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Callum Jones
Spooky season is well and truly here, so what better to get into the Halloween mood than watching some scary movies on the box.
There are certainly a lot of Halloween films to choose from, so it's certainly difficult to know what ones to watch over the next couple of weeks.
Of course, you want to stick on a good movie as who wants to waste their time watching something that is quite frankly bad, eh?
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Thankfully, Rotten Tomatoes has listed some of the best-rated horror films you can watch right now on Netflix.
So, here are the top 20 best-rated horror movies on Netflix you may want to check out over the next couple of weeks:
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The 2017 film directed by Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke comes in at a rather impressive 87 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Cargo tells the story of an Australian father seeking a new home for his infant child after he is bitten by a zombie.
The movie features the likes of Martin Freeman, Anthony Hayes, Susie Porter and Simone Landers.
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Next on the list is Freaks - sitting at an equally impressive 88 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Telling the rather terrifying story of seven-year-old Chloe who is imprisoned at home by her father, Freaks will certainly scare the life out of you.
The 2018 movie stars the likes of Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Lexy Kolker and Amanda Crew.
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As you'd probably expect from the name of this movie, it takes place in 1978 - though that is just the half of it.
The second part of Netflix's Fear Street trilogy, adapted from R L Stine's books, is a nostalgic summer camp slasher.
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The 2015 movie has long been praised by critics, sitting at an impressive 89 percent Rotten Tomatoes score to this day.
Emelie is quite frankly terrifying as a young boy tries to protect his two siblings from their new babysitter who reveals her psychotic nature.
Watch it if you dare.
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The 2014 film follows a man called Aaron as he answers an online ad and drives to a stranger's house to film him for the day.
As you'd probably expect with a horror film, not everything goes to plan - though critics certainly love it as it sits at a 91 percent Rotten Tomatoes score.
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The Invitation released back in 2015, telling the story of a man realising his ex-wife and her new husband have some sinister plans for guests at a dinner party.
The film sits at an impressive 89 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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This next film is one of the older ones on the list, releasing to the public worldwide in 2009.
After a virus turns most people into zombies, all hell breaks loose as you'd probably imagine.
Jesse Eisenberg and Emma Stone star in the crowdpleaser.
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In this third part of Netflix's Fear Street trilogy, the origins of Sarah Fier's curse are finally revealed as history comes full circle on a rather damming night.
Sitting at a 88 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, Fear Street Part Three: 1666 is a must watch.
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Essentially, this movie sees a group of friends band together to save their neighborhood from vampires.
With a whopping 90 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, it's worth checking out.
The 2017 Stephen King adaptation directed by Zak Hilditch tells the rather terrifying story of how a rancher conspires to murder his wife for financial gain, while convincing his teenage son to participate.
Also releasing in 2017, Gerald's Game is loved by critics at a 91 percent Rotten Tomatoes score.
In this thriller, a woman handcuffed to a bed during a sex game ends up stuck there after her husband has a heart attack.
Coming to the market in 2016, Hush tells the story of a deaf woman being stalked in her own home.
Hush sits at a 93 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Cam also has a 93 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, and is a supernatural satire about a camgirl who realises her identity is being stolen.
2019's Sweetheart is certainly an adventure, as a shipwreck survivor on an uninhabited island must fend off a rather scary force that surfaces each night.
Releasing in 2006, this film takes place in 1944, telling the story of young Ofelia and her mother in post civil war fascist Spain.
Ofelia comes face to face with some terrifying creatures in this dark fairytale.
A whopping 95 percent Rotten Tomatoes score is attached to The Old Ways, following its release back in 2021.
It tells the story of Mexican American journalist Cristina Lopez being held captive deep in the Veracruz jungles.
Unfortunately for her, her captor is convinced she's possessed by a demon.
Does this really need an introduction? Directed by the legendary Steven Spielberg, Jaws really is a must watch if you somehow haven't got round to it already.
The 2016 movie has a near perfect score of 99 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, telling a chilling story during the Iran-Iraq War.
In the sequel to Creep, Mark Duplass' unnerving serial killer lures another videographer to his cabin in the woods, but Desiree Akhavan's Sara may be more than a match for him.
And the best rated horror movie you can watch on Netflix right now is His House - sitting at the perfect 100 percent Rotten Tomatoes score.
It tells the story of a refugee couple makes a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan - only to end up in a haunted house as the seek asylum in the UK.
So there you have it, the best horror films you can watch this Halloween season.