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Every Horror Movie of 2022 Ranked Best to Worst

We’re ranking all the new horror movies of 2022 by Tomatometer, like Scream, X, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and more. (To recap 2021, see our best horror movies of 2021 list, or the Golden Tomato Awards, where A Quiet Place Part II took home the Best Horror Movie trophy.) We rank the movies Certified Fresh films first, followed by the Fresh and then Rotten. —Alex Vo

#1

Hellbender (2021)
97%

#1
Adjusted Score: 99659%
Critics Consensus: Hellbender stirs a boiling cauldron of adolescent angst, serving up a coming-of-age story with dark horror overtones.
Synopsis: A teen and her mother live simply in a home in the woods, spending their time making metal music. A... [More]
Starring: Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, Lulu Adams, John Adams
Directed By: John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser

#2

The Innocents (2021)
97%

#2
Adjusted Score: 102456%
Critics Consensus: The Innocents chillingly subverts the purity of youth in a powerfully acted thriller that lingers long after the credits roll.
Synopsis: During the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal mysterious powers. But what starts out innocent soon takes a... [More]
Starring: Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim, Sam Ashraf
Directed By: Eskil Vogt

#3

Sissy (2022)
96%

#3
Adjusted Score: 99297%
Critics Consensus: Sissy weaves timely themes into its rich blend of horror and dark humor, topped off by terrific work from a talented cast led by Aisha Dee.
Synopsis: Cecilia and Emma were tween-age BFFs who were going to grow old together and never let anything come between them,... [More]
Starring: Aisha Dee, Yerin Ha, Lucy Barrett, Hannah Barlow
Directed By: Hannah Barlow, Kane Senes

#4

Saloum (2021)
96%

#4
Adjusted Score: 98013%
Critics Consensus: Smart, dynamic, and fast-paced, Saloum mixes tones and genres into a tart, smoothly blended treat.
Synopsis: Shot down after fleeing a coup and extracting a drug lord from Guinea-Bissau, the legendary mercenaries known as the Bangui... [More]
Starring: Yann Gaël, Evelyne Ily Juhen, Roger Salah, Ba Mentor
Directed By: Jean Luc Herbulot

#5

A Wounded Fawn (2022)
96%

#5
Adjusted Score: 97691%
Critics Consensus: Delightfully dark and impressively ambitious, A Wounded Fawn offers a grimly distinctive treat for slasher fans.
Synopsis: Inspired by surrealist art and Greek mythology, A Wounded Fawn follows the story of Meredith Tanning (Sarah Lind, Jakob's Wife),... [More]
Starring: Sarah Lind, Josh Ruben, Malin Barr, Katie Kuang
Directed By: Travis Stevens

#6

X (2022)
94%

#6
Adjusted Score: 105938%
Critics Consensus: A fresh spin on the classic slasher formula, X marks the spot where Ti West gets resoundingly back to his horror roots.
Synopsis: In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their... [More]
Starring: Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow
Directed By: Ti West

#7

Prey (2022)
94%

#7
Adjusted Score: 109251%
Critics Consensus: The rare action thriller that spikes adrenaline without skimping on character development, Prey is a Predator prequel done right.
Synopsis: Set in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago, "Prey" is the story of a young woman, Naru, a fierce and... [More]
Starring: Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Stormee Kipp, Michelle Thrush
Directed By: Dan Trachtenberg

#8
#8
Adjusted Score: 99899%
Critics Consensus: Although it may strike some as too artsy for its own good, You Won't Be Alone puts a thoughtfully fresh spin on familiar horror tropes.
Synopsis: Set in an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, YOU WON'T BE ALONE follows a young girl who is... [More]
Starring: Noomi Rapace, Anamaria Marinca, Alice Englert, Carloto Cotta
Directed By: Goran Stolevski

#9

Barbarian (2022)
93%

#9
Adjusted Score: 103870%
Critics Consensus: Smart, darkly humorous, and above all scary, Barbarian offers a chilling and consistently unpredictable thrill ride for horror fans.
Synopsis: Traveling to Detroit for a job interview, a young woman books a rental home. But when she arrives late at... [More]
Starring: Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long, Matthew Patrick Davis
Directed By: Zach Cregger

#10

Hatching (2022)
93%

#10
Adjusted Score: 99672%
Critics Consensus: A message movie in a hard horror shell, Hatching perches between beauty and revulsion -- and establishes director Hanna Bergholm as a bright new talent.
Synopsis: In HATCHING, 12-year-old gymnast, Tinja (Siiri Solalinna), is desperate to please her image-obsessed mother, whose popular blog 'Lovely Everyday Life'... [More]
Starring: Siiri Solalinna, Sophia Heikkilä, Jani Volanen, Oiva Ollila
Directed By: Hanna Bergholm

