Top 5 Horror Movies 2018

Some horror movies make you jump in your seat. Others haunt your dreams for a few nights after viewing. But the very best have the ability to stick with you for years to come and make you rethink parts of your everyday life. These are the very best horror movies that came out in 2018.

Honorable Mentions:

5. Summer of ‘84

We are living in the peak time of nostalgia for the 1980s. From Stranger Things to It, the pop culture lexicon is filled with movies and TV shows attempting to recreate the feel of that era. Summer of ’84 was a criminally underseen movie from this past year that does a great job of mimicking the feel of the ‘80s, as well as create tension for the protagonist, who is convinced his cop next door neighbor is a serial killer. Currently streaming on Shudder.

4. Mandy

In terms of insanity, Mandy ranks top of the list. If Nicolas Cage fighting ghouls with a medieval battle ax doesn’t get you excited, I am not quite sure what will. Cage seeks revenge against a cult who attacks him and his wife. This movie is pretty far out there, so a casual film fan may not go for it, but genre fans will definitely find something to seek their teeth into with this one. Currently streaming on Shudder.

3. Overlord

Inglorious Basterds meets Edge of Tomorrow, this schlocky good time provides just the right amount of horror and action. A group of allied soldiers dropped deep in Nazi territory have one mission: destroy a radio tower within a church. But what awaits them behind the steeple doors is a lot scarier than they initially expected. Loads of blood and gore ensue. Currently in a limited number of theaters.

2. Hereditary

A24 knocks it out of the park again with a familial drama that quickly descends into darkness. After losing her mother, a woman learns terrifying secrets about her past that will change her family line forever. First time director Ari Aster knocks it out of the park by providing scares that do not necessarily make you jump in your seat but will stick in your mind for a long time. Currently available to purchase on all major platforms.

1. Unsane

Steven Soderberg and Claire Foy teamed up to create one of the most personal horror experiences of the year. Unsettling and unnerving, Unsane was shot entirely on iPhone, leading the viewer feeling trapped along with Foy’s character. In the movie, a woman is attempting to escape and overcome her stalker, but ends up accidently checking into a mental institution, which her stalker may or may not have infilitrated.