Every year, you never know what the horror genre is going to unleash upon the world. You have an unsuspecting audience, just waiting to have their deepest and darkest fears manipulated.... all in the comfort of an air conditioned theater or their home. Not every year has been full of winners, some have proven to be better than others, but 2018 has yielded some very interesting genre fare that is full of a little bit of everything under the sun. My fellow creeps, I've put together what I feel (in my humble opinion) to be the best of the best for this year. There were a few that were nudged out by only inches and that's not a bad thing. It just proves that there are more stories to tell and makes me dream about all the amazing scares yet to come. So, without further adieu, I give you my top 13 horror films of 2018! (based on release dates and not the years they were filmed.... although some may be in the last quarter of 2017.)
The Worst of the Year) 'The Strangers: Prey at Night'
I've already written a full review of this one, but I felt like I'd be remiss in not following Jeff's lead with this idea. Along with all of the amazing things we see throughout the year, it's not without it's garbage. For me, this year, this one takes the cake. It took such an amazing original idea and ruined it with all of the cliches that kept the first one from being a trite throwaway home invasion film. No more tension, no more scares, just a big heavy sledgehammer of stupid. One minor tweak could have made it one of the best of the year. Instead, it ended up being a waste of time and energy. Lord help us if they keep making these films and it turns into the 'Wrong Turn' franchise.
Suggested snack to eat while watching: a roofie, to forget it ever happened
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