Here Are 13 Terrifying Movies to Watch on Friday the 13th (Beyond the Obvious ‘Friday’ Films)

What should you watch on this unlucky day, other than the obvious “Friday the 13th” franchise? There are plenty of horror options from the last century, and even from the past year. But we’ll limit this list of picks to 13 films, in no particular order, that are worth watching on the 13th through scared, squinted eyes.
The Hunt (2020) What is it? A controversial and satirical horror film about a cabal of liberal “elites” who hunt and kill kidnapped conservative “deplorables.”
It Follows (2015) What is it? After a sexual encounter, a college-age woman is followed by a haunting, supernatural presence. The low-budget flick had big box-office success.
Get Out (2017) What is it? Get Out is the award-winning film about a black man who meets his white girlfriend’s family, and learns there’s something sinister going on.
It (2017) What is it? The Stephen King adaptation still has the biggest horror opening weekend of time. Set in 1989, the film features the infamous evil clown Pennywise (Bill Skarsgard) who scares kids. It’s better than the 2019 sequel.
Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) What is it? A follow-up to the far inferior Ouija, this movie with a breakout performance by its young star (Lulu Wilson) is about a family that promises clients communication with the dead, and inadvertently invites evil into their home.
Insidious (2011) What is it? Saw and Paranormal Activity filmmakers team up for the first of the “Insidious” movies about parents who suspect there are bad spirits in their new home, where their son falls into a coma.
The Lodge (2020) What is it? A disturbing, psychologically brutal film about a future stepmom and the children who want nothing to do with her. They’re stuck in a cabin together, and things go differently than you might think.
The Witch (2016) What is it? A Puritan family in the 1630s turn on each other after their baby is abducted under the watch of the oldest daughter. Could witchcraft be at play?
The Conjuring (2013) What is it? “Based on the true story” of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.
The Invisible Man (2020) What is it? The classic movie monster is modernized as the antagonist in this socially conscious thriller about victimization and gaslighting.
Unfriended (2015) What is it? The movie, told via video chat, looks at what happens when an online conversation between friends is joined by the ghost of the girl they bullied into suicide.
mother! (2017) What is it? A gory, polarizing, gut-punch horror movie about impending motherhood and marrying a famous man.
Babadook (2014) What is it? A well-reviewed Australian film about a woman reading a disturbing children’s book to her violent son, who believes he sees the monster from the story.

Here’s the complete list and story from USA TODAY.

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