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Best and Worst Horror Movies of 2024 so far

Best and Worst Horror Movies of 2024 so far

With just 6 months left of 2024 is time to revisit all the horror releases that we have seen so far. From January to June 2024 more than 30 horror movies have been released giving a little of everything for every horror fan. As expected, some of them have been praised by the critics and rejected by the audience and others the total opposite. But at the end 2024 has brought horror movies that we will never forget. Here’s the best and worst horror movies of 2024 so far based in my personal rating and opinions.

Best Horror Movies of 2024 so far

1. Late Night with the Devil

From left to right: Ingrid Torelli as Lilly, David Dastmalchian as Jack Delroy, and Laura Gordon as Dr. June Ross-Mitchell. ©2024. Late Night With The Devil. IFC Films.

Presented in a found footage style, the film purports to be derived from a rediscovered master tape of an episode from the sixth season of the fictional 1970s variety and late-night talk show titled Night Owls with Jack Delroy, broadcasted on Halloween 1977. During this live television broadcast, havoc unfolds when Delroy interviews a parapsychologist and the subject of her recent book, a young teenager who was the sole survivor of a Satanic church’s mass suicide.

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2. Infested

©2024. Infested (Vermines). Distributed by Shudder.

Residents of a rundown French apartment building battle against an army of deadly, rapidly reproducing spiders.

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3. In a Violent Nature

An ambient horror slasher that methodically depicts the enigmatic resurrection, rampage, and retribution of an undead monster in a remote wilderness.

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4. Abigail

Alisha Weir as Abigail. ©2024. Abigail. Universal Pictures.

A group of would-be criminals kidnaps the 12-year-old daughter of a powerful underworld figure. Holding her for ransom in an isolated mansion, their plan starts to unravel when they discover their young captive is actually a bloodthirsty vampire.

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5. The First Omen

Nell Tiger Free as Margaret Daino. ©2024. The First Omen. 20th Century Studios.

A woman starts to question her own faith when she uncovers a terrifying conspiracy to bring about the birth of evil incarnate in Rome.

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6. Stopmotion

Aisling Franciosi as Ella Blake. ©2023. STOPMOTION. IFC Films.

A talented stop-motion animator becomes consumed by the grotesque world of her horrifying creations with deadly results.

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7. Lisa Frankenstein

From left to right: Cole Sprouse as The Creature, and Kathryn Newton as Lisa Swallows. ©2024. Focus Features. Universal Pictures.

A coming of RAGE love story about a teenager and her crush, who happens to be a corpse. After a set of horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a journey to find love, happiness – and a few missing body parts.

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8. Immaculate

Cecilia a woman of devout faith is warm welcomed to the picture-perfect Italian countryside where she is offered a new role at an illustrious convent. But it becomes clearer to Cecilia that her new home harbors dark and horrifying secrets.

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9. I Saw the Tv Glow

A classmate introduces teenage Owen 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.

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10. You’ll Never Find Me

Brendan Rock as Patrick. ©2024. You’ll Never Find Me. Shudder.

Patrick, an isolated man who lives at the back of a trailer park, is visited by a young woman seeking shelter from a storm. As the storm worsens, they begin to feel threatened.

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Worst Horror Movies of 2024 so far

1. Tarot

©2024. Tarot. Sony Pictures Releasing.

When a group of friends recklessly violates the sacred rule of Tarot readings, they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death.

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2. No Way Up

No Way Up. ©2024. RLJE Films. All Rights Reserved.

Trapped underwater when their plane crashes into the ocean, survivors must find a way to escape as sharks start to circle the wreckage.

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3. Baghead

Freya Allan as Iris. ©2024. Baghead. Shudder.

A young woman inherits a run-down pub and discovers a dark secret within its basement – Baghead – a shape-shifting creature that will let you speak to lost loved ones, but not without consequence.

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4. Night Swim

©2024. Night Swim. Blumhouse Productions LLC. Universal Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

Forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, former baseball player Ray Waller moves into a new house with his wife and two children. He hopes that the backyard swimming pool will be fun for the kids and provide physical therapy for himself. However, a dark secret from the home’s past soon unleashes a malevolent force that drags the family into the depths of inescapable terror.

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5. Imaginary

©2024. Imaginary. Blumhouse Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.

When Jessica returns to her childhood home with her family, she finds her old teddy bear, Chauncey, and sees that her youngest stepdaughter Alice has grown attached to it. After Alice’s behavior becomes concerning, and the games that she and Chauncey play turn increasingly sinister, Jessica starts realizing that Chauncey is much more than the stuffed bear she believed him to be for all those years.

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