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If You’re Looking for Your Next Horror Thrill on Disney+, This List is for You

29 October 2025

Post-apocalyptic frights, psychological terrors, and supernatural showdowns all in one haunting lineup.

Craving fresh scares this fall? Disney+ is serving up everything from relentless zombie outbreaks to mind-bending body horror, with movies and shows spanning decades, subgenres, and scare levels. Keep reading, if you dare, and let us guide you to an unforgettable fright fest.

Supernatural Horror

FX’s The Strain

Three scary looking, bald men with visible blue veins on their heads and faces
The Strain, FX, Hulu

FX’s The Strain is a high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City.  He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism.  As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers wage war for the fate of humanity itself.

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Marvel Studios' Special Presentation: Werewolf by Night

A man with the shadow of a werewolf behind him
Marvel Studios' Special Presentation: Werewolf by Night, Marvel, Disney+

On a dark and sombre night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. In a strange and macabre memorial to the leader’s life, the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic — a hunt that will ultimately bring them face to face with a dangerous monster. Inspired by horror films of the 1930s and 1940s, the chilling special aims to evoke a sense of dread and the macabre, with plenty of suspense and scares along the way as we explore a new corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Post-Apocalyptic Horror

28 Weeks Later

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28 Weeks Later, Fox Atomic, Hulu

Twenty-eight weeks after a virus has wiped out all human life in the UK, the island is declared safe, and people start to move back, only to be attacked by thousands who have been infected by a new airborne version of the virus.

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Horror TV Series

FX’s American Horror Story

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American Horror Story, FX, Hulu

FX’s American Horror Story is an anthology horror drama series created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. The Emmy® and Golden Globe® winning franchise is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television.

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FX’s American Horror Stories

An older man strangling a younger man from behind
American Horror Stories, FX, Hulu

American Horror Stories is a spin-off of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s award-winning hit anthology series American Horror Story. American Horror Stories is a weekly anthology series that will feature a different horror story each episode.

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Sci-Fi Horror

Alien

The crew of a spaceship, looking at a monitor
Alien (1979), 20th Century Fox

In deep space, the crew of the commercial starship Nostromo is awakened from their cryo-sleep capsules halfway through their journey home to investigate a distress call from an alien vessel.

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Pick your most chilling-sounding favorites from this list, gather your friends who think they’ve seen every scare worth streaming, and prepare for a night of terror. Stay sharp, and be on the lookout. With new horrors arriving all the time, your next fright lurks just around the corner. Happy haunting.

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