Netflix has an unusually heavy lineup of horror movies slated for April 2026, even if they may seem a little out of season.
Thankfully, there is some much-needed variety among the films despite their shared genre and near-simultaneous launch on Netflix.
To narrow things down, the Watch With Us team has selected three new Netflix movies to watch in April 2026, as ranked by IMDb.
Our selections include an original story, a legacy sequel and a follow-up to an acclaimed sci-fi/horror flick.
3. ‘Him’ (2025)
IMDb rank: 5.0
How far would you be willing to go to be one of the greatest football players of all time? The horror flick Him puts that question to Cameron Cade (Tyriq Withers), an athlete who grew up idolizing Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans), the acclaimed quarterback of the San Antonio Saviors. Cameron has followed in his hero’s footsteps and become a college player who stands on the cusp of greatness.
When Cameron’s career is threatened by a head injury before he’s even taken the field, the Saviors and Isaiah offer him a chance to join the franchise and succeed his hero. What Cameron doesn’t realize is that accepting this contract will have a higher cost than he ever dreamed of. The Saviors and Isaiah have been hiding some big secrets for decades, and the price for their success is coming due. If Cameron wants to be a part of that tradition, he may have to turn his back on everything he’s ever believed in.
Him is now streaming on Netflix.
2. ‘Scream’ (2022)
IMDb rank: 6.3
You can tell that Scream was made before Jenna Ortega became a breakout star because her character, Tara Carpenter, barely gets any scenes outside of the extended prologue. But the attempt on Tara’s life is enough to draw her estranged half-sister, Sam Carpenter (Melissa Barrera), back to Woodsboro. The reason Sam ran away from her life is that she’s discovered her disturbing link to the original Ghostface murders three decades earlier, and someone is starting a new round of murders.
It doesn’t take long for Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) and Dewey Riley (David Arquette) to be drawn into the hunt for the new Ghostface killer. But they’re not just the hunters, they’re the prey. There’s nothing that the new killer would love more than to slaughter the original Woodsboro survivors, as well as the new generation of teens who find themselves on Ghostface’s kill list.
Scream is streaming on Netflix.
1. ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ (2021)
IMDb rank: 7.2
John Krasinski only briefly returns as Lee Abbott in A Quiet Place Part II, but he does helm the sequel to his wildly popular sci-fi/horror flick. In the wake of Lee’s death, it falls to his wife, Evelyn Abbott (Emily Blunt), to find a safe haven for herself and her children, Regan (Millicent Simmonds) and Marcus (Noah Jupe). That’s very difficult in a world where even the slightest sound can attract the attention of the vicious alien invaders who murdered Lee.
Evelyn and her kids soon encounter Emmett (Cillian Murphy), a friend of the family whom they haven’t seen since the invasion began. Emmett may not be the same man he was before, and Evelyn doesn’t have many options left, especially when they discover a colony of survivors led by an unnamed man (Djimon Hounsou).
A Quiet Place Part II is streaming on Netflix.
