50 BEST NEW HORROR MOVIES OF 2024 - Sort By Popularity
Welcome to the best horror movies of 2024, ranking every dark and dreary delight coming out this year by Tomatometer! We start the list with Certified Fresh films (these movies have maintained a high Tomatometer score after enough critics reviews), followed by the pulp-pounding Fresh movies (these are rated at least 60%), and then concluding with the morbidly Rotten.
October additions so far: Terrifier 3. Caddo Lake. It’s What’s Inside. Smile 2, MadS, V/H/S/Beyond, Daddy’s Head, Azrael, Little Bites.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice kicked off spooky season in September. The Substance became MUBI’s highest-grossing theatrical release. And certain doubts on remaking Speak No Evil so soon after the original were dispelled when it went the film went Certified Fresh.
August saw the return of the Alien franchise in a big way, with Romulus becoming the first Certified Fresh movie in the franchise not to be directed by Ridley Scott since James Cameron’s Aliens. Cuckoo was Neon’s first post-Longlegs offering, and Strange Darling offered some twisty takes on thriller tropes, though both struggled to translate high marks into box office interest.
June was a very strong month with multiple Certified Fresh offerings, including Handling the Undead, New Life, The Devil’s Bath, and A Quiet Place: Day One. July followed up with more in Certified Fresh: MaXXXine (see A24 horror movies ranked), Longlegs, and Oddity.
May saw a few pairs, like low-performing major studio releases Tarot and The Strangers: Chapter 1, and then two critically-acclaimed audience-splitters: I Saw the TV Glow and In A Violent Nature.
In April, spiders got spun out with Infested and Sting. Nic Cage, never too far away from the genre, returned with action-hybrid Arcadian. Universal took another bite out of the vampire genre (following last year’s Last Voyage of the Demeter) with Abigail, while another long-in-the-tooth franchise got an update with The First Omen.
March additions: Larry Fessenden’s back with his werewolf-take Blackout. Night Shift. Imaginary (see Blumhouse horror productions ranked). Indian Hindi-language Shaitaan. Late Night with the Devil. Sydney Sweeney’s Immaculate. You’ll Never Find Me. Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2.
In February, terror reared its head in the stop-motion animation medium (don’t forget about Phil Tippett’s Mad God in 2021) with the literal titled Stopmotion.
In 2023, horror kicked off in a big way with M3GAN. There wasn’t a breakout hit in January 2024, with the major genre releases being the COVID-shot Paleolithic thriller Out of Darkness, and the Diablo Cody-penned Lisa Frankenstein, set in the same world as her cult comedy Jennifer’s Body.
October additions so far: Terrifier 3. Caddo Lake. It’s What’s Inside. Smile 2, MadS, V/H/S/Beyond, Daddy’s Head, Azrael, Little Bites.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice kicked off spooky season in September. The Substance became MUBI’s highest-grossing theatrical release. And certain doubts on remaking Speak No Evil so soon after the original were dispelled when it went the film went Certified Fresh.
August saw the return of the Alien franchise in a big way, with Romulus becoming the first Certified Fresh movie in the franchise not to be directed by Ridley Scott since James Cameron’s Aliens. Cuckoo was Neon’s first post-Longlegs offering, and Strange Darling offered some twisty takes on thriller tropes, though both struggled to translate high marks into box office interest.
June was a very strong month with multiple Certified Fresh offerings, including Handling the Undead, New Life, The Devil’s Bath, and A Quiet Place: Day One. July followed up with more in Certified Fresh: MaXXXine (see A24 horror movies ranked), Longlegs, and Oddity.
May saw a few pairs, like low-performing major studio releases Tarot and The Strangers: Chapter 1, and then two critically-acclaimed audience-splitters: I Saw the TV Glow and In A Violent Nature.
In April, spiders got spun out with Infested and Sting. Nic Cage, never too far away from the genre, returned with action-hybrid Arcadian. Universal took another bite out of the vampire genre (following last year’s Last Voyage of the Demeter) with Abigail, while another long-in-the-tooth franchise got an update with The First Omen.
March additions: Larry Fessenden’s back with his werewolf-take Blackout. Night Shift. Imaginary (see Blumhouse horror productions ranked). Indian Hindi-language Shaitaan. Late Night with the Devil. Sydney Sweeney’s Immaculate. You’ll Never Find Me. Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2.
In February, terror reared its head in the stop-motion animation medium (don’t forget about Phil Tippett’s Mad God in 2021) with the literal titled Stopmotion.
In 2023, horror kicked off in a big way with M3GAN. There wasn’t a breakout hit in January 2024, with the major genre releases being the COVID-shot Paleolithic thriller Out of Darkness, and the Diablo Cody-penned Lisa Frankenstein, set in the same world as her cult comedy Jennifer’s Body.
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- DirectorsCameron CairnesColin CairnesStarsDavid DastmalchianLaura GordonIan BlissA live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.
- DirectorDamian Mc CarthyStarsCarolyn BrackenGwilym LeeSteve WallA psychic medium attempts to uncover the truth behind her sister's murder at the site of the crime.
