If your New Year’s resolution is to “stop being such a scaredy-cat,” you picked the wrong week to start. Netflix is dropping a massive pile of tension, trauma, and weirdness to keep your heart rate up while the weather is down.
Here is your survival guide for the horror and thrillers hitting your queue the week of January 12, 2026.
The Main Events
Distorted (Wednesday, January 14)
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The Vibe: High-tech psychological paranoia.
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The Plot: A woman who has bipolar disorder moves into a “state-of-the-art” bright apartment. Sounds relaxing, right? Wrong. She starts to suspect the building is being used to brainwash the residents. Think Black Mirror but with more “I’m never touching my thermostat again” energy.
- Directed by Rob W. King, Distorted stars Christina Ricci, Brendan Fletcher, and John Cusack.
Bone Lake (Thursday, January 15)
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The Vibe: The classic “vacation from hell” slasher.
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The Plot: A group of friends head to a remote cabin (classic mistake #1) near a lake with a dark history (classic mistake #2). When they realize they aren’t alone, things get bloody fast. It’s got all the tropes you love, served up with a fresh coat of 2026 gore.
The Suitcase Killer (Thursday, January 15)
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The Vibe: True crime that feels like a horror movie.
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The Plot: This documentary deep-dives into a series of gruesome murders where the evidence was packed away in designer luggage. It’s chilling, it’s graphic, and it’ll make you very suspicious of anyone at the airport with a matching set of Samsonite.
The Binge-Watch Corner (Series)
Prodigal Son (Complete Series Arrival)
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The Vibe: Silence of the Lambs meets a family sitcom.
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The Plot: Malcolm Bright is a criminal profiler who excels at his job because his father is a notorious serial killer known as “The Surgeon.” He has to consult with his father to solve cases, which makes for the most awkward Father’s Day ever. The series is fantastic!
- Tom Payne stars alongside Michael Sheen.
His and Hers (Limited Series Premiere)
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The Vibe: Small-town secrets and unreliable narrators.
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The Plot: Based on the hit novel, this story follows a murder from two perspectives: a journalist covering the case and a detective investigating it. The problem? They’re both keeping secrets, and they both might be crazy. It’s the perfect “one more episode” binge.
Under the Silver Lake (Film Arrival)
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The Vibe: A neon-soaked, paranoid fever dream.
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The Plot: Andrew Garfield stars as a guy searching for his missing neighbor in L.A., only to fall down a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories, hidden codes in pop songs, and dog-killing urban legends. It’s not a traditional horror, but it’s deeply unsettling and very, very weird.
Which one are you adding to your “Watch Next” list?
