If you're scared of clowns or just find them cool, this list featuring the scariest and bloodiest clown horror movies is for you.

If you’ve seen Wolf Creek (2005), then you know exactly why it’s an underrated gem. Set in the desolate Australian outback, the movie follows three backpackers whose road trip turns into a nightmare when they’re captured and tortured by a sadistic local named Mick Taylor. Directed by Greg McLean and loosely inspired by real-life crimes, Wolf Creek blends true crime with survival horror in a way that feels terrifyingly real.

As someone who’s always down for a good slasher and can’t resist a teen comedy, Hell of a Summer had my full attention the moment I saw the trailer. A group of young camp counselors trying to survive a masked killer while dealing with awkward social dynamics is basically all of my favorite genres and tropes in one. The fact that it's co-written and directed by Finn Wolfhard (

There’s something about space that just makes horror hit differently. Maybe it’s the isolation, or the fact that if something goes wrong, you’re completely on your own. No help, no backup, just you and whatever’s out there. When you think about it, it's really the perfect setting for a horror story. These space horror movies feature haunted ships, alien creatures, and missions that go off the rails in the worst way.

Time-loop horror movies mess with your mind in a special way other horror films can't. Unlike time travel, where characters can move freely between the past and the future, time-loop horror traps characters in a specific time period, usually 1 day, that they can't seem to escape no matter what they do. The characters are forced to relive the same terrifying moments over and over again until they figure out how to break free.

When I first heard about Presence, I was immediately intrigued. A horror movie told entirely from the perspective of a ghost? That's not something you see every day. With Steven Soderbergh directing and Neon handling the release, I had high hopes for a truly unique cinematic experience. And while the film does deliver on its innovative premise, it also left me feeling like something was missing.

Sometimes the scariest horror stories aren’t about ghosts or monsters—they’re about the world we live in, or how bad it could get. With so much happening in politics and on social media right now, it’s hard not to think about how things could continue to spiral into something out of a dystopian nightmare. Because of that, I was inspired to put together this list of dystopian horror movies that hit close to home in all the best (and most unsettling) ways.

The haunted house subgenre is easily one of my all-time favorites. The thought of something sinister lurking in your own home is so genuinely terrifying. That kind of fear feels so personal, and it’s why I never get tired of these stories. We are days away from the release of Presence (January 24th), a new horror/thriller film about a family experiencing a supernatural phenomenon in their home.

With the recent release of Werewolves (2024) and with Leigh Whannell's Wolf Man remake coming to theaters January 17th, I've been inspired to watch some of the best werewolf horror movies for inspiration. Just like vampires, werewolves have been a big part of film for decades. I think the way they blend cool special effects with campy action and humor is so much fun, and these recent releases prove that the subgenre isn't going away any time soon.