Joey Magidson
The Sunday Scaries are upon us once again! Yes, as the weekend concludes, most of us feel an oncoming sense of anticipatory dread about the week ahead. Anxiety about work manifests itself into a feeling that’s known as the Sunday Scaries. However, we at Awards Radar are here to combat that, by taking back the name. Now, we want you think about a horror-centric piece on the site when you hear the term. So, let us continue on with another installment of the Awards Radar Sunday Scaries! Today, we’re looking at a recent horror list that caught our attention…
A few days ago, The Hollywood Reporter published their list of the 25 best horror films of the 21st century. You can see that list here, as well as Myles and I discussing it on the latest episode of the Awards Radar Podcast here. There, we also did our own Top 25 lists, which you can see below. Today, our Sunday Scaries is also an Awards Radar Community Question post, as we’d like you all to chime in as well. Which movies would top your 21st century horror lists?
First up, this is Myles’ list:
25. Pulse
24. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
23. Shutter
22. The Orphanage
21. Troll Hunter
20. Black Swan
19. One Cut of the Dead
18. Suspiria
17. What We Do in the Shadows
16. Longlegs
15. I Saw the Devil
14. The Babadook
13. The Lighthouse
12. The Wolf House
11. Under the Skin
10. I Saw the TV Glow
9. Train to Busan
8. Let the Right One In
7. American Psycho
6. Shaun of the Dead
5. Barbarian
4. The Cabin in the Woods
3. Sinners
2. Hereditary
1. Get Out
Now, here is my list:
25. In a Violent Nature
24. X
23. Freaky
22. The Invisible Man
21. Late Night with the Devil
20. Midsommar
19. A Quiet Place
18. Us
17. The Witch
16. Paranormal Activity
15. Planet Terror
14. The Strangers
13. Shaun of the Dead
12. The Monkey
11. Black Swan
10. Barbarian
9. 28 Days Later
8. Let the Right One In
7. Get Out
6. Sinners
5. Saw
4. Under the Skin
3. It Follows
2. American Psycho
1. Longlegs
What are your picks for the best horror films of the 21st century? Let us know!
Here are some movies that didn’t appear on either list that I think deserve some recognition:
• The Assistant
• Dawn of the Dead
• The Descent (U.K. Cut)
• The Devil’s Rejects
• The House of the Devil
• Jesus Camp (does this count as a horror movie? I’m gonna say it does…)
• Joy Ride
• Mad God
• Malignant
• Strange Darling
I wasn’t sure if I should include Thirst, Dogtooth, and The Menu, since they’re arguably more dark comedies than horror. But then again, so is American Psycho.
Love the additions!