#11

Piggy (2022)
91%

#11
Adjusted Score: 95781%
Critics Consensus: Brought hauntingly to life by Laura Galán's committed performance, Piggy deftly deploys genre thrills in service of sharp social commentary.
Synopsis: With the summer sun beating down on her rural Spanish town, Sara hides away in her parent's butcher shop. A... [More]
Starring: Laura Galán, Richard Holmes, Carmen Machi, Irene Ferreiro
Directed By: Carlota Pereda

#12

Mad God (2021)
91%

#12
Adjusted Score: 94950%
Critics Consensus: A rich visual treat for film fans, Mad God proves that even in the age of CGI, the cinematic allure of stop-motion animation remains strong.
Synopsis: Follow The Assassin through a forbidding world of tortured souls, decrepit bunkers, and wretched monstrosities forged from the most primordial... [More]
Starring: Alex Cox, Niketa Roman, Satish Ratakonda, Harper Taylor
Directed By: Phil Tippett

#13

Deadstream (2022)
91%

#13
Adjusted Score: 93327%
Critics Consensus: Proof that there's still life in the found-footage gimmick, Deadstream is a scarily good bit of B-movie fun.
Synopsis: After a public controversy left him disgraced and demonetized, a washed up internet personality tries to win back his followers... [More]
Starring: Joseph Winter, Melanie Stone, Jason K. Wixom, Pat Barnett
Directed By: Joseph Winter, Vanessa Winter

#14
#14
Adjusted Score: 95564%
Critics Consensus: Narratively challenging and visually haunting, We're All Going to the World's Fair adds a uniquely ambitious and unsettling entry to the crowded coming-of-age genre.
Synopsis: Late on a cold night somewhere in the U.S., teenage Casey (Anna Cobb in her feature debut) sits alone in... [More]
Starring: Anna Cobb, Michael J. Rogers
Directed By: Jane Schoenbrun

#15

Pearl (2022)
93%

#15
Adjusted Score: 103737%
Critics Consensus: Pearl finds Ti West squeezing fresh gore out of the world he created with X -- and once again benefiting from a brilliant Mia Goth performance.
Synopsis: Filmmaker Ti West returns with another chapter from the twisted world of X, in this astonishing follow-up to the year's... [More]
Starring: Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland
Directed By: Ti West

#16
#16
Adjusted Score: 94526%
Critics Consensus: A spooky yarn told with taut economy, Werewolf by Night is a standout Marvel entry that proves Michael Giacchino as atmospheric and skilled a director as he is a composer.
Synopsis: On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding... [More]
Starring: Gael García Bernal, Laura Donnelly, Harriet Sansom Harris
Directed By: Michael Giacchino

#17

What Josiah Saw (2021)
91%

#17
Adjusted Score: 92314%
Critics Consensus: What Josiah Saw may be too unrelentingly unpleasant for some viewers, but this slow-burning look at generational trauma leaves a lingering, nightmarish impact.
Synopsis: Everyone in town knows about the haunted Graham Farm on Willow Road. You'll hear there's a bad history to it.... [More]
Starring: Robert Patrick, Nick Stahl, Scott Haze, Kelli Garner
Directed By: Vincent Grashaw

#18
#18
Adjusted Score: 93580%
Critics Consensus: Something in the Dirt reaffirms Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead as sci-fi storytellers with a distinctive -- and darkly alluring -- vision.
Synopsis: When neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment building, they realize documenting the paranormal could... [More]
Starring: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, Sarah Adina Smith, Wanjiru M. Njendu
Directed By: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead

#19

The Menu (2022)
88%

#19
Adjusted Score: 105923%
Critics Consensus: While its social commentary relies on basic ingredients, The Menu serves up black comedy with plenty of flavor.
Synopsis: A couple (Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult) travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the... [More]
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau
Directed By: Mark Mylod

#20

The Sadness (2021)
89%

#20
Adjusted Score: 90421%
Critics Consensus: The Sadness lives up to its title with an unstintingly grim -- and overall effective -- slice of dystopian horror.
Synopsis: The city of Taipei suddenly erupts into bloody chaos as ordinary people are compulsively driven to enact the most cruel... [More]
Starring: Regina Lei, Tzu-Chiang Wang, Berant Zhu, Ying-Ru Chen
Directed By: Rob Jabbaz

#21

Nanny (2022)
90%

#21
Adjusted Score: 97194%
Critics Consensus: Led by Anna Diop's strong central performance, the smartly disquieting Nanny is a promising debut for writer-director Nikyatu Jusu.
Synopsis: In this psychological horror fable of displacement, Aisha (Anna Diop), a woman who recently emigrated from Senegal, is hired to... [More]
Starring: Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector
Directed By: Nikyatu Jusu

#22
#22
Adjusted Score: 92250%
Critics Consensus: Smartly creepy, You Are Not My Mother engages with a number of thought-provoking themes without sacrificing chills.
Synopsis: It's the week before Halloween. Char's bedridden mother, Angela, has mysteriously gone missing. All that remains is her abandoned car... [More]
Starring: Jade Jordan, Carolyn Bracken, Hazel Doupe, Paul Reid
Directed By: Kate Dolan

