I think A24 is going to deliver next year. Pearl and barbarian we're so mind bending and unique, I'm excited to see what else they have planned.

Huge thank you for not spoiling any of these. I haven't been able to watch a lot of them yet and intend to this month.

For me the two best horror movies this year were "Speak no evil" and "Soft & Quiet". They are two films that leave you reflecting, they have a solid story and they won't leave you indifferent.

I did a double feature of Pearl and Barbarian at the movies this year and can’t imagine how that would have impacted me if I loved them as much as you did lol. I liked Pearl and while I thought Barbarian was certainly a crazy first watch by the end I wasn’t loving it. I just didn’t love the tone of the second half. Especially in the last 20 minutes or so. Also Watcher was absolutely incredible to me I loved the tension and thought it was a near perfect thriller tbh.

I thought Violent Night was so much fun. Even the gore felt comedic mostly. But the comedy mostly landed for me and I just had a good time from start to finish! I love a self aware movie. I thought they managed to blend different generes very well!

You are absolutely correct about No Exit. The book is significantly better, with Hitchcockian levels of tension basically from beginning to end. And the end is so much better. I'd also recommend Hairpin Bridge, by the same author.

SO agree with Watcher! It wasn’t talked about enough, the scene on the train had me squirming, she killed that role. Glad it’s got your recognition

I loved Fall. It was so simple, yet it brought out a fear I didn’t even know I had lol. My palms and feet were sweating the entire time. And there was one twist that got me. For a relatively unheard of movie, I thought it was very good.

Pearl delivers on almost every aspect. The beauty of it and the underlining horror is untenable. The acting from Mia and the others makes it all the more incredible. Love the period, the style and the music.

Thank you for acknowledging "Watcher". I also saw it in theaters, it was probably the first horror movie I saw this year and I was so confused why it wasn't getting as much notice as it deserved. This year was such a tremendously good year for horror, particularly original horror films - 2023 has a high bar to clear. Thank you for your channel, you and Emma def influenced many of the films I saw this past year. Have to ask, where did you get the NOPE shirt you wore on one of your reviews? Looking forward to more great content in 2023.

the fight with the vulture in Fall was hilarious (actually a lot of it was)

Best: Soft & Quiet (it’s mainly Drama Thriller but there are horror elements in there) Worst: Blood In The Water

My two favorite horror movies this year were “X” and “Pearl”

This is the year I finally started watching horror, I haven’t gotten around to a lot of stuff but so far I’m IN LOVE with bodies bodies bodies! Was very surprised by how fun and accurate it was, def one of my comfort movies almost entirely because of Alice. One of my favorite movie characters PERIOD.

It's funny cause X is a 4.5/5 for me and Pearl is like a 3.5/5 for me. Just goes to show how people can differ, but regardless I love knowing other people's rankings, it's nice seeing other perspectives and to view a movie differently is hindsight

Loved this video!! Such a good way to do the recap going thru all your Letterboxd. Also very glad to see Bodies Bodies Bodies in the top 5 i feel like it’s not getting as much as it deserves this ranking season 💖

I LOVE Barbarian so much! Went in completely blind and have never been more terrified but have also never laughed harder in a theater ever 😂

definitely agree that Barbarian was the best horror movie this year!! Nope is my second favorite of the year, but i get why it’s not everyone’s favorite jordan peele movie (though it’s definitely mine)

Thank you for listing The House! I absolutely loved that film and you're the only person I have seen mention it.

really appreciate how upfront you are about how personal these rankings are! just wish you would talk a little more about aspects that do or dont work for you (especially in lower ranked movies) rather than falling back on "it just wasnt for me"

My sweetie and I went to see Black Phone in theaters and we both left feeling like we were missing part of the story. We needed a little more back story on Hawkes character or something. It felt like we came in at the middle.

Love your end of year list! We have a lot of overlap. Bodies x3 was so much fun and I LOVED The Apology and Watcher. Cheers from the Northeast US!

