Overall I thought 2019 was a great year for film all around and horror did not disappoint. There was great horror everywhere you looked in 2019. Mainstream horror hit the theaters and the indie horror scene continued to grow and improve. The streaming world made amazing contributions to horror with Netflix producing several great movies and Shudder continuing to dominate the genre with their Shudder Exclusives and foreign imports. And I need to shout out Hulu and Blumhouse for their spectacular Into the Dark series, in which the streaming service puts out a new seasonal horror film every month. So let’s jump in and see which horror films made the cut…

One of the best reviewed films of 2019 is now on AMC’s horror streaming service Shudder, as Tigers Are Not Afraid from writer/director Issa Lopez debuts. Premiering today, Thursday September 12, 2019, Tigers Are Not Afraid is an amazing mix of real world horror and the supernatural; a film of its kind not seen since Guillermo del Toro’s mesmerizing 2006 classic Pan’s Labyrinth. The film is available for Shudder subscribers in both the U.S., Canada, UK, and Ireland.

Few word pairings have gained the increase in stature in the horror community over the past few years as “Shudder Exclusive.” AMC’s horror streaming service has quickly become the go-to destination for genre fans, acquiring original films and foreign films at a rapid pace. Last year, several Shudder exclusives made my year-end Top Horror films, including Mandy, Revenge, Terrified, Satan’s Slaves, and The Witch in the Window. After recently acquiring the rights to Japanese zom-com One Cut of the Dead, the network just acquired all the rights to Mexican horror film, Tigers Are Not Afraid by writer/director Issa Lopez.