Founded in 2012, A24 has quickly become one of the great critical darlings in Hollywood, thanks to a versatile brand and library of strong films. As the legacy studios battle for box office dominance, A24 has found a niche as home to some of modern film’s most exciting storytellers. Its filmography boasts award-winning dramas like Uncut Gems, inventive adventures like Everything Everywhere All At Once, and haunting sci-fi stories like Ex Machina and Under the Skin.
One of the production company’s trademark genres is horror, with many of the genre’s most acclaimed recent releases coming from A24. Some of them are darkly hilarious, deeply thoughtful, or painfully human. What all of them have in common is that they are absolutely horrifying. While there are plenty of A24 horror movies like Lamb, Men, Hereditary, The Front Room, and Opus that are well worth checking out, these are our picks for the 10 best A24 horror movies and why. Check out the list below, along with a guide on where you can find all these films on streaming services like Hulu, Max, and Prime Video!
Death of a Unicorn (2025)
One of the best A24 horror movies is Death of a Unicorn, a satirical romp on pharmaceutical companies that takes as much inspiration from Jurassic Park as it does from myth. Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd play the straight men to a hilariously awful family of wealthy pharmaceutical company owners played by Will Poulter, Téa Leoni, and Richard E. Grant as they deal with the accidental death of a unicorn—and the discovery of what it could mean for modern medicine.
The broad gags are largely effective amid all the creature feature horror, but the real heart of the film is the rapport between Rudd and Ortega, which anchors the movie just enough for all the ridiculous kills and dark gags to land. Death of a Unicorn is a dark delight for horror fans that pokes at some larger-than-life ideas.
Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
A darkly hilarious Gen-Z riff on Agatha Christie-style horror stories, Bodies Bodies Bodies is an absolute blast. It follows a group of friends whose hurricane party is complicated by a power outage and a series of deaths, which increasingly turn the party against one another. The cast, which includes Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Lee Pace, and Pete Davidson in memorable turns, all find an easy and, at times, goofy chemistry that makes the inevitable betrayals and accusations all the more painful.
Underneath it all is a compelling story about friendship and flaws, leading to an effectively vulnerable third act. Bodies Bodies Bodies is a delightfully dark time at the movies, thanks to a strong comedic core that never relents, even as the bodies keep piling up around the set.
Talk To Me (2022)
The feature-length debut of breakout YouTube stars Danny and Michael Philippou, Talk To Me was a low-key hit for A24 and a great showcase for the Australian brothers. The film is a purposefully (and horrifyingly) grounded story, focusing on a grieving teenage girl who discovers a supernatural means to reach beyond the line separating life and death as a kind of party game.
Filled to the brim with creepy imagery, strong performances, and thematic weight, Talk To Me works best when it embraces the painfully flawed humanity that can come out when suffering through immense pain. A sequel is currently in the works, but the critical success and lingering effect of Talk To Me set a high bar for the new film to meet.
The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015)
The feature-length debut of director Osgood Perkins (who would later go on to helm Longlegs and The Monkey), The Blackcoat's Daughter is a bleak and terrifying demonic possession story that subverts the typical archetypes to amazing effect. The film is split across three segments, following two girls at a boarding school who find themselves dealing with a demonic presence. Emma Roberts, Kiernan Shipka, and Lucy Boynton deliver terrific performances across the board, with the twists surrounding Roberts’ enigmatic Joan making her a particular stand-out.
The stark color scheme lends the film a memorable quality that Perkins has only refined with time. Any fan of Osgood Perkins’ later films—or horror movies in general—needs to check this one out. The Blackcoat’s Daughter has the audacity to take direct cues from The Exorcist, but the craft to pull it off.
Heretic (2024)
Anchored by a charmingly creepy Hugh Grant, Heretic is an interesting and inquisitive reflection on the nature of faith and power. Focusing on two young Mormon girls who find themselves trapped in the home of a polite but dangerous philosopher, Heretic has a straightforward premise that drags a little thin by the end of the film. However, the execution elevates the story on several levels, resulting in a naturally compelling film.
