Decade guide · 2020 to 2026
The 25 best horror movies of the 2020s so far
The best horror movie of the 2020s so far is Sinners, which scored 97% with critics and earned a record 16 Oscar nominations (Wikipedia). His House remains the decade's best-reviewed horror film at 100% (Rotten Tomatoes).
By the Horror Planet editors · Updated November 9, 2026
Our 25, ranked
Sinners (2025)
Vampires, the blues and the Jim Crow South. The decade's defining horror film.
His House (2020)
A refugee couple's new home in England is haunted by what they left behind. The best-reviewed horror film of the 2020s.
Weapons (2025)
The most purely entertaining horror mystery of the decade.
Talk to Me (2023)
An embalmed hand, a party trick and the best debut of the decade.
Obsession (2026)
Made for at most $750,000. Became a cultural event. How it happened.
Pearl (2022)
Mia Goth's farm girl wants to be a star, and that monologue.
Barbarian (2022)
The Airbnb horror that taught everyone Zach Cregger's name.
Host (2020)
A lockdown Zoom séance in 57 minutes. Still terrifying on a laptop.
The Substance (2024)
Body horror crashes the awards race.
Resident Evil (2026)
The best-reviewed video game movie ever.
X (2022)
Ti West's Texas Chain Saw riff, and the start of a trilogy.
When Evil Lurks (2023)
Argentine possession horror with no rules and no mercy.
Huesera: The Bone Woman (2023)
Pregnancy, regret and the sound of bones cracking.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
The zombie film grown up.
Backrooms (2026)
Internet horror's first true blockbuster.
Oddity (2024)
Pure, old-fashioned fear built on one prop.
The Invisible Man (2020)
Leigh Whannell turns an empty room into a threat.
Prey (2022)
A Comanche hunter versus a Predator in 1719. Lean and perfect.
Possessor (2020)
Brandon Cronenberg's body-swap assassin film. Not for the squeamish.
M3GAN (2022)
The killer-doll movie that danced its way into memes.
Longlegs (2024)
A word-of-mouth breakout built on pure mood.
Titane (2021)
Julia Ducournau's car-sex body horror. Unclassifiable.
Nope (2022)
Jordan Peele's sky-shark spectacle.
Leviticus (2026)
Queer coming-of-age horror with real ache.
Smile (2022)
The decade's most imitated studio horror hit.
How we picked
We used Rotten Tomatoes' 2020s list and its all-time 200 as a floor, then ranked for influence and rewatch value. Box office figures for Longlegs and Nope per Wikipedia and Wikipedia. Titane won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2021 (Wikipedia).
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