The Best Horror Movies of 2021 Promise Many Sleepless Nights Ahead

If you don't like having the bejesus scared out of you, this is simply not the place for you. No, this post belongs to the freaks who love a jump scare. Those who live and breathe for the monster that lived under their beds growing up—the tried and true fans of horror. 2021 has given us quite an impressive slate of horror films, ranging from reboots and adaptations to original ideas. And yeah, these are scary times. Who needs horror when there's all this horror around us? That's the joy of this genre though. It's here to take your abject terror and place it in a world that can be turned off at the press of a button.

This year, we've seen horror-comedy gems like Willy's Wonderland and Jakob's Wife. But that's only the start. We've also had follow ups to A Quiet Place, The Conjuring, and the Purge franchise, along with a reimagining of the Saw universe, starring Chris Rock. Chris Rock, we say! Top that off with a touch of Jordan Peele and Nia DaCosta's Candyman and you have all the makings of an incredible year for horror.