The Netflix horror section has long been an unintelligible mess of stuff, more often than not impossible to sift through on a lonely Saturday night in when all you want to do is kick back with something bloody (just me?).
Worry no more as, thanks to helpful website WhatsOnNetflix.com, we now understand how the popular streaming site categorizes their movies. And, rather than bore you with the logistics, we’re just going to give you the (ridiculous) results.
This is especially good news for horror fans, because as we all know our beloved genre can be broken down in about a million different ways, often making it impossible to find exactly what you’re looking for.
Even more exciting news is that the lovely folks over at HorrorFreakNews have compiled a pretty exhaustive list of every single Netflix horror sub-genre, along with the links for each.
As the compiler explains, some of the links won’t offer any results just yet, but in time that will change as Netflix’s catalogue shifts, so keep checking back. Some of them are fairly specific but that’s part of the fun, so feel free to go through ’em all and see what wonderful madness you stumble upon.
The number at the end of each category can be entered into the end of the following web address, to find the results of that particular genre.
Eg. https://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/[INSERTNUMBER]
Deep Sea Horror Movies (45028)
Slasher and Serial Killer Movies (8646)
Supernatural Horror Movies (42023)
Werewolf Horror Movies (75930)
Psychological Thrillers (5505)
Action & Adventure directed by Hark Tsui (4207)
Action & Adventure directed by Kinji Fukasaku (1861)
Action & Adventure starring Dolph Lundgren (2437)
African-American Thrillers (2470)
Australian Crime Movies (3936)
British Horror Movies from the 1960s (570)
British Horror Movies from the 1970s (602)
British Psychological Dramas (3962)
Campy B-Horror Movies from the 1960s (1287)
Campy B-Horror Movies from the 1980s (1341)
Campy Psychological Movies (3899)
Campy Sci-Fi Horror Movies (4140)
Campy Slasher and Serial Killer Movies (1646)
Cerebral Experimental Movies (2747)
Controversial Foreign Movies (2273)
Creature Features from the 1950s (2944)
Creature Features from the 1960s (2977)
Creature Features from the 1970s (2999)
Creature Features from the 1980s (3024)
Crime Sci-Fi Horror Movies (2769)
Crime Thrillers based on real life (4833)
Critically-acclaimed Dark Psychological Thrillers (1724)
Critically-acclaimed Dark Sci-Fi & Fantasy (1926)
Critically-acclaimed Foreign Horror Movies (4645)
Critically-acclaimed Foreign Psychological Movies (1799)
Critically-acclaimed Gory Crime Movies (4576)
Critically-acclaimed Gory Horror Movies (3741)
Critically-acclaimed Horror Movies (3721)
Critically-acclaimed Horror Movies from the 1960s (4247)
Critically-acclaimed Horror Movies from the 1970s (4281)
Critically-acclaimed Horror Movies from the 1980s (4306)
Critically-acclaimed Independent Action & Adventure (4980)
Critically-acclaimed Independent Movies (875)
Critically-acclaimed Mind-bending Movies (622)
Critically-acclaimed Psychological Thrillers (2807)
Critically-acclaimed Scary Psychological Movies (4083)
Critically-acclaimed Suspenseful Psychological Movies (4552)
Critically-acclaimed Violent Independent Movies (4951)
Critically-acclaimed Violent Sci-Fi & Fantasy (3879)
Cult Psychological Horror Movies (186)
Dark Action & Adventure based on Books (858)
Dark Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy (1452)
Dark Foreign Psychological Movies (3155)
Dark Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy (3367)