#23

Watcher (2022)
88%

#23
Adjusted Score: 95652%
Critics Consensus: Although its story may lack surprises, Watcher benefits from director Chloe Okuno's chilling grip on the material -- and Maika Monroe's terrific work in the leading role.
Synopsis: As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia -- a young actress who just moved to town with her boyfriend... [More]
Starring: Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman, Burn Gorman, Tudor Petrut
Directed By: Chloe Okuno

#24

Soft & Quiet (2022)
85%

#24
Adjusted Score: 87552%
Critics Consensus: A painfully timely horror-fueled thriller, Soft & Quiet forces the viewer to confront the ugly underbelly of modern American race relations.
Synopsis: Playing out in real time, SOFT & QUIET is a runaway train that follows a single afternoon in the life... [More]
Starring: Stefanie Estes, Olivia Luccardi, Eleanore Pienta, Dana Millican
Directed By: Beth de Araújo

#25

Glorious (2022)
87%

#25
Adjusted Score: 89492%
Critics Consensus: With thought-provoking themes lurking beneath its absurd premise, Glorious is a brightly blood-spattered genre treat from director Rebekah McKendry.
Synopsis: A heartbroken man finds himself trapped in a bathroom with a strange voice who says he may be the only... [More]
Starring: Ryan Kwanten, J.K. Simmons, Sylvia Grace Crim, Andre Lamar
Directed By: Rebekah McKendry

#26
#26
Adjusted Score: 97409%
Critics Consensus: Impeccably cast and smartly written, Bodies Bodies Bodies is an uncommonly well-done whodunit.
Synopsis: When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game goes awry... [More]
Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Myha'la Herrold, Chase Sui Wonders
Directed By: Halina Reijn

#27

Terrifier 2 (2022)
86%

#27
Adjusted Score: 89466%
Critics Consensus: Terrifier 2 outdoes the original in every way -- which makes it bad news for the squeamish, but a bloody good time for genre enthusiasts.
Synopsis: After being resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to the timid town of Miles County where he... [More]
Starring: Lauren LaVera, David Howard Thornton, Elliott Fullam, Sarah Voigt
Directed By: Damien Leone

#28

Speak No Evil (2022)
84%

#28
Adjusted Score: 88620%
Critics Consensus: A social satire with razor-sharp teeth, Speak No Evil offers a darkly delicious treat for fans of misanthropic thrillers.
Synopsis: On a vacation in Tuscany, two families -- one Danish, one Dutch -- meet and become fast friends. Months later,... [More]
Starring: Morten Burian, Sidsel Siem Koch, Fedja van Huêt, Karina Smulders
Directed By: Christian Tafdrup

#29

Hypochondriac (2022)
84%

#29
Adjusted Score: 85576%
Critics Consensus: Hypochondriac mistakes a few common horror ailments for exotic afflictions, but this unsettling look at mental illness and trauma proves properly contagious.
Synopsis: Will, a young Hispanic gay potter, is one gregarious guy. His boss is terrible, but he's got a great boyfriend... [More]
Starring: Zach Villa, Devon Graye, Paget Brewster, Marlene Forte
Directed By: Addison Heimann

#30

Medusa (2021)
83%

#30
Adjusted Score: 84849%
Critics Consensus: A stylish and well-acted tonal blend, Medusa confronts religious hypocrisy and sexism with invigorating anger.
Synopsis: Mari and her friends broadcast their spiritual devotion through pastel pinks and catchy evangelical songs about purity and perfection, but... [More]
Starring: Mari Oliveira, Bruna Linzmeyer, Thiago Fragoso, Lara Tremouroux
Directed By: Anita Rocha da Silveira

#31

The Black Phone (2021)
82%

#31
Adjusted Score: 95312%
Critics Consensus: The Black Phone might have been even more frightening, but it remains an entertaining, well-acted adaptation of scarily good source material.
Synopsis: Finney, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where... [More]
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies
Directed By: Scott Derrickson

#32

Bones and All (2022)
81%

#32
Adjusted Score: 96372%
Critics Consensus: Although its subject matter may be hard to stomach, Bones and All proves a deeply romantic and thought-provoking treat.
Synopsis: BONES AND ALL is a story of first love between Maren, a young woman learning how to survive on the... [More]
Starring: Taylor Russell, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, André Holland
Directed By: Luca Guadagnino

#33

Nope (2022)
83%

#33
Adjusted Score: 108913%
Critics Consensus: Admirable for its originality and ambition even when its reach exceeds its grasp, Nope adds Spielbergian spectacle to Jordan Peele's growing arsenal.
Synopsis: A man and his sister discover something sinister in the skies above their California horse ranch, while the owner of... [More]
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott
Directed By: Jordan Peele

