This list was originally published on July 12, 2024. Maika Monroe’s latest horror movie, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle , premiered on Hulu on October 22, 2025.

Before Jenna Ortega and Scream , before Mia Goth and Pearl , and before the young cast of Yellowjackets became our cannibal darlings, Maika Monroe arrived to put her own indelible stamp on 21st-century horror. For the past decade, Monroe has established herself as a mainstay in the horror genre, not just a dependable player but a true modern scream queen who’s able to elevate predictable fare, stand toe-to-toe with monsters of all kinds, and, of course, lead modern classics to even greater heights.

Thanks to her nerve-shredding performance in Oz Perkins’s serial-killer terrifier Longlegs , Monroe is on the verge of a

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