Top 10 Best Horror Movies of 2023 So Far

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welcome to watch Mojo and today we're

counting down our picks for the top 10

best horror movies of 2023 so far

for this list we're looking at the best

films that have made us scream in the

first half of this year even if a film

opened elsewhere in 2022 we'll be

including them as long as they had their

North American release in the calendar

year 2023. are you horrified we left off

one of your favorites scream about it in

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number 10 knock at the cabin hello in

there

my name is Leonard and I'm here with

some Associates of mine

can you open the door please M Night

Shyamalan has certainly had a rather up

and down last few years which is

certainly better than his run of films

previous but offerings like knock at the

cabin prove he can still tap into his

early career charm I've never watched

the show before but I like it

the characters and you seem curious and

good I get the sense

that it explores or teaches empathy and

tolerance and which is lovely while the

titular setting is exceedingly familiar

in the horror genre it's the plot

mechanics that set it apart specifically

it sees a family of three being prodded

by a group of strangers into sacrificing

one of them so Humanity may live on

don't worry no spoilers here but just

know that Shyamalan smartly allows his

Powerhouse cast to do the emotional

heavy lifting Dave Batista in particular

is excellent as a gentle giant with a

grave task maybe the truth is

the end was happening long before we got

to this cabin

and what we're seeing now isn't the

fireworks

this is the final flickering Sparks

number nine skinamarink

okay

skinamarink is definitely cut from a

different kind of cloth something that

will test many viewers but in a horror

landscape that's constantly having to

reinvent itself it fits right in made

for a paltry fifteen thousand dollars

the movie is about a couple of kids who

awake in the middle of the night to

discover things are disappearing in

their house including their father and

means of exit with a premise like that

and already it's tapping into a kind of

aberrant childhood nightmare like an

irrational fear coming to life we can

all remember feeling like this in our

youth and while the movie doesn't always

make sense we can't really say it needs

to either

number eight Scream Six you and Tara

better watch your backs you better watch

yours

lots of slasher franchises have tried to

shake things up with a change of scenery

but while it's often played like a

gimmick Scream 6 is the exception that

actually makes it work you got a problem

here guy

taking the action to New York City the

movie follows the survivors of last

year's recoil as a more vicious Ghost

Face emerges to take a bite out of the

Big Apple

now I see something red while this is

the first outing without original final

girl Sydney Prescott it's the returning

young cast that really shines here not

to be outdone though the Thrills and

kills remain Top Notch as the set pieces

really take advantage of the urban

setting can you hold please

huh

forget the 90s it looks like scream may

be finding its Glory Days in the 2020s

number seven the angry black girl and

her monster now more than ever it feels

like classic horror stories are being

shrewdly adapted for the modern day and

this one is no exception your daughter

has a very disturbing Obsession what

obsession

death the angry black girl and her

monster lifts from Mary Shelley's

Frankenstein to tell a tale of loss

rebellion and most importantly death it

sees a teen genius named vicaria give a

new definition to Mad scientists by

resurrecting her brother after he's

killed in gun violence as you probably

guessed he doesn't come back the same

and that's when the terror kicks up a

notch

he's here

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we're currently living in a golden age

of socially conscious horror and this

one has enough thematic and emotional

resonance to engage on all levels on top

of making you scream death is a disease

there's a cure

Number Six Sick there's somebody in the

house

where's your phone the covid-19 pandemic

was arguably the most earth-shattering

event of the 21st century so far but

Hollywood has largely abstained from

incorporating it for multiple reasons

and when they do the results have been

mixed at best sick isn't like those

movies oh my God are you all right

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this peacock original is set in the

