In 2006, Slither Grossed Us Out (And Made Us Laugh) When We Needed It Most
In 2007, Spanish Horror Film [REC] Set the Bar for Found Footage Filmmaking
In 2008, Let the Right One In Depicted Teenage Love as Bloodlust
In 2009, Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell Exploited Shame to Gross, Gut-Wrenching Effect
In 2010, Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan Turned Art into Beautiful, Genuine Terror
In 2011, The Innkeepers Explored Millennial Depression
In 2012, The Cabin in the Woods Brought the Gods Back to Horror
In 2013, The Conjuring Wanted Everyone to Believe in Ghosts
In 2014, The Babadook Used Poltergeists to Explain the Horrors of Motherhood
In 2015, David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows Made Sex Scary Again