Best-Reviewed Horror Movies 2020
Seems cinema had a lot of demons to exorcise this year, starting with The Invisible Man, which just proves 8,000th time’s the charm when it comes to Universal figuring out how to make its classic monsters work in a modern era. Similarly, H.P. Lovecraft must be dancing (nervously, of course) in his grave thanks to The Color Out of Space, arguably the best adaption of his work since 1985’s Re-Animator. If you were stuck at home, the streamers made sure they got you where you sleep with breakout horror hits like the South Sudan immigrant story creeper His House, the Zoom-unfriendly Host, and Satanic panicker Anything For Jackson. Other highlights from a strong scary year include A24’s annual shocker (Saint Maud), Brandon Cronenberg fully assimilating into the family-name business (Possessor), and La Llorona, which seeks to take its namesake back from the 2019 Conjuring-adjacent American movie.
The order of the rank below reflects the Adjusted Score as of February 28, 2021. Scores might change over time.
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