A24 has done what few production companies can claim: Become a brand unto itself. When you hear “a new A24 movie,” you instantly know to expect something bold, artistic and unforgettable.
When it comes to horror, A24 redefines the genre, replacing cheap jump scares with psychological unease, stunning visuals and existential dread. From psychological terrors to visually striking nightmares, A24 consistently delivers horror movies that redefine the genre.
Here’s your ultimate A24 horror watchlist, just in time for spooky season.
Table of Contents
- Psychological Horror Films
- Supernatural Horror Films
- Slasher Movies
- Folk Horror Movies
- Surreal Horror Movies
- Body Horror Films
- Creature Features
- Horror-Comedy Flicks
A24 Horror Movies: Where Art Meets Fear
With well-known blockbuster hits like Hereditary and Midsommar, A24 has redefined modern horror, blending artistry with fear in unforgettable ways. And while those two movies are iconic for a reason, there’s an entire catalog of A24 horror films many fans have yet to get their hands on.
Most films below cross genres, but we’ve grouped them by their dominant subgenre to help you discover your next chilling favorite.
A24 Psychological Horror Films
Psychological horror taps into the mind’s darkest corners – fear, guilt, paranoia and grief. These A24 films don’t solely rely on gore but instead on emotional intensity and mental unraveling.
‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’ (2017)
A brilliant surgeon (Colin Farrell) befriends a mysterious teenage boy (Barry Keoghan) whose father died on his operating table. When the surgeon’s children suddenly fall ill with an unexplained condition, the boy reveals that the family is being punished for the father’s past mistake, forcing him to make an impossible choice.
‘The Front Room’ (2024)
Brandy stars as Belinda, an anthropology professor dealing with pregnancy and roiling from stress and grief. When her partner’s stepmother offers to give the struggling couple a hefty inheritance if they’ll care for her, they quickly learn the cost.
‘Heretic’ (2024)
Two young Mormon missionaries arrive at the home of Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), a seemingly friendly man eager to discuss religion. But when they realize they’re trapped inside his house, Reed forces them through a series of psychological tests designed to challenge everything they believe about faith and free will.
‘Saint Maud’ (2019)
After failing to save a patient’s life, a young nurse becomes a devout Roman Catholic and begins working in private palliative care. She becomes obsessed with saving the soul of a hedonistic former dancer who faces terminal cancer.
‘Hereditary’ (2018)
After the death of her secretive mother, Annie Graham (Toni Collette) and her family begin experiencing a series of increasingly disturbing events. As Annie uncovers her mother’s connection to a mysterious cult, she realizes that the family’s tragic history may be part of something far beyond their control.
‘It Comes at Night’ (2017)
As a mysterious disease spreads across the country, a family isolates itself in a remote cabin, following strict rules to keep the infection out. When another family arrives seeking shelter, the two households struggle to coexist as paranoia, suspicion and fear begin to threaten their survival.
‘Opus’ (2025)
A young journalist (Ayo Edebiri) is invited to the secluded compound of a legendary pop star (John Malkovich) who mysteriously disappeared 30 years earlier. The trip quickly takes a sinister turn as she discovers the disturbing secrets surrounding his devoted followers.
A24 Supernatural Horror Films
Supernatural horror is where ghosts, cursed objects and unseen forces collide with the human psyche. These A24 films make the paranormal feel disturbingly real.
‘I Saw the TV Glow’ (2024)
Two isolated teenagers bond over their obsession with a supernatural television series. Years after the show is canceled, one of them begins questioning whether the fictional world they grew up watching might be more real than they initially thought.
‘The Hole in the Ground’ (2019)
After moving to a secluded home in the Irish countryside, single mother Sarah begins noticing strange changes in her young son’s behavior following his disappearance near a massive sinkhole in the woods.
‘Talk to Me’ (2023)
A group of friends discover they can conjure spirits with an embalmed hand and become hooked. The experience becomes their favorite party activity until Mia (Sophie Wilde), grieving the death of her mother, breaks the rules and opens the door to something she can’t control.
