MY TOP HORROR MOVIES OF 2022 SO FAR | HALF YEAR CHECK IN | Spookyastronauts

[@rhythmoriented]

The two most underrated films I’ve seen this year are in the horror genre: 1. The Cursed: a Robert Eggers-esque atmospheric gem with werewolf mythology. 2. You Won’t be Alone: a dreamy, creepy horror drama about shape-shifting witches.

[@PaulReviews]

I definitely agree with you about The Cursed. It’s my favorite horror movie of the year and so far in my top 3 behind The Batman and Top Gun

[@wandaaufderspringe2102]

Yes!!!

[@Harry-ts2qo]

The cursed was sooooooo good

[@bleumoonzombie]

You Won't Be Alone is now in my top 10 i loved that movie so much

[@lucygutierrez2968]

Where can I watch "you won't be alone"?

[@r.maciel2544]

Hellbender is one of my new favorite horror movies-unique and truly horrifying.

[@wandaaufderspringe2102]

Yes! Mine too and after Hellbender I went watching all the other movies by these directors

[@subsist.princess]

I’m here to co-sign - Hellbender is one of my all time favorites - it’s terrifying in a very texturized kind of way (I’m thinking of the foraging and the kk d of magic 🪄 in the film) and I loved the mother daughter dynamic in the film. Just perfection 👌🏾 I also heard a horror loving family made the film and the music was really good too!

[@w4shep]

I agree. I was so surprised by how much I liked this movie. This family has created their own witch, I mean Hellbender, mythology and it's fantastic. I’m also a former thrash metal drummer and appreciated how well the music was and brilliantly incorporated into the story. Subtle, but great special effects - how it should be. And the cinematography was alive with motion and great.

[@HILAL19564]

What about the night house. Loved that one. Not from 2022 but 2021

[@rosaliazurita611]

don’t ever apologize for your accent Emma, love your channel☺️

[@joeertman]

Great list! My favorites so far are X, Scream, Fresh, Studio 666, No Exit, Men, The Cursed, The Sadness, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre (in that order). I still have so much to see tho!

[@robertagojan769]

I watched almost all of them from your video ☺️ but my favourites would be: Dashcam and You won’t be alone. This movie was so beautifully shot and the acting was mesmerising! A completely different uptake on witches which I really loved! Thank you for the video Emma 🤗

[@HeribertoRangelM]

Nothing like pick a spookyastronauts watchlist movie, a good bottle of australian wine, and be afraid to turn the lights off.

[@TheHorrorMiserMontyG]

I just saw 'You Won't be Alone' last night and that was an incredible and different take on witches. You're definitely right about Dashcam Emma, it's a very polarizing horror movie. I able to get a screener for 'See For Me' and that was better than I thought it would be.

[@TheHorrorMiserMontyG]

@MasterOnion North I do agree with you about the bleak atmosphere but I believe the director did that to show the harsh life the Macedonians lived back then.

[@ursulamunoz5861]

A great one to add (if you haven’t seen it yet), is Netflix’s The House, another great stop-motion offering. My faves, however, are: 1. Crimes of the Future 2. X 3. The Innocents 4. Scream 5. The Sadness Great video, as usual!

[@elestrabicodebellavista]

Excellent... Excellent... Excellent... Selection! Emma. My 3 favorites are: 1- dash cam 2- Innocent 3- Hatching Statistical data: 93.37% of those who liked "Dash Cam" also liked "Malignant".

[@Naifyxxi]

I don't now that statistic, i loved the plot and the prison scene on Malignant maybe i do a chance to Dashcam (not my style, in that style i only liked Cloverfield and Blairwitch, others i saw sucks)

[@kristopherschermerhorn998]

Hatching! I already forgot about that one! That was pretty solid. My top 2 so far are The Innocents and Hatching…but I still need to see The Black Phone (Thursday!), Watcher, and Men. Where’d you get your statistical info? 🤣 I loved Malignant. Been hesitant with Dashcam but do want to check it out. I was hesitant with Malignant too and was kinda surprised I loved it.

[@Tadeo2306]

I 100% agree. Top 3 The innocents, X and you wont be alone, just great movies...I still have to see Dashcam and Men. Thanks so much, I always look forward to your videos.

