Top 10 Best Horror Movies to Watch in 2020

So you guys are stuck inside the home and are boring for a long time right? Want some scary nights, huh? If so then you don’t have to worry about it now. Today we are here with a new topic “Top 10 Best Horror Movies to Watch in 2020”. Here you will get top best horror movies filled with scary, thriller, real-life fears and some fictional terror tales released so far this year.

Movies have always been a special part of our life. We watch the movie for fun, some to gain knowledge, and some for enjoyment. Although the movie comes with a different category containing different stories, today here we are going to talk about the horror ones.

Most of you already know about what horror movies are and what they show about. If not let me describe you in short. Actually horror movies are scary, thriller containing movies that seem like real-life incidents with fears. Most of the people like to watch horror movies at night so that they can enjoy it. Now let’s have a look at the best horror movies of 2020 so that you can have some scary nights.

Here is the list of top 10 best horror movies to watch in 2020:

10. The Hunt

The Hunt is one of the latest American horror-thriller films of 2020. In this movie, Jason Blum serves under his Blumhouse Productions banner as a producer along with his mate Lindelof. It is said that the movie serves as a satire on the profound political division between the American left and right. The total budget of the movie was $14 million.

In March 2018, the movie was first announced and a year later the cast joined which was filmed in New Orleans. However, the movie was scheduled for release on September 27, 2019, but due to some reasons, Universal Pictures decided to delay it. The movie got an approval rating of 56% based on 226 reviews on the Rotten Tomatoes website along with an average rating of 5.8/10. It got a lot of positive reviews besides this by the fans.

The Hunt made $2.2 million on its first day which also went on to debut to $5.3 million finishing on fifth. Due to COVID-19 many of the theatres were closed which also had an impact on its earning. The box office collection of the movie has grossed $8+ million till now.

9. VFW

VFM is a horror, adventure and action movie that was released in 2020 which was directed by Joe Begos. It was written by Max Brallier and Matthew McArdle and produced by Dallas Sonnier, Josh Ethier and Amanda Presmyk. Many stars were cast in this movie including Stephen Lang, Martin Kove, Walliam Sadler, David Patrick and Gerge Wendt. The total runtime of this movie is about 92 minutes.

The story of the movies is about the group of veterans who are spending a typical night at the local VFW which turns into an all-out battle to save their life when a girl runs into the bar with a stolen bag of drugs. The group of veterans use every weapon to protect the girl from the gang of punk mutants who are looking for stolen drugs in the biggest fight of their lives. It is the 9th best horror movies to watch in 2020.

8. The Lodge

The Lodge is a psychological horror movie of 2019. The plot of the movie follows a soon-to-be-stepmother who used to stay alone with her fiance’s two children. They used to become stranded during Christmas at their rural lodge. She and the children experience a lot of unexplained events there which seem to be similar and related to her past in a suicide cult.

The project of the movie was announced in October 2017 where Riley Keough joined the cast of the film. Franz and Fiala will be directing from a screenplay they wrote alongside Sergio Casci. Later in February 2018, much of the cast joined and then principal photography began in March 2018 and wrapped in the same month.

The movie holds an approval rating of 73% on the Rotten Tomatoes website based on 142 reviews along with an average rating of 7.03/10. It has received many positive reviews from critics along with many praising the performances, direction, and screenplay, as well as the horror elements. The lodge box office collection has grossed $2.7 million.

7. Swallow

Swallow is a psychological thriller/body horror movie of 2019. The plot of the movie follows a young woman from a lower working-class family in upstate New York. She was emotionally stifled in her marriage and domestic life which develops an impulse to consume inedible objects.

It was announced in September 2016 that Carlo Mirabella-Davis would direct the film. Later in May 2018 much cast joined the film where Carole Baraton and Frederic Fiore will produce the film under their Charades and Logical Pictures banners.

Swallow holds an approval rating of 90% which was based on 97 reviews on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. It weighed an average rating of 7.66/10. It has also received many critical acclaims and generally favourable reviews from film critics too. The Swallow box office collection has grossed more than $267k.

6. After Midnight

After Midnight formerly known as Something Else is an American romantic monster movie of 2019. The movie follows Hank where he discovers that a mysterious creature has begun stalking him every night after his longtime girlfriend Abby leaves town unannounced. On April 26, 2019, After Midnight premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival under its former title Something Else.

After Midnight was released in limited theatres and VOD platforms through Cranked Up Films in the United States on Feb 14, 2020. The movie holds an approval rating of 83% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes website based on 24 reviews. It has received many positive reviews from critics along with many praising the performances, direction, and screenplay, as well as the horror elements.

