Vacation is undoubtedly synonymous with relaxation, but what if your dream getaway turns into a nightmare?
These thrillers explore the dark side of idyllic escapes, offering gripping tales where holidays spiral into chaos. Here are seven must-watch vacation thrillers streaming on popular platforms:
Shaitaan (Netflix): A family vacation turns horrific when a teenage daughter becomes possessed by an evil entity. The father must confront supernatural forces to save his family in this intense thriller.
Lupt (YouTube): A businessman takes his family on a vacation to get away from his disturbing visions but faces eerie encounters with a wicked connection to his past.
Hostel (Netflix): Backpackers ending in a Slovakian hostel are drawn into a waking nightmare involving torture and terror. This graphic thriller looks beneath human depravity and survival depths.
The Visit (Amazon Prime Video): Siblings visiting their grandparents uncover unsettling secrets as bizarre behaviour escalates into a shocking twist.
Murder Mystery (Netflix): A couple’s European vacation turns into a murder investigation aboard a billionaire’s yacht.
3 G (Zee5): A couple’s Fiji vacation turns dark because of a strange phone that causes paranoia and fatal encounters, thus blurring lines vis-à-vis reality vs. dream.
Turistas (Amazon Prime Video): Stranded in a remote Brazilian village, tourists uncover a terrifying organ-harvesting operation. They must outwit their captors and survive the treacherous jungle.