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The Ideal Horror Movies of 2017 We may only be a little ways into the new year, but the force of the horror movie genre is already coming out strong. With a sizable slate of scary flicks on the horizon in the coming months, we're already starting to figure out what's worth your time and what's not. The most recent standout is Jordan Peele's brilliant, searing first film, Get Out, but it's not the only horror film that's blown us away in 2017! We're covering the year's best horror films so far, from the -up madness of Split to the chilling brilliance in The Autopsy of Jane Doe. 1 Get Out Where do we even begin? On a technical level, Get Out is just a brilliant and well-paced horror movie. The story feels fresh, and the terror and tension build slowly and masterfully throughout. There's a noticeable subversion of horror's biggest and most problematic tropes. Here, https://www.biphoo.com/movies/new-releases don't die first, sex does not lead to death, and there's no virginal "final girl" who inexplicably survives. Plus, it's got a wicked plot twist in the insane final act. But Get Out's brilliance reaches far beyond its horror roots. It manages to make ripe and stinging social commentary on America's problems with race, while still keeping the general mood fun, bloody, and entertaining. There's a certain artistic integrity to the hypnotizing sequence when Chris slides into the "sunken place," where he's at the mercy of Rose's psychiatric mother. And maybe that's what makes it so stellar: whether you want to enjoy a solid, grisly horror film or take a good, hard look at the injustice bubbling in the underbelly of America, Get Out will give you exactly what you hope for. 2 Split Split has been dominating the box office for weeks, and it's not hard at all to see why. With brilliant performances all around, a blood-curdling superhuman monster, and a shocking twist that connects to a previous M. Night Shyamalan film, you'll leave with the distinct feeling that you've been hit by a train . . . pun intended. 3 The Autopsy of Jane Doe With a unique premise and a hyperrealistic corpse, The Autopsy of Jane Doe gets off to a running start. When you layer in sentient corpses, supreme moments of uneasiness, and quite a few jump scares, it's clear you'll definitely need some time to process everything that goes down. The best part of the film is that it's an exploration of paranoia and supernatural occurrences, and the ending will completely blow your mind . . . and make you doubt everything that happens. 4 XX XX is a horror anthology featuring four short horror films, all directed by women. Each new story is unique and chilling in its own way, and you're sure to be unsettled by at least one. The question is, what makes your heart pound the hardest — a mysterious, malevolent box; a corpse at a birthday party; a demon in the wilderness; or the son of Satan himself? It's tough to pick, we're aware. 5 Friday the 13th The legendary hockey mask-wearing, machete-wielding mass murderer Jason Voorhees is back on the big screen in Paramount’s retelling of the classic horror film, and on the film’s titular date. Breck Eisner directs the horror pic, which is expected to answer the decades-old question of why the slasher can't be killed. 6 Jigsaw The long-running Lionsgate franchise — which sees the titular serial killer Jigsaw subjecting people to fatal puzzles — gets a fresh makeover, with a new story line and new characters. Michael and Peter Spierig direct the seventh film, again featuring a score by Nine Inch Nails musician Charlie Clouser. 7 Rings The Paramount threequel — to 2002’s The Ring and 2005’s The Ring Two — resumes the tales centering on a mysterious cursed videotape that threatens to take viewers’ lives. F. Javier Gutierrez directs the third installment of the hit horror franchise, this time starring Johnny Galecki, Aimee Teegarden, Vincent D’Onofrio and Laura Wiggins. 8 A Cure for Wellness Dane DeHaan stars in the Fox psychological thriller as an employee who is sent to rescue his boss from a European “wellness spa” but soon realizes he's trapped, and discovers that the facility has a more sinister purpose than just serving the health needs of its patients. Also featuring Mia Goth, the film is director Gore Verbinski’s first horror film since 2002’s The Ring. 9 Wish Upon John R. Leonetti's Wish Upon, starring Joey King Ryan Phillippe and Stranger Things' Shannon Purser, follows a girl who finds a magical box that grants her wishes. It's only after she begins getting wishes granted that she notices terrible things happening to people close to her. 10 Annabelle: Creation Miranda Otto is featured in the New Line prequel to the doll-centric 2014 hit. David Sandberg directs the spinoff of the Conjuring franchise, which follows a dollmaker and his wife who, 20 years after the tragic death of their little girl, welcome a nun and several orphans into their home, only to see them targeted by the possessed titular creation.