The Amusement Park
The Amusement Park is a bit of a technicality, but we'd be remiss if we didn't tip our caps to the master of horror, George Romero. The late director's 1973 film, The Amusement Park, was believed to be lost, until a 16mm print resurfaced and was sent to Romero's family. Now, The Amusement Park has been restored, and Shudder released it to the world over the summer.
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Fear Street Part 3: 1666
Really, every film in the Fear Street trilogy deserves a spot on this list. But for now, we'll give the nod to Fear Street Part 3: 1666, which satisfyingly wrapped Netflix's delightful slasher-horror-time-travel-teen adventure.
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Army of the Dead
Once you've finished Zack Snyder's (approximately) eight-day long version of Justice League, why don't you chase it with something with a little more levity from the director. Army of the Dead is the zombie genre at its best, with as much blood, guts, and gore as your undead heart desires.
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The Night House
Rebecca Hall is a national treasure, of course, and her performance in The Night House is something even you non-horror-heads need to see. Her turn as a recent widow tormented by a haunted house is one of the year's best.
Saint Maud
Did you think we were going to go long without an A24 screamfest? That'd be a sin. Saint Maud is the studio's horror must-watch this year, telling the story of a caretaker dealing with a religious crisis.
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Willy's Wonderland
No list of scary movies is complete without a good horror comedy. Cut to: Willy's Wonderland, which some horror film professor will dig up in 2076 and deem a beautiful relic of our hellish world. Willy's Wonderland stars Nic Cage as a janitor who has to fight off all the dark-sided animatronic mascots at a theme park. Reading that sentence should give you the biggest FOMO of your life.
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Jakob's Wife
Forgive us for a minute. One more horror comedy, for you Sam Raimi heads out there. For the record, this isn't directed by Raimi, but the subgenre really doesn't get much better than Jakob's Wife, which sees a minister's wife go the way of the vampire. Sacrilegious antics and bloodsucking ensue.
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The Queen of Black Magic
Now, let's chase Jakob's Wife, as great as it is, with something that's shit-your-pants scary. The Queen of Black Magic is the latest horror hit out of Indonesia. Kimo Stamboel’s remake of The Queen of Black Magic is a tale of witchcraft and blood (lots of blood!) that'll fray your nerves for the week. Maybe more.
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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
The Conjuring universe continued with this new sequel, but it’s not just ghosts and apparitions this time. Vera Framiga and Patrick Wilson return as the Warrens, a paranormal investigative couple who must explore a crime committed by a real, human man. So what’s the twist? Oh, just look at the title and take a guess…
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
A Saw revival? With Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson? Help us all. The famed horror franchise got a revamp, with Rock doing double-duty as star and producer. At one point, Samuel L. Jackson says, "You wanna play games motherfucker?"), then it should be a wild ride.
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A Quiet Place: Part II
Spoiler alert: John Krasinski might have been eaten, but Emily Blunt and her little family of three made a comeback in A Quiet Place: Part II this year. Originally slated for last year, the sequel followed up on the events from the first movie, centering on their world that requires absolute silence, or else monsters will appear and devour you in just a few bites.
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Don't Breathe 2
Sony Everyone just wants to stay home and be left alone, but no. It's always more complicated. When a blind man who has been living in isolation with his daughter for years is tested by his daughter's kidnapping, he has to leave his home to get her back. Can't y'all just let a peaceful man live his life?
Candyman
Who can make the sun riiiiise? The horrifying franchise called Candyman returns this year, with Nia DaCosta directing and Jordan Peele heading up the writer’s room with Win Rosenfeld. Nearly 30 years after the original, the story has moved to present day. Having only really heard the story of the chilling legacy, a couple opens up the story of Candyman a bit too wide, inviting him and his havoc back into the world.
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