(A quick note about our methodology: We’ve restricted this list only to films that have had an official release in the first seven months of 2018, though we will continue to update it throughout the year.) Here are the best movies in the genre so far in 2018. But crowded around those populist blockbusters is a field of sci-fi thrillers, genre-bending mysteries, social commentary, and exuberantly nihilistic violence that will make you weep for the future - but also stand up and cheer for the present in horror cinema. Toni Collette entered the canon of cinema’s most terrifying mothers, and a strong fall slate - including the Halloween sequel - has rounded out another stellar year for horror films. This year, John Krasinski and his monsters made A Quiet Place a spring surprise at the box office.
In 2017, Split and Get Out delivered a pair of winter surprises and became two of the year’s top earners in the horror category, catalyzing an insanely profitable 12 months for the genre that was highlighted by the certified global smash, It: Chapter One. Photo: Splendid Film, Paramount Pictures, Momentum Pictures, IFC Midnight, Vie Vision Pictures