Horror films dominated the cultural conversation in 2017. From the surprise hit “Get Out” to the movie adaption of “It” to the campy “Happy Death Day,” scary movies had an unusual hold on the collective imagination during that year. Maybe it's because reality was pretty horrifying, too. To punctuate the end of a hair-raising year, The New York Times Magazine asked ten actors who gave the best performances to play a series of eerie roles.
Mom and Dad
2018
5.4/10
Tiffany Haddish: She Ready! From the Hood to Hollywood!
2017
7.0/10
A Christmas in New York
2017
4.8/10
Return to Sender
2015
6.1/10
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
5.6/10
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008
6.5/10
Black Panther
2018
7.4/10
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
7.6/10
Avatar
2009
7.6/10
Green Book
2018
8.2/10
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017
7.3/10
Incredibles 2
2018
7.5/10
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020
6.9/10
Joker
2019
8.1/10
Avengers: Endgame
2019
8.2/10
The Shining
1980
8.2/10
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
8.2/10
Alita: Battle Angel
2019
7.2/10
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
7.9/10
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
8.1/10
Rock 'n' Roll Frankenstein
1999
4.5/10