[@danielsweet858]

"I like what I like" Love your attitude You are beyond cool 😺

[@MadailinBurnhope]

"You Are Not My Mother" is genuinely on my (long) favourite horrors ever list

[@IknowIamkindagreat]

that dance scene made my skin crawl. Anyone who ever had a bipolar mother knows that vibe.

[@chriscunningham8703]

Really enjoyed it to.. 👻

[@kristopherschermerhorn998]

Whoop! The Innocents! Never seen anything like it. Most tense viewing experience I’ve ever had. I have never had to pause a film before to take a breather. It was just too much so many times, but I loved it.

[@colleenchristi8245]

Thanks Emma, for your thoughtful commentary and videos, always!

[@spookyastronauts]

Thank you so much Colleen

[@zianawind2970]

Wow, everything in this list sounds worth watching to me.. and I spend more time on KZbin looking for recommendations or reviews than watching films. I really like deep thought mystery or horror the kind that helps me understand e observe the more obscure aspects of life and as usual this channel got me covered. Thank you for your unique taste in film and capacity to elaborate on films, you really are The reviewer that really has depth to her work.. I love your videos because you often transmit what your inner experience was with a film you don’t just give superficial explanations even in a short time. Truly a gem of a reviewer.

[@shanetheliver]

Most of my friends haven't heard of "X" or "Men", but I bet if it was the new "X-Men" they would've heard of it. Also, it will probably be decades until "Mad God" gets the recognition it deserves.

[@markaitkenguitar]

Great list and great energy! I can’t believe we’re already half way through the year - blink and it’s 2023. X and You Won’t Be Alone. Polar opposites that are my fav’s also. Watching Mad God tonight! And looking to seeing Men so I can see what all the fuss is about. And now The Daughter is on my watchlist. Thank you!

[@Lara-oq2se]

With you on loving these films, I’ve seen most and loved Hellbender. The film makers have done some other great Indy horror. Can’t wait to see Hatching and Men. We’re total horror/thriller freaks in our house! thanks so much for your reviews Emma and congrats on getting married 😊

[@themandyf]

I love that you brought up Shut In! I didn't think that film would get a lot of attention. I thought it was very simple and well done.

[@jim39474]

Thanks for the recommendations, Emma. Thought the sadness might be here. It's pretty full on.

[@DarkmanPoe]

Yeah, "Mad God" was incredible.

[@margaritaperez8624]

Can't wait for your review of Watcher

[@Horrorzeit]

loved your BREAKDOOOOOOWN ✨

[@marianar2948]

Emma! First of all, thanks for your recommendations, pretty much all of them sounded great to me; I'll try to watch "You Won't be Alone" this night. Second, your corny jokes are adorable so please keep them coming, ok? :D

[@NocturnalHorrors]

Thanks for the list! Also...the "Dead Inside" moment was perfection. lol

[@Yeeuu-teeuube-in]

The music in Fresh was perfection.

[@MadailinBurnhope]

I've waited for "You Won't Be Alone", I can't wait

[@andrewjmcquinn9996]

Glad you loved X, it was instantly in my list of favorites. I got to see it in theaters and I was the only one there. The audio was so spot on that several times I thought others were in the theater with me...

[@julianlinsel4346]

I enjoyed x too. Great movie

[@drewcorry5056]

Hope I Can Find See For Me. Can't Wait For Black Phone. Thanks Emma

[@penumchrist]

Thank you!

[@nickcummins1105]

Definitely added a few to my watchlist! Tops out of this list are X, Scream, Men, And Studio 666(I agree it’s too fun not to list!) I also really enjoyed The Cursed which my wife and I just watched the other night. See for me was a decent flick but I thought was maybe drug out a hair too long. Great list Emma!

[@eduardomauricio8090]

i found out about The Innocents because of you and i was blown away when i watched, definitely one of my top movies of 2022 too also, i am DYING to see Men, but it doesn't come out here in Brazil till september 😭😭😭

[@hectormontalvo5565]

¡E legal!👉😃👈

[@travisbicklejr]

Great video/list! Thanks, Emma!

[@blinddog1212]

LOVED See for Me (and it is available on Shudder in Canada at least!)! I almost wrote "overlooked", so you're not alone on bad puns! 🤣Great list as always.

