The Best Horror Movies of 2008

The Top Ten

#10

The Strangers

A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants.

#9

Left Bank

When Marie moves into her boyfriend's apartment, she uncovers a disturbing mystery.

#8

Martyrs

A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.

#7

Splinter

Trapped in an isolated gas station by a voracious parasite that transforms its still-living victims into deadly hosts, a young couple and an escaped convict must find a way to work together to survive.

#6

Acolytes

Three teenagers blackmail a serial killer.

#5

Lake Mungo

Strange things start happening after a girl is found drowned in a lake.

#4

Eden Lake

Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.

#3

Cloverfield

A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York City on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.

#2

Pontypool

A radio host interprets the possible outbreak of a deadly virus which infects the small Ontario town he is stationed in.

#1

Let the Right One In

Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.

A Guilty Pleasure 

The Ruins

A leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when a group of friends and a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.