Best Horror Movies of 2024
2024 gave us a lot of horror movies and not all of them were worth the ticket. These 20 are the ones that landed, ranked by the score real viewers gave them rather than by opening weekend. Succubus sits at the top with 8.4, and the list averages 7.0 across the board.
20 titles · average score 7.0 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
Succubus (2024)
★ 8.4 · 259 ratingsA new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seduction and manipulation entangle him in a mystery more horrifying than he…
- 2
Exhuma (2024)
★ 7.7 · 778 ratingsAfter tracing the origin of a disturbing supernatural affliction to a wealthy family's ancestral gravesite, a team of paranormal experts relocates the remains—and soon discovers what happens to those who dare to mess…
- 3
Alien: Romulus (2024)
★ 7.2 · 4,789 ratingsWhile scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
- 4
The Substance (2024)
★ 7.1 · 6,326 ratingsA fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
- 5
Anaconda (2024)
★ 7.1 · 152 ratingsA struggling circus crew gets deceived by its former partner, as it embarks on a tour in Thailand. During the journey through a Southeast Asian rainforest, they encounter attacks by a giant python. They meet a…
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How this list is ranked
Nothing on this page is hand-picked to hit a word count. We pull films matching this list's criteria from TMDB, require a real audience behind each score, and rank by that score — 20 titles averaging 7.0. The page rebuilds daily, so new releases appear here as soon as enough people have rated them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best horror movie of 2024?
Succubus is the highest-rated horror film of 2024 with a 8.4 audience score from 259 ratings. Exhuma and Alien: Romulus follow closely behind.
How are these 2024 movies ranked?
By average audience score on TMDB, restricted to films with at least 150 ratings so that a handful of votes cannot push an obscure title to the top. The list averages 7.0.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released movies appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.