Popular Horror 2020s, a list by Craig Midwinter

61

/1568/

68

/556/

2.6

/595590/

16

/127/

84

/1780/

26

/24/

age 14+

One year since the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, the stories about what transpired there have been twisted into a campy local legend, inspiring the town's first ever Fazfest. With the truth kept from her, Abby sneaks out to reconnect with Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy, setting into motion a terrifying series of events that will reveal dark secrets about the real origin of Freddy's, and unleash a decades-hidden horror.

77

IMDb 15

8.0

/81437/

79

/3286/

82

/1168/

81

/94/

82

61

/30/

age 15+

In 1962, amid a spate of unexplained disappearances of local children, a group of misfit friends begin to suspect a long-buried ancient evil lurking. As the kids set out to determine what's really going on, a rising unease prompts several townspeople to work together to restore peace – all while a U.S. military operation seeks to exploit Derry for its own objectives.

79

IMDb 62

7.8

/162955/

79

/8776/

81

/2293/

96

/53/

80

63

/11/

age 16+

Unravel the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.

56

IMDb 18

6.0

/13086/

62

/527/

59

/133/

2.6

/116209/

51

/142/

76

/778/

43

/33/

2.0

age 13+

A group of friends facing mid-life crises head to the rainforest with the intention of remaking their favorite movie from their youth, only to find themselves in a fight for their lives against natural disasters, giant snakes and violent criminals.

66

63

IMDb 8

6.3

/2943/

67

/134/

64

/21/

2.9

/42007/

77

/113/

72

/222/

61

/17/

Lucy, a college student, along with her friends, spend their vacation at her family's home in Hawaii, which includes her pet chimpanzee, Ben. However, when Ben contracts rabies after being bitten by a rabid animal, the group must fight for their lives in order to avoid the now-violent chimp.

64

6.2

/86815/

67

/6025/

69

/1556/

2.8

/784024/

58

/189/

77

/1731/

54

/29/

3.0

age 16+

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.

76

6.7

/149463/

69

/11172/

70

/2538/

3.2

/1043233/

92

/234/

86

/1950/

73

/35/

3.5

age 16+

Plagued by a violent recurring nightmare, college student Stefanie heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all.

79

IMDb 25

7.5

/284689/

72

/14246/

72

/2684/

3.6

/2333301/

93

/391/

85

/3222/

81

/48/

3.5

age 17+

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

71

6.1

/24978/

62

/1940/

67

/443/

3.0

/176026/

91

/183/

81

/365/

73

/23/

3.0

age 14+

A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner Todd, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the one he loves most.

75

7.6

/206731/

77

/9671/

78

/2477/

81

/161/

77

65

/42/

age 15+

After years of imprisonment, Morpheus — the King of Dreams — embarks on a journey across worlds to find what was stolen from him and restore his power.

68

6.1

/44611/

63

/3275/

67

/800/

3.1

/403652/

72

/191/

83

/1091/

61

/37/

3.0

age 16+

Four years after escaping The Grabber, Finney Blake is struggling with his life after captivity. When his sister Gwen begins receiving calls in her dreams from the black phone and seeing disturbing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp, the siblings become determined to solve the mystery and confront a killer who has grown more powerful in death and more significant to them than either could imagine.

55

5.4

/132836/

60

/8264/

73

/4815/

2.6

/1363432/

33

/215/

86

/1057/

33

/38/

2.0

age 14+

Recently fired and desperate for work, a troubled young man named Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at an abandoned theme restaurant: Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria. But he soon discovers that nothing at Freddy's is what it seems.

77

7.1

/95263/

74

/5420/

73

/866/

94

/121/

65

85

/41/

age 15+

When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, Wendy and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat.

40

4.7

/8995/

55

/1048/

59

/191/

1.8

/53202/

15

/75/

55

/200/

28

/12/

1.0

age 16+

When The Strangers learn that one of their victims, Maya, is still alive, they return to finish what they’ve started.