Dark Independent Psychological Movies (4769)
Dark Independent Showbiz Dramas (3627)
Dark Independent Thrillers (3678)
Dark Movies based on Books (2195)
Dark Movies starring Robert De Niro (2816)
Dark Mysteries based on Books (1055)
Dark Scandinavian Movies (1974)
Exciting Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy (3139)
Exciting Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1980s (3631)
Exciting B-Horror Movies (2852)
Exciting Creature Features (3028)
Exciting Foreign Horror Movies (3272)
Exciting Horror Movies from the 1970s (2767)
Exciting Horror Movies from the 1980s (2791)
Exciting Monster Movies (2832)
Exciting Sci-Fi & Fantasy (253)
Exciting Slasher and Serial Killer Movies (3388)
Exciting Vampire Movies (2949)
Experimental Horror Movies (2626)
Foreign Cult Horror Movies (1256)
Foreign Sci-Fi Horror Movies (3833)
Foreign Slasher and Serial Killer Movies (3868)
Foreign Vampire Movies from the 1970s (3587)
German-Language Horror Movies (3038)
Goofy Sci-Fi Horror Movies from the 1980s (1243)
Goofy Slasher and Serial Killer Movies (3712)
Gory Action & Adventure from the 1980s (2446)
Gory B-Horror Movies from the 1980s (444)
Gory Cult Horror Movies (1208)
Gory Cult Movies from the 1980s (1616)
Gory Foreign Crime Thrillers (3015)
Gory Independent Horror Movies (4695)
Gory Independent Movies (1407)
Gory Italian Crime Movies (2214)
Gory Japanese Horror Movies (4945)
Gory Psychological Horror Movies (269)
Gory Psychological Movies (311)
Gory Psychological Thrillers (2523)
Gory Sci-Fi Horror Movies (564)
Gritty Independent Movies (953)
Horror Movies based on Books (1751)
Horror Movies directed by Brian Yuzna (4672)
Horror Movies directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis (1130)
Horror Movies directed by Jesus Franco (3655)
Horror Movies directed by Jim Wynorski (281)
Horror Movies directed by Takashi Miike (3557)
Horror Movies directed by Terence Fisher (2525)
Horror Movies starring Debbie Rochon (4886)
Horror Movies starring Klaus Kinski (331)
Horror Movies starring Peter Cushing (4130)
Horror Movies starring Robert Englund (2503)
Independent B-Horror Movies (1045)
Independent Psychological Horror Movies (3880)
Independent Psychological Movies (2967)
Independent Sci-Fi Thrillers (3795)
Independent Slasher and Serial Killer Movies (2461)
Independent Thrillers based on Books (893)
Irreverent Horror Movies (3642)
Mind-bending Crime Movies (2232)
Mind-bending Crime Sci-Fi & Fantasy (2639)
Mind-bending Crime Sci-Fi Thrillers (405)
Mind-bending Cult Movies (1507)
Mind-bending Cult Sci-Fi & Fantasy (2770)
Mind-bending Experimental Movies (2725)
Mind-bending Horror Movies from the 1960s (2645)
Mind-bending Horror Movies from the 1970s (2675)
Mind-bending Horror Movies from the 1980s (2705)
Mind-bending Independent Thrillers (2402)
Mind-bending Japanese Crime Movies (1201)
Mind-bending Movies based on Books (176)
Mind-bending Movies from the 1960s (4640)
Mind-bending Movies from the 1970s (4673)
Mind-bending Movies from the 1980s (4702)
Mind-bending Psychological Dramas (3426)
Mind-bending Psychological Horror Movies (847)
Mind-bending Psychological Movies from the 1980s (936)
Mind-bending Psychological Sci-Fi Thrillers (1665)
Movies directed by David Cronenberg (779)
Movies directed by David Lynch (4091)
Movies directed by Takashi Miike (4376)
Movies directed by Tobe Hooper (4868)
Movies directed by Ulli Lommel (4681)
Movies starring Bill Paxton (2606)
Movies starring Bruce Campbell (4557)
Movies starring C. Thomas Howell (1949)
Movies starring Jeremy Irons (121)
Movies starring Kari Wuhrer (338)
Movies starring Robert Carlyle (988)
