Hollywood Reporter took advantage of the time for effervescence of the genre to elect the 25 best horror movies of the 21st century
Of surprise releases to expected sequels, such as Sinners and Extermination: Evolutionthe horror of the 21st century is no longer a seasonal Halloween phenomenon to a constant presence in the film calendar.
THE Hollywood Reporter He took advantage of this moment of effervescence to elect the 25 best horror films of the 21st century. The list can be checked in full, with comments, on the publication’s website; Next, the honorable mentions and the 25 films:
Honorable mentions:Brutal nights (2022), The devil’s spine (2001), The eye (2003), Dark girl walks for the night (2014), Good night, mom (2014), The innocent (2022), At nightfall (2017), Midsommar: Evil doesn’t wait for the night (2019), Nanny (2022), The orphanage (2008), The Predator: The Hunt (2022), Pulse (2005), Raw (2017), She will die tomorrow (2020) and Thelma (2017).
25.To the bones (2022) – Dir. Luca Guadagnino
24.Talk to me (2022) – Dir. Danny and Michael Philippou
23.A silent place (2018) – Dir. John Krasinski
22.Under the shadow (2016) – Dir. Babak Anvari
21.What’s left behind (2020) – Dir. Remi Weekes
20.Drag me for hell (2009) – Dir. Sam Raimi
19.Evil chain (2014) – Dir. David Robert Mitchell
18.Presence (2024) – Dir. Steven Soderbergh
17.The Invisible Man (2020) – Dir. Leigh Whannell
16.Sinners (2025) – Dir. Ryan Coogler
15.Saint Maud (2019) – Dir. Rose Glass
14.The others (2001) – Dir. Alejandro Amenabar
13.Nosferatu (2024) – Dir. Robert Eggers
12.Us (2019) – Dir. Jordan Peele
11.The witch (2015) – Dir. Robert Eggers
10.Hereditary (2018) – Dir. Ari Aster
9.Evil invocation (2013) – Dir. James Wan
8.The Faun Labyrinth (2006) – Dir. Guillermo del Toro
7.Zombie invasion (2016)-Dir. Yeon Sang-ho
6.Extermination (2002) – Dir. Danny Boyle
5.The host (2006)-Dir. Bong Joon-ho
4.The Babadook (2014) – Dir. Jennifer Kent
3.Let her enter (2008) – Dir. Tomas Alfredson
2.Run! (2017) – Dir. Jordan Peele
1.Under the skin (2013) – Dir. Jonathan Glazer
Source:THR
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Source: Rollingstone

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