![Clockwise from bottom left: M3gan (Universal Pictures), Talk To Me (A24), Godzilla Minus One (Toho), and Evil Dead Rise (Warner Bros. Pictures)](jpg/41cc5ffaa08555bdfea5e24f0d130ab4-2.jpg)
It’s been a phenomenal year for horror cinema, with the return of more than one venerated horror franchise, the arrival of several new independent visions of terror, and of course, the debut of a killer doll with deadly dance moves. And while there were dozens of very good horror films, each with their own flavor and impact, only a handful can be considered the best of the best. So, from severed hands to demonic possessions, Jigsaw traps to seafaring vampires, these are the very best horror movies released in 2023.