# The best horror movies of 2024

The Substance, Nosferatu, Longlegs: the scariest films of 2024 according to critics (Variety, IndieWire, The Hollywood Reporter).

- 1054 votes · 12 items
- Apr 12, 2026 · K. Brown
- https://even.best/en/l/1934/the-best-horror-movies-of-2024

## Top 12

1. **Nosferatu** (99 · ▲108 ▼9) — Robert Eggers' gothic remake with Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok.
2. **The Substance** (98 · ▲112 ▼14) — Coralie Fargeat's body horror with Demi Moore, the most talked-about horror film of the year.
3. **Longlegs** (78 · ▲90 ▼12) — Nicolas Cage as a serial killer, and one of the genre's big box-office hits of 2024.
4. **Late Night with the Devil** (72 · ▲84 ▼12) — A 70s talk show whose Halloween special goes terribly wrong.
5. **Heretic** (64 · ▲82 ▼18) — Hugh Grant against type, testing two young missionaries' faith.
6. **Oddity** (64 · ▲73 ▼9) — Irish folk horror with a creepy wooden mannequin.
7. **The First Omen** (58 · ▲73 ▼15) — A prequel that turned out far better than anyone expected.
8. **I Saw the TV Glow** (52 · ▲66 ▼14) — Jane Schoenbrun's dreamlike horror about a late-night TV show.
9. **Abigail** (36 · ▲47 ▼11) — Kidnappers discover the girl they took is a vampire.
10. **Strange Darling** (32 · ▲51 ▼19) — A cat-and-mouse thriller told out of order.
11. **Alien: Romulus** (31 · ▲47 ▼16) — Fede Álvarez takes the saga back to claustrophobic horror.
12. **In a Violent Nature** (30 · ▲51 ▼21) — A slasher told from the killer's point of view.

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