At their best, horror films send your pulse racing, force you to look away from impending awful events, and leave you breathless once the movie is over. Some of these great horror flicks, such as “Psycho,” have become embedded in our culture. Then there are those fright films that are forgettable, at best.
To determine the worst horror movies of all time, 24/7 Tempo developed an index using average ratings on IMDb, an online movie database owned by Amazon, and a combination of audience scores and Tomatometer scores on Rotten Tomatoes, an online movie and TV review aggregator, as of October 2022, weighting all ratings equally. Only movies with at least 10,000 audience reviews on either IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes and five critics reviews on Rotten Tomatoes were considered. Genre, director, and cast information came from IMDb.
In many ways, making a horror film carries greater risks than other genres. The effects have to work, the makeup has to be convincing, the acting must seem authentic, and the plots have to have a certain level of credibility. When any or all of these factors fail, the result can be laughably bad or cringeworthy.
Almost three out of four movies on this list were made in the 21st century, many of them humorless, dark motion pictures with poorly done computer-generated effects. The oldest movie here, “Manos the Hands of Fate,” from 1966, routinely appears on worst-of lists, regardless of genre. It is one of eight films on our list with a Rotten Tomatoes critics’ score of 0%. (See other examples of the worst movies of the 1960s.)
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Few genres have been more shameless in producing sequels than horror films, and the sequel misfires are present on our list, among them those from the “Halloween,” “Friday the 13th,” and “Jaws” franchises. (Here’s a list of the worst movie from every major franchise.)
Wes Craven, who launched the “Scream” and “Nightmare on Elm Street” franchises, which have posted respectable scores among critics, has three missteps on the list. The director plumbing the depths of movie missteps the most, however, is German filmmaker Uwe Boll, who has four – including three of the worst five.
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100. Phantoms (1998)
> Combined index score: 0.923
> IMDb user rating: 5.4/10 (20,409 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 28% (12,610 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 13% (32 reviews)
> Directed by: Joe Chappelle
> Starring: Peter O’Toole, Rose McGowan, Joanna Going
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Source: Courtesy of Miramax
99. Cursed (2005)
> Combined index score: 0.923
> IMDb user rating: 5.0/10 (31,543 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 30% (55,945 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 16% (98 reviews)
> Directed by: Wes Craven
> Starring: Christina Ricci, Jesse Eisenberg, Portia de Rossi
Source: Courtesy of IM Global
98. Incarnate (2016)
> Combined index score: 0.910
> IMDb user rating: 5.3/10 (12,535 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 24% (3,343 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 17% (35 reviews)
> Directed by: Brad Peyton
> Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Carice van Houten, Catalina Sandino Moreno
Source: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment
97. Ghosts of Mars (2001)
> Combined index score: 0.910
> IMDb user rating: 4.9/10 (52,863 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 24% (44,696 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 22% (108 reviews)
> Directed by: John Carpenter
> Starring: Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Pam Grier
Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox
96. Shutter (2008)
> Combined index score: 0.908
> IMDb user rating: 5.2/10 (33,349 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 33% (241,185 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 9% (66 reviews)
> Directed by: Masayuki Ochiai
> Starring: Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor, James Kyson
Source: Courtesy of Rogue Pictures
95. The Return (2006)
> Combined index score: 0.905
> IMDb user rating: 4.7/10 (11,858 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 32% (192,218 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 16% (56 reviews)
> Directed by: Asif Kapadia
> Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sam Shepard, Peter O’Brien
Source: Courtesy of Senator International
94. White Noise (2005)
> Combined index score: 0.905
> IMDb user rating: 5.5/10 (48,261 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 31% (188,304 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 7% (150 reviews)
> Directed by: Geoffrey Sax
> Starring: Michael Keaton, Deborah Kara Unger, Ian McNeice
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Source: Courtesy of DreamWorks Distribution
93. The Haunting (1999)
> Combined index score: 0.903
> IMDb user rating: 5.0/10 (73,647 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 28% (128,198 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 16% (100 reviews)
> Directed by: Jan de Bont
> Starring: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson
Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
92. Valentine (2001)
> Combined index score: 0.900
