When looking at the amount of unique, critically acclaimed, and re-watchable horror films this year, it’s hard to think of another year this millennia that has been so packed with quality releases.

This year alone we’ve had: X, Pearl, The Black Phone, Fall, Sissy, Smile, Barbarian, Terrifier 2, Men, Scream, Nope, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Hellraiser, Speak No Evil, Watcher, Deadstream, Hatching, Mad God, Fresh, The Innocents (2022 released in my country), The Sadness, Orphan First Kill, Prey, etc.

Not even speaking of the yearly bad run-of-the-mill cash grabs like Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Halloween Ends.

Typically a year will contain 3-5 unique and great horror films sprinkled in with Hollywood cash grabs. This year we’ve been truly blessed with the amount of fun horror flicks to go back and rewatch as the years go by.

2022 is truly a remarkable year for horror.

What year since 2000 do you think comes close or surpasses 2022 when it comes to the amount of amazing horror films? 2002 is close, but after the 4-5 big films that year, the rest were forgettable.

*Edit: Horror is subjective, not everyone will agree. This list is based off of the positive reviews for these +/- 20 movies. I’m not saying other years do not have better films, but that across the board this year has been reviewed as one of the best years for horror since 2000.

What are the standout horror movies of 2022-2024 so far? I’ve been searching, but haven’t come across any new ones that truly impressed me. Any recommendations?