This year is one of the best for horror ever, and we are running down our ten favorite blood-soaked masterpieces.

We would also be remiss to not at least give a shout out to some excellent straightforward horror movies that nonetheless just missed the cut. These were The Fog, Alligator, The Burning, Halloween II,

Writer-director Bryan Bertino's feature will premiere at Fantastic Fest after having previously been slated to hit theaters earlier this year.

Little about this 2009 flop signals prestige. It was released in August, the dog days of the summer release calendar, just before Justified came along the following year and made Olyphant a household name.

5.Zach's initial cast included four key actors: Pedro Pascal, Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta, Eternals), Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World, Armand), and Austin Abrams (Wolfs, Chemical Hearts). Scheduling conflicts also arose for Brian and Renate, which forced them to step away from the film.

There are several top-notch horror movies on Amazon Prime and here, we talk about the best ones you shouldn't skip.

The Mia Goth-starring slasher Pearl is a prequel to Ti West's film X, centering on a younger version of the elderly villain in that flick. HBO Max carries X, Pearl and a third film in the series, MaXXXine, but I recommend Pearl if you only have time for one movie.

Rabbit Trap marks the first foray into horror for the Oscar-nominated Patel, whose previous credits include Skins, The Green Knight, and Slumdog Millionaire. Not for McEwen, though, who appeared in Paramount Plus's Rosemary's Baby prequel Apartment 7A last year.