#34

Resurrection (2022)
82%

#34
Adjusted Score: 92105%
Critics Consensus: Uneven yet steadily absorbing, Resurrection benefits greatly from Rebecca Hall's outstanding work in the leading role.
Synopsis: Margaret’s life is in order. She is capable, disciplined, and successful. Soon, her teenage daughter, who Margaret raised by herself,... [More]
Starring: Rebecca Hall, Tim Roth, Grace Kaufman, Michael Esper
Directed By: Andrew Semans

#35
#35
Adjusted Score: 95396%
Critics Consensus: Quintessential if not classic Cronenberg, Crimes of the Future finds the director revisiting familiar themes with typically unsettling flair.
Synopsis: As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new transformations and mutations. With his partner Caprice... [More]
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman
Directed By: David Cronenberg

#36

Smile (2022)
79%

#36
Adjusted Score: 89050%
Critics Consensus: Deeply creepy visuals and a standout Sosie Bacon further elevate Smile's unsettling exploration of trauma, adding up to the rare feature that satisfyingly expands on a short.
Synopsis: After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she... [More]
Starring: Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Robin Weigert
Directed By: Parker Finn

#37

Scream (2022)
76%

#37
Adjusted Score: 92275%
Critics Consensus: The fifth Scream finds the franchise working harder than ever to maintain its meta edge -- and succeeding surprisingly often.
Synopsis: Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the... [More]
Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Melissa Barrera
Directed By: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett

#38

V/H/S/99 (2022)
76%

#38
Adjusted Score: 78100%
Critics Consensus: Like most anthologies, V/H/S/99 has its ups and downs -- but more often than not, this collection of shorts continues the franchise's recent creative rebound.
Synopsis: V/H/S/99 harkens back to the final punk rock analog days of VHS, while taking one giant leap forward into the... [More]
Starring: Kim Abunuwara, Duncan Anderson, Kyle Bales, Verona Blue
Directed By: Flying Lotus, Maggie Levin, Tyler MacIntyre, Johannes Roberts

#39

Master (2022)
75%

#39
Adjusted Score: 83117%
Critics Consensus: It can be didactic rather than truly suspenseful, but Master is an impressively well-crafted horror outing with a lot on its mind.
Synopsis: At an elite New England university built on the site of a Salem-era gallows hill, three women strive to find... [More]
Starring: Regina Hall, Zoe Renee, Talia Ryder, Talia Balsam
Directed By: Mariama Diallo

#40
#40
Adjusted Score: 96706%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Margo, who comes from a noble family, inherited a castle that she inspects with her ill-tempered husband Dieter. When they... [More]
Starring: Anna Platen, Jeff Wilbusch, Luisa Taraz, Frederik von Lüttichau
Directed By: Kevin Kopacka

#41

Some Like It Rare (2021)
100%

#41
Adjusted Score: 91424%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Butchers Vincent and Sophie's business is going under and their relationship is on the rocks. But their lives are changed... [More]
Starring: Fabrice Éboué, Marina Foïs, Jean-François Cayrey, Lisa Do Couto Texeira
Directed By: Fabrice Éboué

#42

Luzifer (2021)
100%

#42
Adjusted Score: 32235%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Johannes, an innocent, Kaspar Hauser-like man with the heart of a child, lives secluded in an alpine hut together with... [More]
Starring: Franz Rogowski, Susanne Jensen, Monika Hinterhuber
Directed By: Peter Brunner

#43

The Harbinger (2022)
94%

#43
Adjusted Score: 95006%
Critics Consensus: Deftly tapping into pandemic-fueled fears, The Harbinger works within a familiar framework to deliver lingering chills.
Synopsis: Plagued by horrific nightmares, a woman enters a hellish dreamscape to confront her greatest fears.... [More]
Starring: Gabby Beans, Emily Davis, Anthony Thomas, Myles Walker
Directed By: Andy Mitton

#44
#44
Adjusted Score: 80434%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Let the Wrong One In follows young supermarket worker Matt, who is a little too nice for his own good.... [More]
Starring: Karl Rice, Eoin Duffy, Anthony Head
Directed By: Conor McMahon

#45

Deep Fear (2022)
92%

#45
Adjusted Score: 64348%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Paris, the Eighties. Three students decide to celebrate their graduation with a visit of Paris catacombs. When they discover the... [More]
Starring: Sofia Lesaffre, Victor Meutelet, Joseph Olivennes, Kassim Meesters
Directed By: Grégory Beghin

#46

To the Moon (2021)
87%

#46
Adjusted Score: 70245%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A weekend of healing for Dennis and Mia becomes a hallucinatory nightmare when Dennis' estranged brother arrives and begins to... [More]
Starring: Will Brill, Madeleine Morgenweck, Scott Friend
Directed By: Scott Friend

#47

Torn Hearts (2022)
89%

#47
Adjusted Score: 89603%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Blumhouse Television and EPIX present the cautionary tale of a rise to stardom set in the iconic Nashville Country Music... [More]
Starring: Katey Sagal, Abby Quinn, Alexxis Lemire, Joshua Leonard
Directed By: Brea Grant

#48

The Retaliators (2021)
88%

#48
Adjusted Score: 89314%
Critics Consensus: It may not offer much they haven't seen before, but strong-stomached exploitation enthusiasts will savor The Retaliators.
Synopsis: In THE RETALIATORS, an upstanding pastor uncovers a dark and twisted underworld as he searches for answers surrounding his daughter's... [More]
Starring: Michael Lombardi, Marc Menchaca, Joseph Gatt, Katie Kelly
Directed By: Bridget Smith, Samuel Gonzalez Jr.

