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The best horror movies of 2024, ranked

The best horror movie of 2024 is The Substance, the body-horror satire that went all the way to the Oscars. Late Night with the Devil and Oddity are right behind it, and Mashable ranked Oddity first (Mashable).

By the Horror Planet editors · Updated November 9, 2026

Our top 15 of 2024

  1. The Substance (2024)

    No. 2 for Mashable · streaming on HBO Max and MUBI

    Demi Moore, a black-market serum and the most outrageous final act of the decade. Five Oscar nominations (Wikipedia).

  2. Late Night with the Devil (2024)

    97% on Rotten Tomatoes · streaming on Shudder and Hulu

    A 1977 talk show, a possessed guest and David Dastmalchian at his best.

  3. Oddity (2024)

    96% on Rotten Tomatoes · No. 1 for Mashable

    Damian McCarthy's wooden man in the dark is the single best scare of the year.

  4. Longlegs (2024)

    $128M worldwide (Wikipedia)

    A dread-soaked serial killer procedural with Nicolas Cage almost unrecognizable.

  5. Heretic (2024)

    89% on Rotten Tomatoes

    Hugh Grant talks two missionaries into a trap. Charm as a weapon.

  6. I Saw the TV Glow (2024)

    85% on Rotten Tomatoes

    Jane Schoenbrun's haunted-TV fever dream about identity. You will think about it for weeks.

  7. Nosferatu (2024)

    85% on Rotten Tomatoes · $181.3M worldwide (Wikipedia)

    Robert Eggers' candlelit remake, with Bill Skarsgård's Orlok as a rotting nobleman.

  8. In a Violent Nature (2024)

    79% on Rotten Tomatoes

    A slasher seen from behind the killer. Slow, patient, then shocking.

  9. Cuckoo (2024)

    No. 7 for Mashable

    Hunter Schafer, an Alpine resort and a mystery that refuses to explain itself.

  10. Smile 2 (2024)

    $138.1M worldwide (Wikipedia)

    Parker Finn puts the curse on a pop star mid-tour. Bigger and stranger than the first.

  11. Alien: Romulus (2024)

    $350.9M worldwide (Wikipedia)

    Back to the corridors, and back to real fear in the franchise.

  12. Exhuma (2024)

    $93.9M worldwide (Wikipedia)

    Korea's occult hit about shamans, a grave and what should have stayed buried.

  13. The First Omen (2024)

    No. 21 for Mashable

    A franchise prequel nobody expected to be this good, or this disturbing.

  14. Terrifier 3 (2024)

    78% on Rotten Tomatoes · $90.3M worldwide (Wikipedia)

    Art the Clown at Christmas. Unrated, indefensible and a No. 1 opener.

  15. Abigail (2024)

    83% on Rotten Tomatoes

    A kidnapping crew learns their 12-year-old hostage is a vampire ballerina.

How we picked

We compared Mashable's ranked list with Rotten Tomatoes scores and the year's box office from Wikipedia. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was the year's top-grossing horror title at $452 million (Wikipedia), but it plays as a comedy first.

Next: best of 2025 · best of 2026 · best A24 horror.

Questions

What is the best horror movie of 2024?

We pick The Substance. Late Night with the Devil and Oddity are close behind.

What was the highest-grossing horror movie of 2024?

Counting genre crossovers, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Among horror-first films, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice at about $452 million, then Alien: Romulus.

Where can I stream The Substance?

It is streaming on HBO Max and MUBI in the US, per Mashable's November 2026 listing.

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