‘Bring Her Back’ (2025)
From the directors of Talk to Me, this horror film follows a brother and sister who move into the home of their new foster mother (Sally Hawkins), only to discover she’s attempting to bring her deceased daughter back to life through a disturbing ritual that involves sacrificing another child.
‘The Blackcoat’s Daughter’ (2015)
When their parents fail to collect them for winter break, two students are left alone at an isolated Catholic boarding school. One of the girls begins exhibiting increasingly unusual behavior. The film is split into three timelines. Each more terrifying than the last.
‘Undertone’ (2026)
A paranormal podcast host caring for her dying mother receives ten mysterious audio recordings of a pregnant couple experiencing unexplained noises in their home. As she and her co-host analyze the recordings for their show, she begins noticing disturbing similarities between the couple’s experiences and events unfolding in her own home.
‘In Fabric’ (2018)
A recently divorced woman purchases a striking red dress from a department store while preparing for a date, unaware that the garment carries a deadly curse. As the dress passes between owners, it leaves a trail of bizarre accidents, injuries and deaths.
A24 Slasher Movies
These A24 slashers reinvent the killer-on-the-loose formula with artful cinematography, tension and social subtext.
‘X’ (2022)
The first of the slasher series written by Ti West, X follows a group of young filmmakers in 1979 who rent a secluded Texas farmhouse to secretly shoot an adult film, hoping to break into the entertainment industry. Their elderly hosts initially seem harmless, but when the couple discovers what their guests are filming, the production turns into a fight for survival.
‘Pearl’ (2022)
Set in 1918, this prequel to X follows a young Pearl (Mia Goth), who dreams of escaping her family’s isolated farm and becoming a movie star. Trapped caring for her sick father under her strict mother’s supervision, Pearl’s desperation for fame and freedom gradually gives way to increasingly violent behavior.
‘Green Room’ (2015)
A punk rock band traveling through the Pacific Northwest lands a last-minute gig at a remote bar frequented by neo-Nazi skinheads, where they witness a murder backstage. Forget the show, they need to fight for their lives.
‘MaXXXine’ (2024)
The final installment in the X series, MaXXXine follows Maxine Minx (Mia Goth) who moves to Hollywood after surviving the massacre in X. But just as she lands a major horror film role, a private investigator begins threatening to expose her past while a serial killer targets women across Los Angeles.
‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ (2022)
A group of out-of-touch, 20-something rich friends are living it up at a remote family mansion when a hurricane traps them inside. But when their murder mystery party game turns into an actual murder investigation, accusations are thrown around and nobody can trust anyone. Part slasher, part satire and totally unhinged.
A24 Folk Horror Movies
Folk horror thrives on isolation, ritual and ancient belief systems turned sinister — A24’s specialty.
‘Midsommar’ (2019)
A grieving woman (Florence Pugh) joins her boyfriend and friends on a trip to a secluded Swedish town, where their participation in a strange midsummer festival leads to terrifying consequences, as they clash with ancient pagan rituals and a community steeped in folklore.
‘The Witch’ (2015)
In 1630s New England, a Puritan family is banished from its settlement and forced to establish a farm near an isolated forest. When their infant son mysteriously disappears and their crops begin to fail, suspicion falls on the eldest daughter (Anya Taylor-Joy) as the family becomes overwhelmed by religious paranoia and accusations of witchcraft.
‘Men’ (2022)
Alex Garland’s Men finds a woman (Jessie Buckley) on retreat in the English countryside healing from the death of her husband. But her peaceful getaway takes a turn when she encounters several unsettling men throughout the village, all of whom appear to share the same face.
‘Lamb’ (2021)
An isolated Icelandic farming couple discovers that one of their sheep has given birth to a strange half-human, half-lamb creature. They decide to raise the child as their own, naming her Ada, but their attempt to build a family comes with consequences when the natural world begins to reclaim what belongs to it.
