10 Recent Horror Movies That Were WAY Better Than Expected

Now, to be perfectly clear, nobody was expecting Ryan Coogler's Sinners to be a bad movie.

Given Coogler's reputation as a filmmaker, the odds were very good that his take on the vampire film was, in the very least, a rock-solid effort. But did anyone expect Coogler to deliver a horror romp that's received near-universal acclaim from critics and general audiences alike? 

Sinners is the best-reviewed major release of the year by a country mile so far, with Coogler not merely delivering an entertaining take on an oversaturated subgenre, but wrapping it in a potent exploration of the Black experience in America that also happens to basically be a secret musical.

Not content to be a thrilling movie, Sinners is a genuinely generational horror movie - an instant classic that's likely going to be fondly discussed years or perhaps even decades from now. 

Above all else, Sinners confirms that the sky truly is the limit where Coogler's filmmaking prowess is concerned. Underestimate him at your peril.