#49

Kratt (2020)
87%

#49
Adjusted Score: 79673%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Children are left to grandma's without smartphones. Real life seems boring until they find instructions for kratt -- magical creature... [More]
Starring: Mari Lill, Nora Merivoo, Harri Merivoo, Elise Tekko
Directed By: Rasmus Merivoo

#50

The Changed (2021)
82%

#50
Adjusted Score: 48460%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Something has taken possession of the hearts and minds of the populace. Kim (Clare Foley), Mac (Jason Alan Smith), and... [More]
Starring: Tony Todd, Clare Foley, Jason Alan Smith, Carlee Avers
Directed By: Michael Mongillo

#51

Gatlopp (2022)
80%

#51
Adjusted Score: 68794%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A group of old friends reunites for a nostalgic evening of fun and games after a decade apart. After one... [More]
Starring: Jim Mahoney, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jon Bass, Sarunas J. Jackson
Directed By: Alberto Belli

#52

Shapeless (2021)
76%

#52
Adjusted Score: 76130%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Ivy, a struggling singer in New Orleans trapped in the hidden underworld of her eating disorder, must face her addiction... [More]
Starring: Kelly Murtagh, Bobby Gilchrist, Jamie Neumann, Marco Dapper
Directed By: Samantha Aldana

#53

Kicking Blood (2021)
74%

#53
Adjusted Score: 74452%
Critics Consensus: Kicking Blood overcomes evident budget limitations with solid acting and a vampire story that has an emotionally impactful twist.
Synopsis: After falling for a charming recovering alcoholic, modern vampire Anna sets her mind, and heart, on quitting blood and becoming... [More]
Starring: Alanna Bale, Luke Bilyk, Benjamin Sutherland, Ella Jonas Farlinger
Directed By: Blaine Thurier

#54
#54
Adjusted Score: 78749%
Critics Consensus: Perhaps it isn't quite as much fun as a movie about a murderous robot Santa ought to be, but for fans of holiday horror, Christmas Bloody Christmas is still a gift.
Synopsis: It's Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic... [More]
Starring: Riley Dandy, Sam Delich, Jonah Ray, Dora Madison
Directed By: Joe Begos

#55
#55
Adjusted Score: 78601%
Critics Consensus: Leaning into its ludicrous premise, Orphan: First Kill is a sequel that holds its own -- and for fans of campy horror, may even represent an improvement on the original.
Synopsis: Esther's terrifying saga continues in this thrilling prequel to the original and shocking horror hit "Orphan." After orchestrating a brilliant... [More]
Starring: Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, Rossif Sutherland, Matthew Finlan
Directed By: William Brent Bell

#56

The Cursed (2021)
71%

#56
Adjusted Score: 76887%
Critics Consensus: For a werewolf movie, The Cursed is frustratingly lacking in killer instinct -- but its intriguing additions to well-worn mythology add some necessary bite.
Synopsis: In the late 1800s, a once-peaceful remote country village is under attack--but by who or what, no one knows. Villagers... [More]
Starring: Boyd Holbrook, Kelly Reilly, Alistair Petrie, Roxane Duran
Directed By: Sean Ellis

#57
#57
Adjusted Score: 78030%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: After a mysterious girl emerges as the sole survivor of a bloody raid on the research facility behind the top-secret... [More]
Starring: Seo Eun-soo, Jin Goo, Jo Min-soo, Lee Jong-suk
Directed By: Park Hoon-jung

#58

Homebound (2021)
67%

#58
Adjusted Score: 67128%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A twisted psychological thriller, Homebound follows Holly (Aisling Loftus), a young woman who travels with her new husband (Tom Goodman-Hill)... [More]
Starring: Aisling Loftus, Tom Goodman-Hill, Hattie Gotobed, Raffiella Chapman
Directed By: Sebastian Godwin

#59

Men (2022)
69%

#59
Adjusted Score: 83321%
Critics Consensus: If its narrative and thematic reach sometimes exceeds its grasp, magnetic performances from a stellar cast help Men make the most of its horror provocations.
Synopsis: In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper (Jessie Buckley) retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have... [More]
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, Paapa Essiedu, Gayle Rankin
Directed By: Alex Garland