horror show that was April 2020 as two

friends look to quarantine at a remote

lake house but the outside world follows

them in the worst way possible

real world commentary aside this is just

a solid home invasion film complete with

gnarly kills and effective jumps and if

the topicality doesn't bother you you

will be sure to have a good time with it

number five the blackening the

blackening whoa

whoa Monopoly that [ __ ] probably runs on

racism the only straight up horror

comedy on this list the blackening

you'll be happy to know is pretty

riotous in the latter regard also

playing on the cabin in the wood setup

this one subverts genre cliches through

an alternative lens as a group of

friends is put through a twisted game

that measures their Blackness while the

Thrills are all well and good they're

really just an excuse to crack wise and

roast the usual trappings we're familiar

with and in that regard Bullseye we need

a plan don't say it don't you dare

we have to split up

more than most slashers the blackening

relies heavily on the energy of its

ensemble cast which has chemistry and

personality to spare definitely one of

the funnier horror movies in recent

memory why black women gotta save

everyone else

number four infinity pool Brandon

Cronenberg obviously comes from body

horror royalty thanks to his father

David Cronenberg but if infinity pool is

any indication the Apple doesn't fall

far from the tree it's time for you to

shed that disgusting Marvel mind of

yours and find out what kind of a

creature you really are

bring the dog starring Alexander

Skarsgard and Mia goth the film sees the

former play a struggling writer on

vacation in a fictional country however

he soon comes to realize that the

government outside the resort is taking

part in some horrific practices

brilliant in its setup the film will

leave you thinking about the

relationship between Western affluence

and tourist destinations it isn't for

everyone but anyone looking for the

intellectually bizarre will certainly

find it here

3. Megan okay everyone pause the video

so you can do the Megan dance we'll wait

what are you doing

beyond the movie's genius marketing and

social media approach Megan simply has a

lot going for it as a fun cinematic ride

for one thing it's titular cybernetic

villain has a design and affectation

that's holy and flawlessly realized you

need to learn some manners Brandon you

know what happens to bad boys that don't

mind Their Manners

they grow up to be bad men

are you listening to me Brandon

furthermore its approach to AI is

surprisingly clever succeeding in places

where a lot of recent horror offerings

have failed and while we can definitely

feel when the movie wants to go R what

it lacks in blood it more than makes up

for intention and thrills what are you

I've been asking myself that same

question if the future of AI looks

anything like Megan we for one welcome

our new robot overlords number two

waysata the bone woman if you thought

infinity pool dabbled in body horror try

waycata the bone woman

driving

this Spanish language horror flick has

the innate ability to make you squirm as

it centers on a pregnant woman whose

Journey let's just say takes a turn for

the uncomfortable

foreign

if ever there were a horror movie primed

for social commentary it's this one we

set up brilliantly portrays the

sometimes suffocating effect pregnancy

can have on people especially when

motherhood stems from cultural

expectations or patriarchal influences

moreover there's actually some really

potent queer themes baked in as well

making for an endlessly fascinating

watch

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currently sitting at 99 on Rotten

Tomatoes it has more than earned that

Mark

before we unveil our top pick here are

some honorable mentions missing this

screen life Thriller Keeps Us glued to

the screen hey Siri

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call 9-1-1 the boogeyman beware the

thing that goes bump in the night

there's no such thing as monsters you

need to grow up

I'm serious Sawyer I need to be alone

Beau is afraid Ari Astor's latest effort

is singular to say the least I am so

sorry

cocaine bear we think the title pretty

much sums it up

the outwaters this found footage horror

movie isn't like anything you've seen

before

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number one Winnie the Pooh Blood and

Honey who would have thought that this

silly old bear would make for such a

great slasher villain not Disney Not A A

Milne and not us not then and not now

either

there's something wrong with piglet

okay on to our real number one pick

number one Evil Dead rise Evil Dead rise

indeed

mommy's with the maggots the animals

while the franchise has been coming and

going since the early 80s its track

record has been consistently solid so

imagine our unsurprised satisfaction to

learn that this one lives up to that

Legacy and then some Ellie

unlike our first entry this one largely

abandons the cabin in the wood setting

entirely trading it in for a dilapidated

La apartment complex but if there's one

thing we learned while watching it it's

that Evil Dead is still Evil Dead as

long as there are some possessed folks a

creepy book and lots and lots of blood

on none of these aspects does rise fall

short delivering a Non-Stop Thrill Ride

that's anything but predictable in short

it is groovy

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