Best Horror Film of the 21st Century

The Conjuring.

Old skool horror and scares.

The Thing, from John Carpenter

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Most of what the 21st century calls "horror" is indeed horror (able).

A real horror would be something like Mysterious Skin (2004), but that title doesn't fit the genre definition.

The film on any of my Best lists for a 21st century year that comes closest to "horror" is probably last year's psychological suspense The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (2015).

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I half agree with you. Mysterious Skin really stuck with me and made me very uneasy. Not horror as in the genre of horror films, but it definitely put me in touch with the horrible things that can happen to people and the horrible ways those events stick with them. The scene on Halloween where the boy and girl stick a bottle rocket in the mouth of a disabled child and set it off totally disturbed me, as did his attempt to soothe him after. I watched that film several years ago but can still see that scene in my mind if I allow myself.

But I just recently watched the VVitch...and just didn't find it as enthralling as everyone else seemed to. No horror there for me.

I'm sorry, but I can't choose just one: THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, THE MIST, THE NEON DEMON, THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES, THE RING and THE VVITCH (9/10).
For me, it's 28 Days Later by Danny Boyle
8/10.

hmm 21st century....
Probably The Conjuring

For me it was "Lights Out". It's a very cool movie

Insidious


I can name more if you want.

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