[@Morgue__x]

I'm new here so I don't know if you talked about it in another video but Dual is my favorite movie of the year so far 👀

[@JohnnyHastheKeysTV]

OMG! I loved THE INNOCENTS! So much so that I posted a review on our show too.

[@limetreess]

I can’t wait for your take on Crimes of the Future, I hope it comes your way soon! It’s my favorite horror so far this year. Watcher is also excellent, very tense and Maika slays.

[@sarahcortese4977]

Loved Dashcam! My husband and I were absolutely dying laughing, but it was also creepy and chaotic, of course. I thought it was a really well done mix 👏 SNL horror

[@timross5351]

Love this list! Going to try to watch them all!

[@dragongeraldb]

Hi, i just learned of your channel this week and i love it, you gave me direction to some real awesome movies i would have overlooked before and some i knew of but was not sure if i should waste my time, great channel and keep it going.

[@ローレン-m7j]

Thanks always for the great recommendations. Watching The Innocents and You won't be alone back to back was pretty wild and I def had strange dreams that night lol I ended up watching the wrong Dashcam?? also a horror from 2021.

[@bo2720]

Perhaps you havent seen it but the spanish La Abuela is pretty good too. Creepy and tense. Also, No Exit is amazing too in its straight forwardness, more of a dark thriller though. My absolute favorites have to be X and Dashcam

[@NicksFilmCorner]

A great and underrated horror-comedy that I feel like no one's talking about is Sweetie, You Won't Believe It. I feel it went pretty quietly under the radar, but it's like a mix between The Hangover and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It's on Amazon Prime (at least in the US) and it's definitely worth checking out if you haven't seen it! It's one of my favorites of the year so far.

[@HayGurlHay]

Fresh was fantastic! I watched it blind (without reading a synopsis or seeing a trailer) and so glad I did. Lots of surprises ;)

[@amyyoung2804]

Me 2..what a ride

[@bleumoonzombie]

omg i LOVED Fresh it was so good imo

[@corylee2007]

Awesome you included shut in!

[@steely10]

I watched The Innocents based on your dependable eye. It's more drama/sci-fi than horror or thriller but what a great movie. The way uncommon communication of the innocents(young/disabled) developed between the characters with increasing stakes was balanced, dramatic. It wasn't saccharin or predictable like most movies with similar premises can be. The mother was the same one from Thelma, another excellent Scandinavian production.

[@fabioeliasreisritter8827]

You won't be alone became one of my all time favorites. Loved the movie

[@danielliber3712]

The best movie i saw so far this year is The Sadness... a movie from taiwan by canadian director Rob Jabbaz. Its insane in the best way possible, very gory and pretty disturbing.. must watch for all. And the song at the end of the movie is a treat for extreme metal lovers...

[@odellian606]

always thankful for your recommendations!!! i just saw watcher and came to your channel to see what you thought of it. will be looking forward to your review. also finished yellowjackets today (since you recommended last year) and i absolutely loved it!!!

[@allieeraee5839]

Thank you for giving me a movie to watch tonight dashcam is right up my alley

[@nipamehta9860]

Hey Emma, I am an Indian and is regularly watching your videos.I need to say I am a huge horror thriller fan and have watched almost all your recommended movies. Your videos simply are awesome and help me find the spooky movies different one's you know.Waiting for your July recommendations.Love you .....Tadaaaaa......

[@spookyastronauts]

Thank you so much Nipa!!!

[@awakeenlighten2298]

This was great and spooky good!

[@brittanyofhouseblackwood]

Hi Emma, first time watcher...No clue who you were, but for some reason I completely trust you're taste and I'm about to watch like most of these movies!! So thanks for the recommendations and I'll be subscribing and I know who you are now lol 💜☠

[@chrisg8820]

X, The Sadness, and Dashcam are 3 of my favorites so far....Scream and TCM were descent.

[@thatchillingeffect]

I was checking my Letterboxd log and the only three movies with 4 stars or more, that have come out this year/last year are X and The Sadness, with 4 stars each and Scream with 4.5. I really want to see some of the ones you mentioned here so I'll start looking for dates if they are going to the cinemas or streaming platforms.

