The 40 Best Horror Films of the Last 20 Years

Horror films are a not-so-guilty pleasure of mine and if a horror movie has been made in the last few decades, is in English, and doesn’t look absolutely execrable, I have probably seen it.

So, since Halloween is only a few days away, as a little bonus article, I thought I might be able to suggest some movies for you to watch while you finish out “Spooktober” in style.

1) 1408 (2007)

2) Apollo 18 (2011)

3) The Babadook (2014)

4) Barbarian (2022)

5) The Bay (2012)

6) Cabin in the Woods (2012)

7) #ChadGetsTheAxe (2022)

8) The Conjuring (2013)

9) The Crazies (2010)

10) The Descent (2005)

11) Drag Me to Hell (2009)

12) Dybbuk Box: The Story of Chris Chambers

13) It Follows (2014)

14) The Grudge (2004)

15) Hell House LLC (2015)

16) The Houses October Built (2014)

17) Host (2020)

18) It (2017)

19) JeruZalem (2015)

20) The Lazarus Effect (2015)

21) Let the Right One In (2008)

22) Martyrs (2008)

23) Paranormal Activity (2007)

24) The Possession of Michael King (2014)

25) Pulse (2006)

26) Quarantine (2008) (This is a remake of a Spanish film, REC, which some people like better.)

27) The Ritual (2017)

28) The Sadness (2021)

29) Smile (2022)

30) The Signal (2007)

31) Sinister (2012)

32) The Strangers (2008)

33) Talk to Me (2022)

34) The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)

35) Terrifier 2 (2022)

36) The Thing (2011)

37) Train to Busan (2016)

38) The Tripper (2006)

39) V/H/S (2012)

40) X (2022)

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