#60

The Harbinger (2022)
56%

#60
Adjusted Score: 28855%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Hoping to escape their past, Daniel and Theresa Snyder move their troubled young daughter Rosalie to a quaint Midwestern town,... [More]
Starring: Irene Bedard, Madeleine McGraw, Steve Monroe, Will Klipstine
Directed By: Will Klipstine

#61

Hellraiser (2022)
67%

#61
Adjusted Score: 74471%
Critics Consensus: A gift for long-suffering fans after numerous subpar sequels, David Bruckner's Hellraiser unlocks the puzzle box for getting this franchise back on the right track.
Synopsis: A new take on Clive Barker's 1987 horror classic in which a young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession... [More]
Starring: Jamie Clayton, Goran Visnjic, Odessa A'zion, Hiam Abbass
Directed By: David Bruckner

#62

Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
65%

#62
Adjusted Score: 72988%
Critics Consensus: Hocus Pocus 2 is basically a boiling cauldron of nostalgia, but that's just enough for this belated sequel to cast a reasonably effective spell.
Synopsis: It's been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking... [More]
Starring: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Doug Jones
Directed By: Anne Fletcher

#63

Room 203 (2022)
64%

#63
Adjusted Score: 40298%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: When best friends Kim and Izzy move into a dark and mysterious apartment known as Room 203, they become convinced... [More]
Starring: Francesca Xuereb, Viktoria Vinyarska, Eric Wiegand, Timothy McKinney
Directed By: Ben Jagger

#64
#64
Adjusted Score: 54157%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Tim Blake Nelson, David Arquette, Angela Bettis, Thomas Hobson, Phil Morris and Tara Perry star in this exciting new take... [More]
Starring: Thomas Hobson, Phil Morris, Tara Perry, Tim Blake Nelson
Directed By: Matt Glass, Jordan Wayne Long

#65

Mosquito State (2020)
62%

#65
Adjusted Score: 62588%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: August 2007. Isolated in his austere penthouse overlooking Central Park, obsessive Wall Street data analyst Richard Boca (Beau Knapp) sees... [More]
Starring: Beau Knapp, Charlotte Vega, Jack Kesy, Olivier Martinez
Directed By: Filip Jan Rymsza

#66

Old Man (2022)
63%

#66
Adjusted Score: 63718%
Critics Consensus: Stephen Lang is as magnetic as ever, but his finely layered performance isn't quite enough to distract from Old Man's predictable story.
Synopsis: When a lost traveler stumbles upon an old man living in a remote cabin in the woods, the two engage... [More]
Starring: Stephen Lang, Marc Senter, Liana Wright-Mark, Patch Darragh
Directed By: Lucky McKee

#67
#67
Adjusted Score: 59836%
Critics Consensus: For better or worse depending on your taste, All Jacked Up and Full of Worms is just as grimy and transgressive as one might expect given its title.
Synopsis: Roscoe, a janitor for a scuzzy love motel, whose girlfriend has brought another man home for strange rituals, drifts through... [More]
Starring: Phillip Andre Botello, Sammy Arechar, Betsey Brown, Trevor Dawkins
Directed By: Alex Phillips

#68
#68
Adjusted Score: 60563%
Critics Consensus: House of Darkness finds writer-director Neil LaBute just as acerbic as ever, although he's made more compelling statements on sexual mores.
Synopsis: Justin Long and Kate Bosworth star in this seductive thriller from director Neil LaBute (The Wicker Man). Driving home to... [More]
Starring: Justin Long, Kate Bosworth, Gia Crovatin, Lucy Walters
Directed By: Neil LaBute

#69

No Exit (2022)
62%

#69
Adjusted Score: 65354%
Critics Consensus: No Exit isn't quite a white-knuckle ride, but it may provide just enough mileage for viewers seeking reasonably diverting popcorn thrills.
Synopsis: In "No Exit," Havana Rose Liu ("Mayday") makes her feature film leading role debut as Darby, a young woman en... [More]
Starring: Dale Dickey, Dennis Haysbert, Danny Ramirez, David Rysdahl
Directed By: Damien Power

#70

Studio 666 (2022)
56%

#70
Adjusted Score: 62384%
Critics Consensus: Studio 666 doesn't quite take its horror-comedy hybrid to 11, but if you're in the mood, this cheerfully over-the-top outing is a lot of fun.
Synopsis: In STUDIO 666, Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock... [More]
Starring: Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Rami Jaffee
Directed By: BJ McDonnell

#71

A Banquet (2021)
57%

#71
Adjusted Score: 59492%
Critics Consensus: If it isn't without its share of empty calories, A Banquet remains a lavishly appointed treat for fans of slow-burning horror.
Synopsis: Widowed mother Holly (Sienna Guillory) is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey (Jessica Alexander) experiences a profound enlightenment and... [More]
Starring: Sienna Guillory, Jessica Alexander, Ruby Stokes, Lindsay Duncan
Directed By: Ruth Paxton

