The realm of cosmic horror is a unique niche, mysterious and captivating, with stories that plunge the audience into the existential fear of the unknown. Netflix boasts an impressive collection of such films, where the terror isn’t just from creepy monsters or slashers, but from beyond our understanding of time and space. Here’s a list of the 15 best cosmic horror movies you can stream on Netflix right now:

1.”Annihilation” (2018) – Venture into a visually stunning and mind-bending journey as a group of scientists explore an environmental disaster zone where the laws of nature don’t apply.

2.”The Void” (2016) – Encounter otherworldly terror when a group of people gets trapped inside a hospital by hooded cultists and grotesque creatures from another dimension.

3.”Event Horizon” (1997) – A rescue crew investigates a spaceship that disappeared into a black hole and has now returned with someone or something new on board.

4.”Color Out of Space” (2019) – Nicolas Cage battles insanity and alien terrors after a meteorite lands in his front yard, unleashing an extraterrestrial organism.

5.”Bird Box” (2018) – In this apocalyptic tale, unseen entities cause societal collapse; survivors must avoid gazing upon them or be driven to deadly madness.

6.”Under the Skin” (2013) – Follow a mysterious alien entity played by Scarlett Johansson, as it preys on unwary men in Scotland.

7.”Coherence” (2013) – Friends at a dinner party encounter disturbing anomalies after a comet passes, causing reality to unravel around them.

8.”Life” (2017) – Astronauts aboard the International Space Station find their lives at risk after discovering a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars.

9.”Apollo 18″ (2011) – NASA’s canceled Apollo 18 mission actually landed on the moon but found something dangerous and alien that explains why we never went back.

10.”In The Tall Grass” (2019) – Based on Stephen King and Joe Hill’s novella, this movie sees siblings trapped by sinister forces within an endless field.

11.”The Endless” (2017) – Two brothers receive a cryptic video message inspiring them to revisit the UFO death cult they escaped from years ago.

12.”Cloverfield” (2008) – Witness New York City thrown into chaos by what appears to be an unstoppable monster of unknown origins falling to Earth from space.

13.”Spectral” (2016) – When ghost-like apparitions start appearing in a war-torn city, special ops soldiers team up with scientists to figure out what these beings are.

14.”The Cloverfield Paradox” (2018) – In this addition to the Cloverfield universe, astronauts working on an energy experiment accidentally alter reality with shocking consequences.

15.”Horse Girl” (2020) – An awkward woman’s life spirals out of control when eerie dreams lead her to question her own reality and reveal an ancestral connection that defies space and time.

Note: Availability on Netflix is subject to change, and some movies might not be available in all regions at the time you’re reading this article. Always check your local Netflix offerings for any updates or changes in their library.