The 10 Scariest Horror Movies of the Last 20 Years, Ranked

The last 20 years have seen the release of several of the scariest movies of all time, including the likes of The Conjuring, Hereditary, and Longlegs.

April 25, 2025 · 1 min · 47 words · William Mccarthy

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Amelia holding her son and looking ahead with a scared expression in ‘The Babadook’

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Jay is tied to a chair in her bra with a man with a flashlight behind her in It Follows.

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Anya Taylor-Joy covered in blood and lit by firelight as Thomasin in The Witch

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Maika Monroe shining a flashlight on a piece of paper in Longlegs.

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Longlegs 2024 Movie Poster

Sarah wading through the blood pool in ‘The Descent’.

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Lorraine Warren, played by Vera Farmiga, screams while standing next to a possessed person covered by a sheet in ‘The Conjuring’.

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The Conjuring Movie Poster

Sophie Wild sits in a recliner and holds the embalmed hand

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Talk to Me Film Poster

A girl sitting on the floor, getting loose from handcuffs attached to a cabinet

Ethan Hawke in ‘Sinister’

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Annie screaming into the camera in Hereditary.

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