Top Horror Movies


The Top Horror Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Horror List". Lists are calculated daily.

281. Candyman

Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bernard Rose
Actors: Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Kasi Lemmons, Vanessa Williams, Ted Raimi
Plot: Helen Lyle, a Chicago student, is writing her thesis on local myths and legends when she hears about Candyman - the son of a slave and an artist who was brutally tortured and murdered for loving the wrong woman. Today, it is said if you say his name 5 times in mirror, he will appear. With unexplained murders all over, the locals blame Candyman, but Helen does not believe, until she calls Candyman and finds that some legends come true.

282. Cujo

Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lewis Teague
Actors: Dee Wallace, Danny Pintauro, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Christopher Stone, Ed Lauter, Kaiulani Lee
Plot: A large, gentle St. Bernard named Cujo is turned into a monster when he is bit by a rabid bat. Donna Trenton and her son Tad pull into repair shop just as their car dies not knowing that the only one to greet them is going to be Cujo.

283. Zombi 2

Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lucio Fulci
Actors: Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson, Al Cliver, Auretta Gay, Olga Karlatos
Plot: A Zombie is found aboard a boat off the New York coast which belongs to do a famous scientist. Peter West,a journalist, travels to the Antilles with Ann, the daughter of the scientist. On the way, they meet with with Brian, a ethnologist, and Susan. When they arrive at Matul Island, they find Dr. Menard, and discover a terrifying diease which is turning the Islanders into horrifying Zombies which devour human flesh and seem indestructable....

284. The Last Man on Earth

Year of Release: 1964
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ubaldo Ragona
Actors: Franca Bettoia, Vincent Price, Emma Danieli, Umberto Raho, Christi Courtland, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart
Plot: A scientist tries to survive constant attacks from victims of an unusual plague while trying to find a cure.

285. Dracula

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Badham
Actors: Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan, Trevor Eve, Jan Francis
Plot: This retelling of the classic vampire story is based on the more romantic stage play, but the story remains essentially the same as the original 1931 film.

The story begins as Count Dracula is being transported to England to take up residence in an old, abandoned castle on property adjacent to an insane asylum. Upon his arrival, Dracula is instantly drawn to Lucy Seward , (the daughter of the doctor in charge of the asylum), and her friend, MIna Van Helsing (daughter of Abraham Van Helsing, a noted expert on occult phenomena such as werewolves and vampires). The story involves Dracula's attempt to make both of these women immortal wives, and Van Helsing's attempts to thwarts his plans.

286. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Persian
Genre: Horror/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
Actors: Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh, Mozhan MarnĂ², Dominic Rains, Rome Shadanloo
Plot: Bad City - an Iranian town that sits lonely and nearly abandoned. The few townspeople that remain are unaware that death comes in many forms - including a solitary vampire who preys quietly on them.

287. Happy Death Day

Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Christopher Landon
Actors: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine, Rachel Matthews, Charles Aitken, Jason Bayle
Plot: Tree Gelbman has been murdered. But the college student finds herself reliving the same day over and over again and the only way out is to find out who is killing her... and why.

288. Ouija: Origin of Evil

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Mike Flanagan
Actors: Elizabeth Reaser, Annalise Basso, Lulu Wilson, Henry Thomas, Parker Mack, Halle Charlton
Plot: In 1967 a mother and her two daughters get by scamming people with their home-grown seances. But when they decide to add a new twist to their act, the unknowingly unleash true evil into their home. When the youngest daughter becomes possessed, the family will go to any lengths to set her free.

289. Wrong Turn

Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Rob Schmidt
Actors: Desmond Harrington, Eliza Dushku, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Jeremy Sisto, Kevin Zegers, Lindy Booth
Plot: Six people get stranded in the woods of West Virginia where the locals are cannibals because of years of inbreeding.

290. Abigail

Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Actors: Alisha Weir, Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Dan Stevens, Melissa Barrera
Plot: A group of criminals think they have the score of a lifetime when they
kidnap the young daughter and budding ballerina of a crime boss. But
locked inside a mansion, they soon realize this is no ordinary girl - and
find themselves in a battle for survival.

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