A few of you have asked for a comprehensive list of this year’s picks for the Best in Horror. Well, I aim to please, so here it is with links to each review. Don’t say I never did nothin’ fer ya! As an added bonus, because I love you all, I’ve provided every Best of List Countdown from way back when I started doing this in 2010, plus links. So if you’re looking for the best in horror from the last decade plus, here you go! Enjoy and Happy Halloween!

The Best in Horror Countdown 2021-2022:
#31 – FRESH (TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2022)
#30 – WELCOME TO HELL (ALLEGORIA)
#29 – HALLOWEEN KILLS (SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE 2021)
#28 – HURT (ALL MUST DIE)
#27 – ON THE 3RD DAY (THE ORPHAN: FIRST KILL)
#26 – GLORIOUS (PUSSYCAKE)
#25 – THE PASSENGER (OFFSEASON)
#24 – WHAT JOSIAH SAW (THE LAST THING MARY SAW)
#23 – THE CURSED (RAVEN’S HOLLOW)
#22 – PREY (NOBODY SLEEPS IN THE WOODS TONIGHT 2)
#21 – SWEETIE, YOU WON’T BELIEVE IT (SALOUM)
#20 – SPEAK NO EVIL (WHO INVITED THEM)
#19 – THE SCARY OF SIXTY FIRST (SHE WILL)
#18 – HELLBENDER (GATEWAY)
#17 – THE SPINE OF NIGHT (MAD GOD)
#16 – BLOODY ORANGES (FOR THE SAKE OF VICIOUS)
#15 – FALL (HYPOCHONDRIAC)
#14 – WATCHER (HOMEBOUND)
#13 – ANTLERS (LAMB)
#12 – MEN (THE BETA TEST)
#11 – CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (NIGHTMARE ALLEY)
#10 – THE BLACK PHONE (LIKE DOGS)
#9 – SMILE (BROADCAST SIGNAL INTRUSION)
#8 – HATCHING (DUAL)
#7 – NOPE (THE SEED)
#6 – X (SCREAM 2022)
#5 – THE SADNESS (WYRMWOOD: APOCALYPSE)
#4 – THE MEDIUM (WEKUFE: ORIGIN OF EVIL)
#3 – PEARL (AGNES)
#2 – BARBARIAN (NINJA BADASS)
#1 – TITANE

The Best in Horror Countdown 2020-2021:
#31 – FRIED BARRY (THE SPECIAL)
#30 – FAKING A MURDERER (15 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT BIGFOOT)
#29 – WILLIE’S WONDERLAND (LAKE MICHIGAN MONSTER)
#28 – FEAR STREET Triliogy (NOBODY SLEEPS IN THE WOODS TONIGHT)
#27 – PG: PSYCHO GOREMAN (ARCHENEMY)
#26 – NO ONE GETS OUT ALIVE (HIS HOUSE)
#25 – MALIGNANT (COMPULSION)
#24 – ANYTHING FOR JACKSON (QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC)
#23 – THE DJINN (THE BOY NEXT DOOR)
#22 – TRIGGERED (TAILGATE)
#21 – HOSTS (THE TOLL)
#20 – THE LAST MATINEE (BUTCHERS)
#19 – THE NIGHT HOUSE (THE FUNERAL HOME)
#18 – MY HEART CAN’T BEAT UNLESS YOU TELL IT TO (BLOOD RED SKY)
#17 – SCARE ME (THE MORTUARY COLLECTION)
#16 – THE STYLIST (LUCKY)
#15 – VICIOUS FUN (THE WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW)
#14 – SILENCE & DARKNESS (A QUIET PLACE 2)
#13 – JAKOB’S WIFE (THE BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL)
#12 – SYNCHRONIC (GLITCH IN THE MATRIX)
#11 – HUNTED (SATOR)
#10 – CENSOR (SHE GOT AWAY)
#9 – THE EMPTY MAN (COME TRUE)
#8 – BLOODY HELL (KO-KO-DI KO-KO-DA)
#7 – CAVEAT (32 MALASANA STREET)
#6 – DON’T BREATHE 2 (REAPTOWN)
#5 – HUNTER HUNTER (CLIMATE OF THE HUNTER)
#4 – SAINT MAUD (THE POWER)
#3 – THE DARK & THE WICKED (THEM)
#2 – THE NIGHT (THE VIGIL)
#1 – POSSESSOR (30 COINS)

