The Top 21 Most Unforgettable Horror Movies of the Last Decade

Berfin Ceren Meray
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If you're a horror movie enthusiast, you won't want to miss our list of the best horror movies made in recent years! We've narrowed our focus to the last decade, and included a variety of subgenres, such as psychological horror, slasher horror, paranormal horror, and gore horror. Whether you're a fan of jump scares or slow-burning tension, there's something on this list for everyone. So, buckle up and get ready for a creepy adventure as we explore the scariest and most memorable horror movies of the last 10 years.

21. Malignant (2021)

IMDb: 6.2

Summary: A young woman named Madison sees some images. She even becomes unable to imagine whether these are dreams or reality. Madison, who learns that the delusions she sees are related to real murders that happened, will also have to face her traumatic past.

Starring: Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young

Director: James Wan

20. The Visit (2015)

IMDb: 6.2

Summary: Two siblings who went to visit their grandparents record this whole adventure. Meeting their elders for the first time, the siblings realize that there are some oddities in this secluded farmhouse. A revealed truth will also show children that their lives are in danger.

Starring: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

19. As Above, So Below (2014)

IMDb: 6.2

Summary: An expedition team that enters the catacombs under the streets of Paris, will face dark secrets as they go deeper into the depths. Will the young people who are facing hell on Earth be able to find a way out of this maze?

Starring: Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge

Director: John Erick Dowdle

18. Gerald's Game (2017)

IMDb: 6.5

Summary: Based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King, the play tells how a middle-aged couple's fling turned into a nightmare. Jessie and Gerald, who want to go to a house far from the city and spend time alone, start playing a game that will add some excitement to their relationship. But things turn around in an instant.

Starring: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Henry Thomas

Director: Mike Flanagan

17. Hounds of Love (2016)

IMDb: 6.5

Summary: A teenager named Vicki Moley, unaware of what will happen to her, runs away from home to go to a party. However, she is kidnapped and imprisoned in a room by a murderous couple, John and Evelyn, and finds herself in a life-and-death battle.

Starring: Emma Booth, Ashleigh Cummings, Stephen Curry

Director: Ben Young

16. The Medium (2021)

IMDb: 6.5

Summary: The niece of a shaman living in one of the rural areas of Thailand is haunted by a goddess. At first it is thought that the goddess will bestow the shamanic ability on the young girl, but the deal is much darker than thought.

Starring: Narilya Gulmongkolpech, Sawanee Utoomma, Sirani Yankittikan

Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun

15. Host (2020)

IMDb: 6.5

Summary: Six friends meet with a psychic to perform a mystical rite over Zoom during quarantine. But things get out of hand and each of them become the target of supernatural beings in their own homes.

Starring: Hayley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb

Director: Rob Savage

14. Suspiria (2018)

IMDb: 6.7

Summary: This remake of the cult horror film of the same name by Dario Argento takes place in Berlin in 1977. Susie Bannion, who has come from America to audition for a world-famous dance school, does her best to become a principal dancer. However, there are some strange events happening at school. Susie and her friend Sara begin to suspect that the school administration is hiding a dark secret.

Starring: Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth

Director: Luca Guadagnino

13. Saint Maud (2019)

IMDb: 6.7

Summary: Maud, a devout nurse,'s desire to save the life of a dying patient turns into a dangerous obsession. Evil forces and her own dark past trigger her deepest nightmares.

Starring: Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Turlough Convery

Director: Rose Glass

12. It Follows (2014)

IMDb: 6.8

Summary: Jay, who has an ordinary life with her family and friends, one day is attracted to a teenager. Jay, who went with him to a ruined house far from the city, later finds herself unconscious. After this moment, she begins to experience extremely strange events. Is Jay, who is almost sure that she is being followed by someone or something, going to be able to solve this mystery?

Starring: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Daniel Zovatto

Director: David Robert Mitchell

11. Us (2019)

IMDb: 6.8

Summary: Although Adelaide Wilson has experienced some traumas in the past, she is currently living a happy life with her loving husband and two children. However, she is always on edge, and it is her greatest concern that something will happen to her loved ones. The family is on their way to their beachside home to spend a nice weekend with friends, and here they encounter a group of people who are bothering them. They are even followed and harassed by them. The Wilsons soon find themselves in a great state of terror.

