These are the 25 best scary and horror movies of 2024 so far

Letterboxd has spread among moviegoers and has become one of the reference databases for lovers of the seventh art (if there are few). The platform, which allows you to rate all the films in the world, write reviews, save and follow your viewing in a thousand different ways, has started this always spectral month of October by announcing the 25 best scary and horror films of 2024 so far.

A list of the most varied, allowing us to discover all sorts of genre gems, to lament the little international cinema that reaches our cinemas, and to write down a good number of names to watch at home in a few days, when Halloween arrives and the skeletons, candy and pumpkins come out of the closet where we have locked them.

1. ‘The Substance’

“A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.”

2. ‘Bramayugam’

“Thevan, a folk singer of the Paanan caste, has a fateful encounter when escaping slavery, leading to discover an ancient tradition altering his destiny.”

3. ‘Chime’

“A chef’s life is disrupted by a chime that brings with it an increasing sense of dread.”

4. ‘Dead Talents Society’

“Follows ghosts who want to become the spookiest of urban legends and most successful and famous stars in the underworld through their scare tactics and performances amongst the living.”

5.  ‘Your Monster’

“After her life falls apart, soft-spoken actress Laura Franco finds her voice again when she meets a terrifying, yet weirdly charming, monster living in her closet.”

6. ‘Alien: Romulus’

“While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.”

7. ‘The Girl with the Needle’

“Karoline, a young factory worker, finds herself abandoned and pregnant while striving to climb out of poverty in post WW1 Copenhagen. Amidst her struggles, she meets Dagmar, a charismatic woman running a hidden adoption agency within a candy store, helping poor mothers in finding foster homes for their unwanted children.”

8. ‘Strange Darling’

“Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.”

9. ‘Exhuma’

“After tracing the origin of a disturbing supernatural affliction to a wealthy family’s ancestral gravesite, a team of paranormal experts relocates the remains—and soon discovers what happens to those who dare to mess with the wrong grave.”

10. ‘I Saw the TV Glow

“Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.”

11. ‘Birdeater’

“A bride-to-be is invited to her own fiancé's bachelor party, but when uncomfortable details about their relationship are exposed, the night takes a feral turn.”

12. ‘The Devil’s Bath’

“18th century Austria. Villages surrounded by deep forests. A woman is sentenced to death after killing a baby. Agnes is marrying her loved one and candidly prepares herself for a spouse life. Soon after, her head and heart start to feel heavy. Day after day, she is increasingly trapped in a murky and lonely path leading to evil thoughts. Maybe not just thoughts…”

13. ‘Oddity’

“After the brutal murder of her twin sister, Darcy goes after those responsible by using haunted items as her tools for revenge.”

14. ‘Lisa Frankenstein’

“In 1989, a misunderstood teenager has a high school crush — who just happens to be a handsome corpse! After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness…and a few missing body parts along the way.”

15. ‘Longlegs’

“In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.”

16. ‘Late Night with the Devil’

“A live broadcast of a late-night talk show in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms.”

17. ‘Agak Laen’

“Four friends, working in a haunted house ride at a night market, unintentionally cause the death of an elderly man with heart disease through fright. They decide to bury his body within the haunted house, which turns out to be beneficial for the attraction… at least for a little while.”

18. ‘The First Omen’

“When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.”

19. ‘Speak No Evil’

“When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare.”

20. ‘Milk & Serial’

“A surprise birthday prank takes a turn for the worse when a popular social media duo must face the reality of the terrifying aftermath.”

21. ‘Slay’

“After a booking mistake, four drag queens find themselves performing for a mostly unwelcoming crowd, but when vampires attack, the crowd looks to the queens to save the day.”

22. ‘Kang Mak (from Pee Mak)’

“A young soldier returned from the battlefield with his fellow comrades. He reunited with his wife, who turned out to be a wandering spirit.”

23. ‘Stree 2: Sarkate Ka Aatank’

“A hollow headless creature ‘Sarkata’ is spreading terror in the sleepy small town of Chanderi. The trio of Vicky, Jana and Bittu, along with the wise man Rudra summon ‘Stree’, who has her own secrets, to save them and the town from the new monster.”

24. ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’

“As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sam fights to survive with her cat.”

25. ‘Azrael’

“In a world where no one speaks, a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness.”

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