Horror

Barbarian stormed the box office gate and captured the top spot while a Bollywood film surged all the way to second place. A horror-thriller, Barbarian stars Bill Skarsgard, Justin Long, Georgina Campbell, and Kate Bosworth.

While many of the biggest horror films of the past century were made in America, the horror film genre was not actually born in the United States. French director Georges Melies' 1896 short The House of the Devil is often credited as the first ‘horror’ movie.

Life has been scary enough as it is, but if you are a glutton for punishment, look no further: we have compiled a list of the most anticipated horror movies of 2022. From returning franchises to indie startups out of Macedonia, this year’s schedule is packed with goodies for fans of the genre.

A group of refugees is dropped off at the Turkish-Bulgarian border by a rough smuggler. As they enter Europe under cover of darkness, the group is set upon by armed border guards.

Brazilian Fantastic and Horror film festival co-founder Otávio Lima is motivated by dystopia. He tells HFPA journalist Ana Maria Bahiana that a lot of films that were submitted to the festival - first in the country - bring attention to current events in Brazil.

Two women from very different backgrounds – Ana, an upper-middle-class professional, and Clara, a nurse from the poor outskirts of São Paulo – come together under extraordinary circumstances. There’s an unplanned child, whose very own existence challenges the standards and expectations of the circles where Ana travels.

Sony’s low budget horror gem Don’t Breathe left audiences gasping for air after a stunning $26. 1 million domestic debut.