Heretic’s inventive direction and well-written script keep the momentum going, especially as the film takes a darker turn. However, it’s the performances that really make the movie. Chloe East and Sophie Thatcher find an easy rapport that draws the audience in, while Hugh Grant delivers one of modern horror’s most enjoyable performances. Thought-provoking and engaging in all the right ways, Heretic is simply a well-made horror movie
Midsommar (2019)
A brutal and tragic tale wrapped up in some awkward humor, Midsommar’s bright and positive outlook hides a strangely compelling (and utterly horrifying) world. After suffering a massive tragedy, Florence Pugh’s Dani accompanies her boyfriend and his friends to rural Sweden. The beautiful scenery and strong filmography paint a beautiful picture of an increasingly unsettling community, with each darkly comic twist and suddenly brutal turn drawing Dani (and the audience) further in.
Pugh is a revelation in the film, which solidified her as one of the best of her generation. The supporting cast is just as strong, especially scene-stealing jerks played by Jack Reynor, Will Poulter, and William Jackson Harper. Midsommar might be the best film in Ari Aster’s filmography, a movie that utilizes his idiosyncratic qualities as a filmmaker while grounding its world just enough to be unforgettable.
I Saw the TV Glow (2024)
A thoughtful and meta-exploration of fandom and mental health, I Saw the TV Glow is one of the most thought-provoking films A24 has released. Jane Schoenbrun’s film is a subtle and unnerving exploration of reality as a young man is confronted by a long-lost friend who claims the entire world around them isn’t real and that the only way to know for sure is to take a potentially lethal leap of faith.
The moody visual aesthetic plays well to the subtly creepy tone of the story, while Justice Smith and Jack Haven find an easy and heartbreaking chemistry that is compelling to watch play out. A purposefully trippy and unsettling film, I Saw the TV Glow was one of 2024’s most discussed critical hits and remains a unique, vulnerable, and effective story.
Bring Her Back (2025)
One of A24’s most recent horror films, Bring Her Back is an all-time great horror tragedy. The most controversial omission on this list is easily Hereditary, Ari Aster’s critically acclaimed 2018 film. Despite the strong reception to that film upon release, there’s a vocal audience (including this writer) who respect the craft on display but don’t like the movie. Instead, those kinds of dark themes and horrifying turns are done far better in Bring Her Back.
The second feature film by Danny and Michael Philippou, Bring Her Back is horrifying on a physical and spiritual level, all while grounding everything with painfully human characters. Sally Hawkins delivers an all-time great performance as a grieving mother who proves capable of anything if it means getting her daughter back. Bring Her Back is a compelling and heartbreaking exploration of grief and what it can do to people. It also happens to be absolutely horrifying.
The X Trilogy (2022-2024)
Technically, this is cheating by including three films in one slot, but it might have felt repetitive to spend three spots right at the top of the list talking up Ti West’s terrific horror trilogy consisting of X, Pearl, and MaXXXine. It would have been otherwise unavoidable because all of them are phenomenal in their own right but elevate one another when brought together. Each film is a throwback to previous generations of horror, all while pushing the genre forward in a self-aware but still thematically compelling way.
The X trilogy is truly united by Mia Goth, who stars as both the young aspiring star Maxine and the elderly murderer Pearl. Goth is a revelation in this trilogy, especially when she gets to revisit Pearl’s past in the tightly constructed, achingly beautiful, and darkly engrossing Pearl. It’s hard to say which one is best, so it’s just easier to say this entire trilogy is worth watching.
The Lighthouse (2019)
A manic, hilarious, creepy, and deeply interesting film, The Lighthouse is the best A24 horror movie, at least so far. Starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe (both of whom deliver career-best performances in the black and white film) as a pair of workers on a remote lighthouse, Robert Eggers' unsettling but unforgettable film is a genuine one-of-a-kind gem that still stands out even compared to Eggers’ other movies, including the Academy Award-nominated Nosferatu.
A portrait of sanity and banal cruelty that changes on every rewatch, Robert Eggers delivers one of the horror genre’s most thought-provoking movies in decades. Every rewatch pulls out a different emotion, forcing out a unique reaction. More than any other A24 horror movie, The Lighthouse has only grown more intriguing with time. Not for the faint of heart, any true horror fan needs to take a dive into the bizarre horrors of The Lighthouse.
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