The Best Horror Film of 2020, According to Critics
Find out which horror movies got scary good reviews this year.

As we near the end of this year, there's one thing we can probably agree on—2020 has been pretty frightening. But while many of us have steered clear of movie theaters due to the real-life horrors of living through a pandemic, we've been missing out on some genuinely great films. If you're finding yourself more drawn to scary movies than ever before, you probably want to know what should be on your radar. To help you out, here's a list of the best horror films of 2020, according to critics.
Review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes keeps an updated list of the best reviewed horror films of the year. Keep in mind these movies are ranked by an algorithm that weights some critics above others, which is why they're not just ordered by score. All of them, however, got enough positive feedback to merit a watch. Some of these movies did get a theatrical release, others went straight to streaming, and many can be screened from the comfort of your home right now. Just make sure you leave the lights on.
Read on to find out which scary movies you need to catch up on—and to see if any of your recent favorites made the cut. And for more horror films worth checking out, revisit The Scariest Movie That Came Out the Year You Graduated.
43
Spree

Rotten Tomatoes score: 64 percent
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42
Feedback

Rotten Tomatoes score: 65 percent
41
The Owners

Rotten Tomatoes score: 65 percent
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40
Bad Hair

Rotten Tomatoes score: 64 percent
39
Gretel & Hansel

Rotten Tomatoes score: 65 percent
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38
Amulet

Rotten Tomatoes score: 70 percent
37
Black Box

Rotten Tomatoes score: 74 percent
36
The Wretched

Rotten Tomatoes score: 74 percent
35
The Lodge

Rotten Tomatoes score: 74 percent
34
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw

Rotten Tomatoes score: 76 percent
33
The Rental

Rotten Tomatoes score: 75 percent
32
The Platform

Rotten Tomatoes score: 79 percent
31
Scare Package

Rotten Tomatoes score: 80 percent
30
Synchronic

Rotten Tomatoes score: 80 percent
29
Porno

Rotten Tomatoes score: 81 percent
28
VFW

Rotten Tomatoes score: 81 percent
27
The Beach House

Rotten Tomatoes score: 81 percent
26
Scare Me

Rotten Tomatoes score: 82 percent
25
Koko-di Koko-da

Rotten Tomatoes score: 83 percent
24
Freaky

Rotten Tomatoes score: 83 percent
23
Sea Fever

Rotten Tomatoes score: 86 percent
22
Color Out of Space

Rotten Tomatoes score: 86 percent
21
1BR

Rotten Tomatoes score: 87 percent
20
Come to Daddy

Rotten Tomatoes score: 87 percent
19
Deerskin

Rotten Tomatoes score: 87 percent
18
#Alive

Rotten Tomatoes score: 88 percent
17
After Midnight

Rotten Tomatoes score: 88 percent
16
Swallow

Rotten Tomatoes score: 88 percent
15
Vampires vs. The Bronx

Rotten Tomatoes score: 89 percent
14
The Wolf of Snow Hollow

Rotten Tomatoes score: 89 percent
13
Sputnik

Rotten Tomatoes score: 89 percent
12
The Dark and the Wicked

Rotten Tomatoes score: 90 percent
11
Blood Quantum

Rotten Tomatoes score: 90 percent
10
Relic

Rotten Tomatoes score: 91 percent
9
The Invisible Man

Rotten Tomatoes score: 91 percent
8
Possessor: Uncut

Rotten Tomatoes score: 93 percent
7
Impetigore

Rotten Tomatoes score: 95 percent
6
The Mortuary Collection

Rotten Tomatoes score: 95 percent
5
The Wolf House

Rotten Tomatoes score: 96 percent
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4
La Llorona

Rotten Tomatoes score: 97 percent
3
Extra Ordinary

Rotten Tomatoes score: 98 percent
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2
Host

Rotten Tomatoes score: 100 percent
1
His House

Rotten Tomatoes score: 100 percent
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