From a socially conscious South Korean ghost story to a not one but two showbiz satires laced with unsettling scares — here’s what terrified us at the movies this year
Do you like scary movies? If you answered yes, then 2024 might have been a frustrating, highly unreliable time at the movies. We thankfully got a break from the tried-and-true-franchise reboots/reimaginings for a hot minute, though that didn’t stop us from getting some weak-tea sequels (Alien: Romulus), prequels (The Strangers: Chapter 1), and more than a few films that took advantage of variations on the words “Omen” and “Exorcist.” Genre auteur extraordinaire Ti West concluded the trilogy he kicked off with Mia Goth via an extended ’80s slasher homage, and we pray they dive into another period-piece trilogy ASAP — suggested potential time frames include the…
