Here are the films that slashed their way into our hearts this year.
), but horror proved once again to be a bloody good genre, both commercially and creatively.
From killer aliens to homicidal Santas, here are the 10 best terror tales of the year.
‘Smile’.Paramount
Bonus: Only one of these titles derives from existing IP.
Hilarity ensues, then ends, and then things get very bleak indeed.
Scream
Long-running horror franchises can turn into something of a shambles once the original creative team departs.
‘Smile’.Paramount
“I thought we would get something more unique from someone younger.
I was wrong.”
Christmas Bloody Christmas
“What if Richard Linklater remadeThe Terminator?”
Speak No Evil.Shudder/Courtesy Everett Collection
X / Pearl
Is it a cheat to include both of these movies as a single entry?
But director Ti West’s two 2022 releases are so entangled it would seem strange to separate them.
And how very grateful we should be for that.
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But is it really a horror film or a horror-adjacent satirical thriller?
The Black Phone.Universal Pictures
Shudder
Mia Goth in Pearl.Christopher Moss/A24
Daniel Kaluuya in ‘Nope’.Universal Pictures
Erik Chakeen/A24
Justin Long in ‘Barbarian’.Courtesy of 20th Century Studios
Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy in ‘The Menu’.Eric Zachanowich/Searchlight Pictures