69

7.5

/37805/

73

/3032/

80

/804/

73

/55/

52

66

/27/

age 15+

Daryl washes ashore in France and struggles to piece together how he got there and why. The series tracks his journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home. As he makes the journey, though, the connections he forms along the way complicate his ultimate plan.

67

6.7

/157974/

71

/13641/

76

/3311/

2.9

/419165/

62

/149/

74

/1212/

57

/29/

3.0

age 14+

Two highly trained operatives grow close from a distance after being sent to guard opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil below emerges, they must work together to survive what lies within.

74

IMDb 53

6.7

/89550/

68

/5758/

69

/1029/

3.5

/685382/

88

/291/

85

/939/

71

/34/

3.0

age 16+

In a dystopian near-future America, fifty teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains.

66

6.7

/9615/

70

/1502/

76

/125/

64

/25/

70

52

/16/

age 15+

When 14 year old genius Luke Ellis is kidnapped, he awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did, and who are all possessed of unusual abilities. In a nearby town, haunted former police officer Tim Jamieson has come looking to start a new life, but the peace and quiet won’t last, as his story and Luke’s are destined to collide.

74

IMDb 61

6.7

/60481/

67

/3698/

70

/818/

3.3

/572539/

90

/242/

76

/503/

75

/39/

3.5

age 17+

Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other. With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh.

63

6.2

/82745/

62

/5088/

63

/1344/

3.1

/851716/

73

/294/

73

/193/

64

/50/

2.0

age 17+

In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.

73

6.9

/162144/

70

/10927/

70

/1986/

3.4

/1291462/

93

/261/

88

/531/

70

/40/

2.5

age 16+

During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of secrets, deception, and advanced technology. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, they uncover unsettling truths about themselves and the world around them.

73

7.1

/277344/

72

/18502/

71

/4193/

3.6

/1146983/

80

/409/

85

/3136/

64

/57/

3.0

age 15+

While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

77

7.1

/266274/

73

/16440/

76

/7432/

3.6

/549720/

94

/290/

74

/2314/

71

/43/

3.5

age 16+

When danger threatens her camp, the fierce and highly skilled Comanche warrior Naru sets out to protect her people. But the prey she stalks turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal.

68

6.6

/215415/

64

/11037/

65

/2409/

3.3

/1659569/

85

/323/

61

/1365/

77

/52/

2.5

age 16+

FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family.

52

5.4

/9635/

57

/506/

58

/171/

2.6

/87483/

55

/126/

54

/148/

40

/20/

2.0

age 16+

A woman's obsessive search for her missing sister leads her into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown evil.

54

4.7

/4321/

61

/939/

61

/163/

2.3

/2743/

50

/18/

52

/58/

2.5

Special Forces commandos on a mission are abducted mid-operation by a mysterious spacecraft. Upon waking aboard, they find themselves prey to a relentless alien race in a fight for survival.

61

6.3

/29403/

65

/1625/

77

/928/

66

/15/

44

54

/7/

age 18+

An anthology series of stand alone episodes delving into horror myths, legends and lore.

77

7.1

/254848/

69

/12554/

67

/3357/

3.7

/2408748/

85

/381/

73

/2959/

78

/59/

4.0

age 16+

A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.

43

5.0

/18473/

54

/1288/

57

/288/

2.5

/205348/

30

/227/

57

/623/

38

/35/

0.5

age 17+

After suffering a potentially career-ending brain trauma, Cameron Cade receives a lifeline when his hero, legendary eight-time Championship quarterback and cultural megastar Isaiah White, offers to train Cam at Isaiah's isolated compound that he shares with his celebrity influencer wife. But as Cam's training accelerates, Isaiah's charisma begins to curdle into something darker.

65

6.2

/60486/

65

/3822/

68

/1850/

2.8

/406096/

78

/131/

85

/1429/

62

/19/

2.0

age 18+

Five years after surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and Jonathan are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind. But just when they think they're safe, Art returns, determined to turn their holiday cheer into a new nightmare. The festive season quickly unravels as Art unleashes his twisted brand of terror, proving that no holiday is safe.

