Best-Reviewed Horror Movies 2015

Critics Consensus: Smart, original, and above all terrifying, It Follows is the rare modern horror film that works on multiple levels -- and leaves a lingering sting.

Synopsis: After carefree teenager Jay (Maika Monroe) sleeps with her new boyfriend, Hugh (Jake Weary), for the first time, she learns that she is the latest... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Daniel Zovatto, Jake Weary

Directed By: David Robert Mitchell

Critics Consensus: Smart, powerfully acted, and devilishly clever, We Are Still Here offers some novel twists on familiar territory -- and heralds the arrival of a major talent in writer-director Ted Geoghegan.

Synopsis: Every 30 years, a lonely old house in the fields of New England wakes up and demands a sacrifice.

Starring: Barbara Crampton, Andrew Sensenig, Lisa Marie, Larry Fessenden

Directed By: Ted Geoghegan

Critics Consensus: Tense, well-acted, and at once atmospheric as well as brutally impactful, Backcountry marks a memorably assured debut from writer-director Adam MacDonald.

Synopsis: A couple (Missy Peregrym, Jeff Roop) on a deep-wilderness hike become hopelessly lost within an aggressive black bear's territory.

Starring: Missy Peregrym, Jeff Roop, Eric Balfour, Nicholas Campbell

Directed By: Adam MacDonald

Critics Consensus: Rich in atmosphere and intelligence, Spring is a singular horror film with a sneaky, lingering impact.

Synopsis: An aimless young man (Lou Taylor Pucci) takes an impromptu trip to Italy and becomes involved with an alluring genetics student (Nadia Hilker) who harbors... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Lou Taylor Pucci, Nadia Hilker, Vinny Curran, Jeremy Gardner

Directed By: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead

Critics Consensus: Tales of Halloween boasts a number of fun scares and is overall more consistent than many horror anthology films, even if it isn't quite as dark or nasty as the classics of the genre.

Synopsis: Ten short stories revolve around ghosts, ghouls, monsters, the devil, aliens, and ax murderers who terrorize a suburb on Halloween night.

Starring: Barry Bostwick, Lin Shaye, John Savage, Adrienne Barbeau

Directed By: Darren Bousman, Axelle Carolyn, Adam Gierasch, Neil Marshall