Hereditary tops Collider’s ranking of the 10 best horror masterpieces of the 2010s

Collider ranked the 10 greatest horror movie masterpieces of the 2010s, identifying films that helped redefine the genre.

The piece traces a shift away from torture-porn and jump-scare-driven fare toward so-called elevated horror, credits the rise of studios like A24 and Neon and filmmakers such as Jordan Peele and Ari Aster, and lists its top ten: 1. Hereditary (2018), 2. The Babadook (2014), 3. Get Out (2017), 4. It (2017), 5. The Cabin in the Woods (2011), 6. Train to Busan (2016), 7. Us (2019), 8. The Conjuring (2013), 9. The Witch (2015), and 10. Midsommar (2019).

The article highlights individual impacts: Hereditary is called a generational Exorcist, The Babadook holds a near‑perfect 98% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Get Out earned Jordan Peele an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, It grossed $704 million to become the highest‑grossing horror movie of all time, and The Conjuring launched a cinematic universe even as later entries have been viewed as lower quality. Together, the films are presented as having set a new standard for horror going forward.

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Culture, Hereditary, Get Out, The Babadook, Jordan Peele, Elevated Horror