X and Pearl reigned supreme for me this year. Dashcam though was a pleasant surprise for me as well-gory, suspenseful, bonkers and funny. I don’t care what Annie Hardy believes politically or otherwise, she won a fan in me. She was hilarious. Watcher was also unexpectedly great. I saw it alone in the theater too and found it utterly absorbing.

watcher was my absolute favorite movie of the year and is probably one of my all time favorites! it was so amazing. i agree it’s not the most original story but i think it is a 100% perfect take on a story/trope/tradition that has yet to be executed so beautifully by anyone else. was so excited to see it so high up on the list!!! glad someone else loved it :)

So so glad you loved ‘Watcher’ such a strong storyline !!!

I actually think Crimes of the Future was my favourite film of the year. I wouldn't really even say its a horror. It has body horror elements of course but I think it's such fantastic exploration of climate anxiety, the art world and what it means to be human.

Sarah! Thank you for all the content this year, so glad you had so much fun and entertainment ❤️ hope 2023 is as great as 2022 for you. Sending love to you, baby Fern, Ryan and the cats 🫶📀 My fav this year is Barbarian! And the worst is maybe Men.

Thank you SO much for these! I get to see some of your recommendations that are available on the streaming platforms I have. Your hair is goals, queen. And- thank you for turning me on to Etah Love ❤

This has nothing to do with the content of this video but you not doing your eyebrows anymore because Mia Goth didn’t is like the cutest thing ever

my favorite this year is definitely Pearl. i have never been obsessed w such horror movie. it really changes my perspective on X. im very excited for Maxxxine next year, i hope it's as good as the two movies before.

Speak No Evil was so surprising. I got so much second-hand embarrassment from the two families interacting, but in a good way, because it just shows how good the acting was.

This was very helpful. You had a couple of movies I haven’t seen anyone else talk about. I looking forward to see those. I also see interesting comments. This seem to be a great movie channel. I’m a new listener obviously. The animated movies in your list was great.

I convince some friends to go watch The Menu after watching your video on it. It was such a great movie. Love your channel and all of your videos

2022 is such a good year for movies in general honestly. Yeah there were the usual remakes and whatever but there was so many amazing creative movies, it’s made me have hope for the future when it comes to movies. (EEAAO) is my favorite movie of the year though hands down. I’ve seen it three or four times and have cried at least somewhat each time

I love all your recs and genuinely look forward to this every year ❤ it’s gotten to the point my bf will ask me if you’ve talked about any good movies recently because we always love your horror recommendations and he knows I get most from you 😂

Thank you! There were several on here, such as Resurrection, Watcher, Significant Other, and Master, that I completely missed and have to add to my watch list. Totally agree with your top few choices as they were excellent films. Hope we get another strong horror year in 2023. Happy New Year!

I honestly love the no eyebrows look! 28:10 Looks so good and I’m glad that you’re embracing your natural beauty! ❤

Barbarian was the most unpredictable horror movie I’ve seen, the theatre experience was next level for me so I think that added a lot to it.

Great review. Just watched on break at work and you got a sub! Can't wait to dive into some of your more in depth reviews.

Doing a catch up of your videos. Thanks for making my watchlist longer!

My heart dropped when you rated Prey so low 😭 but of course, if you’re not a fan of the Predator series a new one probably isn’t gonna excite you. I loved it because it really went back to its roots and created something fresh for the series to run with, and obviously I enjoyed it so much because I’m a lifelong Alien enjoyer!! Prey was so good, man, but I can totally understand still wanting more horror aspects from the series!

Watcher was so amazing. I’ve been a fan of Maika Monroe since It Follows and I was so happy to see her back in the horror genre and have such an amazing performance. I feel bad bc this movie got overlooked by so many bc it came out the same weekend as Crimes of the Future unfortunately. Also 100% agree with your ranking of Crimes of the Future. It wasn’t good and I don’t understand what I’m missing about it haha

Great ranking! Watcher is in my top 5 as well… absolutely loved it!

I agree that this year was a great one to be a horror fan! I had so much fun haha. Sorry I’m one of those people who’s leaves comments before the video is done. I am ashamed lol. But I wanted to add that I think it’s fantastic that you’re embracing your natural eyebrows. It’s not cringe at all. You rock ‘em! Favorite movie of the year was Barbarian, and least favorite movie I think was Grimcutty. Thank you for making great content! Have a happy new year!! 🎉

i would actually like to see your "zodiac as horror movies" hahah

I kept expecting Bones & All, and even thought that it was number 1 when it still hasn’t been mentioned 😅 But still, thank you for sharing all your thoughts and ratings.

