{"id":1161801,"date":"2026-08-21T20:16:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1161801\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T20:16:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:16:23","slug":"a-new-horror-movie-passes-obsession-with-the-best-rotten-tomatoes-score-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1161801\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Horror Movie Passes \u2018Obsession\u2019 With The Best Rotten Tomatoes Score Of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As we move deeper into 2026, we have no shortage of horror movies being released. We all know about the wild story of the <a data-ylk=\"slk:megahit;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/paultassi\/2026\/08\/18\/obsession-is-still-setting-box-office-records-three-months-later\/\" class=\"color-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">megahit <\/a>Obsession and the linear space horror of Backrooms. Lately, everyone&#8217;s been buzzing about the near-perfectly scored<a data-ylk=\"slk:Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/paultassi\/2026\/08\/07\/the-best-horror-movie-of-2026-has-a-99-rotten-tomatoes-score-beating-obsession\/\" class=\"color-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma<\/a>. But now, there&#8217;s a new entry to talk about with a sky-high Rotten Tomatoes score.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The film is It Ends, a low-budget horror film that, in some ways, moves beyond the genre. It currently has a <a data-ylk=\"slk:95%25 on Rotten Tomatoes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/it_ends\" class=\"color-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">95% on Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, and that&#8217;s with five dozen critic reviews in, meaning that score is going to be pretty sticky at this point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A 95% means that as it stands, It Ends has now passed up Obsession itself. In fact, it is now tied with Camp Miasma, which has dropped from a 99% to a 95% score recently, as the highest-scored horror movies of 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That has now altered the breakdown of the overall list of 2026 for major releases, with It Ends landing that tie.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma \u2013 95% critic score<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>It Ends <\/strong><strong>\u2013 95% critic score<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Obsession \u2013 94% critic score<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Send Help \u2013 93% critic score<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Leviticus \u2013 92% critic score<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">28 Years Later: The Bone Temple \u2013 91% critic score<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hokum \u2013 88% critic score<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We Bury the Dead \u2013 88% critic score<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Backrooms \u2013 87% critic score<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Primate \u2013 78% critic score<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Undertone \u2013 74% critic score<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Forbidden Fruits \u2013 74% critic score<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ready or Not 2: Here I Come \u2013 73% critic score<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Evil Dead Burn \u2013 71% critic score<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Faces of Death \u2013 69% critic score<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They Will Kill You \u2013 65% critic score<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Whistle \u2013 63% critic score<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img alt=\"Screenshot 2026-08-21 115635\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"959\" height=\"319\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/forbes_contributor_845\/01596791db94ef5ab2c3698af5a51388.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It Ends is definitely not gory\/jump-scare horror, but more existential horror. The central concept is that a group of friends take a wrong turn and end up on a road in the woods that simply goes on forever, and it&#8217;s not clear if they can ever leave it. I am wondering about obvious questions like what happens when they run out of gas or if they go try to walk through the woods, but that&#8217;s probably answered in the film. It reminds me a bit of FROM and the looped road that causes passersby to never leave a town, but no monsters here, it seems. Well, maybe not.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What are critics saying about it? Here are a few:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Bloody Disgusting;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/bloody-disgusting.com\/reviews\/3857692\/it-ends-review-inventive-horror-hangout-movie-gets-existential\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Bloody Disgusting<\/a> \u2013 &#8220;Writer\/Director Alexander Ullom nestles an existential crisis within his genre-bending road trip thriller in his feature debut. What begins as an intense horror movie settles into a meditative rhythm for an inventive slice-of-life metaphor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:The Hollywood Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-reviews\/it-ends-review-1236157544\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> \u2013 &#8220;Here, the threat is so outlandish that it&#8217;s not easy to wrap your head around it, which is why Ullom deserves credit for delivering such a dubious high concept with plenty of directorial craft.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I&#8217;m not sure I expect any enormous breakout megahit success here, but clearly this is a film to watch for both horror fans and those who may discover it transcends that genre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Follow me <\/strong><a data-ylk=\"slk:on Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulTassi\" class=\"color-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>on Twitter<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong><a data-ylk=\"slk:YouTube;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCg6K8i6OGobyZNoPIsCW9uQ?sub_confirmation=1\" class=\"color-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a><a data-ylk=\"slk:,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCg6K8i6OGobyZNoPIsCW9uQ\" class=\"color-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>,<\/strong><\/a> <strong>and <\/strong><a data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paul.tassi\/?hl=en\" class=\"color-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Pick up my sci-fi novels the <\/strong><a data-ylk=\"slk:Herokiller series;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B08G1MRFTM?ref_=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_tkin&amp;binding=kindle_edition\" class=\"color-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Herokiller series<\/strong><\/a> <strong>and <\/strong><a data-ylk=\"slk:The Earthborn Trilogy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08KYDGG73?binding=paperback&amp;ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tpbk\" class=\"color-link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Earthborn Trilogy<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article was originally published on <a data-ylk=\"slk:Forbes.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/paultassi\/2026\/08\/21\/a-new-horror-movie-passes-obsession-with-the-best-rotten-tomatoes-score-of-2026\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Forbes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As we move deeper into 2026, we have no shortage of horror movies being released. 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