The Best Horror Movies of 2018
1. Halloween
With great set pieces, the movie moves forward with no mercy, at the deliberate speed of Myers’ walk. The soundtrack is superb.
2. A Quiet Place
A well directed and well acted exploration of family values and monstruous perils.
3. Revenge
The plot is simple but the movie is shocking and significant, despite also being somehow problematic. It deals with societal issues in a terrifying way.
4. Mandy
Nicholas Cage versus drug-fueled Lovecraftian motorbikers. What else do you need to know?
5. Hereditary
Fantastic movie, with great actors, and solid writing. It is a slow burn but it burns, indeed. It stays with you.
6. Upgrade
Unreasonably graphic on its violence, this low budget movie makes you think of the good old 90s.
7. Overlord
Fun, insane, and ultra-violent — particularly for a commercial movie — it is an effective mechanism to deliver gore and one-liners.
8. The Endless
A low budget indie with a lot of character, weirdness, and unexpected twists and turns.
9. Cam
A suspenseful thriller with a supernatural element and clever feminist subtexts.
10. The Ritual
Stylish and tense, the movie is also a reflection on fraught masculinity in our complicated times.
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Honorable mention:
Let the Corpses Tan
Chaos, confusion, violence, bullets, great leather outfits, golden showers, art, experimentalism, past, present, and lots of other stuff get mixed in mesmerizing imagery and farcical, over the top acting.
