Horror on streaming is a game of roulette: slick posters, vague descriptions, and too many bait-and-switches. This list cuts through that. Below are seven ZEE5 Horror Movies—with confirmed dates, formats, and what kind of scares you’re signing up for—so you can hit play without second-guessing.
House Mates (Tamil) — haunted house meets Tamil comedy timing
You’ve seen “friends in a spooky house.” House Mates remembers the formula and fixes the pacing. Darshan and Kaali Venkat headline this comedy-fantasy-horror that uses jump scares as punctuation, not the whole sentence. The nice part: you don’t need franchise lore to enjoy it, and the OTT window is public and recent. Theatrical: 1 Aug 2025; ZEE5 premiere: 19 Sept 2025. If you like your scares tempered with wit, this is the breezy pick.
Jarann (Marathi) — folk dread without a safety net
If you want the heavy stuff—grief, superstition, a curse that seeps into everyday life—pick Jarann. Amruta Subhash, Anita Date-Kelkar, and Kishor Kadam lead a Marathi horror-thriller that plays it plain: no wink-wink jokes, no detours. The story lives in the rub between belief and trauma, and Hrishikesh Gupte’s direction keeps the menace close to home for viewers. ZEE5 release as 6 June 2025; runtime 1h 58m; Marathi audio with subs.
The Bhootnii (Hindi) — campus haunt, starry cast, comedy edge
College legends thrive on whispers; this one cashes them in. The Bhootnii plants a ghost story on a campus and then lets Sanjay Dutt, Mouni Roy, Sunny Singh, Palak Tiwari stir the chaos. The tone tilts toward horror-comedy/suspense rather than grim terror, which is exactly why it works for a casual Friday. ZEE5’s lists the movie and its specs clearly—no mystery about runtime or language—which is more than you can say for half the genre.
Kakuda (Hindi) — folklore curse with multiplex sheen
If you’re easing into the night, start here. Kakuda is a folklore-curse setup delivered as a clean Hindi horror-comedy: a small town, a pattern of hauntings, and a trio—Riteish Deshmukh, Sonakshi Sinha, Saqib Saleem—trying to outsmart a rule-bound spirit. Director Aditya Sarpotdar keeps it light on gore and heavy on timing, which makes it perfect when you want jitters without dread. Most importantly: it’s a bona fide ZEE5 original drop, not a recycled catalog tile. Streaming on ZEE5 since 12 July 2024 (116 min).
Devil’s Double: Next Level (Tamil) — franchise chaos, meta premise
File this under “laugh-first, scream later.” Billed previously as DD Next Level, Devil’s Double: Next Level is the fourth entry in the Dhilluku Dhuddu-verse: Santhanam plays a brutally honest critic who gets trapped inside a haunted movie—yes, a meta setup—alongside Selvaraghavan and Gautham Vasudev Menon. It’s broad, referential, and built for crowd chuckles with genuine jump beats. Theatrical: 16 May 2025; streaming on ZEE5 since 13 June 2025 with Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam options.
Demonte Colony 2 (Tamil) — a sequel that stays scary
Plenty of sequels soften the edges; Demonte Colony 2 doesn’t. Director R. Ajay Gnanamuthu returns to Demonte lore with Arulnithi and Priya Bhavani Shankar, and he favours mood, sound craft, and slow dread over punchlines. The plan stays simple: theatres on 15 Aug 2024, ZEE5 platform from 27 Sept 2024, in Tamil and Telugu. If you want a straight horror line with modern craft, pick this one and switch off the lights at dusk, folks.
Judaa Hoke Bhi (Hindi) — contemporary supernatural, Bhatt-school mood
Vikram Bhatt’s house style—relationship rupture, possession angles, hill-station gloom—gets a modern polish in Judaa Hoke Bhi with Akshay Oberoi, Aindrita Ray, and Meherzan Mazda. It’s not the loudest movie on this list, but it’s honest about the genre it’s playing: guilt and grief are the fuel, the supernatural is the fuse. And yes, the ZEE5 catalog presence is clear: listed with a 15 July 2022 date, trailer module from 7 Oct 2022. If you’re assembling a Hindi horror night, this balances the tone.
How to build your night (by tone and language)
Laugh-leaning Hindi: Kakuda, The Bhootnii—clean OTT footprints, familiar faces, easy rewatch value.
Laugh-leaning Tamil: Devil’s Double: Next Level, House Mates—gags first, genuine jumps second, both with fresh 2025 windows.
Scare-first picks: Demonte Colony 2 (Tamil) and Jarann (Marathi)—no comedy cushion, recent platform dates.
Hindi supernatural with mood: Judaa Hoke Bhi—possession and paranoia over splatter.
Why this list is reliable
Every title here has a verifiable ZEE5 page or a current mainstream listing with a concrete platform date. No “coming soon,” no guesswork on languages. If a tile doesn’t show up in your app, it’s almost always a regional catalogue quirk—cross-check on the web listing linked by ZEE5 and search by language. For the date-sticklers: Kakuda (12 Jul 2024), Devil’s Double: Next Level (13 Jun 2025), Demonte Colony 2 (27 Sept 2024), Jarann (6 Jun 2025), House Mates (19 Sept 2025 ZEE5 after 1 Aug theatrical), The Bhootnii (ZEE5 page dated 1 May 2025), Judaa Hoke Bhi (15 Jul 2022 card)—all checked against platform cards or primary sources above.
Now pick your lane—funny-scary or fear-first—and hit play. Tonight’s roulette just became a sure thing.
Bio of Author: Gayatri Tiwari is an experienced digital strategist and entertainment writer, bringing 20+ years of content expertise to one of India’s largest OTT platforms. She blends industry insight with a passion for cinema to deliver engaging, trustworthy perspectives on movies, TV shows and web series.
