The Best Horror Movies Of 2024 So Far

«Immaculate» comes from the arthouse studio Neon, but don’t go in expecting the sort of «elevated horror» one might typically associate with them. This leans towards the trashier side of the genre, with loud in-your-face jump scares, gratuitous graphic gore, and twists that just keep getting sillier. But make no mistake: Michael Mohan’s film is fun, well-made trash. Those jump scares might sometimes be cheap, but they’re effective nonetheless, and the more ridiculous the story gets, the more entertaining it becomes.

At the center of it all is an all-time great Final Girl performance from 2024’s big rising star Sydney Sweeney, playing the naive nun Sister Cecilia. An American entering an Italian convent, she finds herself mysteriously pregnant and at the center of a dark conspiracy, but she’s ready to fight back as hard as she needs to. The setting provides some beautiful imagery and music as a backdrop to the terror, and as far-fetched as the story is, the messages about bodily autonomy are all too relevant. The ending is a jaw-dropper.