10 More Horror Movies That Had No Right To Be This Good

10. Thanksgiving

Would it have surprised a single person if Eli Roth's 16-years-in-the-making feature adaptation of his fake trailer for a Thanksgiving-themed slasher film - originated in the Quentin Tarantino-Robert Rodriguez double feature Grindhouse - was a total bust?

Pair the lengthy gestation time with Roth's general inconsistency as a filmmaker and it was reasonable to anticipate mediocrity-at-best from Thanksgiving, especially with the film being quietly shot earlier this year and released with little marketing fanfare.

What a pleasant shock it was, then, for the movie to end up one of 2023's best-reviewed horror films released by a major studio - a giddily self-aware seasonal slasher which delivered the bountiful gore fans of the trailer expected alongside a wealth of black comedy.

Given that Roth's enthusiasm for the concept could've easily wavered over the years and morphed the project into a mere paycheck gig, it was truly unexpected to see an end result so well-crafted and genuinely entertaining from start to finish.