The Return of the Living Dead,' 'Lisa Frankenstein,' 'An American Werewolf in London,' and more horror comedies to watch on Prime Video.

With the VHS boom and practical effects hitting their zenith, the 1980s featured some of the best creature features. Tremors carried on that tradition while also foregrounding the self-aware comedy that would become a staple of 1990s horror.

These 11 horror movies are the best that have been released in the last five years, so if you're looking for a new, scary fright flick, look no further.

The horror film is a sequel to 2022’s Smile, in which a demonic presence infects people, causing them to smile creepily before committing violence and spreading to the next victim. It attracted a lot of attention for viral marketing which hired actors to creepily smile while frozen in place at places like baseball games, which made it to TV.

It’s been nothing short of a banner year for horror movies. Since 2024 kicked off nearly 11 months ago, gore hounds have been treated with a seemingly nonstop supply of good fright flicks. They’ve come in all shapes and sizes,