Movies starring Roddy McDowall (4976)
Movies starring Ron Perlman (4738)
Movies starring Sherilyn Fenn (4652)
Psychological Dramas from the 1980s (2066)
Psychological Film Noir (4188)
Psychological Horror Movies (4809)
Psychological Horror Movies from the 1970s (1648)
Psychological Horror Movies from the 1980s (1676)
Psychological Movies based on Books (1473)
Psychological Mysteries based on Books (396)
Psychological Mysteries from the 1940s (4826)
Psychological Mysteries from the 1970s (4899)
Psychological Mysteries from the 1980s (4921)
Psychological Satanic Stories (1567)
Psychological Thrillers from the 1940s (1305)
Psychological Thrillers from the 1950s (1334)
Psychological Thrillers from the 1960s (1369)
Psychological Thrillers from the 1980s (1429)
Quirky Foreign Crime Movies (3723)
Quirky Foreign Thrillers (2688)
Quirky Independent Crime Dramas (3138)
Quirky Independent Crime Movies (748)
Raunchy B-Horror Movies (1659)
Raunchy Slasher and Serial Killer Movies (3607)
Satanic Stories from the 1960s (4805)
Satanic Stories from the 1970s (4830)
Satanic Stories from the 1980s (4856)
Scary Action & Adventure (4153)
Scary Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy (1453)
Scary Alien Sci-Fi from the 1950s (2433)
Scary Alien Sci-Fi from the 1980s (2501)
Scary British Psychological Thrillers (2134)
Scary Comic Book and Superhero Movies (674)
Scary Crime Movies based on Books (4060)
Scary Crime Sci-Fi & Fantasy (2476)
Scary Crime Sci-Fi Thrillers (252)
Scary Crime Thrillers based on Books (446)
Scary Crime Thrillers from the 1940s (4878)
Scary Crime Thrillers from the 1960s (4924)
Scary Crime Thrillers from the 1970s (4952)
Scary Crime Thrillers from the 1980s (4973)
Scary Cult Crime Movies (3521)
Scary Cult Movies from the 1980s (2)
Scary Cult Sci-Fi Horror Movies (2986)
Scary Detective Thrillers (557)
Scary Dramas from the 1970s (2910)
Scary Dramas from the 1980s (2933)
Scary Experimental Movies (2172)
Scary Foreign Action & Adventure (3468)
Scary Foreign Crime Dramas (3725)
Scary Foreign Crime Movies from the 1960s (4625)
Scary Foreign Crime Movies from the 1970s (4651)
Scary Foreign Dramas from the 1970s (1677)
Scary Foreign Movies from the 1960s (2362)
Scary Foreign Movies from the 1970s (2385)
Scary Foreign Movies from the 1980s (2406)
Scary Foreign Mysteries (3173)
Scary Foreign Psychological Movies (677)
Scary Foreign Psychological Thrillers (2904)
Scary Foreign Sci-Fi & Fantasy (3403)
Scary Foreign Thrillers (2168)
Scary Foreign Thrillers from the 1970s (1461)
Scary French-Language Thrillers (4203)
Scary German-Language Movies (2400)
Scary Independent Crime Movies (185)
Scary Independent Dramas (4860)
Scary Independent Movies (2552)
Scary Independent Mysteries (509)
Scary Italian Crime Movies (3817)
Scary Italian Crime Movies from the 1970s (3548)
Scary Italian Crime Thrillers (927)
Scary Italian Movies from the 1970s (158)
Scary Italian Movies from the 1980s (174)
Scary Italian Thrillers from the 1970s (1110)
Scary Movies based on a book from the 1980s (759)
Scary Movies directed by Terence Fisher (3211)
Scary Movies starring Boris Karloff (4119)
Scary Movies starring Christopher Lee (1573)
Scary Movies starring Peter Cushing (1141)
Scary Mysteries based on Books (1099)
Scary Psychological Movies (2048)
Scary Psychological Thrillers from the 1970s (1566)
Scary Psychological Thrillers from the 1980s (1603)
Scary Sci-Fi & Fantasy based on Books (4682)
Scary Sci-Fi Horror Movies (2263)
Scary Spanish-Language Movies (3303)
Scary Spanish-Language Movies from the 1970s (1134)
Scary Thrillers from the 1940s (2020)
