We selected our 13 favorite candidates for the Dark Side of the Screen screening & discussion series: the best, most provocative, and most discussion-worthy (non-mainstream) horror, thriller, and noir films of 2022. Festival and international films from the previous year were eligible if they were distributed in the United States in 2022.  2022’s festival and international films were likewise eligible, even if they had not yet reached distribution.

Co-authored by Julia Compton and Mike Dillon

Honorable Mentions: ATTACHMENT / GLORIOUS / HARBINGER / HUESERA / THE INNOCENTS / NO EXIT / SALOUM / SICK / WATCHER / WHAT JOSIAH SAW

#13. GATLOPP

#12. HELLBENDER

#11. RESURRECTION

#10. DEADSTREAM

#9. MASTER

#8. BULL

#7. CRIMES OF THE FUTURE

#6. YOU WON’T BE ALONE

#5. SPEAK NO EVIL

#4. FEED ME

#3. THE SADNESS

#2. SOME LIKE IT RARE

#1. WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR

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