Tim Burton delivers a wild, creative vision of the afterlife in Beetlejuice. With a scene-stealing Michael Keaton, is this the perfect gateway horror for October?

Robert Eggers follows up The Witch with the hallucinatory nightmare The Lighthouse. Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe deliver powerhouse performances in this tale of isolation.

Tommy Lee Wallace brings Stephen King’s It to life in this 1990 miniseries. From Tim Curry’s iconic clown to the bond of the Losers’ Club, does it still hold up?

Julia Ducournau’s Raw blends veterinary school hazing with a burgeoning hunger for flesh. Is it a deep metaphor for adulthood or just another cannibal trope?

Tim Burton brings Stephen Sondheim’s macabre masterpiece to the big screen. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a visceral, beautifully dark revenge tale.

Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala deliver a disturbing psychological thriller in Goodnight Mommy. Twins Elias and Lukas suspect their mother isn’t who she says she is.

Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass redefine found footage horror with Creep. A simple job for a videographer turns into a terrifying game of psychological cat and mouse.

Adam Robitel delivers a disturbing twist on the possession genre with The Taking of Deborah Logan. A medical documentary turns into a supernatural nightmare.

Carlo Ledesma delivers a masterclass in underground tension with The Tunnel. We look at the investigative horror that became a viral marketing sensation.

Tim Burton returns to his roots with Frankenweenie, a stop-motion expansion of his 1984 short. Is this black-and-white homage the perfect family Halloween treat?

Joseph Zito directs Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, the fourth entry in the Jason Voorhees saga. Is this the definitive slasher experience of the 80s?