Best Horror Movies of 2026 (So Far), Ranked

The scariest movie of the year cost less than a used car, and made over $500 million 😱 2026 has been a monster year for horror: zombies, cursed toys, endless hallways, and one very angry chimp. We ranked the 10 best so far, based on what critics said, what audiences said, and what people actually went out to see: 10. Evil Dead Burn 9. Ready or Not 2: Here I Come 8. Hokum 7. Leviticus 6. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma 5. Send Help 4. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 3. Backrooms 2. Resident Evil 1. Obsession Honourable mention: Scream 7 Which one scared you the most? Tell us in the comments 👇 🔔 Subscribe for new movies every week. CREDITS Film clips and trailers © their respective owners, used for commentary and review: Focus Features (Obsession), Warner Bros. Pictures (Evil Dead Burn), Searchlight Pictures (Ready or Not 2: Here I Come), Neon (Hokum, Leviticus), MUBI (Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma), 20th Century Studios (Send Help), Sony Pictures / Columbia Pictures (28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Resident Evil), A24 (Backrooms), Paramount Pictures (Scream 7, Primate). Trailers and clips via Rotten Tomatoes. Music: excerpts from each film's original soundtrack: Obsession by Rock Burwell, Evil Dead Burn, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come by Sven Faulconer, Hokum by Joseph Bishara, Leviticus by Jed Kurzel, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma by Alex G, Send Help by Danny Elfman, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple by Hildur Guðnadóttir, Backrooms by Kane Parsons & Edo Van Breemen, Resident Evil by Hays Holladay & Ryan Holladay, Scream 7 by Marco Beltrami. All © their respective owners. "Gathering Darkness" and "Ossuary 6 - Air" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) #MovieMomentum #HorrorMovies #BestHorrorMovies #Horror2026 #Obsession #Backrooms #ResidentEvil #SamRaimi