5. Gretel & Hansel

Gretel & Hansel also known as Gretel & Hansel: A Grim Fairy Tale is one of the best horror movies of 2020. It is based on the German folklore tale known as “Hansel and Gretel” written by Brothers Grimm. The story of the movie follows Gretel and Hansel as they enter a dark wood in order to find food and work for them. Later on, they stumble upon the home of a witch while they were in search of food and work.

Here in the movie, Lillis was all set as a star along with other actors added after a short interval of time. The filming of the movie takes place between November and December 2018 in Dublin, Ireland. Gretel & Hansel received a lot of positive reviews from critics along with praise for its visuals and cinematography as well as the horror elements and acting.

Gretel & Hansel holds an approval rating of 65% which was based on 91 reviews on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. It weighed an average rating of 6.46/10 too. It has also got an average score of 64out of 100 which was based on 17 critics that indicate generally favourable reviews. Gretel & Hansel box office collection has grossed $21 million all over the world making &2.3 million on its first opening day.

4. Come to Daddy

Come to Daddy is a horror-comedy movie that was released in 2019 and was directed by Ant Timpson and produced by Mette-Marie Kongsved, Laura Tunstall, Toby Harvard, Daniel Bekerman, Katie Holly and Emma Slade. This movie was written by Toby Harvard. The total running time of this movie is about 93 minutes. It was released on April 25, 2019, at Tribeca Film Festival.

The story of the movie revolves around Norval Greenwood who is a privileged musician and he still lives in a Beverly Hills mansion with his mother where he receives a letter from his estranged father which he has not seen since he was five years old asking him to come and visit him.

Come to Daddy has an approval rating of 86% on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes that is based on 94 reviews. It has an average rating of 6.8 out of 10. It ranks 4th in the list of the top 10 best horror movies to watch in 2020.

3. Underwater

Underwater is one of the American science fiction best horror movies of 2020. The movie follows a group of scientists who encounter a group of creatures at the bottom of the ocean after an earthquake destroys their laboratory. It was released on January 10, 2020, in the United States by 20th Century Fox. 

Underwater holds an approval rating of 48% which was based on 197 reviews on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. It weighed an average rating of 5.2/10 too. It has also got an average score of 48 out of 100 which was based on 37 critics that indicate mixed or average reviews. Underwater received positive as well as mixed reviews from critics too. 

The movie made a total of $2.7 million on the first opening day of it with the overall of $8 million from the first weekend. The box office collection of Underwater has grossed $40.9 million worldwide along with a production budget of the movies of $50-80 million is assumed.

2. Color Out of Space

Color Out of Space is an American science fiction cosmic horror movie of 2019 which is based on the short story “The Colour Out of Space” by H. P. Lovecraft. This is Stanley’s first feature movie which he thought that it is in a trilogy of Lovecraft adaptations. The movie premiered on September 7, 2019, in the Toronto International Film Festival in the Midnight Madness portion.

Color Out of Space holds an approval rating of 86% which was based on 176 reviews on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. It weighed an average rating of 6.71/10 too. It has also got an average score of 70 out of 100 which was based on 28 critics that indicate generally favourable reviews.

Color Out of Space was first released in 81 theatres in the U. S. on January 24, 2020. The movie got a lot of previews along with the first-weekend box office collection of $358k over four days. 

1. The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man is a science fiction horror film of 2020 which is written and directed by Leigh Whannell. It is an international co-production of Australia and the United States based on the book The Invisible Man of 1897 by H. G. Wells. It comes along with the stars like Aldis Hodge, Harriet Dyer, Storm Reid, Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson Cohen, and Michael Dorman.

The film follows a woman who used to believes that ever after her abusive and wealthy boyfriend’s suicide, she is being stalked by him. She also thought that he has gained the power to become invisible.

The Invisible Man was first theatrically released on February 28, 2020, in the United States by Universal Pictures where it got many positive reviews from its viewers. Later due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it came among many films that were prematurely released to streaming platforms for rent. The Invisible Man has box office collection grossed $126.1 million. Due to which it comes at the top of the list of best horror movies to watch in 2020.

Final Words

That’s all about the Top 10 Best Horror Movies to Watch in 2020 latest updated list. I hope you like the article and enjoyed it a lot. And one thing I would like to recommend you guys to watch all the movies listed in our post because all of them are awesome with an amazing story and thriller containing in it. So watch them all and enjoy some nights fully. If you have any issues or questions related to the article you can comment down below in the comment section. We would like to help you with that. Thank you 🙂