After seeing what the best horror movies of 2023 have to offer, Horror Fans knew 2024 had his work cut out for him. Fortunately for audiences, the follow-up year delivered in surprising ways, whether through never-before-seen locales, stunning performances, extreme gore, hilarity and some of the best kills on the big (or small) screen. . Prequels to established franchises and stories that took big swings paid off for the most part, and indie horror continued to prove itself as important to the genre as mainstream movies. With the taste in the genre different for each viewer, the horror movies span…