#72

Day Shift (2022)
56%

#72
Adjusted Score: 62871%
Critics Consensus: Game stars and an appealingly goofy premise aren't enough to make up for Day Shift's uninspired action-comedy hijinks.
Synopsis: Jamie Foxx stars as a hard working blue collar dad who just wants to provide a good life for his... [More]
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco, Snoop Dogg, Karla Souza
Directed By: J.J. Perry

#73

Dark Glasses (2022)
52%

#73
Adjusted Score: 54094%
Critics Consensus: While it's far from Dario Argento's best, Dark Glasses may be worth a look for fans hungry for another horrific helping from a master of his craft.
Synopsis: Rome. A serial killer has killed three prostitutes, strangling them with cello ropes. The last rope of the "Cellist" is... [More]
Starring: Ilenia Pastorelli, Asia Argento, Mario Pirrello, Maria Rosaria Russo
Directed By: Dario Argento

#74
#74
Adjusted Score: 52807%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: The year is 1988. High school sophomores Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. But after an... [More]
Starring: Elsie Fisher, Amiah Miller, Cathey Ang, Rachel Ogechi
Directed By: Damon Thomas

#75

DASHCAM (2021)
47%

#75
Adjusted Score: 50681%
Critics Consensus: DASHCAM is visually and thematically provocative, although the film's grating protagonist undercuts its effectiveness.
Synopsis: At the start of the pandemic, an indulgent and self-deluded livestreaming improv musician abandons L.A. for London, steals her ex-band... [More]
Starring: Annie Hardy, Faith Kiggundu, Seylan Baxter, Amar Chadha-Patel
Directed By: Rob Savage

#76
#76
Adjusted Score: 46488%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A father (Marlon Wayans) and his teenage daughter (Priah Ferguson) are forced to team up and save their town after... [More]
Starring: Marlon Wayans, Priah Ferguson, Kelly Rowland, Lauren Lapkus
Directed By: Jeff Wadlow

#77
#77
Adjusted Score: 47778%
Critics Consensus: Despite a pair of layered performances from its talented leads, Mr. Harrigan's Phone never quite connects with the source material's intriguing themes.
Synopsis: When Craig, a young boy living in a small town (Jaeden Martell) befriends Mr. Harrigan, an older, reclusive billionaire (Donald... [More]
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Jaeden Martell, Joe Tippett, Kirby
Directed By: John Lee Hancock

#78

Halloween Ends (2022)
40%

#78
Adjusted Score: 54111%
Critics Consensus: Halloween Ends -- for now, anyway -- with a frequently befuddling installment that's stabbed, slashed, and beaten by a series of frustrating missed opportunities.
Synopsis: This is Laurie Strode's last stand. After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its... [More]
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Will Patton
Directed By: David Gordon Green

#79

The Long Night (2022)
35%

#79
Adjusted Score: 35491%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: While searching for the parents she's never known, New York transplant Grace (Scout Taylor-Compton) returns to her childhood southern stomping... [More]
Starring: Scout Taylor-Compton, Nolan Gerard Funk, Deborah Kara Unger, Jeff Fahey
Directed By: Rich Ragsdale

#80
#80
Adjusted Score: 17009%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: After Max and Avery meet on a social media app for a first date, their evening takes a perilous turn... [More]
Starring: Booboo Stewart, Scarlett Sperduto, Nils Allen Stewart, Bryson JonSteele
Directed By: Robert Rippberger

#81

They/Them (2022)
33%

#81
Adjusted Score: 36183%
Critics Consensus: Although it deserves credit for its strong cast and inclusive premise, They/Them is too tonally messy to cut more than skin deep.
Synopsis: Kevin Bacon plays Owen Whistler in this slasher horror film set at an LGBTQIA+ conversion camp. Several queer campers join... [More]
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Anna Chlumsky, Carrie Preston, Theo Germaine
Directed By: John Logan

#82

Umma (2022)
31%

#82
Adjusted Score: 32404%
Critics Consensus: Despite Sandra Oh's typically strong performance and glimmers of potential from writer-director Iris K. Shim, Umma is a cliché-ridden missed opportunity.
Synopsis: Umma, which is the Korean word for "mother," follows Amanda (Sandra Oh) and her daughter (Fivel Stewart) living a quiet... [More]
Starring: Sandra Oh, Fivel Stewart, Dermot Mulroney, Odeya Rush
Directed By: Iris K. Shim

#83
#83
Adjusted Score: 38222%
Critics Consensus: Texas Chainsaw Massacre doesn't skimp on the gore, but Leatherface may have irrevocably lost his ability to terrify.
Synopsis: Melody (Sarah Yarkin), her teenage sister Lila (Elsie Fisher), and their friends Dante (Jacob Latimore) and Ruth (Nell Hudson), head... [More]
Starring: Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burnham, Jacob Latimore
Directed By: David Blue Garcia

