The 21st century has seen its fair share of horrors: The COVID-19 pandemic, the 2008 financial crisis, the 2013 VMAs – the past two decades haven’t been pretty. Like an annoying little sibling, art has spent the 21st century doing what it always does around its big brother life: imitating. As the disturbing events have compounded over the years, plenty of disturbing films have emerged in response. A cursory glance at Netflix or the evening news will tell you: horror is having its day. Here are the ten most disturbing horror movies of the 21st century, to prove that as bad as real life gets, art is here to prove things could always get a little worse. Imitation is the highest form of flattery, after all.
