Critics on the website Rotten Tomatoes rated the horror films released in the last couple of years and ranked the best representatives.
The modern film industry is rich in a variety of horror films that are released on wide screens almost every month. However, alas, among them there are not many cinematic gems that can captivate with a fascinating plot and at the same time really tickle your nerves. Critics on the website Rotten Tomatoes have assessed a lot of the latest horror films that have appeared in theaters over the past couple of years, and have compiled an up-to-date rating for 2023, which includes the best of them.
Leech of the Mind (2023) - 18th place
Country: Canada
Plot: It's 1988. A strange creature is settling in the countryside, terrifying all the locals.
Forest of Death (2023) - 17th place
Country: USA
Plot: Four friends decide to rent a house outside the city in order to have a good rest. While they are enjoying the privacy of their cozy nest, the evil living in the forest is preparing to strike a crushing blow.
They Wait in the Dark (2022) - 16th place
Country: USA
Plot: Amy and her son Andrian are on the run. They take refuge on an abandoned farm, which is located not far from the city. Soon, Andrian begins to be hunted by an ominous something, with whom Amy has a shared past.
The Spell of Abizu (2022) - 15th place
Country: USA
Plot: Arthur is experiencing serious financial difficulties, so he intends to seek help from his father, who runs a small funeral home in Brooklyn. However, the son does not know how to approach his parent, because in the past they had a rather tense relationship. Soon the body of a suicide is brought to his father’s office, and the guy accidentally breaks his mysterious amulet, releasing absolute evil.
Scream 6 (2023) - 14th place
Country: USA. Canada
Plot: Four guys who survived the Woodsboro massacre move to New York, where they try to start living a normal and fulfilling life. However, it soon turns out that a maniac wearing a Ghostface mask is following them and intends to continue killing.
Stone Island (2022) - 13th place
Country: UK
Plot: A female volunteer from the Wildlife Foundation arrives on the island to monitor a rare flower that is on the verge of extinction. Soon, for inexplicable reasons, her reality begins to distort and literally drive the heroine crazy.
Rise of the Evil Dead (2023) - 12th place
Country: Ireland, New Zealand, USA
Plot: Beth comes to Los Angeles to visit her sister Ellie, who is going through a difficult separation from her husband, who left her alone with three children. The sisters decide to talk privately, so they decide to send the kids out for pizza. Suddenly, an earthquake occurs in the city, resulting in a sinkhole. The eldest son named Danny discovers an ancient volume and mysterious records in it. Quite by accident, a boy releases evil forces that possess his mother. Now she wants to drag everyone around her, and especially them, into the underworld.
Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023) - 11th place
Country: USA
Plot: A vicar tries to revive her brother, who died in a shootout, using electrical discharges. Her crazy experiment is a success. However, the girl had no idea what consequences the games with death would lead to.
Becky's Furious (2023) - 10th place
Country: USA
Plot: Becky tries to return to normal life after the tragic death of her parents. But just when things start to go south, her house is invaded by a gang of criminals who also kidnap her dog. Becky is furious after what happened and intends to take revenge.
Infinity Pool (2023) - 9th place
Country: Canada
Plot: Writer James Foster vacations with his wife at a gated resort in a third world country. One day, returning from a picnic, he kills a local resident with his car. Now the writer will have to face the severity of local laws.
Sick (2022) - 8th place
Country: USA
Plot: A country goes into self-isolation after a collision with a dangerous virus. A girl named Parker and her friend Miri decide to quarantine at a lake house. However, the friends do not suspect that someone is already watching them.
Got Dark (2022) - 7th place
Country: USA
Plot: Friends (all African-Americans) gather at a party in a luxurious forest house. They don't find some of their friends there, but they do find a strange and very unpleasant board game. Suddenly, the doors in the entire house are blocked and now those present must answer the inconvenient questions of the “black” quiz, otherwise one of them will die.
Brooklyn 45 (2023) - 6th place
Country: USA
Plot: Five best friends come to support a friend who recently lost his wife. Suddenly they come up with a crazy idea - to hold a seance.
Island of Illusions (2022) - 5th place
Country: USA
Plot: Influencer Madison spends her vacation in Thailand, where she meets a mysterious girl who knows the area very well. After some time, she goes with a new friend to a desert island - something very unexpected awaits her there.
M3GAN (2022) - 4th place
Country: New Zealand, USA
Plot: Cady, along with her mom and dad, gets into a car accident, as a result of which the girl’s parents die. Aunt Gemma, who took her niece into her care, decides to give her a technologically advanced doll named M3gan. A toy with excellent artificial intelligence must protect the child from any physical and moral harm. But M3gan takes his task too literally.
The night has eyes (2022) - 3rd place
Country: Denmark
Plot: Maya accompanies her friend Lea to London after she has a seizure and breaks her leg. Here Maya meets her friend’s mother, a strange Jewish woman who tries to control her daughter’s every move.
Two, three, demon come (2022) - 2nd place
Country: Australia, UK
Plot: Teenagers in a small Australian town have a new and rather strange entertainment - they need to shake a ceramic hand and say “Talk to me.” The ritual allows you to see a ghost and even let it into you for a short time. The previous owner of the artifact died under mysterious circumstances, but this fact does not stop the guys until one of the summoned ghosts becomes their acquaintance.
Child of Darkness (2022) - 1st place
Country: Mexico
Plot: Valeria rejoices at her long-awaited pregnancy. However, her relatives are sure that she is not cut out to be a mother. The girl intends to prove the opposite. One night, Valeria witnesses a terrible incident - she sees a woman jumping out of a nearby window and being horribly injured. From this moment on, the girl begins to be possessed by strange visions and thoughts.
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