2017 was the biggest year for horror movies in cinematic history. Every publication from The New York Times to Variety has written about the biggest box office year ever for this genre. While movies such as It, Get Out, Split, and Annabelle 2: Creation, dominated the headlines, they were just a handful of quality horror films released this year. In looking back on 2017, these were our top 20 favorite horror movies. (As we always note when creating a list like this, we haven’t seen every horror film this year but these are our favorites as of December 31, 2017).

1. Raw

2. Mother!

3. The Blackcoat’s Daughter

4. The Killing of a Sacred Deer

5. Get Out

6. Split

7. Happy Death Day

8. Killing Ground

9. The Void

10. Tragedy Girls

11. Jigsaw

12. It Comes At Night

13. A Cure for Wellness

14. A Dark Song

15. It

16. Better Watch Out

17. Belko Experiment

18. Annabelle 2: Creation

19. Amityville: The Awakening

20. The Devil’s Candy