The best of the silver screen revealed: Here are the horror films that left their mark on 2024!

The horror film category not only has a large audience but also consistently manages to attract attention with the subjects it explores.

Many films in the horror and thriller genres released in the past year, 2024, managed to satisfy audiences.

According to Variety, here are the best horror and thriller films that captivated audiences on the silver screen in 2024...

10) HUMANE

Following a collapse that causes the loss of 20 percent of the world's population, a family dinner descends into chaos when a journalist father's plan to participate in the government's new euthanasia program goes horribly wrong.

Directed by Caitlin Cronenberg, this fantasy thriller and horror film was highly acclaimed by audiences and managed to enter the list of the best at tenth place.

9) ODDITY

Dani, who was brutally murdered in the mountain cabin she went to with her husband, has no identified killer. While everyone suspects a patient from the hospital where her husband Ted works as a doctor, the patient is found dead shortly after.

Dani's twin sister, Darcy, who appears suddenly, makes it her mission to solve this murder.

This horror film, in which a medium tries to uncover the truth behind her sister's murder at the crime scene, promises to make viewers feel the tension to their very bones.

8) MILK AND SERIAL

This film reveals just how ruthless and cruel two young people, who are popular on social media for the pranks they play on each other, can be.

A surprise birthday prank done for the sake of clicks goes from bad to worse with horrific consequences.

7) THE COFFEE TABLE

Jesus and Maria are a couple who recently had a baby. They go through a difficult period in their relationship after their son joins them.

As the couple struggles with the pressures brought by the baby, they try to organize their family life together.

However, their conflict intensifies when they go shopping to buy a coffee table. A simple disagreement over which coffee table to buy will quickly turn into a shocking and tragic event that will turn their lives upside down.

6) LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL

The film is about the events that take place on a talk show during Halloween in 1977.

Jack Delroy is the host of the talk show 'Night Owls'. However, after the tragic death of Jack's wife, the show's ratings drop.

Determined to restore the program to its former success, Jack plans a one-of-a-kind Halloween special for October 31, 1977.

However, he is unaware that with this program, he is about to unleash evil into America's living rooms.

5) RED ROOMS

Two young women take their places in front of the Montreal courthouse every morning to attend the media-hyped trial of a serial killer they are obsessed with, who films the murders of his victims.

This pathological obsession leads them to try every possible way to obtain the final piece of the puzzle that could finally convict the person known as the Demon of Rosemont: the missing video of one of his murders.

4) THE SUBSTANCE

Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley share the lead roles in The Substance, directed by Coralie Fargeat.

The Substance tells the story of an actress who resorts to a mysterious method to rejuvenate herself.

Elisabeth Sparkle is an actress who has left her shining days behind. After being fired by a sexist producer and no longer being able to get any roles due to her age, she falls into a spiral of despair.

Until that fatal car accident that leads her to a mysterious company offering a mysterious substance that supposedly makes you a better version of yourself...

The film, which received a 13-minute standing ovation at Cannes, was widely discussed for its scenes that left a mark on 2024.

3) IN A VIOLENT NATURE

When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower in the forest where the decaying corpse of Johnny, an avenging spirit fueled by a 60-year-old horrific crime, is located, his body is resurrected and he becomes determined to get it back.

The living dead golem encounters a group of vacationing teenagers responsible for the theft and, in his quest to get it back, begins to systematically slaughter them one by one, along with anyone else who gets in his way.

The film, which makes you feel the horror and tension to your bones, also contains a great drama within it.

2) NOSFERATU

Starring Bill Skarsgard and Lily-Rose Depp, Nosferatu bears the signature of Robert Eggers, who has directed films such as The Lighthouse, The Northman, and The Witch.

The film tells the gothic story of the terrifying vampire Nosferatu, who harbors obsessive feelings for a young woman.

Famous director Robert Eggers, who wanted to add a contemporary depth to F.W. Murnau's 1922 film Nosferatu, wrote the screenplay for the film.

In the silent horror film shot in Germany in 1922, which is considered one of the masterpieces of the German Expressionism movement, Max Schreck brought the vampire Count Orlok to life.

1) LONGLEGS

The horror film Longlegs, starring Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage, met with audiences on September 6 and received full marks from critics.

The film tells the story of an inexperienced FBI agent assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer.

Lee Harker, a talented but inexperienced FBI agent, is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case. As the investigation becomes more complex and hidden evidence emerges, Harker realizes that she has a personal connection to the ruthless killer.

Following this, Lee has to race against time to prevent another family murder.