Scary Thrillers from the 1960s (2071)
Scary Thrillers from the 1970s (2094)
Scary Thrillers from the 1980s (2112)
Sci-Fi Horror Movies from the 1950s (3944)
Sci-Fi Horror Movies from the 1960s (3965)
Sci-Fi Horror Movies from the 1970s (3991)
Sci-Fi Horror Movies from the 1980s (4015)
Sci-Fi Thrillers based on Books (4206)
Slasher and Serial Killer Movies (3636)
Spanish-Language Horror Movies from the 1970s (2637)
Steamy Foreign Horror Movies (4356)
Steamy Foreign Horror Movies from the 1970s (2049)
Steamy Foreign Psychological Movies (3296)
Steamy Foreign Thrillers (3810)
Steamy Thrillers from the 1980s (4992)
Stunts & General Mayhem (3050)
Suspenseful Action & Adventure (42)
Suspenseful Alien Sci-Fi (4623)
Suspenseful Australian Movies (3802)
Suspenseful British Independent Movies (15)
Suspenseful British Psychological Movies (881)
Suspenseful Chinese Movies (1296)
Suspenseful Japanese Movies (2789)
Suspenseful Movies directed by Fritz Lang (2459)
Suspenseful Movies starring Boris Karloff (496)
Suspenseful Movies starring Lance Henriksen (458)
Suspenseful Psychological Action & Adventure (559)
Suspenseful Psychological Movies based on real life (136)
Suspenseful Psychological Movies from the 1940s (2841)
Suspenseful Psychological Movies from the 1950s (2871)
Suspenseful Psychological Movies from the 1960s (2900)
Suspenseful Psychological Movies from the 1970s (2922)
Suspenseful Psychological Movies from the 1980s (2945)
Suspenseful Psychological Sci-Fi & Fantasy (2953)
Suspenseful Sci-Fi & Fantasy (66)
Suspenseful Sci-Fi & Fantasy based on Books (3927)
Suspenseful Sci-Fi Dramas (1253)
Suspenseful Sci-Fi Horror Movies from the 1950s (957)
Suspenseful Sci-Fi Horror Movies from the 1980s (1020)
Suspenseful Spanish-Language Dramas (2830)
Suspenseful Spanish-Language Movies (4956)
Thrillers based on a book from the 1970s (2556)
Thrillers based on a book from the 1980s (868)
Thrillers based on Books (651)
Thrillers based on real life (159)
Thrillers directed by Brian De Palma (2262)
Thrillers starring Al Pacino (171)
Thrillers starring C. Thomas Howell (2031)
Thrillers starring Kiefer Sutherland (841)
Understated Horror Movies (4765)
Vampire Movies from the 1960s (2730)
Vampire Movies from the 1970s (2752)
Vampire Movies from the 1980s (2776)
Vampire Movies starring Peter Cushing (3509)
Violent Action & Adventure (3288)
Violent Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy (2040)
Violent Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy from the 1980s (3857)
Violent Cult Crime Movies (4268)
Violent Cult Movies from the 1980s (3539)
Violent Foreign Action & Adventure (1927)
Violent Foreign Crime Action & Adventure (2239)
Violent Foreign Crime Dramas (2589)
Violent Sci-Fi Horror Movies (3941)
Violent Sci-Fi Thrillers (4365)
Visually-striking Crime Thrillers (3722)
Visually-striking Dark Dramas (1471)
Visually-striking Dark Independent Dramas (1893)
Visually-striking Dark Independent Movies (4926)
Visually-striking Dark Movies (1416)
Visually-striking Dark Psychological Movies (767)
Visually-striking Dark Sci-Fi & Fantasy (980)
Visually-striking Gory Crime Movies (3428)
Visually-striking Gory Movies (4463)
Visually-striking Gory Thrillers (3915)
Visually-striking Independent Crime Thrillers (2613)
Visually-striking Mind-bending Dramas (264)
Visually-striking Psychological Thrillers (1435)
Visually-striking Scary Crime Movies (2957)
Visually-striking Scary Movies (1404)
Visually-striking Scary Sci-Fi & Fantasy (1841)
Visually-striking Sci-Fi Thrillers (2464)
Visually-striking Violent Crime Thrillers (1217)
Visually-striking Violent Movies (3971)
