The scariest horror films of 2020

Every rated horror film released in 2020, from most to least scary.

Anything for Jackson (2020) is number one on this list, with a Scare Scale score of 8.0 out of 10 from 1 rating. It's followed by The Rental (2020) and The Invisible Man (2020).

166 films · Average score 5.3 out of 10 · Updated 19 October 2026

Anything for Jackson
2020
8.0/10
The Rental
2020
8.0/10
The Invisible Man
2020
7.8/10
Shortcut
2020
7.2/10
The Craft: Legacy
2020
7.2/10
The Dark and the Wicked
2020
7.2/10
The Evil Next Door
2020
7.2/10
The Oak Room
2020
7.2/10
Alone
2020
6.6/10
Becky
2020
6.6/10
Come Play
2020
6.6/10
Evil Eye
2020
6.6/10
Held
2020
6.6/10
His House
2020
6.6/10
Hunter Hunter
2020
6.6/10
May the Devil Take You Too
2020
6.6/10
Run
2020
6.6/10
Side Effect
2020
6.6/10
The Empty Man
2020
6.6/10
The Lodge
2020
6.6/10
The Other Lamb
2020
6.6/10
The Return
2020
6.6/10
You're Not Alone
2020
6.6/10
32 Malasana Street
2020
6.0/10
Amulet
2020
6.0/10
Baby
2020
6.0/10
Black Water: Abyss
2020
6.0/10
Deep Blue Sea 3
2020
6.0/10
Don't Listen
2020
6.0/10
Ghosts of War
2020
6.0/10
Intersect
2020
6.0/10
On Halloween
2020
6.0/10
On the 3rd Day
2020
6.0/10
Originless
2020
6.0/10
Peninsula
2020
6.0/10
Possessor
2020
6.0/10
Saint Maud
2020
6.0/10
Sputnik
2020
6.0/10
Superdeep
2020
6.0/10
The Mortuary Collection
2020
6.0/10
The Stylist
2020
6.0/10
The Turning
2020
6.0/10
The Vanished
2020
6.0/10
Underwater
2020
6.0/10
Unhinged
2020
6.0/10
We Summon the Darkness
2020
6.0/10
#Alive
2020
5.2/10
A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio
2020
5.2/10
A Nun's Curse
2020
5.2/10
All the Moons
2020
5.2/10
Angels Fallen
2020
5.2/10
Attack of the Unknown
2020
5.2/10
Awoken
2020
5.2/10
Becoming
2020
5.2/10
Behind You
2020
5.2/10
Beneath Us
2020
5.2/10
Blood Machines
2020
5.2/10
Blood Vessel
2020
5.2/10
Body Cam
2020
5.2/10
Brahms: The Boy II
2020
5.2/10
Breach
2020
5.2/10
Breeder
2020
5.2/10
Bulbbul
2020
5.2/10
Butchers
2020
5.2/10
Castle Freak
2020
5.2/10
Come True
2020
5.2/10
Cranston Academy: Monster Zone
2020
5.2/10
Crawlers
2020
5.2/10
DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger
2020
5.2/10
Dreamkatcher
2020
5.2/10
Embryo
2020
5.2/10
Fantasy Island
2020
5.2/10
Hospital
2020
5.2/10
Host
2020
5.2/10
Hosts
2020
5.2/10
Howling Village
2020
5.2/10
Hunter's Moon
2020
5.2/10
I Am Lisa
2020
5.2/10
La Casa
2020
5.2/10
La Condesa
2020
5.2/10
Let It Snow
2020
5.2/10
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
2020
5.2/10
Medusa
2020
5.2/10
Monster Hunters
2020
5.2/10
Nocturne
2020
5.2/10
Patients of a Saint
2020
5.2/10
Penance Lane
2020
5.2/10
Post Mortem
2020
5.2/10
Ravage
2020
5.2/10
Relic
2020
5.2/10
Return of the Tooth Fairy
2020
5.2/10
Run Sweetheart Run
2020
5.2/10
Shark Season
2020
5.2/10
Siberia
2020
5.2/10
Sightless
2020
5.2/10
Sleepless Beauty
2020
5.2/10
Spare Parts
2020
5.2/10
Spell
2020
5.2/10
Stay Out of the Attic
2020
5.2/10
Synchronic
2020
5.2/10
The 100 Candles Game
2020
5.2/10
The Assent
2020
5.2/10
The Binding
2020
5.2/10
The Bridge Curse
2020
5.2/10
The Clearing
2020
5.2/10
The Closet
2020
5.2/10
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw
2020
5.2/10
The Day of the Lord
2020
5.2/10
The Devil's Mark
2020
5.2/10
The Grotto
2020
5.2/10
The Haunting of Margam Castle
2020
5.2/10
The Last Matinee
2020
5.2/10
The Maid
2020
5.2/10
The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson
2020
5.2/10
The Owners
2020
5.2/10
The Pale Door
2020
5.2/10
The Perilous Internet Ring
2020
5.2/10
The Scientist
2020
5.2/10
The Sinners
2020
5.2/10
The Toll
2020
5.2/10
The Unfamiliar
2020
5.2/10
The Vigil
2020
5.2/10
They Reach
2020
5.2/10
Triggered
2020
5.2/10
Violation
2020
5.2/10
We Still Say Grace
2020
5.2/10
What Lies Below
2020
5.2/10
You Should Have Left
2020
5.2/10
Abigail Haunting
2020
4.6/10
Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest
2020
4.6/10
Be Careful What You Wish For
2020
4.6/10
Beauty Water
2020
4.6/10
Books of Blood
2020
4.6/10
Cadaver
2020
4.6/10
Clownery
2020
4.6/10
Color Out of Space
2020
4.6/10
Dangerous Drugs of Sex
2020
4.6/10
Followed
2020
4.6/10
Ghost Stories
2020
4.6/10
Gretel & Hansel
2020
4.6/10
In the Trap
2020
4.6/10
Lucky
2020
4.6/10
My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To
2020
4.6/10
My Valentine
2020
4.6/10
OPAL
2020
4.6/10
Rent-A-Pal
2020
4.6/10
Tales from the Hood 3
2020
4.6/10
The Beach House
2020
4.6/10
The Boy Behind the Door
2020
4.6/10
The Unlit
2020
4.6/10
The Widow
2020
4.6/10
Village Of The Vampire
2020
4.6/10
8
2020
4.0/10
Alone
2020
4.0/10
Antebellum
2020
4.0/10
Death of Me
2020
4.0/10
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020
4.0/10
Sea Fever
2020
4.0/10
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
2020
4.0/10
Black Box
2020
3.2/10
Children of the Corn
2020
3.2/10
Follow Me
2020
3.2/10
Halloween Party
2020
3.2/10
The Call
2020
3.2/10
The New Mutants
2020
3.2/10
The Hunt
2020
2.0/10

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About this list

What is the scariest horror film of 2020?: Anything for Jackson (2020) is number one on this list, with a Scare Scale score of 8.0 out of 10 from 1 rating. It's followed by The Rental (2020) and The Invisible Man (2020).
How is this list put together?: Rated horror films released in 2020, ranked by overall Scare Scale score, highest first. Every score is the average of ratings from people who've watched the film, out of 10, and the list updates as new ratings come in.