20 Worst Movies Of 2017 (So Far)

19. The Bye Bye Man

The Bye Bye Man should have worked because of its scarily simple premise - that you will be cursed if you name, or even think about - mysterious evil force The Bye Bye Man (a sort of horror movie version of The Game popularised by social media). Sadly, the execution turns a wickedly promising premise into a derivative damp squib.

It all feels terribly familiar thanks to a stunning commitment to cliche and none of the things that could have saved it - like the acting, the special effects or even a cursory commitment to atmosphere building - are in any way good. It's also painfully low on the scare count, which is all you'd reasonably expect from a cheap horror these days.

Still, it made money based on premise and title alone, so maybe we'll see some of the logic ironed out in a sequel. Or, you know, ANY attempt to explain any of it in a way that doesn't just stick two fingers up at the audience.