# The best horror movies of 2022

The year of Barbarian, X and Pearl: the horror films of 2022 critics and fans liked most (El Séptimo Arte, Rotten Tomatoes, Horror Losers).

- 25 votes · 11 items
- Jan 13, 2024 · Andreína R.
- https://even.best/en/l/1945/the-best-horror-movies-of-2022

## Top 11

1. **Barbarian** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — The big surprise of the year: an Airbnb with a basement that shouldn't exist.
2. **X** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Ti West and Mia Goth on a 1979 porn shoot at a Texas farm.
3. **Pearl** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — The prequel to X, shot back to back, with an unforgettable Mia Goth.
4. **The Menu** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Ralph Fiennes, a star chef and a very dark fine-dining evening.
5. **The Black Phone** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Ethan Hawke as a kidnapper and a phone that connects to the dead.
6. **Smile** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A psychiatrist starts seeing smiles that announce death.
7. **Scream** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The saga returns to Woodsboro with new victims and familiar faces.
8. **Nope** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Jordan Peele and something lurking in the sky above a horse ranch.
9. **Hellraiser** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — The new take on Clive Barker's classic, with the Cenobites back.
10. **Speak No Evil** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — The Danish original: a weekend visit that ends in a nightmare.
11. **Men** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — Alex Garland and an English country house with too many identical men.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.