A24 Surreal Horror Movies
When nightmares and reality blur, surreal horror reigns. These films embrace absurdity, dread and dream logic.
‘Beau Is Afraid’ (2023)
A paranoid man embarks on an increasingly surreal journey to visit his mother, with each step leading him deeper into a bizarre, nightmarish reality where his fears and anxieties manifest in unsettling and dangerous ways.
‘The Lighthouse’ (2019)
The Robert Eggers-helmed film centers on two lighthouse keepers losing their sense of self. Strange visions and supernatural forces blur the line between reality and hallucination in a claustrophobic descent into madness.
‘Climax’ (2018)
A dance troupe’s rehearsal devolves into a nightmarish frenzy when they unknowingly consume LSD, leading to surreal, chaotic horror as paranoia and primal fears take over in a hallucinatory, nightmarish spiral that could end in complete disaster.
‘High Life’ (2018)
A group of death-row inmates is sent into deep space on a mission to investigate a black hole, with the promise of reduced sentences in exchange for participation. Under the supervision of a doctor (Juliette Binoche) obsessed with human reproduction, the prisoners become subjects of increasingly invasive procedures as their mission spirals out of control.
‘Dream Scenario’ (2023)
A mild-mannered college professor (Nicholas Cage) sees his life turn to a nightmare when people keep telling him that he is appearing in their dreams. The dark comedy is a surreal exploration of our collective subconscious.
‘Backrooms’ (2026)
Based on the viral internet horror phenomenon, Backrooms follows the discovery of a mysterious doorway in a furniture showroom that leads to a seemingly endless maze of empty rooms and fluorescent-lit hallways. What lies beyond the doorway defies reality, turning an ordinary space into a surreal nightmare.
A24 Body Horror Movies
Body horror confronts the grotesque transformation of the human form – where science, control and fear collide.
‘Tusk’ (2014)
A podcaster (Justin Long) travels to Canada in search of unusual stories and meets a retired sailor who claims to have survived a shipwreck with the help of a walrus. But the man’s fascination with the animal goes far beyond storytelling.
‘Under the Skin’ (2013)
An alien disguised as a mysterious woman (Scarlett Johansson) travels through Scotland, luring unsuspecting men into a disturbing trap. As she begins to question her own humanity, the film explores identity, isolation and the unsettling nature of the human body.
A24 Creature Features
Sometimes the scariest monsters aren’t ghosts or demons — they’re real, tangible and right in front of us. A24’s creature features combine practical effects and emotional depth to make every encounter feel personal and primal.
‘The Monster’ (2016)
A mother and daughter find themselves stranded on a deserted road after hitting an animal while driving through the woods at night. With their car disabled and no help in sight, they soon realize a bloodthirsty creature is lurking in the darkness, waiting for its next victim.
A24 Horror-Comedy Films
No one blends terror and laughter quite like A24. These horror-comedies take the edge off the fear while doubling down on absurdity, satire and style.
‘Slice’ (2018)
When pizza delivery drivers start turning up dead in a small town where ghosts and humans live side by side, everyone becomes a suspect. A former delivery boy (Chance the Rapper), a determined coworker (Zazie Beetz) and a local reporter team up to uncover who’s behind the killings.
‘Death of a Unicorn’ (2025)
Alex Scharfman’s directorial debut stars Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega as a father and daughter who accidentally run over a unicorn. When they discover the unicorn’s horn contains magical powers, greedy investors try to get in on the miracle cure game only to unleash devastating consequences.
Watch A24 Horror and More on DIRECTV
There you have it – the top A24 horror movies organized by subgenre, from art-house nightmares to dark comedies. And the best part is, whether you’re a horror movie connoisseur or are just taking your first steps into the dark waters of the genre, DIRECTV has hundreds of films for you to enjoy, including from A24.
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