[@VerbalGenius09]

See For Me was highly underrated, really original concept and well acted

[@ciszonek]

girl, i have almost the exact movie taste as you❤️❤️❤️

[@christiancapuyan7570]

I've only seen X and Scream from your list. Gawd, I had a massive HORROR DROUGHT this year. I need to keep up!!! Thanks for the list, enjoyed the vid so much. I can't wait to watch The Innocents

[@soup6224]

I really liked the Celler on Shudder 🤘🤘🤘

[@jobutupacki6158]

Yes! Been dying to watch Maika Monroe in Watcher along with Crimes of The Future, but I also understand why they don't have wide release because maybe they're not confident that they'll earn in smaller territories. So we Australians and other countries are always going to expect limited releases or no releases. Including Nope which is a terrible 3 week delay from US.

[@jobutupacki6158]

@MasterOnion North Maybe.....

[@mishu16819]

@MasterOnion North You should check her out in "After Everything". She's the lead in that movie (a drama). Pretty good film.

[@piousmutilator4513]

Thank you, Emma! 🤘

[@juiceo5743]

Not sure if I’m late and you’ve already spoken about this series in another video but EVIL the horror to show was one of my fav watches for this year! Low key funny but creepy too :)

[@killroy687]

I didn't know X was filmed in New Zealand and not in Texas. That's so cool!

[@JurassicJoey17]

Mad God!!! Definitely a visual masterpiece. Stop motion is my favorite type of film, and the director worked on Jurassic Park.. I was pretty hyped for it.

[@BryACam]

X was actually a pretty decent slasher. I think the elderly were creepy as hell of course so they did a good job with creeping me out. Now I just started watching Mad God but haven't finished it so I'm really excited for that. I love stop motion type animations.

[@mariodimaio9291]

Hi Emma, this is my first time watching your video. Horror isn’t my go-to genre but I wrote down 5 titles to check out (Mad God,You Won't Be Alone,The Innocents,The Daughter/La Hija,You Are Not My Mother) and actually saw one at a film festival last year, See for Me. I actually found you when looking for more confirmation on The Golden Glove. I removed it from my list. I subscribed and I’ll be back. Thanks!

[@zharko]

loved the video as usual !! :D

[@horrorableshow]

Ah love these videos so much! It helps me catch up on all the ones I miss because I’m always a year behind lol. Thanks Emma!! Also “BREAKDOWNNNNN🤣🤣”

[@spookyastronauts]

It’s breeeakkkkkdowwwnnnnn timeee

[@anthonywheeler2082]

I'm planning on watching Mad God tonight. I loved the trailer.

[@sirtorchington]

BREAKDOWNSSSS hahah you must be a metal fan. love your videos, stoked to dive into these I haven't seen yet (which is most of them lol)!!

[@spookyastronauts]

Def not a metal fan haha that’s the running joke

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Awesome list Emma! Just added a few new ones to my watch list. Also, X is my favorite so far but still have a bunch to see.

[@SherlockPrime528491]

Highly recommend “Watcher” solid atmospheric psychological thriller My favorite Horror movie so far this year is definitely “X”

[@alexandrosalexandropoulos4836]

Excellent choices. Greetings from Greece.

[@zachpajak7493]

Yaaay ‘Mad God’! Glad to see that getting love. If you haven’t yet seen ‘Watcher’, I highly recommend it. Thanks for all the recommendations! :)

[@georgebarry591]

Innocents was fantastically shot, great performances, mainly from kids, well paced, loved it, yes definitely disturbing and dark.

[@TomOpus]

Mad God is a trip. Amazing visuals. It's a stop-motion/live-action hybrid, pretty unusual but effective. It took 30 years to make because he stopped work on it for 20 years when Jurassic Park came out and he thought stop-action was dead. It's definitely one to check out, for those who haven't yet.

[@linaarvidsson8188]

So far I´ve seen Hatching, Studio 666, X, Scream and Fresh. I absolutely loved Studio 666 - so much fun and some good kills. Saw Hatching at the movie theatre. It was different, to say the least. I liked it, though. Best so far is X. Looking forward to the prequel. Thanks for this list, Emma! I´ve missed You won't be alone, but now it's on my to watch-list.