The Best in Horror Countdown 2019-2020:
#31 – REPLACE (THE SHED)
#30 – ANTRUM: THE MOST DANGEROUS MOVIE EVER MADE (WE SUMMON THE DARKNESS)
#29 – THE RENTAL (RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE)
#28 – SEA FEVER (SWEETHEART)
#27 – LAKE OF DEATH (AQUASLASH)
#26 – AMULET (MONSTROUS)
#25 – THE BEACH HOUSE (AFTER MIDNIGHT)
#24 – ALONE (#ALIVE)
#23 – BLOOD MACHINES (VFW)
#22 – THE DEAD CENTER (WOUNDS)
#21 – UNDERWATER (UNCAGED)
#20 – BECKY (THE BABYSITTER 2: KILLER QUEEN)
#19 – BUTT BOY (JESUS SHOWS YOU THE WAY TO THE HIGHWAY)
#18 – IMPETIGORE (WARNING: DO NOT PLAY)
#17 – HOMEWRECKER (RENT-A-PAL)
#16 – THE VAST OF NIGHT (THE LAST OF THE MANSON GIRLS)
#15 – DANIEL ISN’T REAL (Z)
#14 – DOCTOR SLEEP (UNCLE PECKERHEAD)
#13 – HAUNTED (GIRL ON THE THIRD FLOOR)
#12 – GRETEL & HANSEL (DEADLY GAMES)
#11 – HARPOON (GAME OF DEATH)
#10 – HOST (ECHOES OF FEAR)
#9 – THE INVISIBLE MAN (SWALLOW)
#8 – TRAIN TO BUSAN PRESENTS PENINSULA (YUMMY)
#7 – THE LODGE (1BR)
#6 – THE HUNT (THE PLATFORM)
#5 – IN FABRIC (MONSTRUM)
#4 – COME TO DADDY (SKYMAN)
#3 – WHY DON’T YOU JUST DIE (SCARE PACKAGE)
#2 – RELIC (M.O.M. – MOTHER OF MONSTERS)
#1 – COLOUR OUT OF SPACE

The Best in Horror Countdown 2018-2019:
#31 – BRIGHTBURN (THE VELOCIPASTOR)
#30 – CRAWL (47 METERS DOWN: UNCAGED)
#29 – BLISS (BLUE MY MIND)
#28 – I’LL TAKE YOUR DEAD (WINTERSKIN)
#27 – TERRIFIED (BOOK OF MONSTERS)
#26 – DEPRAVED (DRY BLOOD)
#25 – ANNA & THE APOCALYPSE (ASSASSINAUT)
#24 – THE CANNIBAL CLUB (THE CLEANING LADY)
#23 – BELZEBUTH (PET SEMETARY 2019 )
#22 – THE GOLEM (THE HOLE IN THE GROUND)
#21 – TERROR 5 (HOUSEWIFE)
#20 – HAGAZUSSA (WRETCH)
#19 – SEEDS (SAINT BERNARD)
#18 – VELVET BUZZSAW (ERREMENTARI: THE BLACKSMITH & THE DEVIL)
#17 – I TRAPPED THE DEVIL (IT: CHAPTER TWO)
#16 – TRAUMA (BLOOD PARADISE)
#15 – THE DARK (DARLIN’)
#14 – READY OR NOT (THE WIND)
#13 – ZOO (THE RANGER)
#12 – THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER (YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER)
#11 – MIDSOMMAR (APOSTLE)
#10 – THE NIGHTSHIFTER (CHILD’S PLAY 2019)
#9 – POSSUM (INTO THE DARK: POOKA)
#8 – ARTIK (THE PERFECTION)
#7 – HALLOWEEN 2018 (RONDO)
#6 – ONE CUT OF THE DEAD (13 CAMERAS)
#5 – TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID (SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK)
#4 – THE HEAD HUNTER (THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT)
#3 – LUZ (LORDS OF CHAOS)
#2 – US (HORROR NOIRE)
#1 – SUSPIRIA 2018

