Horror movies that are so extremely crazy that the only thing I can say is "What. The. F/ck." These movies made me think about a variety of things: from how far humanity can be pushed to terrible action, the cycles of abuse in the extreme, the depravity of violence, the need for vengeance and vindication, and even the pull of love and connection running underneath it all. 

What makes a monster terrifying? Is it their appearance; gnarled, misshapen, grotesque, and animalistic? Is it their actions; horrific, devastating, cruel, and sadistic? Is it their motive; to harm, to horrify, to claim, or to kill? In this list, here are some featured monsters that truly make the cut, and make these stories worth telling. Who knows, there just may be a monster in all of us…

Seven billion people on the planet, nearly 300,000 years of existence, and over 137 years of film. The true number of stories told by humans is truly innumerable, but this list has some of my favorites in film. From the classic Coming-of-Age genre, dramas navigating through grief and strife, and movies where one must fight for their freedom, defining the human condition is impossible. But as humans, we are wont to try to define it nonetheless.

Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, James Hong, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Welcome home! This list is dedicated to a cornerstone of the horror film genre; haunted houses. These films revolve around characters trying to survive trauma, grief, the terrors of reality, and the occasional monster or two. Make yourself at home, and oh, please keep your shoes by the door…

Jenna Ortega in Death of a Unicorn (2025)

Ralph Fiennes, Colin Farrell, and Brendan Gleeson in In Bruges (2008)

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Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton in Byzantium (2012)

Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike in Gone Girl (2014)

Dermot Mulroney, Courteney Cox, Hayden Panettiere, Tony Revolori, Liana Liberato, Josh Segarra, Mason Gooding, Samara Weaving, Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Jack Champion, and Devyn Nekoda in Scream VI (2023)

Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)

Suresh Gopi, Mohanlal, and Shobana in Manichithrathazhu (1993)

Jake Weary and Maika Monroe in It Follows (2014)

Narges Rashidi and Avin Manshadi in Under the Shadow (2016)

Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psycho (1960)

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Toni Collette and Milly Shapiro in Hereditary (2018)

Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island (2010)

Florinda Bolkan and Barbara Bouchet in Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)

Bronson Pinchot, Giancarlo Esposito, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Mel Rodriguez, Randall Park, Susan Kelechi Watson, Julieth Restrepo, Uzo Aduba, Molly Griggs, and Mary Wiseman in The Residence (2025)

Lynda Day George and Louis Jourdan in Fear No Evil (1969)

Al Pacino and Rachel Roberts in S1m0ne (2002)

June Laporte and Anwen O'Driscoll in You Can Live Forever (2022)

Daniel Aráoz, Carlos Belloso, Luis Brandoni, Rita Cortese, Ricardo Darín, Verónica Llinás, and Chino Darín in Heroic Losers (2019)

Jessica Gunning and Richard Gadd in Baby Reindeer (2024)

Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper in Adolescence (2025)

Isabelle Adjani and Klaus Kinski in Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

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