A fresh take on the old werewolf tale. Director, writer and star Jim Cummings does a great job as the bumbling drunk deputy in a town where a werewolf is seemingly on the loose. Successful horror comedies are rare but the cast makes this one happen.
9. His House
His House is the story of a couple of refugees from South Sudan trying to escape the horrors of their past. They come to believe their house is haunted by an evil witch that is trying to reclaim a debt. Haunting imagery in the house as well as flashbacks from their past.
8. Scare Me
Can Aya Cash just be in everything please? Two authors stuck in a cabin act out scary stories to each other, complete with sound effects. Very well written and strong acting all around.
7. Impetigore
Two friends travel to a small village in Indonesia hoping to collect on an inheritance. What they find is a village full of people who believe their family has something to do with a curse that has fallen on the village. A gorgeous film with a lot of great practical effects.
2020 is apparently the year of the horror comedy.. Or maybe just the year I needed it. This movie is about a group of kids noticing that vampires and moving into the Bronx and trying to fight them off. All of the actors are wonderful and it’s a great story about being part of a neighborhood.
Gotta love a movie about the devil himself. Despite the overuse of stingers and an ending that doesn’t quite land, some of the shots in this movie have stuck with me still.
4. Freaky
From the same director as Happy Death Day, I finally decided to give this a shot even as a $20 rental. Very glad I did. It starts off super gory and creatively so in the first few minutes and keeps that up throughout the film. Vince Vaughn is hilarious acting like a teenage girl. Another great horror comedy this year.
3. The Rental
Dave Franco cemented his place as my favorite Franco brother with this film (it was never close). Two couples rent a cabin to get away when they find a hidden camera in the shower and it only gets weirder from there. You hate most of the people but that makes it easier when the plot twist comes.
2. Host
If there was ever a movie to show someone in the future to describe what 2020 was like, here it is. It is incredible what director Rob Savage did while filming remotely, never mind that the movie is terrifying.
1. Possessor
Wow this movie came out of nowhere for me. I liked the cast so decided to give it a shot and holy cow. I honestly don’t even know what to say. Andrea Riseborough and Christopher Abbott are incredible in this movie. Director Brandon Cronenberg obviously has big shoes to fill and really knocks it out of the park with this film.
Honorable Mentions: La Llorona, Sea Fever, The Mortuary Collection, The Deeper You Dig, Come to Daddy