Great Performers: Horror Show

"The year's best actors in a series of short frightening films."

Horror films dominated the cultural conversation in 2017. From the surprise hit “Get Out” to the movie adaption of “It” to the campy “Happy Death Day,” scary movies had an unusual hold on the collective imagination during that year. Maybe it's because reality was pretty horrifying, too. To punctuate the end of a hair-raising year, The New York Times Magazine asked ten actors who gave the best performances to play a series of eerie roles.

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Mom and Dad

Mom and Dad

2018

Tiffany Haddish: She Ready! From the Hood to Hollywood!

Tiffany Haddish: She Ready! From the Hood to Hollywood!

2017

A Christmas in New York

A Christmas in New York

2017

Return to Sender

Return to Sender

2015

The Cloverfield Paradox

The Cloverfield Paradox

2018

Joker

Joker

2019

Parasite

Parasite

2019

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

1994

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

2017

The Hunt

The Hunt

2020

Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel

2019

The Void

The Void

2016

Fargo

Fargo

1996

Hacksaw Ridge

Hacksaw Ridge

2016

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

Dunkirk

Dunkirk

2017

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

2017

mother!

mother!

2017

A Quiet Place

A Quiet Place

2018

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

2018