> IMDb user rating: 4.9/10 (27,108 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 33% (56,391 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 12% (76 reviews)
> Directed by: Jamie Blanks
> Starring: Denise Richards, David Boreanaz, Marley Shelton
Source: Courtesy of Dimension Films
91. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
> Combined index score: 0.898
> IMDb user rating: 4.8/10 (33,053 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 37% (68,182 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 9% (35 reviews)
> Directed by: Joe Chappelle
> Starring: Donald Pleasence, Paul Rudd, Marianne Hagan
Source: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment
90. Darkness Falls (2003)
> Combined index score: 0.893
> IMDb user rating: 5.0/10 (31,089 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 34% (81,500 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 9% (131 reviews)
> Directed by: Jonathan Liebesman
> Starring: Chaney Kley, Emma Caulfield Ford, Antony Burrows
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Source: Courtesy of Art Pictures
89. The Skeptic (2009)
> Combined index score: 0.888
> IMDb user rating: 5.6/10 (4,114 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 27% (10,246 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 8% (12 reviews)
> Directed by: Tennyson Bardwell
> Starring: Tim Daly, Tom Arnold, Zoe Saldana
Source: Courtesy of Relativity Media
88. The Lazarus Effect (2015)
> Combined index score: 0.878
> IMDb user rating: 5.2/10 (42,174 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 23% (17,964 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 16% (109 reviews)
> Directed by: David Gelb
> Starring: Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass, Evan Peters
Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
87. Friday the 13th Part V (1985)
> Combined index score: 0.878
> IMDb user rating: 4.8/10 (36,042 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 26% (62,151 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 18% (22 reviews)
> Directed by: Danny Steinmann
> Starring: Melanie Kinnaman, John Shepherd, Anthony Barrile
Source: Courtesy of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
86. Twixt (2011)
> Combined index score: 0.878
> IMDb user rating: 4.8/10 (10,797 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 18% (1,439 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 26% (19 reviews)
> Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
> Starring: Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning
Source: Courtesy of Screen Gems
85. The Cave (2005)
> Combined index score: 0.875
> IMDb user rating: 5.1/10 (36,941 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 28% (93,602 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 12% (111 reviews)
> Directed by: Bruce Hunt
> Starring: Piper Perabo, Morris Chestnut, Cole Hauser
Source: Courtesy of Dimension Films
84. Darkness (2002)
> Combined index score: 0.863
> IMDb user rating: 5.4/10 (19,329 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 31% (28,896 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 4% (55 reviews)
> Directed by: Jaume Balagueró
> Starring: Anna Paquin, Lena Olin, Iain Glen
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Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures
83. Truth or Dare (2018)
> Combined index score: 0.858
> IMDb user rating: 5.2/10 (51,608 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 22% (2,816 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 15% (162 reviews)
> Directed by: Jeff Wadlow
> Starring: Lucy Hale, Tyler Posey, Violett Beane
Source: Courtesy of TriStar Pictures
82. DeepStar Six (1989)
> Combined index score: 0.853
> IMDb user rating: 5.4/10 (11,355 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 25% (566 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 9% (11 reviews)
> Directed by: Sean S. Cunningham
> Starring: Greg Evigan, Nancy Everhard, Taurean Blacque
Source: Courtesy of Anchor Bay Films
81. I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)
> Combined index score: 0.850
> IMDb user rating: 5.7/10 (28,522 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 30% (2,056 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 0% (9 reviews)
> Directed by: Steven R. Monroe
> Starring: Jemma Dallender, Joe Absolom, Yavor Baharov
Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
80. Flatliners (2017)
> Combined index score: 0.848
> IMDb user rating: 5.2/10 (44,905 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 32% (11,793 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 4% (77 reviews)
> Directed by: Niels Arden Oplev
> Starring: Elliot Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev
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Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
79. Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
> Combined index score: 0.845
> IMDb user rating: 5.1/10 (35,890 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 27% (80,487 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 10% (134 reviews)
> Directed by: Renny Harlin
> Starring: Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, James D’Arcy
Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
78. Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
> Combined index score: 0.843
