This is the best horror movie of 2024, according to critics
Late Night With The Devil has been named the best horror film of 2024.
The movie, which came out in March, comes from directors Colin and Cameron Cairnes and stars David Dastmalchian as a late night talk show host who invites an apparently possessed girl onto his TV show.
It topped review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes‘ best horror movies of the year so far list with a 97 per cent approval rating.
It was closely followed in second place by Oddity from Irish writer/director Damian McCarthy, who previously wrote and directed 2020’s Caveat.
Critics hailed the independent film which tells the story of a blind medium (Carolyn Bracken) grieving the death of her twin sister Dani (also Bracken, in a dual role) and attempting to uncover how she was murdered, earlier this summer. It has now come in with a 96 per cent approval rating.
In third place came French horror film Infested while A Quiet Place: Day One rounded out the top 10.
You can check out the top 10 list below.
1. Late Night With The Devil
2. Oddity
3. Infested
4. Strange Darling
5. In Flames
6. New Life
7. The Substance
8. Stopmotion
9. The Devil’s Bath
10. A Quiet Place: Day One
Elsewhere the likes of Alien: Romulus came in at 17 while the Nicolas Cage starring Arcadian came in at 20 followed by Beetlejuice Beetlejuice at 21.
Earlier this year, Late Night With The Devil made an apt figure of $666,666 (£507,266) in just one day over its opening weekend.
While it drew acclaim from critics, it has also sparked controversy over the use of AI in creating a few images used in the film, with many sharing criticism on social media.
The Cairnes brothers responded to the backlash in a statement via Variety at the time, saying: “In conjunction with our amazing graphics and production design team, all of whom worked tirelessly to give this film the ’70s aesthetic we had always imagined, we experimented with AI for three still images which we edited further and ultimately appear as very brief interstitials in the film.
“We feel incredibly fortunate to have had such a talented and passionate cast, crew and producing team go above and beyond to help bring this film to life. We can’t wait for everyone to see it for themselves this weekend.”
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