Scare Me follows a struggling writer, Fred (Josh Ruben), who finds a semi-remote cabin to work on his next story. When a power outage hits, a successful writer, Fanny (Aya Cash, The Boys), staying in another cabin nearby intrudes on his solitude to stage a game in which they must try and scare each other through a frightening tale. As they exchange stories, reenacting the horror along the way, Fred gradually becomes aware that the truly horrifying reality may not be the one t

Death of Me follows a couple who awakes from a seemingly drunken night in their hotel room on a Thai island only to find a video tape that shows Neil (Luke Hemsworth) murdering Christine (Maggie Q). They must discover the mystery behind the disturbing tape in order to escape the island alive. Death of Me Review I first said it as a joke, but this movie is kind of like the horror version of The Hangover. Don't take that to mean it's funny by any means -- it is a purely dark an

Hunted follows a woman who becomes the subject of two men's torment as they attempt to kidnap her for their own nefarious games. When things go awry, the evening turns into a cat-and-mouse game through the woods. But soon, the woman has had enough and decides to fight back. Hunted Review It is difficult for me to say definitively that this movie brings anything new to a sub-genre that already has quite a few entries. Most recently, Alone delivers in a similar fashion; in stor

Synchronic follows best friends/paramedics Steve (Anthony Mackie) and Dennis (Jamie Dornan) as they become aware of a dangerous new drug that is producing weird and disturbing injuries across New Orleans. As Steve delves further into the drug, he discovers its reality and time-altering side effects, and the dangers therein. Synchronic Review The directing duo of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead are favorites of ours, with After Midnight and The Endless among our most esteemed

A Good Woman is Hard to Find follows a widow struggling to raise her two children while trying to keep the police engaged in her late husband's death. When a drug dealer takes refuge in her home, she is forced to make some tough decisions that inevitably lead to some violent incidents and revealing truths. A Good Woman is Hard to Find Review The world of drugs and drug dealing houses its own collection of horrors that many in the real world have witnessed or endured. This tal

Open 24 Hours follows a traumatized young woman who recently survived a relationship with a now-imprisoned boyfriend whom she discovered was a serial killer. Now trying to piece her life back together, she gets a job as the overnight clerk at a remote gas station. But as she continues to suffer auditory and visual hallucinations, she isn't sure what is real and what isn't...and whether or not someone is trying to kill her. Open 24 Hours Review This film, which got some steam

Despite the unfortunate circumstances of 2020, we were provided a good chunk of awesome horror this year that crossed a wide spectrum of styles and concepts. Even though we were denied top 10 shoe-ins like Antlers, we were given unexpectedly powerful replacements, from the somber to the hilarious, from the terrifying to the thought-provoking. It was good enough of a year that I struggled greatly with the final cuts, making for a pretty strong list of honorable mentions you sh