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The Best Horror Movies Of 2018

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If you're looking for a good scare, why not check out some of the best horror movies of 2018? Scary movies have the ability to get under a person's skin, and the creepiest stories often stick with audiences for months. This is why horror films have remained a staple of the film industry. The best new horror movies of this year are the ones that terrified viewers on a deep psychological level.

Good 2018 horror movies include Insidious: The Last Key, A Quiet Place, The Strangers: Prey at Night, and The Cloverfield Paradox.

What were the scariest movies of 2018? Consider which 2018 horror films left you checking under your bed and sleeping with the lights on for months on end. Which movies made you think, bothered you in a very fundamental way, and made you scream in the theater? Browse this list of 2018 horror movies and vote up your favorites.

Can't get enough horror? Check out this list of 2020 horror movies.

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A Quiet Place
John Krasinski, Emily Blunt
Released: 2018
Directed by: John Krasinski
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Halloween
Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer
Released: 2018
Directed by: David Gordon Green
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Hereditary
Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne
Released: 2018
Directed by: Ari Aster
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Overlord
Wyatt Russell, Jacob Anderson
Released: 2018
Directed by: Julius Avery
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The Ritual
Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali
Released: 2018
Directed by: David Bruckner
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Bird Box
Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson
Released: 2018
Directed by: Susanne Bier
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Insidious: The Last Key
Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson
Released: 2018
Directed by: Adam Robitel
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Suspiria
Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton
Released: 2018
Directed by: Luca Guadagnino
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Upgrade
Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel
Released: 2018
Directed by: Leigh Whannell
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The Nun
Taissa Farmiga, Demián Bichir
Released: 2018
Directed by: Corin Hardy
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The Possession of Hannah Grace
Shay Mitchell, Stana Katic
Released: 2018
Directed by: Diederik Van Rooijen
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Apostle
Dan Stevens, Michael Sheen
Released: 2018
Directed by: Gareth Evans
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The House That Jack Built
Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz
Released: 2018
Directed by: Lars von Trier
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Summer Of 84
Graham Verchere, Judah Lewis
Directed by: François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell
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Mandy
Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough
Released: 2018
Directed by: Panos Cosmatos
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Extinction
Lizzy Caplan, Michael Peña
Released: 2018
Directed by: Ben Young
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Annihilation
Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Released: 2018
Directed by: Alex Garland
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Cam
Madeline Brewer, Patch Darragh
Released: 2018
Directed by: Daniel Goldhaber
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Hell Fest
Amy Forsyth, Reign Edwards
Released: 2018
Directed by: Gregory Plotkin
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The Strangers: Prey At Night
Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson
Released: 2018
Directed by: Johannes Roberts
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Unsane
Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard
Released: 2018
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
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The Meg
Jason Statham, Jessica McNamee
Released: 2018
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
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The First Purge
Y'Lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis
Released: 2018
Directed by: Gerard McMurray
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Winchester
Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke
Released: 2018
Directed by: The Spierig Brothers
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The Predator
Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn
Directed by: Shane Black
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Halloween

Insidious: The Last Key

Suspiria

The Nun

The House That Jack Built

Cam

The Strangers: Prey At Night

The First Purge

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