Twisted horror on Netflix means stories that snap your expectations in half.
Below are 15 films with nasty reveals, timeline tricks, or identity flips you can stream in the UK right now. Last verified: 16 August 2025.
Trigger legend: gore, home invasion, body horror, animal harm, sexual violence references
Twist Meter: 1 = soft swerve, 5 = brain-scrambler
1) The Call (2020, South Korea)
Twist: timeline • Meter: 5/5 • Triggers: gore
Two women in the same house decades apart weaponise cause and effect. Every phone ring rewrites the rules.
If you liked this, try: Incantation.
Where to watch: Netflix.
2) Incantation (2022, Taiwan)
Twist: cult • Meter: 4/5 • Triggers: body horror
A cursed chant turns found footage into audience complicity. Keep your eyes on the sigils and don’t repeat the words.
If you liked this, try: The Perfection.
Where to watch: Netflix.
3) The Platform (2019, Spain)
Twist: allegory • Meter: 4/5 • Triggers: gore, body horror
A vertical prison feeds top floors first and starves the rest. The final image lands like a moral punch.
If you liked this, try: The Platform 2.
Where to watch: Netflix.
4) The Platform 2 (2024, Spain)
Twist: allegory • Meter: 3/5 • Triggers: gore, body horror
New power players and shifting rules test the pit’s food system all over again. Fresh cruelty; fresh debates.
If you liked this, try: Apostle.
Where to watch: Netflix.
5) His House (2020, UK)
Twist: allegory • Meter: 4/5 • Triggers: gore
A refugee couple in England face a haunting that reframes guilt and belonging. BAFTA winner for Outstanding Debut.
If you liked this, try: No One Gets Out Alive.
Where to watch: Netflix. BAFTA
6) The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016, US/UK)
Twist: reveal • Meter: 5/5 • Triggers: gore, body horror
A coroner duo peel back impossible injuries until the truth clicks into place. Tight, nasty, unforgettable.
If you liked this, try: Gerald’s Game.
Where to watch: Netflix.
7) Creep (2014, US)
Twist: identity • Meter: 4/5 • Triggers: home invasion
A one-to-one gig turns predatory. Minimal cast, maximum stomach drop.
If you liked this, try: The Trip.
Where to watch: Netflix.
8) Cam (2018, US)
Twist: identity • Meter: 3/5 • Triggers:
A cam model gets replaced online by her exact double. Smart techno dread without the usual moralising.
If you liked this, try: The Perfection.
Where to watch: Netflix.
9) Gerald’s Game (2017, US)
Twist: reveal • Meter: 5/5 • Triggers: gore, body horror, sexual violence references
Handcuffed, isolated, and haunted by memory, Jessie fights a long night of survival with a final reveal that stings.
If you liked this, try: The Autopsy of Jane Doe.
Where to watch: Netflix.
10) The Perfection (2019, US)
Twist: identity • Meter: 4/5 • Triggers: gore, body horror, sexual violence references
A chaptered revenge spiral that keeps reframing what you thought you saw.
If you liked this, try: Cam.
Where to watch: Netflix.
11) Apostle (2018, UK)
Twist: cult • Meter: 3/5 • Triggers: gore, body horror
A rescue mission on a remote island slides into pagan rot and occult body horror.
If you liked this, try: The Platform.
Where to watch: Netflix.
12) No One Gets Out Alive (2021, UK/US)
Twist: reveal • Meter: 3/5 • Triggers: gore, body horror
A boarding house becomes a ritual trap, with a late creature reveal and an immigrant survival frame.
If you liked this, try: His House.
Where to watch: Netflix.
13) The Chalk Line [Jaula] (2022, Spain)
Twist: reveal • Meter: 3/5 • Triggers: sexual violence references
A child refuses to step beyond a chalk boundary, and the reason is worse than you think.
If you liked this, try: The Call.
Where to watch: Netflix.
14) Sumala (2024, Indonesia)
Twist: cult • Meter: 3/5 • Triggers: gore
Indonesian urban-legend vengeance with twin-bound guilt and ritual rules.
If you liked this, try: Incantation.
Where to watch: Netflix.
15) The Trip (2021, Norway)
Twist: reveal • Meter: 3/5 • Triggers: gore, home invasion
A marriage tune-up secretly doubles as a murder plot, until home invaders crash the schedule and chaos snowballs.
If you liked this, try: Creep.
Where to watch: Netflix.
Speed-read grid
Timeline: The Call
Identity: Cam, Creep, The Perfection
Allegory: His House, The Platform, The Platform 2
Cult: Apostle, Incantation, Sumala
Reveal: The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Gerald’s Game, No One Gets Out Alive, The Chalk Line, The Trip
FAQs
What are the best plot-twist horror movies on Netflix right now?
Start with The Call, The Autopsy of Jane Doe, Creep, The Perfection, and His House. They deliver hard left turns without cheating the setup.
Which Netflix horror has the biggest “no way” ending?
The Autopsy of Jane Doe and Gerald’s Game land the gnarliest late reveals. The Call is the nastiest timeline flip.
Is His House meaningful beyond jump scares?
Yes. It explores grief, guilt, and migration, and it won BAFTA’s Outstanding Debut.
Is The Platform 2 actually on Netflix in 2025?
Yes. It premiered in 2024 and is streaming now.
