IMDb’s 7 highest rated Indian horror movies to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, Netflix & more (2024)

While Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, Netflix and other OTT platforms’ weekly drops include a stellar line-up of new shows and movies, check out the 10 best new movie and TV show releases of the week here, this writer knows that horror fans are keen for newer, gorier drops on the platform – especially with 2021 being the year of horror flicks in both Bollywood and Hollywood. However, with no concrete horror-specific OTT release dates out yet, we’re revisiting IMDb’s 7 highest rated Indian horror movies to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, Netflix and more digital verticals.

IMDb’s 7 highest rated Indian horror movies to stream this week on Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, Netflix & more

1. MANICHITRATHAZHU – DISNEY+ HOTSTAR | IMDb: 8.7

Manichitrathazhu is a 1993 Malayalam psychological horror flick, featuring Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Shobana in the lead roles. It’s regarded as one of the best Indian horror films ever made! For those not familiar with the title, this Fazil directorial served as the inspiration for Priyadarshan’s 2007 Hindi film, Bhool Bhulaiyaa. Interestingly, Manichitrathazhu has actually been remade in four languages, including Hindi — in Kannada as Apthamitra, in Tamil as Chandramukhi, in Bengali as Rajmohol. The plot revolves around a woman and her family, who believes she’s possessed by the spirit of a dancer.

2. TUMBBAD – AMAZON PRIME VIDEO | IMDb: 8.3

Set in Tumbbad, a rural village in Maharashtra, between 1918 and 1947, this horror film, directed by Rahi Anil Barve and Adesh Prasad, follows a family who is in search of an immeasurable ancestral fortune. This fortune is hidden in the confines of a decaying castle and is guarded by a sinister force.

3. PIZZA – DISNEY+ HOTSTAR | IMDb: 8

Pizza is a fantastic 2012 Tamil horror flick that commands your undivided attention from the first pizza that was delivered by the protagonist, Vijay Sethupathi. The plot converges multiple storylines that tie up to a house haunted by multiple spirits, who refuse to let Sethupathi free. But he eventually does escape – only to land right back where he was at the beginning of this gripping tale. The film was remade in Hindi, in 2014, but lacked the visual appeal of the original.

4. STREE – NETFLIX | IMDb: 7.6

This horror-comedy, set in a small, picturesque village, unveils the tale of a spirit named ‘Stree,’ who abducts men in the dead of the night and only leaves their clothes behind. Our protagonists: Rajkummar Rao, Aparshakti Khurana, Shraddha Kapoor and Abhishek Banerjee, however, find a way to outsmart her, but there’s a shocking twist at the end that leaves one pondering over the real ending of Stree’s saga.

5. MAYA – SUNNXT | IMDb: 7.6

Released in 2015, Maya is a Tamil neo-noir horror film written and directed by Ashwin Saravanan, with Nayanthara in the lead role, and is genuinely spookier than the trailer lets on. The plot converges two different storylines that ultimately lead to the discovery of a spirit named Maya and her connection to Nayanthara.

6. BHOOL BHULAIYAA – YOUTUBE | IMDb: 7.3

Bhool Bhulaiyaa is the Hindi remake of Manichitrathazhu. It features an ensemble cast of actors including Akshay Kumar, Shiney Ahuja, Vidya Balan, Ameesha Patel, Paresh Rawal, Manoj Joshi, Asrani, Rajpal Yadav and Vikram Gokhale. Scroll up to read about its plot.

7. 13B: FEAR HAS A NEW ADDRESS – DISNEY+ HOTSTAR | IMDb: 7.3

This 2009 Telugu film, featuring R. Madhavan and Neetu Chandram, follows the eerie tale of a couple who move into a new home, and one fine day, while watching a television show, realise that the plot of the show is actually the story of their lives! Only things aren’t going great in it, and their reality is about to change drastically too.

IMDb’s 7 highest rated Indian horror movies to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, Netflix & more