6 Best Gothic Horror Shows/Movies On Netflix Right Now

With Nosferatu, Robert Eggers exploded the gothic horror sub-genre again. Sadly Nosferatu dosen’t stream on Netflix, you must buy it or rent it on Amazon. But there are a bunch of other movies and TV shows in the gothic horror niche.

The best are collected below.

The Pale Blue Eye (2022)

Set in 1830 at West Point Military Academy, this atmospheric mystery follows a veteran detective investigating a series of murders with the help of young Edgar Allan Poe. The film elegantly merges gothic of snowy isolation/occult rituals while imagining a formative period in the life of America’s greatest gothic author.

Rebecca (2020)

A young bride marries wealthy widower Maxim de Winter and moves to his imposing estate, Manderley, where she finds herself living in the shadow of his first wife, Rebecca. The film masterfully weaves psychological tension with gothic elements like the grand isolated mansion, an oppressive housekeeper, and dark family secrets that threaten to destroy her new marriage.

The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)

Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Poe’s gothic masterpiece follows the corrupt Usher family dynasty as they face their horrific downfall. Each family member meets a gruesome fate tied to their past sins, all while their ancestral home literally and metaphorically crumbles around them, perfectly embodying gothic themes of family curses, decay, and supernatural retribution.

Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)

Guillermo del Toro presents eight standalone tales of gothic horror, each featuring ornate period settings and disturbing supernatural elements. The anthology series embraces classic gothic tropes through stories of cursed artifacts, forbidden knowledge, and dark family legacies, all wrapped in sumptuous Victorian-era aesthetics.

The Haunting of Hill House (2018)

This modern gothic masterpiece follows the Crain family, whose brief stay in Hill House continues to haunt them decades later. The series expertly crafts a story of familial trauma intertwined with supernatural horror, using the imposing mansion as both setting and character while exploring themes of death, grief, and inherited darkness.

Dracula (2020)

The BBC/Netflix adaptation reinterprets Bram Stoker’s vampire count for a modern audience while retaining core gothic elements. The series explores Dracula’s origins in his Transylvanian castle and his arrival in Victorian England, emphasizing themes of aristocratic evil, forbidden desire, and the battle between ancient darkness and modern enlightenment.

The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)

Set in 1980s England but drawing heavily from Victorian gothic traditions, this series follows a young American governess caring for two peculiar children in a haunted country estate. The show masterfully blends romance with horror, featuring gothic staples like forbidden love, ghostly apparitions, and dark family secrets buried in the manor’s past.