Notable 2017 Horrors that Didn’t Make the Lists

At the beginning of every year, each of us on the writing staff gives you a list of what we consider to be the top films of the previous year. Most are released within that year but given the many horror releases we sometimes miss or few, or for whatever reason, they don't quite make the cut. That's why we decided to give you a short list of films that were also released within the year that still deserve attention despite not making the lists.

In no particular order or explanation, here are the most notable 2017 Horrors that Didn't Make the Lists...

Cut Shoot Kill

"Serena Brooks, an ambitious young actress, signs on as the star of a horror film with a crew of backwoods filmmakers. When the cast starts disappearing, Serena has to channel her character to survive."

Gerald’s Game

"A woman accidentally kills her husband during a kinky game. Handcuffed to her bed with no hope of rescue, she begins hearing voices and seeing strange visions."

The Circle

"Mae Holland (Emma Watson) seizes the opportunity of a lifetime when she lands a job with the world's most powerful technology and social media company. Encouraged by the company's founder (Tom Hanks), Mae joins a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and personal freedom. Her participation in the experiment and every decision she makes soon starts to affect the lives and futures of her friends, family and that of humanity."

We Are the Flesh

"After wandering a ruined city for years, two siblings enter a building and find a man who makes them a dangerous offer.

The Shape of Water

"Elisa is a mute, isolated woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government laboratory in 1962 Baltimore. Her life changes forever when she discovers the lab's classified secret -- a mysterious, scaled creature from South America that lives in a water tank. As Elisa develops a unique bond with her new friend, she soon learns that its fate and very survival lies in the hands of a hostile government agent and a marine biologist."

House on Willow Street

"Desperate criminals abduct a young woman (Carlyn Burchell) from a wealthy family and hold her for ransom. What the gang doesn't realize is that her soul is possessed by a demonic force that's about to turn the tables on them."

Lake Bodom

"During a camping trip to Lake Bodom in 1960, four teenagers are stabbed to death in their tents."

Escape Room

"Four friends have less than an hour to escape with their lives when they find themselves trapped in a popular Los Angeles escape room with a demonically possessed killer."

Camera Obscura

"Jack Zeller is an intelligent, solitary man who continues to struggle with the horrors he witnessed as a war photographer. He receives a strange camera as an anniversary gift. As he develops the film, Jack realizes that the images show imminent deaths in the locations he photographed. As one horrific scene after another comes true, Jack is left with an enormous moral dilemma that challenges his already fragile sanity."

Wish Upon

"Jonathan Shannon (Ryan Phillippe) gives his 17-year-old daughter Clare (Joey King) an old music box that promises to grant its owner seven wishes. Skeptical at first, Clare becomes seduced by its dark powers when her life starts to radically improve with each wish. Everything seems perfect until she realizes that every wish she makes causes the people who are closest to her to die in violent and elaborate ways."

Happy Death Day

"Tree Gelbman is a blissfully self-centered collegian who wakes up on her birthday in the bed of a student named Carter. As the morning goes on, Tree gets the eerie feeling that she's experienced the events of this day before. When a masked killer suddenly takes her life in a brutal attack, she once again magically wakes up in Carter's dorm room unharmed. Now, the frightened young woman must relive the same day over and over until she figures out who murdered her."