Top rated deliciously evil movies with ratcheting up tension

Check out today’s highest ranked deliciously evil movies with ratcheting up tension! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best deliciously evil movies with ratcheting up tension, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 The Dark and the Wicked (2020)

On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon a darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family.

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2020-10-29 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Marin Ireland, Michael Abbott Jr.

Rating

rating icon 6.167
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fearing the dark
  2. Ranked #1 for
    for horror movie day
  3. Ranked #1 for
    oppressive atmosphere

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The Dark and the Wicked trailer
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2 Vicious Fun (2021)

Joel, a caustic 1980s film critic for a national horror magazine, finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in with his homicidal surroundings or risk becoming the next victim.

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2021-11-04 | Comedy / Horror

Cast

Evan Marsh, Amber Goldfarb

Rating

rating icon 6.5
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    reinventing the wheel
  2. Ranked #1 for
    enjoyable romp
  3. Ranked #1 for
    malicious character

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Vicious Fun trailer
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3 Two Witches (2023)

A matriarchal witch passes on her sinister inheritance to her grand-daughter, triggering the most horrific curses.

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2023-03-02 | Horror

Cast

Belle Adams, Jacob DeMonte-Finn

Rating

rating icon 6.036
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    downright evil
  2. Ranked #2 for
    discernible plot
  3. Ranked #3 for
    dumbed down plot

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Two Witches trailer
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4 Death Count (2022)

Strangers awaken in individual holding cells with no memory of how they arrived. They realize if they don't acquire enough online "likes" in a timely manner, they'll die horribly at the hands of a sinister executioner.

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2022-07-19 | Horror

Cast

Costas Mandylor, Michael Madsen

Rating

rating icon 3.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    gruesome imagery
  2. Ranked #1 for
    cheaply shot
  3. Ranked #2 for
    technical perspective

Trailer

Death Count trailer
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5 Never Grow Old (2019)

An Irish undertaker profits when outlaws take over a peaceful town, but his own family come under threat as the death toll increases dramatically.

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2019-03-15 | Western

Cast

Emile Hirsch, John Cusack

Rating

rating icon 6.024
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    grim and gritty
  2. Ranked #1 for
    unsavory
  3. Ranked #1 for
    bleak

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Never Grow Old trailer
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6 The Black Phone (2022)

Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

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2022-06-22 | Horror / Thriller

Cast

Mason Thames, Ethan Hawke

Rating

rating icon 7.61
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    bone chilling
  2. Ranked #2 for
    lovecraftian
  3. Ranked #4 for
    disfigured character

Trailer

The Black Phone trailer
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7 Sniper: Assassin's End (2020)

Special Ops sniper Brandon Beckett is set up as the primary suspect for the murder of a foreign dignitary on the eve of signing a high-profile trade agreement with the United States. Narrowly escaping death, Beckett realizes that there may be a dark operative working within the government, and partners with the only person whom he can trust: his father, legendary sniper Sgt. Thomas Beckett. Both Becketts are on the run from the CIA, Russian mercenaries, and a yakuza-trained assassin with sniper skills that rival both legendary sharpshooters.

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2020-06-15 | Action

Cast

Chad Michael Collins, Sayaka Akimoto

Rating

rating icon 6.188
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    cliche dialogue
  2. Ranked #1 for
    largely forgettable
  3. Ranked #1 for
    smart-ass

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Sniper: Assassin's End trailer
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8 I Came By (2022)

A rebellious young graffiti artist, who targets the homes of the wealthy elite, discovers a shocking secret that leads him on a journey endangering himself and those closest to him.

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2022-08-19 | Crime / Thriller

Cast

George MacKay, Percelle Ascott

Rating

rating icon 6.282
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #4 for
    thin writing
  2. Ranked #5 for
    menacing villain
  3. Ranked #5 for
    watching successively

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I Came By trailer
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9 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.

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2019-05-02 | Drama / Crime

Cast

Zac Efron, Lily Collins

Rating

rating icon 7.012
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    angelic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    wicked writing
  3. Ranked #1 for
    vile

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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile trailer
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10 The Stylist (2020)

Claire is a lonely hairstylist who secretly murders and scalps her clients. When Olivia makes the well-intentioned mistake of asking Claire to style her hair for her wedding, she becomes dangerously obsessed, and her sanity starts to slip away with bloody consequences.

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2020-09-26 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Najarra Townsend, Brea Grant

Rating

rating icon 5.09
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    becoming obsessed
  2. Ranked #2 for
    tight editing
  3. Ranked #2 for
    swift pace

Trailer

The Stylist trailer
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