Top 10 Best Horror Movies of 2023

Looking for scares? Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most head-turning, blood-curdling, and scream-inducing horror films of 2023. Warning - frights and spoilers ahead! Our countdown includes movies “Saw X”, “Huesera: The Bone Woman”, “Skinamarink” and more! What horror movie had you trembling with delight this year? Let us know in the comments!

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[WatchMojo]

What horror movie had you trembling with delight this year? Let us know in the comments!

[thereallg]

*Evil dead rise was something else. Very different from any horror movie I’ve seen.*

[michaelmonthey]

Now that you’ve mentioned Megan, I would love to see Top 10 or 20 movies that will make you lose your faith in artificial intelligence.

[TeamRemForever]

No One Will Save You was my favorite horror movie this year. I loved it so much! The decision to make that whole film without the use of dialogue was genius, and it made all the scares more suspenseful and terrifying!

[emiebex]

SAW X even after 10 movies Jigsaw can still scare the living Hell out of people.

[Prizkilla]

It's a shame I don't see "When Evil Lurks"

[papafonzz]

Never stop making horror related content Ty watch mojo :*

[rfar]

Did not expect to not see "When Evil Lurks", especially after seeing "Huesera", since it's also a foreign film; so not sure what happened here. When evil lurks, for me, easily the best horror movie of the year.

[wanderingandwhistling]

I went to see Saw X on release day along with PAW Patrol 2 because I thought it was funny how two more polar opposite movies came out at the same time and I’d never seen anything from either franchise before but I still had a good time with both (I saw the respective first movies so I didn’t go in completely blind)

[Rodeo_Wizard]

While superhero movies and Disney's animated films have all bombed big time, Horror movies this year and maybe last year, have risen back to popularity.
It's great to be a horror movie fan.

[example]

I had no idea the Racka boys directed Talk to Me, they've done incredible stunt work on their YouTube channel, I had no idea they went into directing! And what they produced was utter MAGIC

[RoboBongoCuckooCop]

I watched No One Will Save You not knowing anything about it or what to expect. Was blown away, I didn't even notice there wasn't any dialogue the acting was so good.

[RedfieldREV]

How is Last Voyage of the Demeter not on this list? That movie was great! It made vampires scary again!

[WilliamChico-vsfe]

Evil Dead Rise and Thanksgiving are my first two favorite horror movies of 2023.

[jc]

Thanksgiving is easily in the top 5 for best horror movies of 2023 im surprised its not on this list there's about 2-3 that shouldn't be on the list in my opinion

[kevinuchiha]

Talk to me was a very interesting movie. I liked the plot. However, it was too easy to see what was coming next

[dominiquepowell]

Evil dead rise has become one of my favorite films of the year!

[collectiblestoysandmore]

I know it isn’t originally a horror movie, but I thought FNaF was pretty good, and the numbers prove this

[nicolasfontenla]

Glad to see Skinamarink, Talk to Me and Evil Dead Rise on the list, but not even mention of When Evil Lurks?

[skyrushyesminderaserno]

1 Thanksgiving (Despite some bad acting, John Carver is the latest and greatest slasher in the horror genre. It is a demented and frightening gore-fest that horror fans would thoroughly enjoy. I was absolutely blown away)
2 M3GAN (I’d put this lower since it’s not as violent or scary as the others, but it’s extremely entertaining and an all-around great time. Just like Saw X, it’s quite emotional and heartfelt as well. The unrated cut pretty much kept this movie at the #2 spot)
3 Saw X (It’s got a surprising amount of heart for a gory horror film. Tobin Bell delivered an incredible performance. Probably the most graphic one I saw along with Thanksgiving)
4 Scream VI (Predictable, but one of the most intense in the franchise)
5 Five Nights at Freddy’s (Could’ve been scarier and more violent, but as a FNAF fan, I got quite the fan service)

I also saw Knock at the Cabin, but it was very disappointing despite the great acting and incredible suspense