Here is a list of some popular and critically acclaimed horror movies from 2017 with a brief summary:
- “Get Out”: A young African-American man visits his white girlfriend’s family estate where he learns that many of its residents, who are black, have gone missing, and he soon learns the horrible truth when another frantic African-American warns him to “get out”. He soon learns this is far from a friendly visit.
- “It”: In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town.
- “The Shape of Water”: At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
- “A Dark Song”: A determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that will grant them what they want.
- “The Killing of a Sacred Deer”: A teenager’s attempts to bring a brilliant surgeon into his dysfunctional family take an unexpected turn.
- “The Blackcoat’s Daughter”: Two girls must battle a mysterious evil force when they get left behind at their boarding school over winter break.
- “Mother!” A couple’s relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
- “Happy Death Day”: A college student relives the day of her murder with both its unexceptional details and terrifying end until she discovers her killer’s identity.
- “Annabelle: Creation”: Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker’s possessed creation, Annabelle.
Please note that this list is not comprehensive and other horror movies might also be considered as best, but these are some of the popular and critically acclaimed horror movies of 2017.