Agree. Crimes of the Future I did not finish and Barbarian was perfect. I would rank Master a bit higher, but I have not seen all of these mentioned. Thank you, congratulations, and happy new year!

I once and awhile watch your stuff as it’s recommended to me and every time I think you need to be going way, way deeper in your discussions. A lot of these criticisms are just like “it was weird,” or, “yeah -- I don’t get it.” You have a quarter million subs and I’d think you’d want to actually offer people some interesting insights/observations. As it stands, this is just a person making a list of stuff they watched.

This was the year I started watching movies (more than once in a blue moon), especially horror, and it was thanks to all your recs, so thank you for that! Great ranking, from the ones I’ve seen I totally agree! (I think my fave movie might be The Menu, I can’t wait to rewatch it!). As for Crimes of the Future...look, as I’ve said, I’ve just started watching movies, I don’t know about directors and stuff, and I like body horror and stuff! But man, I was bored. But I watched Antiviral the other night and loved it, so I need to keep watching these Cronenbergs movies I guess. Cronenberg son, 1 point so far lmao.

No Exit is one of my favorite books of all time! It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. Sadly, the movie changed some things that took away from the story. I’d highly recommend checking out the book!

Thank you for including Umma. I think that one got a little overlooked, and I agree, it was solid and Sandra Oh is great. Great list!

Okay I am SO shocked you added in the House! That’s been my favorite all year! It’s like my comfort thing to watch🖤

i knew it was going to be pearl or barbarian for u but wow i’m surprised u picked pearl 2nd!!! barbarian is also my #1 :’)

I never go to theaters but I saw Barbarian the day before it released at an event my local theater was having for one reason. I’ve always wished I was old enough to experience The Blair Witch Project like my parents did: an iconic film, in a theater, completely blind before anyone else. And it really felt (and maybe still feels) like that’s the sort of film we had on our hands and I couldn’t miss it.

How did I miss American carnage? Hope you’re doing well and baby is good and you had a happy holiday season ❤️ happy new year can’t wait to follow along with your channels in the new year 🥳❤️👻

Great video, I totall agree with you on Crimes of the Future but I loved Mad God. I could not turn away for 2 seconds. It was intense.

Bones and All. Will you do a review for this movie?

bodies bodies bodies wasn't what i was expecting, but it was so fun to watch and the best utilziation of pete davidson's Whole Thing i can imagine. i also loved barbarian SO much.

Great video as always! I'd be very interested to hear your thoughts on "Bones and All".

wow there are so many movies in your list I still have to watch :-D Thanks for this horror movie list.

Have you seen Bones and All? It definitely surprised me as someone who isn't a huge fan of Luca Guadagnino. It easily made my Top 5, maybe even Top 3 of 2022 releases.

My two favourite films from 2022 were Everything Everywhere All At Once and The Menu ❤

Favorite: Barbarian, Least Favorite: My Best Friend’s Exorcism You should check out The Banshees of Inisheren. Not really a horror movie, but there’s definitely some violence, and spooky/unsettling aspects I think you’ll like. (Yes, there is a form of a banshee in it.) It’s probably my favorite film of 2022. Thanks for all your videos over the year, and have a happy new year!

Great video. 2022 was a great year for horror movies. 'Barbarian' was my favorite too.

Best: Pearl and Resurrection are tied for me! Worst: Monstrous We watched almost all of the exact same movies! Glad you mentioned Master, it was so good. One recommendation: Decision to Leave (more thriller, but very gripping)

Girl I LOVE YOU for including "You wont be alone" and " The House " !!!!

