Best Horror Films of the 2020s

The 2020s are already delivering exceptional horror. From pandemic-era isolation films to bold new voices in the genre, these are the best horror films of the current decade.

30 films· Updated 1 Jun 2026

The Menu (2022) poster

Dir. Mark Mylod

Fun / Popcorn · Fun chaos

2022

Well reviewed

fun chaos · fun / popcorn

The Substance (2024) poster

Dir. Coralie Fargeat

2024

Well reviewed

A Quiet Place Part II (2020) poster

Dir. John Krasinski

2020

Well reviewed

Nope (2022) poster

Dir. Jordan Peele

2022

Well reviewed

mystery

The Invisible Man (2020) poster

Dir. Leigh Whannell

2020

Well reviewed

mystery

Alien: Romulus (2024) poster

Dir. Fede Alvarez

2024

Well reviewed

Prey (2022) poster

Dir. Dan Trachtenberg

2022

Well reviewed

The Black Phone (2021) poster

Dir. Scott Derrickson

2021

Well reviewed

mystery

Barbarian (2022) poster

Dir. Zach Cregger

2022

Well reviewed

mystery

Smile (2022) poster

Dir. Parker Finn

2022

Well reviewed

mystery

Nosferatu (2024) poster

Dir. Robert Eggers

2024

Well reviewed

mystery

X (2022) poster

2022

Well reviewed

mystery

Sinners (2025) poster

Dir. Ryan Coogler

HBO Max Amazon Channel

2025

Acclaimed

Longlegs (2024) poster

Dir. Osgood Perkins

2024

Well reviewed

mystery

Last Night in Soho (2021) poster

Dir. Edgar Wright

2021

Well reviewed

mystery

Talk to Me (2022) poster

Dir. Danny Philippou

2022

Well reviewed

Old (2021) poster

Dir. M. Night Shyamalan

2021

mystery

Scream (2022) poster

Dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin

2022

mystery

M3GAN (2022) poster

Dir. Gerard Johnstone

2022

Heretic (2024) poster

Dir. Scott Beck

Amazon Prime Video

2024

Well reviewed

Evil Dead Rise (2023) poster

Dir. Lee Cronin

Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel

2023

Well reviewed

A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) poster

Dir. Michael Sarnoski

2024

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) poster

Dir. Tim Burton

Fun / Popcorn · Fun chaos

2024

Well reviewed

fun chaos · fun / popcorn

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) poster

Dir. Michael Chaves

HBO Max Amazon Channel

2021

mystery

Venom: The Last Dance (2024) poster

Dir. Kelly Marcel

2024

Trap (2024) poster

Dir. M. Night Shyamalan

2024

mystery

The Hunt (2020) poster

Dir. Craig Zobel

2020

Well reviewed

Pearl (2022) poster

2022

Well reviewed

Scream VI (2023) poster

Dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin

2023

mystery

Knock at the Cabin (2023) poster

Dir. M. Night Shyamalan

2023

mystery

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