Updated On: 13 February, 2026 12:02 PM IST | Athulya Nambiar
There’s something about Friday the 13th that instantly makes horror fans perk up. Thanks to the iconic slasher franchise Friday the 13th, the date has become synonymous with eerie vibes and masked killers. Over the years, it has turned into a pop-culture moment- perfect for horror marathons and spooky storytelling. Whether you believe in superstition or not, it’s the ideal excuse to revisit your favourite scary films and embrace the chills

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Brahmayugam (Sony LIV)
The story follows Thevan (Arjun Ashokan), a folk singer who escapes slavery only to find himself trapped in a decaying mansion (mana) owned by the mysterious Kodumon Potti (Mammootty)
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Final Destination: Bloodlines (JioHotstar)
The story begins in 1968, when a young woman named Iris Campbell has a vision of a luxury high-rise tower—the Skyview—collapsing. She manages to save everyone inside, but her actions create a ripple effect.Decades later, her granddaughter Stefani Reyes (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) begins having recurring nightmares of the same disaster. She discovers that because those original survivors lived to have children, Death is now systematically targeting their descendants to "correct" the timeline
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I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (Netflix)
Oz Perkins is best known as Dorky David from Legally Blonde, but he’s also a gifted horror director — a fitting career path for the son of Anthony Perkins, aka Norman Bates himself. His second feature, after 2015’s The Blackcoat’s Daughter, follows a live-in nurse (Ruth Wilson) caring for a novelist (Paula Prentiss) who spends her final days in a large, remote house. During her stay, the caretaker discovers ghostly secrets nestled throughout the estate
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Tumbbad (ZEE5)
It is a landmark Indian period folk horror film directed by Rahi Anil Barve and Anand Gandhi. Set in early 20th-century Maharashtra, it tells the story of a man’s obsessive search for a hidden treasure guarded by Hastar, a cursed and forgotten deity
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Fear Street: Prom Queen (Netflix)
The film travels back to 1988, where the senior It Girls are just dying to be crowned at the big dance. But there can only be one prom queen, and at Shadyside High, losing might not be the worst outcome. From there, you can relive the original trilogy, starting with a trip to 1994 in Fear Street Part 1, then Part 2 winds back to 1978, and Part 3 returns to Puritan times to explore the black magic that was a prelude to Shadyside’s murderous murk
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A Quiet Place: Day One (Prime Video)
The film explores the harrowing first moments of the alien invasion, a stark contrast to the quiet rural setting of the previous films
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Sinners (JioHotstar)
The film is set in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1932. Twin brothers Smoke and Stack (both played by Michael B. Jordan) return to their hometown with money from working in Chicago for Al Capone`s outfit, intending to open a juke joint. They are joined by a community of characters, including musicians and an Irish-American woman named Mary (Hailee Steinfeld)
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Speak No Evil (JioHotstar)
An American family (Mackenzie Davis and Scoot McNairy) is invited to a remote British farmhouse for a weekend after meeting a charming couple on holiday. The situation quickly devolves into a terrifying test of social boundaries

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Jaws (Netflix)
Steven Spielberg’s 1975 classic Jaws changed everything, from the director’s career trajectory and the release of summer blockbusters, to the intense fear some people now have of the ocean. The two-note theme that signals the shark’s approach is still one of the scariest — and most iconic — film scores ever written
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The Deliverance (Netflix)
Andra Day plays Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother who moves her family into a new home looking for a fresh start. But the evil that lives there has other plans. Strange occurrences begin to happen inside the home that raise suspicions for Child Protective Services, which suspects Ebony of child abuse. As Ebony risks losing everything, she soon learns that these occurrences are demonic and seeks help in a spiritual battle to keep her family together