67

6.5

/233160/

66

/11643/

67

/3863/

2.9

/1317642/

80

/196/

77

/1246/

68

/32/

2.5

age 16+

After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.

76

6.9

/254699/

70

/13013/

75

/5594/

3.3

/1336738/

81

/272/

88

/1722/

65

/38/

4.0

age 16+

Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

49

4.7

/4753/

58

/1229/

57

/127/

2.3

/5059/

42

/24/

58

/114/

40

/8/

2.0

After returning from her first space mission, astronaut Sam Walker is placed under NASA’s care at a high security house for rehabilitation and medical testing. However, when disturbing occurrences begin happening around the property, she fears that something extraterrestrial has followed her back to Earth

73

7.0

/212263/

71

/12408/

69

/2373/

3.3

/1181803/

90

/294/

76

/638/

71

/49/

3.0

age 15+

Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed, becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse.

73

6.5

/220226/

65

/10375/

67

/3781/

3.4

/1602072/

94

/230/

76

/303/

80

/35/

3.0

age 17+

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

62

5.9

/88499/

60

/4976/

59

/1158/

2.6

/600090/

77

/299/

55

/739/

62

/48/

3.0

age 16+

When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.

46

5.0

/99530/

57

/8202/

64

/3829/

2.0

/285874/

27

/184/

72

/766/

40

/38/

1.0

age 14+

An exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean of a daring research team spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival.

71

6.5

/164168/

67

/8388/

69

/3470/

3.1

/759191/

85

/241/

76

/1253/

69

/38/

3.0

age 17+

A reunion between two estranged sisters gets cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.

46

5.5

/7790/

61

/668/

65

/145/

2.5

/19743/

29

/55/

59

/125/

39

/11/

0.5

age 16+

A troubled man starts working at a retirement home and realizes its residents and caretakers harbor sinister secrets. As he investigates the building and its forbidden fourth floor, he starts to uncover connections to his own past and upbringing as a foster child.

81

7.5

/37113/

79

/1990/

73

/319/

99

/100/

78

83

/44/

age 15+

A century-old vampire from New Orleans reunites with an ailing journalist to recount his life of bloodlust and his tumultuous relationship with the rakish Frenchman who turned him.

68

7.3

/106117/

73

/6351/

77

/1396/

68

/84/

56

61

/26/

age 14+

After their dad's murder, three siblings move with their mom to his ancestral estate, where they discover magical keys that unlock powers — and secrets.

47

5.1

/40125/

56

/3466/

58

/585/

2.4

/312249/

36

/213/

67

/599/

42

/33/

1.0

age 16+

When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they're forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge.

70

7.1

/19967/

71

/1039/

70

/123/

78

/62/

76

59

/27/

age 15+

The lives of a realtor, a plumber and a former tennis star unexpectedly collide, exposing America’s obsession with true crime, murder and the slow-close toilet seat.

59

5.6

/28954/

65

/4869/

64

/861/

2.2

/41091/

55

/56/

80

/180/

50

/9/

2.5

age 14+

Post-apocalyptic survivors find refuge in the Rocky Mountains to hide from giant, insect-like creatures that can't live above 8,000 feet. However, when one of them needs life-saving supplies, they risk it all to venture into the danger zone.

59

5.6

/22711/

59

/1681/

61

/443/

2.6

/155482/

74

/156/

57

/188/

55

/15/

2.5

age 16+

Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen Corn Syrup Factory burned down. As the locals bicker amongst themselves and tensions boil over, a sinister, grinning figure emerges from the cornfields to cleanse the town of its burdens, one bloody victim at a time.

75

7.0

/63669/

69

/2774/

74

/944/

93

/56/

72

72

/21/

age 16+

Bizarre nightmares unfold in eight tales of terror in this visually stunning, spine-tingling horror collection curated by Guillermo del Toro.

69

6.4

/145959/

67

/7545/

69

/2977/

3.4

/814380/

77

/316/

90

/1522/

61

/53/

2.5

age 16+

Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.

76

7.7

/46660/

74

/2282/

80

/627/

3.8

/19877/

88

/30/

76