As Halloween approaches, horror fans are eager to get their fix. As such, everyone’s eyeing the catalogues for each streaming service in hopes of something spooky to watch. For Netflix users, it turns out that there are tons of secret codes that can be used to sort through their horror content.
This content includes both movies and shows that have been separated into different categories. Each code unlocks a different subcategory depending on what fans are hoping to watch. This includes “Modern Horror Classics,” “Teen Screams,” and “Slashers and Serial Killers” amongst many others.
In order to utilize the codes, as shared via Whats-on-Netflix, one only has to type them into the search box located on mobile and connected TVs. As for web browsers, one must use the following URL: netflix.com/browse/genre/INSERTNUMBER
As for the codes themselves, there are 63 codes within the “horror genre” to choose from. Here are the codes and each respective category that they unlock:
B-Horror Films (8195)
Blockbuster Monster Movies (1500829)
British Horror Movies (4991)
Campy Horror Movies (1155)
Chilling Horror Films (90848)
Classic Horror Films (48303)
Creature Features (6895)
Critically-acclaimed Horror Movies (3721)
Dark Fantasy Anime (2691049)
Dark Fantasy TV Shows (81238385)
Dark Films (9280)
Dark True Crime Documentaries (83707)
Dark True Crime Films (80934)
Dark TV Horror (83161)
Demon Horror Films (31556)
Experimental Horror Movies (2626)
Family Halloween Treats (Halloween content suited for
younger audiences) (81346195)
Filipino Horror Movies (2010)
Foreign Horror Movies (8654)
German Horror Movies (4021)
Goofy Horror Movies (4021)
Gory Japanese Horror Movies (4945)
Halloween Comedies (81510605)
Halloween Favorites (108663 / 81336575)
High Brow Horror (3261672)
Horror Anime (10695)
Horror Comedy (89585)
Horror Films (8711)
Horror Films Based on Books (1751)
Horror Hidden Gems (81613739)
Horror Reimagined (81336549)
Horror Series (83059)
Independent Psychological Horror Movies (3880)
Irreverent Horror Movies (3642)
Japanese Horror Films (10750)
Japanese TV Horror (1207133)
Japanese Horror Anime (1462092)
Japanese Supernatural Horror Movies (46473)
Modern Horror Classics (81336552)
Monster Movies (947)
Psychological Horror Movies (4809)
Quirky Horror Movies (729)
Revenge Slasher and Serial Killer Films (14992)
Revenge Films (14903)
Scary (100053)
Scary Films (6057)
Sci-Fi Horror (1694)
Slasher and Serial Killer Films (8646)
Small Town Scares (51496215)
Steamy Horror Movies (1358)
Supernatural Horror Movies (42023)
Supernatural Monster Movies (42426)
Survival Horror (2939659)
Teen Screams (52147)
This Place is Evil (81476889)
Vampire Horror Movies (75804)
Werewolf Horror Movies (75930)
Witchcraft & the Dark Arts (81552046)
Zombie Films (75421)
Zombie Horror Films (75405)
Zombie Horror Movies (75405)
Zombies, Vampires and Ghouls (81613745)
This should definitely keep subscribers busy as they look for their next film or show to watch. Additionally, a special code is highlighted at “81642617.” This code will unlock an entire category for Mike Flanagan‘s various projects, titled The Flanaverse, which includes the upcoming series The Fall of the House of Usher. He’s been involved with some of Netflix’s biggest horror hits including Midnight Mass and The Haunting of Hill House.
Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional Netflix updates and any other news that might be of interest for horror fans. With Halloween coming up, there will certainly be plenty of exciting new horror films, shows, and ways to watch them.