#84

The Cellar (2022)
30%

#84
Adjusted Score: 32607%
Critics Consensus: Although it doesn't tumble to The Cellar of the haunted house genre, this is a mostly musty exercise in second-rate supernatural horror.
Synopsis: Keira Woods' (Elisha Cuthbert) daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house. She soon discovers there is an... [More]
Starring: Elisha Cuthbert, Eoin Macken, Abby Fitz, Dylan Fitzmaurice Brady
Directed By: Brendan Muldowney

#85

Choose or Die (2022)
33%

#85
Adjusted Score: 34636%
Critics Consensus: Flickers of frightening promise are muffled by an excessively franchise-focused story in Choose or Die, with frustratingly forgettable results.
Synopsis: After firing up a lost 80s survival horror game, a young coder unleashes a hidden curse that tears reality apart,... [More]
Starring: Iola Evans, Asa Butterfield, Eddie Marsan, Robert Englund
Directed By: Toby Meakins

#86

The Invitation (2022)
30%

#86
Adjusted Score: 32839%
Critics Consensus: Despite a very likable lead and a refreshingly light touch, The Invitation is ultimately too predictable to thrill as either a romance or a horror story.
Synopsis: After the death of her mother and having no other known relatives, Evie (Nathalie Emmanuel) takes a DNA test... and... [More]
Starring: Nathalie Emmanuel, Thomas Doherty, Stephanie Corneliussen, Alana Boden
Directed By: Jessica M. Thompson

#87

The Mean One (2022)
21%

#87
Adjusted Score: 21606%
Critics Consensus: A killjoy entry into the debauched children's story horror canon, The Mean One delivers a seasonally macabre bag of lime green coal.
Synopsis: One Christmas Eve in a sleepy mountain town, Cindy's family is killed and her Christmas is stolen by a bloodthirsty... [More]
Starring: David Howard Thornton, Krystle Martin, Chase Mullins, John Bigham
Directed By: Steven LaMorte

#88

WarHunt (2022)
19%

#88
Adjusted Score: 19202%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: 1945. A US military cargo plane loses control and violently crashes behind enemy lines in the middle of the German... [More]
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Robert Knepper, Jackson Rathbone, Josh Burdett
Directed By: Mauro Borrelli

#89

Abandoned (2022)
20%

#89
Adjusted Score: 20433%
Critics Consensus: Horror fans seeking effective frights will almost certainly feel Abandoned by this well-cast but deeply disappointing haunted house story.
Synopsis: Abandoned follows the sharply intense lives of Sara (Emma Roberts), her husband Alex (John Gallagher Jr.), and their infant son... [More]
Starring: Emma Roberts, John Gallagher Jr., Paul Schneider, Michael Shannon
Directed By: Spencer Squire

#90

The Accursed (2022)
17%

#90
Adjusted Score: 5843%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Elly is asked by a family friend to spend a few days looking after an elderly woman living in a... [More]
Starring: Mena Suvari, Sarah Grey, Meg Foster, Sarah Dumont
Directed By: Kevin Lewis

#91

The Requin (2022)
19%

#91
Adjusted Score: 17402%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: There's terror in paradise when Jaelyn (Alicia Silverstone) and Kyle (James Tupper) arrive at a remote seaside villa in Vietnam... [More]
Starring: Alicia Silverstone, James Tupper, Deirdre O'Connell, Danny Chung
Directed By: Le-Van Kiet

#92
#92
Adjusted Score: 18066%
Critics Consensus: There's no dearth of possession stories within the genre, and potboiler Prey for the Devil may leave completists needing a truly horrific -- or at least fun -- exorcist palate cleanser.
Synopsis: Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers) believes she is answering a calling to be the first female exorcist... but who, or what,... [More]
Starring: Jacqueline Byers, Colin Salmon, Christian Navarro, Lisa Palfrey
Directed By: Daniel Stamm

#93

Firestarter (2022)
11%

#93
Adjusted Score: 19218%
Critics Consensus: There was plenty of room to improve on the original, but Firestarter trips over that low bar and tumbles toward the bottom of the long list of Stephen King adaptations.
Synopsis: For more than a decade, parents Andy (Zac Efron; Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile; The Greatest Showman) and Vicky... [More]
Starring: Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Sydney Lemmon, Kurtwood Smith
Directed By: Keith Thomas

#94
#94
Adjusted Score: 6010%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A malevolent spirit bent on vengeance, stalks a young family visiting Mexico. Andrew, Carly and their son Danny travel to... [More]
Starring: Autumn Reeser, Antonio Cupo, Zamia Fandiño, Danny Trejo
Directed By: Patricia Harris Seeley

#95
#95
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Chase and Laine head to the Horror Hound festival where Laine begins to experience unexplained premonitions and disturbing visions associated... [More]
Starring: Sydney Craven, Imran Adams, Peter Brooke, Ocean Navarro
Directed By: Timo Vuorensola