10 Best Horror Movies Of 2019

3. Ready Or Not

Little Monsters
Fox Searchlight Pictures

This was already featured on 10 Most Underrated Horror Movies Of 2019 and I have *tried* to keep the two as separate as possible, but Ready or Not is so nice it's going up twice. This film feels like 2019's answer to You're Next, celebrating a delicious subversion on the home invasion trope by having a bride attempt to survive her in laws in their sprawling family mansion.

Grace decides she wants to marry Alex Le Domas, which is good because he's loaded through his family's game company, but bad as said company is built on a devilish deal that means joining the Le Domas's requires one to run the risk of playing Hide and Seek.

What's so bad about Hide and Seek, I hear you ask? Well, dear reader, this is no ordinary game. Upon Grace unfortunately getting roped into the damn thing, the Le Domas's arm themselves for a manhunt to kill Grace before sunrise - the blood price they pay for their continued wealth and fortune. It's Hide and Seek levelled up to its most extreme degree.

Ready or Not is just a real good time all around. It's sharp and witty, throws in a lashing of gore, and is propelled by an incredible Samara Weaving until its blood, bitter end.

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