The best horror movies of 2024
The top 3 according to 1,054 votes from people: Nosferatu · The Substance · Longlegs. (Updated Apr 12, 2026.)
The Substance, Nosferatu, Longlegs: the scariest films of 2024 according to critics (Variety, IndieWire, The Hollywood Reporter).
Top 12
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1
Nosferatu
Robert Eggers' gothic remake with Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok.
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2
The Substance
Coralie Fargeat's body horror with Demi Moore, the most talked-about horror film of the year.
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3
Longlegs
Nicolas Cage as a serial killer, and one of the genre's big box-office hits of 2024.
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4
Late Night with the Devil
A 70s talk show whose Halloween special goes terribly wrong.
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5
Heretic
Hugh Grant against type, testing two young missionaries' faith.
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Oddity
Irish folk horror with a creepy wooden mannequin.
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7
The First Omen
A prequel that turned out far better than anyone expected.
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8
I Saw the TV Glow
Jane Schoenbrun's dreamlike horror about a late-night TV show.
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9
Abigail
Kidnappers discover the girl they took is a vampire.
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10
Strange Darling
A cat-and-mouse thriller told out of order.
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11
Alien: Romulus
Fede Álvarez takes the saga back to claustrophobic horror.
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12
In a Violent Nature
A slasher told from the killer's point of view.
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Comments (2)
The Substance at #1 is right, I've never heard a cinema react like that in the last 20 minutes.
Late Night with the Devil deserved way more attention, David Dastmalchian is brilliant.