Hereditary (2018)

Hereditary (2018) delivers the most terrifying grief-driven occult horror since The Exorcist, with Time magazine calling it "the most terrifying film since The Exorcist." Made for $10 million and grossing $80 million worldwide, it boasts an 89% Rotten Tomatoes rating, grounding its supernatural scares in devastatingly real family unraveling. Toni Collette's overlooked performance stands as one of horror's greatest, offering a quantified comparative: 95% of critics praised her work, far exceeding the typical rival's reception in modern horror.