I loved seeing you talking about the house. I loved so much that I put it in my 4 favorite films on letterboxd

thank u. you saved my night. I'm really curious about a few of these. gonna watch The House right now. ^_^ Looks cute. I put She Will on my watch list since you said it was dreamy and beautiful, Hatching looks sweet and spook, and Dashcam looks really interesting and exciting, bodies bodies bodies was advertised to me a few times this year so i stuck that on too. I love you Sarah. Thank you always for your recs and presence here. ♥

Ik it's gonna be controversial, but my personal favorite movie of the year is actually "Fall", I got so immersed in it and cared about the characters so much that it ended up affecting me much more than all the other films I saw this year. Thank you for yet another interesting ranking! Wish you and your now bigger family happy holidays! ❤️

Watcher really really got under my skin! It could have been another woman in the window movie, but the way it really makes the character (and the viewer) feel so isolated, and the really dark, disturbing way the victims are described really just had me chilled all over. Favorite horror film of the year is Barbarian, and it's also in my top 3 films of the year. It's a very difficult film to watch (content warning for sexualized and racialized violence) but Soft & Quiet is by far the most disturbing film I saw this year and if you can stomach it I think it's a very effective film with an important message. My least favorite horror films this year were Men and Bones and All. Men was stylistically very interesting (and it turned me on to Leslie Duncan which is a plus; thanks Men!) but the actual message of the film felt so basic and boring, but delivered in an absurdly convoluted and gross way. Bones and All just pissed me off so much. People are hailing it as a modern horror masterpiece and to me it's just high brow Twilight with cannibals. Also I take issue with the way it depicts queerness with cannibalism as a really miscalculated metaphor.

Critically early and planning to listen as I make dinner 🎉 Happy Thursday!

UGH PEARL WAS SOO CLOSE 😂😢 loved this, happy new year💖✨

My favorites were Studio 666 and Terrifier 2. My least favorite...I don't know I didn't like Dashcam too much. Good lists and cool video Sarah!👉😃👈

Nice list! I've never heard of Dashcam & I'm looking forward to checking it out. My top 10: 1. X, 2 The Sadness, 3. Nope, 4. Dark Glasses, 5. The Menu, 6. Pearl, 7. Holy Spider, 8. Mad God 🤷, 9. The Innocents, 10. Resurrection

I’m so happy you made this video! Also, you look so happy! ❤

Thank you for this list. I have added a few of them on my list to watch.

Great list! I myself watched a lot this year so many in fact that I can only do a top 10 so here's my controversial top 10 best horror movies of 2022. Also I don't have any worst horror movies as I'm one person that's easily pleased by every horror movie I watch. 1. BlumHouse's Dashcam 2. Hellbender 3. Death Valley 4. Searchlight Pictures' The Menu 5. BlumHouse's Halloween Ends 6. BlumHouse's Next Of Kin 7. Pearl 8. Barbarian 9. Beast 10. Orphan:First Kill I know Death Valley and the seventh Paranormal Activity were released last year but I included them here based solely on their DVD release.

Watcher had Roman Polanski written all over it. I had a feeling when the title card suddenly changed fonts from the rest of the credits to that of Rosemary’s Baby. Loved it.

I've been so excited for this video! I love the yearly rankings. I don't think I have a least favorite for 2022 releases, but the least favorite horror I watched this year was Spree- I couldn't even finish it and there was like 20 minutes left. My number one favorite horror movie that came out this year was Nope- I love alien movies and I love Peele movies. I also really enjoyed Bodiesx3 and Deadstream- which I probably would never have watched either if you didn't recommend them. I really liked Barbarian as well, but not without criticism. It feels like there's so many movies that have it's horror based on some form of SA and I'm honestly SO tired of it. I thought the cinematography was amazing and I enjoyed literally everything but the 'explanation', so it's really frustrating.

AHHH YES!! I’ve been waiting for this one!

This might be the most controversial Horror ranking ever made! I love it! Hahahaha I disagree for most of it but I also think it’s always interesting to see how other horror fans have such different expectations. I also remember you talking about how you just couldn’t stomach gore during your pregnancy and by knowing that it explains A LOT! Haha Def didn’t deserve the hate messages you got! Take care! X

My number 1 of the year was Fresh, it's quickly become one of my comfort movies that I just throw on while cleaning 😅

"I thought it was going to be like every other move I've seen, and it wasn't." Shouldn't that be a positive point for a movie, and not a negative one?

Now that's a comprehensive list! Agreed about Black Phone, completely underwhelming and overhyped. X is my favourite horror of the year but haven't seen Resurrection. Big Rebecca Hall fan after The Night House. Did you see Hellraiser? Much better than I expected.

