From the cheesy to the supernatural and everything in between, the spooky season has plenty of entertainment to offer. It’s not a proper fall season without Halloween, and scary movies are a big part of the celebrations.

Military horror movies bend genres by combining things you’d expect from a classic military film, but with a scary twist. Whether they're drawing references from the past or painting a potentially grim future, horror war movies have a lot to offer.

Below, we’re breaking down the perfect military horror movies for your celebrations.

Grab Your Popcorn for These 10 Military Horror Films

Some of the best and most classic war horror movies are on this list, so grab your popcorn as we’re diving into these 10 movies that you can binge this Halloween!

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1. Overlord (2018)

Kicking it off with Overlord. You want something outrageous, gory, and a total blast? This is the way to go.

It’s one of the most entertaining military horror films ever made. It’s D-Day meets Resident Evil, where American paratroopers drop behind enemy lines in World War II and discover a Nazi lab performing twisted and supernatural experiments on the dead.

What kinds of experiments, you might ask? That’s for you to find out!

If you’re up for something gory and a total blast this Halloween night, Overlord can be streamed on Netflix.

2. Deathwatch (2002)

Guess what Soldiers find worse than enemy fire? An evil force. In this movie, you’ll see a slow-burning psychological horror that captures the claustrophobic dread of trench warfare. The most terrifying part is that it mixes with a supernatural paranoia.

This movie will remind you that the scariest ghosts are born from trauma and fear.

So if you want to be reminded, go watch Deathwatch on Apple TV+.

3. The Keep (1983)

If you want something classic, moody, and an atmospheric take on World War II’s horror, directed by Michael Mann, this one is for you.

The story goes with Nazis occupying a mysterious Romanian fortress. Deep within the stone walls lies something ancient. This entity hates intruders, and one by one, they woke up to a demonic entity, facing the deadliest enemy they had ever met.

Find out what kind of demonic entity they face by watching The Keep on Apple TV+.

4. Dog Soldiers (2002)

Despite its title, this movie is not about dogs. It’s a British cult classic movie that gives us what we didn’t know we needed.

The movie centers around a group of Soldiers in the Scottish Highlands facing off against werewolves. Not dogs, but werewolves. This movie will deliver pure horror entertainment.

You can watch Dog Soldiers for yourself on Google Play.

5. The Outpost (2020)

This movie captures the raw horror of modern warfare better than most horror films could. Yes, we can vouch for that.

It’s based on true events in Afghanistan, during the Battle of Kamdesh, when the Soldiers were outnumbered almost 10 to 1. This movie depicts survival under fire. Not supernatural, but it’s scarier than fiction.

Watch The Outpost on Netflix and feel the tension, terror, and courage of the Soldiers; that’s very real, where every shadow could be the enemy.

6. Spectral (2016)

This Netflix original offers sci-fi with supernatural warfare. The story revolves around Soldiers in a war-torn Eastern European city. From there, they encounter ghost entities that defy logic and weapons.

If you’re into horror and a fan of Call of Duty, go watch Spectral on Netflix now.

7. Sisu (2023)

This one’s not supernatural, but it’s a different kind of horror — the blood-soaked kind. It embodies the concept of grit and determination.

Set in Finland during World War II, a lone gold prospector crosses paths with a Nazi squad. It’s brutal, gory, and explosive. In this movie, man is the real monster.

For action and pure grit, Sisu is available to watch on Netflix.

8. The Devil’s Rock (2011)

On the evening of the Normandy invasion, two Allied commandos uncovered a Nazi bunker where occult rituals had gone wrong. Demons are waiting, summoned to turn the tide of the war.

Expect a handful of characters and one terrifying creature in The Devil’s Rock, which is intimate, tense, and soaked in atmosphere.

This military horror film will give you an intense watch. The Devil’s Rock is available on Prime Video.

9. Frankenstein’s Army (2013)

Imagine you found footage from World War II, and instead of Soldiers, you watch mechanical corpses stitched together in a Nazi lab. That’s Frankenstein’s Army in a nutshell.

Soviet Soldiers met a mad scientist creating super soldiers from the dead… yup, dead. And basically, they are Soldier zombies.

This is not your usual military horror film, but if you’re up for it, Frankenstein’s Army is available on Amazon Prime.

10. 28 Years Later (2025)

The star of your Halloween night, 28 Years Later. In this movie, military control has left. But it’s worth watching if you saw 28 Weeks Later, where communities struggled to survive, and remnants of military operations lived under constant threat of zombies.

It’s not a pure “Soldiers vs. monsters” film, but this military horror film is a great way to learn that the biggest threat isn’t infection. It’s the system that tried but failed to contain the infection.

Boots, boots, boots, go ahead and watch 28 Years Later on Netflix.

War Isn’t Your Enemy This Halloween

War is already a nightmare, but what about when Soldiers are facing something beyond human understanding? Pure hell.

So this Halloween, skip the jump-scare slashers and binge these military horror films instead. Just make sure your lights are off, and if you hear something whispering at the back of your head, whatever you do… don’t turn around!

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