3 Chilling Horror Movies To Stream On Prime Video This July

More so than most other streaming platforms out there, Prime Video commands a large number of memorably terrifying horror movies capable of unnerving even the most dedicated fans of the genre.

The perfect option for those looking for a decent scare, Amazon’s streaming platform continues to add an increasingly impressive array of horror films across its digital library, from darkly comic monster movies to claustrophobic psychological horror films.

The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

In the months leading up to The Cabin in the Woods’ release, most viewers might have expected to see yet another predictable supernatural horror movie a la The Evil Dead or Friday the 13th. Against all odds, however, this 2011 meta comedy turned the horror genre completely upside down. Weaving in references to everything from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to Hellraiser, The Cabin in the Woods is an ingenious comedic horror film as funny as it is unwaveringly scary, cementing itself in the same favorable category as Scream or Tucker and Dale vs Evil.

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

Imagine waking up in an underground bunker and being told the world has ended. Taking that simple premise and exploring it to its fullest potential, 10 Cloverfield Lane unfolds like a lost episode of Lost, The Twilight Zone, or Black Mirror, posing all kinds of questions that remain at the back of viewers’ minds throughout. From wondering about the authenticity of John Goodman’s apparent savior to worrying over the apocalyptic events outside, 10 Cloverfield Lane is a master-class in suspenseful storytelling, holding audiences’ unwavering interest from start to finish.

American Psycho (2000)

With rumors of an American Psycho continuing to swirl, now seems as good a time as any to revisit the original 2000 cult classic. Based on Bret Easton Ellis’s controversial best-seller, American Psycho simultaneously succeeds as a harrowing comedy and an often disturbing postmodern slasher, skewering upper-class Yuppie culture of 1980s New York City. Led by a hilariously chaotic Christian Bale, it’s among the smartest, funniest, most vicious satirical horror comedies ever made, packing a wallop of a punch in its brisk hour and 40-minute runtime.