- DirectorSébastien VanicekStarsThéo ChristineSofia LesaffreJérôme NielResidents of a rundown French apartment building battle against an army of deadly, rapidly reproducing spiders.
- DirectorZarrar KahnStarsRamesha NawalOmar JavaidBakhtawar MazharAfter the death of the family patriarch, a mother and daughter's precarious existence is ripped apart. They must find strength in each other if they are to survive the malevolent forces that threaten to engulf them.
- DirectorJT MollnerStarsWilla FitzgeraldKyle GallnerMadisen BeatyNothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer's vicious murder spree.
- DirectorCoralie FargeatStarsDemi MooreMargaret QualleyDennis QuaidA fading celebrity takes a black-market drug: a cell-replicating substance that creates a younger, better version of herself.
- DirectorDavid MoreauStarsLucille GuillaumeLaurie PavyMilton RicheA teenager stops off to see his dealer to test a new drug before heading off for a night of partying. On the way home, he picks up an injured woman and the night takes a surreal turn.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsMichael KeatonWinona RyderCatherine O'HaraAfter a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.Jenna Ortega will star in Beetlejuice 2 alongside Michael Keaton as the title poltergeist is one of the most exciting casting announcements of recent horror sequels. While most legacy sequels of classic horror films like Halloween, The Exorcist, and – at the time – Scream (2022) have put lesser-known actors in new lead roles, making Jenna Ortega the young star is already a foolproof way of making the in-development horror-comedy Beetlejuice 2 a success. While Ghostbusters: Afterlife had Mckenna Grace and Finn Wolfhard leading the young cast, their influence wasn’t at the massive scale of Ortega.
- DirectorsScott BeckBryan WoodsStarsHugh GrantSophie ThatcherChloe EastTwo young religious women are drawn into a game of cat-and-mouse in the house of a strange man.
- DirectorsBrian NettoAdam SchindlerStarsKelsey AsbilleFinn WittrockMoray TreadwellA seasoned killer injects a grieving woman with a paralytic agent. She must run, fight and hide before her body shuts down.
- DirectorsSeverin FialaVeronika FranzStarsAnja PlaschgDavid ScheidMaria HofstätterAustria in the 18th century. Forests surround villages. Killing a baby gets a woman sentenced to death. Agnes readies for married life with her beloved. But her mind and heart grow heavy. A gloomy path alone, evil thoughts arising.
- DirectorsJay CheelJordan DowneyChristian LongStarsBrian BakerTrevor DowGerry EngSix bloodcurdling tapes unleash horror in a sci-fi inspired hellscape, pushing the boundaries of fear and suspense.
- DirectorBenjamin BarfootStarsJames Harper-JonesRupert TurnbullJulia BrownA boy and his stepmother fear for their safety after an eerie creature resembling the boy's recently deceased father visits them.
- DirectorAndrew CummingStarsIola EvansArno LüningRosebud MelarkeyIn the Old Stone Age, a disparate gang of early humans band together in search of a new land. But when they suspect a malevolent, mystical being is hunting them down, the clan are forced to confront a danger they never envisioned.
- DirectorDamien LeoneStarsLauren LaVeraDavid Howard ThorntonAntonella RoseArt the Clown is set to unleash chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.
- DirectorsLogan GeorgeCeline HeldStarsDylan O'BrienEliza ScanlenCaroline FalkWhen an 8-year-old girl disappears on Caddo Lake, a series of past deaths and disappearances begin to link together, altering a broken family's history.
- DirectorE.L. KatzStarsVic Carmen SonneSamara WeavingNathan Stewart-JarrettIn a world where no one speaks, a devout female-led community hunts down a young woman who has escaped imprisonment. Recaptured, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to an ancient evil in the wilderness, but fights for her own survival.
- DirectorSpider OneStarsKrsy FoxJon SklaroffElizabeth Phoenix CaroIn a desperate attempt to protect her ten-year-old daughter, a young widow allows a nightmarish monster to slowly eat her alive.
- DirectorMichael SarnoskiStarsLupita Nyong'oJoseph QuinnAlex WolffA young woman named Sam finds herself trapped in New York City during the early stages of an invasion by alien creatures with ultra-sensitive hearing.
- DirectorParker FinnStarsNaomi ScottRosemarie DeWittLukas GageAbout to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her past.
- DirectorKristoffer BorgliStarsLily BirdNicolas CageJulianne NicholsonAn ordinary family man finds his life turned upside down when strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams.
- DirectorsDanny PhilippouMichael PhilippouStarsAri McCarthyHamish PhillipsKit Erhart-BruceWhen a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.
- DirectorJane SchoenbrunStarsJustice SmithJack HavenIan ForemanA teenager just trying to make it through life in the suburbs is introduced by a classmate to a mysterious late-night TV show.
- DirectorOsgood PerkinsStarsMaika MonroeNicolas CageBlair UnderwoodIn pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.
- DirectorJohn RosmanStarsSonya WalgerHayley ErinTony AmendolaA mysterious woman on the run, and the resourceful fixer assigned to bring her in. Their two unique stories inextricably link, as the stakes of the pursuit rise to apocalyptic proportions.