The Best in Horror Countdown 2017-2018:
#31 – MAYHEM
#30 – TERRIFIER
#29 – PYEWACKET
#28 – BE MY CAT: A FILM FOR ANNE
#27 – THE NIGHT EATS THE WORLD
#26 – BETTER WATCH OUT (VERONICA)
#25 – MARROWBONE
#24 – THE BABYSITTER
#23 – THE RITUAL
#22 – TONIGHT SHE COMES
#21 – THE LANDING
#20 – MOM & DAD (BOARDING SCHOOL)
#19 – HAPPY DEATH DAY
#18 – BLACK HOLLOW CAGE
#17 – DOWNRANGE
#16 – FOUND FOOTAGE 3-D
#15 – LET HER OUT (PSYCHOPATHS)
#14 – THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER
#13 – THE ENDLESS
#12 – MON MON MON MONSTERS
#11 – FAKE BLOOD
#10 – ANNIHILATION (THE INCIDENT)
#9 – GHOST STORIES
#8 – CREEP 2
#7 – GET MY GUN
#6 – INCIDENT IN A GHOSTLAND (THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES)
#5 – HOLD THE DARK
#4 – HEREDITARY
#3 – REVENGE
#2 – A QUIET PLACE (BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99)
#1 – MANDY

The Best in Horror Countdown 2016-2017:
#31 – THE EVIL WITHIN
#30 – THE NIGHT OF SOMETHING STRANGE
#29 – LAKE BODOM
#28 – GERALD’S GAME
#27 – IT STAINS THE SANDS RED
#26 – PATCHWORK
#25 – THE SUBLET
#24 – HELL HOUSE LLC
#23 – 47 METERS DOWN
#22 – TRASH FIRE
#21 – SPLIT
#20 – ANNABELLE: CREATION
#19 – I AM THE PRETTY THING THAT LIVES IN THE HOUSE
#18 – THE GREASY STRANGLER
#17 – THE TRANSFIGURATION
#16 – SEOUL STATION
#15 – HOWL
#14 – THE SIMILARS
#13 – THE BLACKCOAT’S DAUGHTER
#12 – IT COMES AT NIGHT (KILLBILLIES aka IDYLL)
#11 – SAVAGELAND (RED CHRISTMAS)
#10 – SWEET, SWEET LONELY GIRL
#9 – THE VOID
#8 – IT: PART ONE
#7 – THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE
#6 – CAPTURE KILL RELEASE
#5 – THE EYES OF MY MOTHER
#4 – THE DEVIL’S CANDY
#3 – GET OUT
#2 – THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS
#1 – RAW

The Best in Horror Countdown 2015-2016:
#31 – SOUTHBOUND
#30 – THE HALLOW
#29 – HOLIDAYS
#28 – BASKIN
#27 – SUMMER CAMP
#26 – SUN CHOKE
#25 – DARLING
#24 – THE MIND’S EYE
#23 – HUSH
#22 – NINA FOREVER
#21 – EMILIE
#20 – DECAY
#19 – DER BUNKER
#18 – 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE
#17 – DEATHGASM
#16 – MORGAN
#15 – THEY LOOK LIKE PEOPLE
#14 – THE WAILING
#13 – BODY
#12 – AVA’S POSSESSIONS
#11 – KRAMPUS
#10 – MASKS
#9 – THE SHALLOWS
#8 – THE FINAL GIRLS
#7 – TRAIN TO BUSAN
#6 – DON’T BREATHE
#5 – THE LAST SHIFT
#4 – THE INVITATION
#3 – BONE TOMAHAWK (# HORROR)
#2 – THE GREEN ROOM (OPERATION: AVALANCHE)
#1 – THE VVITCH

The Best in Horror Countdown 2014-2015:
#31 – A PLAGUE SO PLEASANT
#30 – EXISTS
#29 – FROM THE DARK
#28 – THE HOUSES OCTOBER BUILT
#27 – PARA ELISA
#26 – DEAD SNOW
#25 – THE EDITOR
#24 – WTRMWOOD: ROAD OF THE DEAD
#23 – A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT
#22 – WE ARE STILL HERE
#21 – CLOSER TO GOD
#20 – BACKCOUNTRY
#19 – POD
#18 – CUB
#17 – THE STRANGE COLOR OF YOUR BODY’S TEARS
#16 – THE HOUSE AT THE END OF TIME
#15 – THE TAKING OF DEBORAH LOGAN
#14 – THE BOY
#13 – STARRY EYES
#12 – LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU
#11 – GOODNIGHT MOMMY
#10 – EAT
#9 – SPRING
#8 – IT FOLLOWS
#7 – LATE PHASES: NIGHT OF THE LONE WOLF (WER)
#6 – CREEP
#5 – THE BABADOOK
#4 – THE CANAL
#3 – PREDESTINATION
#2 – RABIES (MAD MAX: FURY ROAD)
#1 – WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS

