7. When Evil Lurks
After the unique nightmare that was 2017’s Terrified, we knew we’d follow Argentine horror master Demián Rugna anywhere, no matter how agonizingly frightening… and his follow-up, When Evil Lurks, more than makes good on that promise. Not only is it one of the most original possession tales ever brought to the screen, it’s easily the scariest movie of 2023, with gasp-worthy moments intertwined with an absolutely pervasive sense of inescapable dread.
