The Best Horror Movies Of 2021

Jason Bancroft
Updated August 31, 2022 10.3K votes 1.7K voters 52.5K views
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Vote for the best horror movies that were released in the US after January 1st, 2021.

UPDATE: Check out the top horror films of 2022!

Ready to jump out of your seat? Then you should check out the best horror movies of 2021. This year has already kicked off with scary movies such as The Reckoning and Willy's Wonderland starring Nic Cage but there are plenty more scares to come. There are several highly anticipated horror movie sequels due out in 2021 like Don't Breathe 2, Halloween Kills, Wrong Turn, and the John Krasinski directed A Quiet Place: Part II. Another good 2021 horror movie is sure to be Nia DaCosta's Candyman. But which of these 2021 horror films is the scariest? You get to help decide with your votes.

Browse this list of 2021 horror movies and vote up the ones that gave you the biggest fright. Check back for upcoming and new 2021 horror movies as they are released to see where you favorites end up on the list.

Photo: Willy's Wonderland / Screen Media Films
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  • Fear Street Part Two: 1978
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    Fear Street Part Two: 1978

    Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd, Ryan Simpkins
    826 votes
    • Directed by: Leigh Janiak
    A summer of fun turns into a gruesome fight for survival as a killer terrorizes Camp Nightwing in the cursed town of Shadyside.

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  • Fear Street: 1994
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    Fear Street: 1994

    Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores
    725 votes
    • Directed by: Leigh Janiak
    After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.

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  • A Quiet Place: Part II
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    A Quiet Place: Part II

    Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds
    851 votes
    • Directed by: John Krasinski
    Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they ...more

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  • Fear Street Part Three: 1666
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    Fear Street Part Three: 1666

    Kiana Madeira, Ashley Zukerman, Gillian Jacobs
    708 votes
    • Directed by: Leigh Janiak
    In 1666, a colonial town is gripped by a witch hunt that has deadly consequences for centuries to come, while teenagers in 1994 try to put an end to their town's curse before it is too late.

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  • Willy's Wonderland
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    Willy's Wonderland

    Nicolas Cage, Beth Grant, Caylee Cowan
    612 votes
    • Directed by: Kevin Lewis
    Willy's Wonderland (aka Wally's Wonderland) is a 2021 American comedy horror film directed by Kevin Lewis. A quiet drifter (Nicolas Cage) is attacked by eight animatronic characters after he agrees ...more

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  • Blood Red Sky
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    Blood Red Sky

    Graham McTavish, Dominic Purcell, Peri Baumeister
    234 votes
    • Directed by: Peter Thorwarth
    When a group of terrorists hijacks an overnight transatlantic flight, a mysteriously ill woman must unleash a monstrous secret to protect her young son.

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