Tusk sets the viewer up with an unlikeable protagonist who meets a horrifying, unimaginable fate. No matter how much you adore Justin Long, you can't bring yourself to like his character, at least until he assumes his new identity.
Noe formulated his story around a true story from the 90s, where a dance group imbibed a drink laced with LSD, but as Noe does, he reached into his imagination to enhance the story with deranged details.
Under the Skin utilizes silence to its advantage. Scarlett Johannson attacks the role of an otherworldly creature sent to Earth to find naive men and let them satiate her hunger.
Critics deemed Hereditary one of the scariest movies ever made upon release. Some may disagree, but the more you watch the film, the deeper the subject matter burrows under your skin.
Zola doesn't fit the horror category, but the real-life events that transpired in the film are horrifying, especially since the writers based the film on a true Twitter thread.