Top 7 best horror movies of 2023 according to the critics at Rotten Tomatoes

7. "Mind Leech"  

• 2023
• USA
• Horror
• Directors: Chris Cheeseman, Paul Krysinski
• Starring: Steff Ivory Conover, Paul Krysinski, Daniel James McGee, Malakai Vieira, Misha O'Hoskey
• IMDb Rating: 6.8

1998. A leech wreaks havoc in rural Provincetown. The invertebrate creature gradually subjugates the townspeople. Two sheriffs (Steff Ivory Conover and Paul Krysinski) must catch and destroy the dangerous parasite.

The film was shot in an improvisational manner: in the process of filming the actors made personal contributions to the writing of lines and character development. Krysinski and Cheeseman's picture combines not only elements of horror, but also humor.

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6. "Scream VI"

• 2023
• USA, Canada
• Horror, thriller, detective
• Directors: Matthew Bettinelli, Tyler Gillette
• Starring: Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Courteney Cox
• IMDb Rating: 6.5

In the sixth installment of the legendary horror franchise, Tara (Jenna Ortega) and Samantha Carpenter (Melissa Barrera), survivors of another Woodsboro massacre, are sent to New York City. There they try to start their lives anew. It doesn't work out so well for either of them. The Internet starts a rumor that Samantha is a brutal killer. The rumor is amplified by the fact that the new masked man is already making phone calls to the new victims.

"They managed to recreate the spirit of a classic slasher, with all the clichés and such, better than Part 5. It'll appeal to Scream fans. The whole absurdity with survival, after so many injuries and the stupidity of the characters, it's straight up perfect actually", — Sich666.

"Very good movie. It's just really good. I have nothing to add after the comments above, everything is factual. Just once again and from myself I will say that the movie keeps the atmosphere and the murder scenes became more inventive", — Margarits.

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5. "Evil Dead Rise" 

• 2023
• Ireland, New Zealand, USA
• Horror
• Director: Lee Cronin
• Starring: Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Gabrielle Echols, Morgan Davies, Nell Fisher
• IMDb Rating: 6.5

Tattoo artist Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland) is single-handedly raising three children, Cassie (Nell Fisher), Danny (Morgan Davis) and Bridget (Gabrielle Echols). Unexpectedly, her sister Beth (Lily Sullivan) arrives to visit. It is at this moment that an earthquake strikes the neighborhood. Danny crawls under the rubble and enters an old bank building where he finds an old book and records. Opening the folio and listening to the records, the boy thereby releases the evil forces that immediately become possessed by his mother.

"Really got into it and did not expect such a movement! The lead actress is gorgeous as DeadMom! Overall surprisingly everyone was good, even the child actress. So many cool shots, man, I'm impressed with the movie. So much so that I should look into what else this director has done or if he'll be making any more horror movies in the future", — FRFD.

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4. "The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster"  

• 2023
• USA
• Crime, horror, drama
• Director: Bomani J. Story
• Starring: Laya DeLeon Hayes, Denzel Whitaker, Chad Coleman, Reilly Stitt, Edem Atsu-Swanzy
• IMDb Rating: 5.4

Teenager Vikarna (Laya DeLeon Hayes) believes that death can be cured. After her brother is brutally murdered, she decides to bring him back to life using electric shocks. Her experiment ends in success, but a monster created from dead flesh escapes and begins to roam the city.

Screenwriter and director Bomani J. Story drew inspiration from the classic novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" by Mary Shelley, which tells a similar story that has become a classic.

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3. "The Wrath of Becky"

• 2023
• USA
• Action, thriller
• Directors: Matt Angel, Suzanne Coote
• Starring: Lulu Wilson, Seann William Scott, Denise Burs, Jill Larson, Michael Sirow
• IMDb Rating: 6.1

It's been two years since Becky (Lulu Wilson) ran afoul of a group of villains and lost her father. Now she, in the company of her faithful dog Diego, lives under the care of a kind woman. One day Becky comes into conflict with a group of men, after which they break into the girl's home and take the dog. Becky will not stop until she destroys all those who dared to steal her most precious possession.

This is a sequel to the movie Becky, which was released in 2020. The main character's rage has multiplied, and the methods of killing have become more sophisticated.

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2. "Infinity Pool" 

• 2023
• Canada, Croatia, Hungary
• Fantasy, thriller, drama, crime
• Director: Brandon Cronenberg
• Starring: Alexander Skarsgard, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman, Jalil Lespert, Thomas Kretschmann
• IMDb Rating: 6.0

Writer James Foster (Alexander Skarsgard) is in a creative crisis: a few years ago he published a successful novel, but now he can't get a line out of himself. Together with his wife Em (Cleopatra Coleman) he comes to a resort in the fictional poor country of La Tolke to change the situation. There James runs over a local man to death, for which he faces the death penalty. For an impressive sum of money, the writer is offered to create his clone, who will bear the punishment for him. James agrees. Soon the man learns that among rich tourists there is a thriving subculture of crazy hedonists who escape punishment by sending clones to the slaughter again and again.

The movie is directed by Brandon Cronenberg, son of cult body-horror master David Cronenberg.

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1. "Brooklyn 45"

• 2023
• Horrors
• USA
• Director: Ted Geoghegan
• Starring: Anne Ramsey, Ron E. Rains, Jeremy Holm, Larry Fessenden, Ezra Buzzington
• IMDb Rating: 5.9

Late December, 1945. Four friends, American veterans, gather to visit one named Clive (Larry Fessenden). Together, they decide to hold an impromptu Ouija session. As soon as the friends hold hands, a portal to the otherworld is created. However, things don't go according to plan and ghosts from the past break out.

Ted Geoghegan wrote the script for the movie with the help of his now deceased father, an Air Force veteran turned history teacher. Perhaps that's why the movie contains not only gory scenes, as is common in horror movies, but also reflections on the horrors of war.

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