[@bonniemcnaughton7419]

I watched You Won't Be Alone last night even though I remember you talking about some animal issues in a previous video. I decided to go in anyway after doing a little research. I had a different reaction than many people it seems. I felt that it was beautiful and touching, not dark or horrific at all. I read a review that called it "horror adjacent", which made me laugh. It didn't feel like a horror to me at all, more of an artsy folk drama. Big thumbs up from me!

[@spookyastronauts]

Hey, I think your mixing up The Innocence which has the animal cruelty, you won’t be alone is indeed beautiful

[@bonniemcnaughton7419]

I think it was something about the donkeys. But it was all off screen and not a big deal.

[@adriana4744]

All the moons, X, You won't be alone and Scream are my fav of the year so far

[@nicolacook1699]

Haven’t seen any of those so far . Will check them out . I particular Men and Hatching look forward to seeing those and Scream

[@keep_walking_on_grass]

you know what, I am impressed that you, (sorry I don't know your name) let all these movies into your mind and soul and let them affect you. this is a very brave thing to do. these are horror movies and a lot of them or way too disturbing and frightening to let into my head. don't you have some spooky dreams sometimes? you said paranormal activity and Martyrs are movies that really scared you. the same here. I find these 2 extremely frightening as well and they didn't let me fall asleep easy for months.

[@RockyStateOfMind]

I haven't seen much because many that I was excited about haven't been released here (and some actually came out last year) but my top 5 so far would be Fresh, X, The Sadness, La abuela (The Grandmother) and Candyman. Really excited for The Black Phone, hopefully I can see it soon🥺

[@Horrorzeit]

It is so good :))

[@jlannnn1234]

thank you, spooky queen, for reminding me i need to watch the daughter ❤️

[@billcrandall8654]

Emma if you missed The Cursed definitely check it out. By far the best horror film I've seen this year.

[@spookyastronauts]

I saw it! I didn’t like it 🥲

[@jordanmichael2655]

I watched you won’t be alone last night. OMG I loved it! Easily one of my favorites this year. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@1ivingdeadgr189]

I just finished the series with Toni Collette the staircase really enjoyed it worth a watch

[@martasplace6414]

Thank you for the list, I will watch most of them, lol I subbed to your channel because I love the movies you recommended!!!

[@773AREACODE]

i Love your Australian accent and i like the way you look when you talk like that.

[@rociomiranda5684]

Thank you for the recommendations!

[@bleumoonzombie]

You Won't Be Alone and Fresh

[@travishoward8975]

Loved Dashcam, outrageous bold and propulsive, and i think netflix' Choose or Die is really underrated. But my favorite underseen indie slasher this year is Student Body, really great stuff in there, one PA system music sequence in particular.

[@spookyastronauts]

👀👀👀👀

[@grahamandmain]

Hellbender was incredible. One of my favorites of all time.

[@weakassfadestan1681]

The shining vale series was surprisingly good

[@aluteijn1958]

I just watched See For Me at your recommendation, and I loved it! Thanks!

[@juliadawn2566]

My favourite one's are hatching and x. I really enjoyed first kill tv series also.

[@xer0signal]

Nice! Gave me a lot of stuff to check out. Also surprised the comments aren’t going wild about no mention of The Sadness. I was so hyped for that but turned it off a little after the halfway point.

[@spookyastronauts]

Thank you!!! I think people know it wasn’t my favourite, and it was pretty hyped up so I’m not sure if many people missed it.

[@spanky3610]

See for Me is on Shudder here in the states. It’s a good watch. Lots on your list I haven’t seen. Will have to check them out.

[@Quest4Horror]

X is by far the best horror experience of 2022 so far. Going to see The Black Phone next week which may surpass it. I watched that film Dashcam the other day. By far the biggest pile of crap I’ve seen this year. The latest Scream was excellent too. Looking forward to Halloween Ends and Terrifier 2.

[@iamdragonetta]

There's another movie that came out this year named Dashcam. It's a cyber-horror film. I accidentally wound up watching the wrong movie. It wasn't bad, though, but it wasn't the one you mentioned. I can't find that one. 😂

[@davidcavazos2270]

Thanks for a great list! 🎉