It's hard to decide what to watch each night when there is such a wide variety of streaming services available. Prime Video is home to one of the largest and most diverse collections, which is ideal for people who like horror movies but don't necessarily want to watch the scariest R-rated content.
If you are a Prime Video subscriber, there are several fun PG-13 movies available on the platform, perfect for when you want to relax and watch a movie that won't absolute terrify you, but might send a few chills up your spine.
The following list highlights some of the better PG-13 options on Prime Video, though they do vary in quality.
Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
Years from now, I think people will look back fondly at Lisa Frankenstein similar to the way we've re-evaluated Jennifer's Body in recent years. It makes sense, since the two movies share a writer in Diablo Cody. Out of all of the movies to make it on to this list, Lisa Frankenstein is probably the very best.
It's an underrated flick featuring Kathryn Newton (Freaky, Abigail) as an outcast girl who falls in love with a reanimated Victorian corpse (Cole Sprouse). Together they go on a journey to get him some new body parts, to varying degrees of success and bloodshed.
Boogeyman (2005)
Most of us recall having some kind of boogeyman fear as a child and that's exactly the kind of terror this 2005 movie taps into. I remember this movie releasing when I was a teenager and I was too scared to go see it in theaters.
Even though it does have a relatively low critical score, I still look back on Boogeyman with fondness because it features a nightmare that I actually suffered from as a kid. The story revolves around a boy who witnesses his father being dragged away by the boogeyman and the enduring trauma he faces because of it.
Dark Skies (2013)
When it comes to underrated PG-13 movies, look no further than this great sci-fi horror movie starring Keri Russell and Josh Hamilton. Dark Skies didn't make many waves when it came out over a decade ago, but more people have discovered it over the years and appreciate it for what it is: a compelling and, at times, genuinely eerie alien horror movie about a family contending with disturbing events that threaten their lives.
The Visit (2015)
The Visit is one of my favorite M. Night Shyamalan movies. It's one of his films that I'm surprised more people haven't seen, as it tends to get forgotten whenever Shyamalan's name comes up.
Yes, the final "twist" might be rather predictable, but the movie as a whole is very tense and scary. Two young siblings head to their grandparent's farm to spend time together for the first time. But come nightfall, the kids learn that their grandparents exhibit some very frightening quirks.
Polaroid (2019)
As a former Riverdale fan, I can admit that one of the biggest draws to this movie for me was Madelaine Petsch. But I think Polaroid is a fun little teen scream, a good introductory horror movie of sorts.
When a high schooler stumbles upon a vintage Polaroid camera, she's shocked to discover the content on the camera is far more insidious than she ever could have anticipated. Even worse, she learns that whoever is photographed by this camera ends up dying.