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It didn’t take long for 2023 to find its new scream queen: M3GAN, the horror hit Certified Fresh was released in the first week of the year, representing another success for Blumhouse. But expect actress Jenna Ortega (who we named a Golden Year at the Golden Tomato Awards for her contribution to the dark arts) back for the crown with Scream VI on March. In this guide to the latest horror movies, we’ll be ranking the best horror movies of 2023 each week, which so far includes A bump in the cabin (from director M. Night Shyamalan), by Brandon Cronenberg Infinity pooland viral curiosity Skinamarink.
(See the best horror movies of previous years with our guides for 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018.)
In the horror calendar for 2023: Evil Dead Rise (April), Nicolas Cage’s gothic desires come true Renfield (April), the directorial debut of Chris Stuckmann Shelby Oaks (July), Disney’s return to Haunted House (August), more than The call universe with The Nun 2 (September) and by David Gordon Green The Exorcist (October).
Check back each week as we rank the best new horror movies of 2023, with the Certified Fresh movies first, followed by the Fresh, and then the sickly Rotten.
Recently added: Cocaine bear (Hey, several titles called it a horror comedy, so we’ll go with it), WWI set Bunkerand ’80s pastiche (even starring David Harbour) We have a ghost.
#1
Custom Score: 103286%
Reviewer Consensus: A body horror that shocks, Huesera offers genre fans a twisted take on What to Expect When You’re Expecting.
#2
Custom Score: 113229%
Reviewer Consensus: Unapologetically silly and all the more fun for it, M3GAN is the rare horror comedy that delivers laughs as effortlessly as it gives chills.
#3
Custom Score: 96354%
Reviewer Consensus: A possession thriller that knows the devil in the details, Attached scares some fresh corners from a well-worn horror subgenre.
#4
Custom Score: 98187%
Reviewer Consensus: Rough waters even for strong swimmers, Infinity pool provides a visceral, complete retreat from Cronenbergian perversity for those looking to escape the commercial miscellany.
#5
Custom Score: 89220%
Reviewer Consensus: Smart, self-aware and very timely, this slasher written by Kevin Williamson is ill in all the best ways.
#6
Custom Score: 71246%
Reviewer Consensus: There is no consensus yet.
#7
Custom Score: 89357%
Reviewer Consensus: There is no consensus yet.
#8
Custom Score: 79860%
Reviewer Consensus: Within the outline of his fairly standard story, The tender puts a unique – and often genuinely terrifying – spin on demonic possession horror tropes.
#9
Custom Score: 73684%
Reviewer Consensus: The Outwaters may seem off-putting to some viewers, but it remains an ambitious — and overall effective — piece of found-footage horror.
#10
Custom Score: 78217%
Reviewer Consensus: Skinamarink it may be more confusing than scary, but for viewers who can or want to tap into its unique wavelength, this disturbing film will be hard to shake.
#11
Custom Score: 35521%
Reviewer Consensus: There is no consensus yet.
#12
Custom Score: 84449%
Reviewer Consensus: Despite Cocaine bearIts half-baked plot and uneven acting, the scene-sniffing frenzy of the eponymous fur will give B-movie buffs.
#13
Custom Score: 88217%
Reviewer Consensus: Although it is often less than scary and parts of the story are left unexplored, A bump in the cabin is a thought provoking chiller and Shyamalan of the highest order.
#14
Custom Score: 70642%
Reviewer Consensus: There is no consensus yet.
#15
Custom Score: 62223%
Reviewer Consensus: Conceptually strong but uneven in execution, Something is wrong with the children it’s a serviceable horror film that could have been so much more.
#16
Custom Score: 56990%
Reviewer Consensus: Blood has a handful of solid scares, but a narrative that fails to really gel makes this half-empty vial of vampire horror hard to recommend.
#17
Custom Score: 45288%
Reviewer Consensus: We have a ghost has a fun concept and a talented cast. Unfortunately, this horribly uneven 80s pastel also has very little idea what to do with them.
#18
Custom Score: 41863%
Reviewer Consensus: Despite being blessed with Jena Malone in the lead, Consecration serves up horror with a Catholic theme that is far more gruesome than holy.
#19
Custom Score: 27570%
Reviewer Consensus: There is no consensus yet.
#20
Custom Score: 22284%
Reviewer Consensus: There is no consensus yet.
#21
Custom Score: 7311%
Reviewer Consensus: There is no consensus yet.
#22
Custom Score: 6860%
Reviewer Consensus: Oh, bother.