The Best in Horror Countdown 2013-2014:
#31 – SATURDAY MORNING MYSTERY
#30 – DISCOPATH
#29 – CONTRACTED
#28 – DEVOURED
#27 – THANATOMORPHOSE
#26 – THE SEASONING HOUSE
#25 – THE SACRAMENT
#24 – DELIVERY: THE BEAST WITHIN
#23 – THE MACHINE
#22 – ALL CHEERLEADERS DIE
#21 – RIGOR MORTIS
#20 – GRAND PIANO
#19 – MACABRE
#18 – WILLOW CREEK
#17 – AS ABOVE SO BELOW
#16 – PLUS ONE
#15 – FOUND
#14 – THE BUTTERFLY ROOM
#13 – TUSK
#12 – CRAWL OR DIE
#11 – PIECES OF TALENT
#10 – HERE COMES THE DEVIL
#9 – CHEAP THRILLS
#8 – THE GUEST
#7 – BLUE RUIN
#6 – OCCULUS
#5 – HONEYMOON
#4 – ENEMY
#3 – UNDER THE SKIN
#2 – BIG BAD WOLVES
#1 – PROXY

The Best in Horror Countdown 2012-2013:
#31 – I DIDN’T COME HERE TO DIE
#30 – THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ROSALIND LEIGH
#29 – COME OUT AND PLAY
#28 – DEVIL’S PASS
#27 – MIDNIGHT SON
#26 – BLIND ALLEY
#25 – EUROPA REPORT
#24 – MON AMI
#23 – V/H/S/2
#22 – RITUAL
#21 – THE PURGE
#20 – THE TAINT
#19 – HOME SWEET HOME
#18 – YOU’RE NEXT
#17 – NO ONE LIVES
#16 – JUGFACE
#15 – KISS OF THE DAMNED
#14 – WITHER
#13 – SIGHTSEERS
#12 – THE CONJURING
#11 – WE ARE WHAT WE ARE
#10 – SLEEP TIGHT
#9 – RESOLUTION
#8 – EVIL DEAD 2013
#7 – AMERICAN MARY
#6 – STOKER
#5 – THE BATTERY
#4 – ANTIVIRAL
#3 – THE CONSPIRACY
#2 – EXCISION
#1 – MANIAC

The Best in Horror Countdown 2011-2012:
#31 – THE MOTH DIARIES
#30 – FATHER’S DAY
#29 – THE SLEEPER
#28 – INBRED
#27 – THE SQUAD
#26 – MOTHER’S DAY
#25 – JULIA’S EYES
#24 – [REC]3 GENESIS
#23 – PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3
#22 – THE SNOWTON MURDERS
#21 – BLOOD JUNKIE
#20 – JUAN OF THE DEAD
#19 – LITTLE DEATHS
#18 – OUTCAST
#17 – V/H/S
#16 – THE PACT
#15 – THE INNKEEPERS
#14 – COLD SWEAT
#13 – SOUND OF MY VOICE
#12 – HAROLD’S GOING STIFF
#11 – THE DIVIDE
#10 – CABIN IN THE WOODS
#9 – THE LOVED ONES
#8 – BEDEVILLED
#7 – KILL LIST
#6 – AMER
#5 – ENTRANCE
#4 – THE SKIN I LIVE IN
#3 – BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW
#2 – LOVELY MOLLY
#1 – THE WOMAN

The Best in Horror Countdown 2010-2011:
#31 – THE VIOLENT KIND
#30 – THE HORDE
#29 – MONSTERS
#28 – YELLOWBRICK ROAD
#27 – HUSK
#26 – LONG PIGS
#25 – WAKE WOOD
#24 – STAKE LAND
#23 – GRAVE ENCOUNTERS
#22 – RUBBER
#21 – BEREAVEMENT
#20 – ABSENTIA
#19 – HEARTLESS
#18 – TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL
#17 – A SERBIAN FILM
#16 – INSIDIOUS
#15 – KIDNAPPED
#14 – PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2
#13 – DOGTOOTH
#12 – WE ARE WHAT WE ARE
#11 – A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE
#10 – RED, WHITE & BLUE
#9 – THE REEF
#8 – LET ME IN
#7 – THE SILENT HOUSE
#6 – MUTANTS
#5 – BLACK SWAN
#4 – I SAW THE DEVIL
#3 – TROLLHUNTER
#2 – ATTACK THE BLOCK
#1 – THE LAST CIRCUS

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