

What follows is a short, sharp shock of found footage adrenaline in an intimidatingly lean 56 minute run time. Desperately on the hunt for something to do other than endless lockdown quizzes – we felt this at the time – a group of friends get together for an online mid-lockdown seance. The movie: We knew it was on the way, but post-pandemic horror has well and truly arrived in the shape of a Zoom call gone very, very wrong. Read more: New horror movies | Best Netflix horror movies | Best witch movies | Best haunted house movies | Best horror movie remakes | Best horror movie sequels | Best vampire movies | Best horror comedies | Best horror movies for scaredy cats | Best zombie movies | Cheap tricks horror movies use to scare you | Best Shudder movies | The best movie drinking games So, whenever you’re suddenly craving the exhilaration that comes from some top notch horror filmmaking, these 30 best horror movies are waiting for you. You can watch it on your own - lights down, sound up for the ultimate chilling experience - or with friends and a huge bowl of popcorn for some raucous shared scares. It can also be bleak, amusing, traumatic, and punch-the-air exciting. As well as the more obvious stomach churning, heart pounding effects, watching horror can bring a wonderful sense of calm and catharsis as we experience our heroes overcome whatever terrifying, icky situation they’ve somehow found themselves in.
