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?

The Vicious Brothers deliver a supernatural trip into madness with Grave Encounters. A reality TV ghost hunting crew gets more than they bargained for.

Brian De Palma delivers the first, and perhaps finest, Stephen King adaptation. Sissy Spacek stars in this iconic 1970s horror about bullying and bloody revenge.

The Babadook is more than just a monster movie. Jennifer Kent explores the raw, uncomfortable realities of grief and motherhood through a haunting lens.