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Complete Guide to Download Horror Movies

Watching scary movies is a lot like eating spicy food. It makes you feel stressed, sometimes frightful, but finally exciting. Netflix is the go-to service for many people to stream different kinds of movies and TV shows, also a nice place for those who want to pursue excitement by watching horror movies. It has a large enough video library with many scary films included, such as Gerald’s Game, The Platform, and Bird Box, to keep you busy for years.

Plus, the biggest draw is its download feature that allows you to save content for offline viewing. Read on to learn two methods of downloading the best horror movies from Netflix. The first one works on Fire tablets, Android, iOS & Windows 10 devices. The Second is perfect for those who want to download Netflix videos on Windows 7, 8, 10, 11 & Mac devices.

1. Download Horror Films with Netflix App

Typically, the download feature is only available on Fire tablets, Android, iOS & Windows 10 devices. And you are required to have installed the latest Netflix app and logged in to it with a valid Netflix account. The download process is similar no matter which device you are using. Here is how to do that on Windows 10:

Step 1 Run the Netflix app and sign in with your Netflix account. Then click "..." on the top-right corner, and go into Settings to change the output quality: Standard or High.

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Step 2 Now, back to the main interface. Search and locate your desired horror titles, then choose the video you want and look for the Download icon. Not all titles are available to download. You can also find the Menu icon > Available for Download to select videos. After tapping on the "Download" icon, you will see a notification at the bottom of the screen letting you know it’s downloading.

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Step 3 Once the title has completed downloading, please go to the Netflix Menu again and click My Downloads to see all of the content you’ve downloaded. And now you can enjoy them offline on your Windows PC.

2. Download Horror Movie from Netflix with FlixiCam

If you expect to watch Netflix horror videos on any device or share them with your friends, the method is a must-try. The main tool required is a powerful Netflix video downloader.

FlixiCam is such a tool that can help you complete this task perfectly. It is a quality Netflix video downloader that can download any video from Netflix at great speed, with high resolution, subtitles and audio tracks preserved. Below is how it works:

Step 1. Run FlixiCam on PC and Log into Netflix Account

First, enter any word in the search box, follow that the Netflix login window will pop up to ask you to log into your Netflix account.

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Step 2. Customize the Output Settings

Then, please hit the gear icon to open the General Settings window. There you can customize the output format (MP4 or MKV), output quality (High, Medium, Low), output path, and more.

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Step 3. Search Videos on FlixiCam

You can add horror videos by entering the video's name or copying and pasting the link of videos from Netflix Web Player to FlixiCam. After that, simply press "Enter" button on your keyboard, the program will list the video or all of the related videos for your choice. You are able to download one video or a whole season.

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Step 4. Select Audio Track and Subtitle

Now, you can select season, title, specific audio track, subtitle track and so on. If you are trying to download a TV show, simply click the Download icon, followed that a window will pop up allowing you to select titles as well as seasons, and to choose audio track and subtitles by clicking "Advanced Download" in the bottom left corner. If you try to download a movie, please click the "Advanced Download" icon beside "Download" to open the window.

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Step 5. Start to Download Netflix Horror Videos

The final step is to hit "Download", the program will start downloading the horror videos to the output folder. Once completed, you can click on Library to find the well-downloaded Netflix videos on local drive.

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Final Words

You can easily download some scary films from Netflix and watch them on Windows 10, Android or iOS devices by referring to Method 1. But if you have any thought of watching Netflix offline on Windows 7, 8, or Mac computers, Method 2 is worth a shot. FlixiCam provides the free trial version. If you don't believe it, simply give it a try. Of course, the trial version only allows you to download the first 5 mins of each video in HD quality. To get the full video, please purchase a license.