joel.'s top 13 horror films of 2018.... the recap!

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 Recap!

13) 'Cargo'
12) 'Mandy'
11) 'The First Purge'
10) 'Revenge'
9) 'The Night Eats the World'
8) 'A Quiet Place'
7) 'Hereditary'
6) 'The Night Watchmen'
5) 'To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story'
4) 'Summer of 84'
3) 'Terrifier'
2) 'The Ravenous'
1) 'Halloween (2018)'

Close, but no guitar:
'The Haunting of Hill House'

ps While 'Upgrade' was amazing and one of my favorites of the year.... it's not horror.

joel.'s top 13 horror films of 2017.... the recap!

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 2017 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 2017! (based on release dates and not the years they were filmed.... although some may be in the last quarter of 2016.)

The Recap!

13) 'It: Chapter One'
12) 'Death Note'
11) 'The Axe Murders of Villisca'
10) 'Little Evil'
9) 'The Devil's Candy'
8) 'The Void'
7) TIE: 'Mayhem' and 'The Belko Experiment'
6) 'Creep 2'
5) 'Better Watch Out'
4) 'The Girl With All the Gifts'
3) 'It Stains the Sands Red'
2) 'Here Alone'
1) TIE: 'Get Out' and 'The Babysitter'

Close, but no guitar:
'1922'

Will's top 7 horror films of 2017.... the recap!

The Recap!

7) 'It: Chapter One'
6) 'Death Note'
5) 'Gremlin'
4) 'Bright'
3) 'The Babysitter'
2) 'The Devil's Candy'
1) 'Here Alone'

joel.'s top 13 horror films of 2016.... the recap!

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 2016 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 2016! (based on release dates and not the years they were filmed.... although some may be in the last quarter of 2015.)

The Recap!

13) Before I wake
12) Southbound
11) Lights Out
10) He Never Died
9) The Shallows
8) Night of the Living Deb
7) Don't Breathe
6) Blair Witch
5) Green Room
4) 10 Cloverfield Lane
3) Darling
2) 31
1) Train To Busan

Close, but no guitar:
Hush
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Carnage Park
Yoga Hosers
The Monster

my top 13 "Final Girls".... the recap!

13) Mary from 'The Day' played by Ashley Bell
12) Sarah Carter from 'The Descent' played by Shauna Macdonald
11) Angela Vidal from '[REC]' played by Manuela Velasco
10) Stretch Brock from 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2' played by Caroline Williams
9) Jennifer Hills from 'I Spit On Your Grave' played by Camille Keaton and Sarah Butler
8) Sally Hardesty from 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' played by Marilyn Burns
7) Kristen Parker from 'A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors' played by Patricia Arquette an Tuesday Knight
6) Cherry Darling from 'Planet Terror' played by Rose McGowan
5) Alice Hardy from 'Friday the 13th' played by Adrienne King
4) Alice Abernathy from 'Resident Evil' played by Milla Jovovich
3) Nancy Thompson from 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' played by Heather Langenkamp
2) Laurie Strode from 'Halloween' played by both Jamie Lee Curtis and Scout Taylor Compton
1) Sidney Prescott from 'Scream' played by Neve Campbell

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Honorable Mention:
Wendy from 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead' played by Kate Graham
I hope you've enjoyed this list and feel free to contribute your own thoughts on the topic! Yes, Ellen Ripley is noticeably absent here, but I never saw the 'Alien' franchise as horror.... in the traditional sense. For my top sci-fi "Final Girls" list, she'll be right there at the top! Also, I must mention the original final girl: Lila Crane from 'Psycho'. Without her, there would be no list to begin with. Sweet nightmares, Creeps!