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40 Best Horror Movies To Watch Now If You Actually Like Getting The Heebie-Jeebies
From Immaculate to Midsommar, here are the scariest films to hide behind a pillow to.
Horror movies are up there with holding spiders, riding Nemesis at Alton Towers and camping alone in the woods for some people.
Unlike thrillers, which more often than not involve twisted psychologically testing plots and suspense, horrors set out to terrify viewers with gore, unpredictable narratives and instil a sense of doom from start to finish. Some of our worst nightmares derive from a night watching that film we knew we should’ve hit pause on but were too enticed to see through until the end (ahem, The Orphanage, we’re looking at you).
Whether you’re in need of a classic fright night or simply your ideal night in involves sitting with a giant tub of popcorn and arming yourself with a pillow for the gory scenes, there are thousands of horror films awaiting your screams. However, sifting through the never-ending list of films to find the right horror that is as much terrifying as it is thrilling isn’t always easy.
While some horror lovers always turn to the classics like The Silence Of The Lambs and The Exorcist, there’s a new wave of horror films that have come out in recent years – like Get Out and Smile – which are spooky simply because of their believability and depiction of life through a modern lens.
So, we've rounded up the best horror movies to watch, from Midsommar and Orphan to the modern releases such as Stopmotion and Sydney Sweeney's Immaculate. Believe us when we say that’ll provide enough fodder for your nightmares.
Read on… if you’re brave enough:
Katie O'Malley is the Site Director on ELLE UK. On a daily basis you’ll find Katie managing all digital workflow, editing site, video and newsletter content, liaising with commercial and sales teams on new partnerships and deals (eg Nike, Tiffany & Co., Cartier etc), implementing new digital strategies and compiling in-depth data traffic, SEO and ecomm reports. In addition to appearing on the radio and on TV, as well as interviewing everyone from Oprah Winfrey to Rishi Sunak PM, Katie enjoys writing about lifestyle, culture, wellness, fitness, fashion, and more.
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