We selected our 13 favorite candidates for the Dark Side of the Screen screening & discussion series: the best, most provocative, and most discussion-worthy (non-mainstream) horror, thriller, and noir films of 2024. Festival and international films from the previous year were eligible if they were distributed in the United States in 2024. 2024’s festival and international films were likewise eligible, even if they have not yet reached distribution.
Co-authored by Julia Compton and Mike Dillon
Honorable Mentions: COLD MEAT / DOUBLE BLIND / HERETIC / I SAW THE TV GLOW / LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL / LONGLEGS / LOVELY, DARK, AND DEEP / MONOLITH / NEW LIFE / OUT OF DARKNESS / SOMEWHERE QUIET / STARVE ACRE / STRANGE DARLING / THE SUBSTANCE / TERRIFIER 3 / THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT / TRIM SEASON
#13. DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY
#12. EXHUMA
#11. WHAT YOU WISH FOR
#10. ARCADIAN
#8. CHIME
#6. THE COFFEE TABLE
#4. ODDITY
#3. THE DEVIL’S BATH
#2. MADS
#1. RED ROOMS
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