From iconic franchises to Hitchcock classics and even films based on real serial killers, Netflix is loaded with great slasher movies that center around sadistic killers preying upon their victims. As the largest streaming service (Variety reported that by early 2025, Netflix had amassed over 300 million users), it’s no surprise that Netflix would have a robust collection of horror films. Considering slasher movies are one of the most popular horror subgenres, it makes sense the streamer would have lots to offer.
Here are the best serial killer movies on Netflix right now.
Scream VI (2023)
Scream VI was a wild sequel that took Ghostface to the Big Apple as he hunted down sisters Sam and Tara Carpenter. This is actually the second time Ghostface has appeared in a major city, following 2000’s Scream 3, which was set in LA. But the change of scenery worked perfectly and gave the franchise a fresh coat of paint and new thrills and chills. Not only did icon Gale Weathers (Courtney Cox) return yet again, but fan-favorite Kirby Reed (Hayden Panettiere) also reprised her role. With all the controversies and the news of casting shakeups, Scream VI also seems to be the final chapter of the Carpenter sisters saga.
Watcher (2022)
This under-the-radar 2022 stalker movie became a huge hit in early 2025 when it was added to Netflix and quickly hit its Top 10 chart. Watcher centers around an American woman who moves to Bucharest, Romania, to be with her boyfriend. Once there, she notices a strange man following her…all while rumors of an elusive serial killer called “the Spider” fill the town. But her boyfriend refuses to believe her, and being new to a foreign country with no friends, she’s forced to find answers on her own. But will she survive long enough to get the answers she needs?
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
In 2022, Netflix added to the confusing and intriguing Texas Chainsaw timeline with its own sequel that completely retconned all the movies except the original 1974 film. Texas Chainsaw Massacre centers around a group of trendy millennials and Gen Zs who try to buy up a small ghost town in the middle of Texas for its land value. Little do they know that Leatherface has been hiding out there all these years. Naturally, once he’s disturbed, the iconic flesh-wearing killer wields his trusty chainsaw once again and guts fly, blood splatters, and innards are disemboweled.
Creep (2014)
Creep was a little indie film made by (and starring) Mark Duplass. The movie premiered at SXSW in 2014 and saw Duplass star as Josef (aka the Creep), a maniacal psychopath who lures a man to his remote cabin under false pretenses to murder him. Since then, audiences have learned that Josef is actually a serial killer and that he has done this routine with unsuspecting victims numerous times before. Their stories were revealed in the Shudder series The Creep Tapes, which has been renewed for a second season. Creep is so successful thanks to its found-footage style and the absolutely unnerving performance by Duplass.
Woman of the Hour (2023)
Anna Kendrick directed and starred in Woman of the Hour. The movie tells the true story of serial killer Rodney Alcala and how he brazenly appeared on The Dating Game in the middle of his killing spree. In the movie, Kendrick plays Cheryl Bradshaw, the female star of Alcala’s 1978 Dating Game episode, who deemed him the winner and won a date with him. However, after meeting again, Bradshaw refused to go out with him after seeing his bizarre behavior. The movie was a hit for Netflix and earned Kendrick numerous filmmaking awards.
Psycho (1960)
Often referred to as “the first slasher movie,” Hitchcock’s masterpiece Psycho remains a disturbing and intriguing classic. The movie follows serial killer Norman Bates, who runs a roadside motel and kills travelers. Bates was inspired by the very real killer Ed Gein (who also inspired both Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs), and the movie’s shock reveal (no spoilers here) remains heart-stopping to this day. Psycho is also the movie that gave birth to the iconic shower scene and remains one of Janet Leigh’s most memorable performances.
Heart Eyes (2025)
It’s a rom-com, and it’s a slasher movie, but it’s also a super-meta film that pokes fun at both rom-coms and slasher movies. Heart Eyes is a brilliant horror movie that has a quick wit and brilliance reminiscent of Scream. In the movie, the “Heart Eyes Killer” murders couples each Valentine’s Day, and this time he’s got his eyes set on two people who aren't actually a couple (or are they?). Plus, the movie is loaded with horror veterans like Jordana Brewster (The Faculty), Devon Sawa (Final Destination), Olivia Holt (Totally Killer), and Mason Gooding (Scream).
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Netflix’s original movie Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and tells the story of serial killer Ted Bundy and the women who loved him. Not only does the film show the killer’s shocking trial, but it also dives into the women who continued to love, protect, and enable him through it all. The movie is all-around shocking and disturbing. Not just because of Bundy’s atrocious crimes but also because of the twisted control he managed to have over multiple women during his life.
There’s Someone Inside Your House (2021)
In Netflix’s original movie There’s Someone Inside Your House, a group of teens are stalked by a killer who chooses victims who have secrets they deem to be problematic. Obviously, being a teen in the 21st century means all your secrets are online somewhere, and the killer uses this to his advantage. The film also exposes some deeper meanings about privilege, bigotry, and selfishness, which help add some weight to the slasher teen movie. Interestingly enough, There’s Someone Inside Your Houses was directed by Patrick Brice, who also directed Creep (which is also on this list).
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
“What are you waiting for?” (spins around in circles) “What are you waiting for?” One of the most iconic ’90s slasher movies is I Know What You Did Last Summer. Written by Kevin Williamson (the writer behind Scream), the movie follows a group of teens who accidentally hit a man late at night. Thinking he’s dead, they decide to dump his body in the ocean rather than face the consequences of their actions. Unfortunately for them, it turns out the man wasn’t dead, and now he wants revenge. With an all-star ’90s cast that includes Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., and Ryan Phillippe, the movie is an iconic classic.
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