Starring: Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss

Director: Jordan Peele

10. Annihilation (2018)

IMDb: 6.8

Summary: Biologist Lena goes on an expedition with her team to a region where mysterious anomalies called 'Area X' are experienced. Their purpose is to collect samples from the terrain, map and report them. However, both their mental health and their lives are at great risk in this mysterious place.

Starring: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez

Director: Alex Garland

9. Grave (2016)

IMDb: 7.0

Summary: 16-year-old Justine, who grew up in a veterinary family, follows in the footsteps of her parents and settles into the faculty of veterinary medicine. However, the bullying she is subjected to at school leads her into dangerous waters...

Starring: Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Naït Oufella

Director: Julia Du coup nous

8. The Invisible Man (2020)

IMDb: 7.1

Summary: H.G. Based on Wells' novel of the same name, the film focuses on the paranoia experienced by a woman. Cecilia, who has been trapped in the controlling world of her ex for a long time, manages to escape from his hands one day. However, she believes that he is constantly following her. This feeling is exacerbated after the arrival of the news that her ex-lover has died. Because Cecilia doesn't believe in it. Will Cecilia be able to find her ex-lover, who she believes is constantly following her, but she can't see him somehow? Or is all this happening to her a game of her mind?

Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Harriet Dyer

Director: Leigh Whannell

7. Midsommar (2019)

IMDb: 7.1

Summary: Dani and Christian travel to Sweden with their university friends to participate in the traditional Midsommar festival. The group admires its nature and culture, unaware that they will be attending a ritual held every 90 years at this place.

Starring: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Wilhelm Blomgre

Director: Ari Aster

6. Hereditary (2018)

IMDb: 7.3

Summary: With the death of Ellen, the elder of the Graham family, a series of unusual events begin to occur at home. Annie is unaware of the ritual they have been a part of for years, trying to protect her husband and children.

Starring: Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne

Director: Ari Aster

5. The Lighthouse (2019)

IMDb: 7.4

Summary: Thomas Wake is a former sailor and has been working as a lighthouse keeper alone on an island for a long time. Thomas's loneliness ends when he is sent to a young man named Ephraim Winslow. However, there is a tense relationship between the two. While they are losing their mental health on this desert island, their worst fears will also surface.

Starring: Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, Valeria Karaman

Director: Robert Eggers

4. Gokseong (2016)

IMDb: 7.4

Summary: A mysterious stranger who arrives in a quiet town brings with him a series of disasters. While strange events are taking place in the town, the daughter of one of the police officers in the region is also infected with a mysterious illness. This mystery, which at first seems like an epidemic disease, contains a greater darkness than it seems.

Starring: Do-Won Kwak, Hwang Jeong-min, Jun Kunimura

Director: Na Hong-jin

3. The Conjuring (2013)

IMDb: 7.5

Summary: The Perrons, a crowded and loving family, invest all their money in a farmhouse. However, as they move in, strange events begin to happen at home. The house dog dies first. Later, children begin to get out of bed at night, smell strange smells and see strange things. With nowhere else to go, the Perron family knocks on the door of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren and asks for help. This movie is based on a true story.

Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston

Director: James Wan

2. A Quiet Place (2018)

IMDb: 7.5

Summary: A couple with two children have managed to keep up with a post-apocalyptic world. The only rule of this world is never to make a sound. Only family members who understand sign language continue their lives one way or another. Until the day a lamp was knocked down...

Starring: Emily Blunt, John Krasinsk, And Millicent Simmonds

Director: John Krasinski

1. Get Out (2017)

IMDb: 7.7

Summary: Chris and Rose are a happy couple who have been together for a while. Rose decides to introduce Chris to her family one day, and the two set off for the house located outside the city. This family, which seemed warm and caring at first, eventually begins to behave strangely to Chris. Although Chris thinks he is being discriminated against because he is black, he will learn that things are much more terrible than that.

Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener

Director: Jordan Peele