Christine Persaud: Hulu's selection of films is always shifting, as one set of movies exits and more take their place. This article has been updated to match CBR's improving formats and to include more up-to-date horror films for the genre's fans.
Hellraiser (2022)
A reboot of the popular movie franchise and the 11th movie altogether, Hellraiser is about a young recovering addict named Riley who uses a mechanical puzzle box to summon humanoid beings that thrive on both pain and pleasure. When Riley narrowly avoids being killed, the Cenobites, as they are known, insist that she find another sacrifice to die in her place.
The story remains on the same track as the ones that came before it, and true to the 1986 novella on which all the movies are based, The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker. It has been described as red, raw, and perfectly capturing the story’s “repulsive glamor.”
Piggy (2022)
Originally in Spanish language, the horror thriller Piggy is based on Carlota Pereda’s 2019 short film, with Pereda herself writing and directing. Laura Galan, who also stars in the short film, stars as Sara a young woman nicknamed Cerdita, or “Piggy” by bullies at her school due to her weight. After being constantly tormented and tortured by these girls, Sara is faced with a deeply troubling moral decision: does she help these girls when she sees them being kidnapped?
So begins a twisted story about hot only a horrible killer but also something with a deeper meaning about bullying, treating people with respect, and doing the right thing. The movie not only scratches the itch for a horror film, it also explores common themes within human nature.
Barbarian (2022)
Tess arrives at a rental home she has booked only to realize that it was also booked by another man at the same time. But the dwelling also seems to harbor some deep, dark secrets. The longer she stays, the more bad things she heard about this home and the area in which it is situated, while strange things continue to happen.
Disturbing and frightening, Barbarian takes the story in some shocking directions, but it keeps viewers glued to the screen the entire way through. While being a newer film, Barbarian has already begun to join the long list of quintessential horror films that all fans should watch.
Watcher (2022)
A psychological thriller, Watcher is about married couple Julia and Francis who move into a new apartment in Bucharest. All is well until Julia notices a creepy man from the apartment across the street staring at her. He seems to be watching her every day, and Julia becomes increasingly restless with his voyeurism.
When she hears that there’s a serial killer on the loose, targeting then decapitating young women, her concerns grow deeper. She can’t shake the feeling that the man in the window is the killer, and her instincts intensify as the killings begin to hit closer to home.
Fresh (2022)
Sebastian Stan stars as Steve in Fresh, a charming young man who befriends a young woman named Noa in a grocery store. Sick of using dating apps, Noa is excited to have a chance encounter with a potential beau in real life and jumps at the chance to date him. Things go well, but when Steve invites Noa for a weekend away, the situation becomes deadly.
A horror thriller, Fresh follows Noa as she discovers some sick truths about Steve and realizes that people can hide their true selves in person just as well as they might online. The movie shocked audiences with its twists and created a lot of positive critical buzz upon its release for its story and cast.
As Nicolas Cage takes a bloody turn at playing the legendary vampire Dracula in Renfield, another one of Cage's horror movies is available to stream on Hulu. Willy's Wonderland takes place in an eponymous children's pizza parlor, complete with large animatronic figures to entertain patrons during regular business hours. Cage, who also produced the film, plays a nameless drifter who maintains the parlor overnight only to learn that the animatronics come to murderous life after hours.
Bearing more than a passing similarity to the popular video game franchise Five Nights at Freddy's, which is getting a film adaptation, Willy's Wonderland is a solid showcase for Cage. In a twist compared to most of Cage's filmography, his performance in the movie is largely silent as he battles the sentient animatronics. For those looking to tide over the wait for Renfield and Five Nights at Freddy's, Willy's Wonderland is the perfect breezy film to pass the time.