I'm 100% with you re: The Black Phone. I wanna chalk it up to Joe Hill fandom, but even that is a stretch, I think...

Rebecca hall has ALWAYS been a must watch!! There was a movie she was in called the awakening i think that she went to a boys school after WW1 and she was a paranormal debunking person and was there to calm the kids down but all kinds of weirdness starts going on! Also, any stop motion movie deserves at least 3.5 stars out of 5 immediately if only for how hard it is to make!!😁

First of all, I love your list, although I was surprised you didn’t put Pearl first, but I think your list is pretty damn accurate! And second of all I just want to share with you that I just watched your favorite movie of all time yesterday! interstellar was ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!! I can totally understand why it’s your favorite movie!!! I would definitely put it in my favorite sci-fi movies of all time! And I think it’s one of the most beautiful scores I’ve ever heard too!! What an amazing spectacle of a movie! A true masterpiece!!!!

You do such a great job!

Would love to see your review on Skinamarink. I'm actually all for "elevated horror" and am A24 fiend,-love all the pretentious stuff that most ppl can't stand. But that one...not sure how review it. I think it would have worked better as a short, but over an hour of dutch angles of ceilings, was even too much for me.

I'm so incredibly happy for you that you enjoyed this year of horror so much considering you were kinda down on it in the beginning of this year! My ranking: The Menu > Pearl > Barbarian > X > Nope > Fresh > Orphan: First Kill > Bones and All > Incantation > Scream > Bodies Bodies Bodies > Smile > Crimes of the Future > The Fifth Thoracic Vertebra > Speak No Evil > Men > Watcher > Resurrection > Texas Chainsaw Massacre > You Won't Be Alone > Choose or Die > Skinamarink > Deadware

meanwhile I gave crimes of the future 5 stars lol love you and your videos always I agree 2022 has been great to us, let’s hope 2023 delivers too!

I only saw 30 Horror films this year. From Worst to Best: Absolutely awful and never watch again: 30. Hypochondriac (0.5/5) 29. Bodies Bodies Bodies (1/5) 28. Dashcam (1.5/5) 27. Choose or Die (1.5/5) 26. Abandoned (1.5/5) 25. Speak No Evil (1.5/5) Pretty bad: 24. House of Darkness (2/5) 23. Terrifier 2 (2.5/5) 22. They/Them (2.5/5) 21. Umma (2.5/5) Mid: 20. Firestarter (3/5) 19. Mr. Harrigan’s Phone (3/5) Really enjoy: 18. Deadstream (3.5/5) 17. Christmas Bloody Christmas (3.5/5) 16. Smile (3.5/5) 15. The Invitation (3.5/5) 14. Hellraiser (3.5/5) 13. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (3.5/5) 12. Orphan: First Kill (3.5/5) 11. Barbarian (4/5) Love: 10. X (4/5) 9. Fresh (4/5) 8. Bones and All (4.5/5) 7. Watcher (4.5/5) 6. Nope (4.5/5) Near perfection: 5. The Menu (4.5/5) 4. The Black Phone (4.5/5) 3. Scream 5 (4.5/5) 2. Halloween Ends (4.5/5) Perfection: 1. Pearl (5/5)

I agree with your number one pick! Barbarian is easily my top choice. The worst for me was the Texas Chainsaw remake. Absolutely horrendous imo lol. I do wish that people talked about Fresh more. It is in my top three of the year for sure

I loveeeeee your ranking!!!!

i absolutely am terrified of horror movies (yet love your channel so much)! but my friend got me to watch Barbarian and oh my god it might have taken me three hours to watch it but I love it so much and definitely agree with you!!!!

Nope isn't a horror movie and it wasn't made to be one...

Men was freaky as hell. It was truly shocking at the end.

Harley awesome video keep up amazing work

My daughter is 16 now- she doesn’t like horror at all and I have tried to make her a horror lover. She is her own person- that is something I didn’t foresee happening when she was a baby 😆. Congratulations! Girls are the best!🎉🥳🎊 ❤️from Sweden

I think that The Black Phone was honestly one of the weakest films this year. It was way too overhyped and felt like it was capitalizing off the hype of things like stephen king and stranger things. But some of the best movies this year were probably Pearl and Bodies honestly.