Amid all of these otherworldly horror romps, The Strangers: Prey at Night stands out as one of the most plausible.
Though The Strangers: Prey at Night is a gritty horror thriller set in an authentic world, 2018 has mostly been defined by movies about demons (Insidious: The Last Key), curses (Truth or Dare), aliens (A Quiet Place), and demonic cults (Hereditary).
This is a stark contrast to other subgenres of horror, particularly with regards to the styles of horror movies that we have seen debut this year.
Even the other notable tentpole slasher film set to debut later this year (David Gordon Green’s Halloween), toys with elements of the supernatural in how immortal Michael Myers seems.