This Netflix secret code is perfect for spooky season

Every October, I do the same frustrating dance with Netflix: Scroll endlessly through their basic horror category, see the same 15 movies I’ve already watched, and give up.

The homepage feeds me the same mainstream horror movies everyone’s already seen, completely ignoring the weird, specific stuff I’m actually looking for. But Netflix isn’t just hiding a few titles — it’s hiding entire categories organized by secret numerical codes that bypass the algorithm entirely.