The best and worst horror movies and series of 2022
The time has come to compile and reveal which ones are the best horror movies and series of 2022 and which ones are the worst. But, regardless of what this list says, is clear that horror fans had a great year. From bringing back big franchises to establishing a new generation of scream queens, 2022 gave horror fans what we have been asking for years: top quality and original horror.
Does this means that horror is making a comeback? Well, certainly it never left but is making a return to the front of the line in the industry and box office. With a total watch of 114 horror films and 15 horror series here’s my list of best and worst horror movies and series of 2022:
*Disclaimer: This list is based on my personal opinion and rankings that I gave throughout the year, not the general ranking or opinion.
Horror Films
Top 5 Worst Horror Films
1- Jeepers Creepers 4: Reborn
Forced to travel with her boyfriend, Laine begins to experience premonitions associated with the urban myth of The Creeper. She believes that something supernatural has been summoned – and that she is at the center of it all.
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2- The Requin
A couple on a romantic getaway find themselves stranded at sea when a tropical storm sweeps away their villa. In order to survive, they are forced to fight the elements, while sharks circle below.
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3- The Bunker Game
After several mysterious accidents, A Live Action Role Playing game is interrupted and the players leave the bunker while the staff remains behind to investigate the disappearance of Greg, the mastermind of the game.
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4- Choose or Die
After firing up a lost 1980s survival horror game, a young coder unleashes a hidden curse that tears reality apart, forcing her to make terrifying decisions and face deadly consequences.
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5- FireStarter
A young girl tries to understand how she mysteriously gained the power to set things on fire with her mind.
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Top 10 Best Horror Films
1- X
In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.
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2- Barbarian
A woman staying at an Airbnb discovers that the house she has rented is not what it seems.
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3- The Menu
A young couple travel to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
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4- Nope
The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.
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5- The Black Phone
After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer’s previous victims.
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6- Mad God
The Assassin travels through a nightmare underworld of tortured souls, ruined cities and wretched monstrosities forged from the primordial horrors of the unconscious mind of Phil Tippett, the world’s preeminent stop-motion animator.
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7- Pearl
In 1918, a young woman on the brink of madness pursues stardom in a desperate attempt to escape the drudgery, isolation and lovelessness of life on her parents’ farm.
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8- The Sadness
A young couple trying to reunite amid a city ravaged by a plague that turns its victims into deranged, bloodthirsty sadists.
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9- The Innocents
During the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal their dark and mysterious powers when the adults aren’t looking. In this original and gripping supernatural thriller, playtime takes a dangerous turn.
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10- Scream 5
25 years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, Calif., a new killer dons the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.
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Horror Series
Top 5 Worst Horror Series
1- Resident Evil
Nearly three decades after the discovery of the T-virus, an outbreak reveals the Umbrella Corporation’s dark secrets.
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2- The Midnight Club
The Midnight Club follows an octet of terminally-ill teenage patients at Brightcliffe Hospice as they gather at midnight to share scary stories.
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3- Archive 81
An archivist hired to restore a collection of tapes finds himself reconstructing the work of a filmmaker and her investigation into a dangerous cult.
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4- The Watcher
A married couple moving into their dream home are threatened by terrifying letters from a stalker, signed – “The Watcher.”
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5- AHS: NYC
the primary plot involves a serial killer victimizing gay men, with Detective Read finding himself drawn to the leather subculture as he searches for the murderer
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Top Best Horror Series
1- Guillermo del Toro Cabinet of Curiosities
Bizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in a visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro.
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2- Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a brand-new set of Little Liars finds themselves tormented by an unknown assailant.
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3- Stranger Things S4
Due to the events in Hawkins and the imminent danger to her friends, Eleven goes with Dr. Martin Brenner and Sam Owens to a secret facility to help her regain her powers, while Mike, Will, Jonathan and his friend Argyle try to track her down.
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4- The Sandman
Upon escaping after decades of imprisonment by a mortal wizard, Dream, the personification of dreams, sets about to reclaim his lost equipment.
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5- Wednesday
Follows Wednesday Addams’ years as a student, when she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents.
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6- Chucky Season 2
A year after seemingly defeating their nemesis Chucky, “3 Amigos” Jake, Devon, and Lexy begin receiving mysterious, threatening calls from an all-too-familiar-sounding enemy.
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