Top 10 Horror Films of 2019

2019 was a beautiful year for horror. I was able to catch up with 74 new releases, which is a personal best. Just like last year, there are so many really great films that are being left off of my top 10 list because there were simply too many fantastic horrors this year. Several of the films in my honorable mentions could be swapped into my top ten, but I feel good about my list as it stands. I chose 10 films that I really connected with and that I feel excited to recommend to others:

1. One Cut of the Dead

2. Midsommar

3. Ready or not

4. Climax

5. The Lighthouse

6. Bliss

7. Knife + Heart

8. Us

9. The Perfection

10. Lords of Chaos

Honorable mentions: I’ll Take Your Dead, Tigers are not afraid, The Wind, Daniel isn’t Real, Rust Creek, Jallikatu, Doctor Sleep, Sweetheart, In Fabric, Depraved, Horror Noire, Little Monsters, Harpoon, Rabid, Crawl, Luz, Culture Shock, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Head Count, Starfish, Body at Brighton Rock