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Every ranked horror list from Watch Darkly — editorial roundups and themed compilations. Each list ranks films by Watch Darkly's curator scoring. The complete archive; see /editorial for the recent-activity hub.
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10 Underrated Horror Films of the 2010s
By Alan Willey · · 10 films
The 2010s reshaped horror with A24's prestige films and a folk horror revival, but the decade's deepest catalog stayed at the edges: Karyn Kusama's The Invitation, Babak Anvari's Iranian-set Under the Shadow, S.
10 Underrated Sci-Fi Horror Films
By Alan Willey · · 10 films
Sci-fi horror's canon is settled: Alien, The Thing, and the cult resurrection of Event Horizon.
Every Evil Dead Movie, Ranked by Score
By Alan Willey · · 5 films
The Evil Dead franchise spans 45 years, from Sam Raimi's scrappy 1981 original to Sébastien Vaniček's 2026 entry Evil Dead Burn.
The 10 Scariest Horror Movies That Don't Rely on Jump Scares
By Alan Willey · · 10 films
Not every scary movie relies on making you jump.
13 Movies Like The Wailing
By Alan Willey · · 13 films
The Wailing (2016) is Na Hong-jin's benchmark for slow occult dread: a remote Korean village, an outsider, a sickness that spreads, and a policeman who cannot tell victim from cause until it is far too late.
8 Movies Like Hell House LLC
By Alan Willey · · 8 films
Hell House LLC (2015) is Stephen Cognetti's found-footage benchmark for dread on almost no blood: a small crew converts an abandoned hotel into a Halloween haunted-house attraction, films the build, and keeps filming as the building turns on them.
The Intensity Index 2026: 13 Brutal Horror Movies That Barely Bleed
By Alan Willey · · 13 films
Horror sites rank films by how much blood is on screen because blood is easy to count.
10 Movies Like Trick 'r Treat
By Alan Willey · · 10 films
Trick 'r Treat (2007) is the film people put on for Halloween night itself rather than for a scare.
Every Insidious Movie, Ranked by Score
By Alan Willey · · 5 films
The Insidious franchise spans 15 years and six films, from James Wan's 2011 original to Jacob Chase's Insidious: Out of the Further, released August 19, 2026.