> IMDb user rating: 4.6/10 (22,789 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 31% (51,427 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 12% (34 reviews)
> Directed by: Wes Craven
> Starring: Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, Allen Payne
Source: Courtesy of New Line Cinema
77. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
> Combined index score: 0.840
> IMDb user rating: 4.5/10 (32,560 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 20% (43,249 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 24% (34 reviews)
> Directed by: John Frankenheimer
> Starring: David Thewlis, Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer
Source: Courtesy of Rogue Pictures
76. The Unborn (2009)
> Combined index score: 0.838
> IMDb user rating: 4.8/10 (50,465 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 30% (831,857 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 10% (119 reviews)
> Directed by: David S. Goyer
> Starring: Odette Annable, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet
Source: Courtesy of Zima Entertainment
75. Pay the Ghost (2015)
> Combined index score: 0.838
> IMDb user rating: 5.2/10 (16,745 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 25% (1,054 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 10% (31 reviews)
> Directed by: Uli Edel
> Starring: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Veronica Ferres
Source: Courtesy of Magnet Releasing
74. V/H/S Viral (2014)
> Combined index score: 0.833
> IMDb user rating: 4.2/10 (15,742 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 13% (5,068 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 34% (32 reviews)
> Directed by: Justin Benson, Gregg Bishop, Todd Lincoln
> Starring: Patrick Lawrie, Emilia Ares, Celia K. Milius
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Source: Courtesy of New Line Cinema
73. Jason X (2001)
> Combined index score: 0.828
> IMDb user rating: 4.4/10 (53,376 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 25% (71,651 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 19% (108 reviews)
> Directed by: James Isaac
> Starring: Kane Hodder, Lexa Doig, Jeff Geddis
Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
72. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015)
> Combined index score: 0.823
> IMDb user rating: 4.6/10 (26,325 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 27% (25,292 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 14% (77 reviews)
> Directed by: Gregory Plotkin
> Starring: Chris J. Murray, Brit Shaw, Ivy George
Source: Courtesy of Summit Distribution
71. The Darkest Hour (2011)
> Combined index score: 0.820
> IMDb user rating: 4.9/10 (59,730 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 25% (29,677 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 12% (59 reviews)
> Directed by: Chris Gorak
> Starring: Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella
Source: Courtesy of Freestyle Releasing
70. Hood of Horror (2006)
> Combined index score: 0.820
> IMDb user rating: 4.1/10 (2,892 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 36% (32,939 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 11% (9 reviews)
> Directed by: Stacy Title
> Starring: Snoop Dogg, Daniella Alonso, Anson Mount
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Source: Courtesy of Dimension Films
69. Pulse (2006)
> Combined index score: 0.818
> IMDb user rating: 4.8/10 (28,772 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 27% (83,322 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 11% (74 reviews)
> Directed by: Jim Sonzero
> Starring: Kristen Bell, Rick Gonzalez, Christina Milian
Source: Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
68. Poltergeist III (1988)
> Combined index score: 0.815
> IMDb user rating: 4.7/10 (17,839 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 22% (17,743 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 17% (18 reviews)
> Directed by: Gary Sherman
> Starring: Heather O’Rourke, Tom Skerritt, Nancy Allen
Source: Courtesy of Screen Gems
67. The Grudge (2020)
> Combined index score: 0.815
> IMDb user rating: 4.3/10 (22,897 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 23% (3,399 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 21% (126 reviews)
> Directed by: Nicolas Pesce
> Starring: Tara Westwood, Junko Bailey, David Lawrence Brown
Source: Courtesy of United Artists Releasing
66. Wounds (2019)
> Combined index score: 0.808
> IMDb user rating: 4.0/10 (17,607 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 0% (445 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 47% (59 reviews)
> Directed by: Babak Anvari
> Starring: Armie Hammer, Zazie Beetz, Karl Glusman
Source: Courtesy of Screen Media Films
65. Jeepers Creepers III (2017)
> Combined index score: 0.805
> IMDb user rating: 3.9/10 (20,878 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 31% (2,674 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 17% (6 reviews)
> Directed by: Victor Salva
> Starring: Stan Shaw, Gabrielle Haugh, Brandon Smith
Source: Courtesy of Rogue
64. My Soul to Take (2010)
> Combined index score: 0.798
> IMDb user rating: 4.8/10 (20,112 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 26% (33,424 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 10% (63 reviews)
> Directed by: Wes Craven
> Starring: Max Thieriot, John Magaro, Denzel Whitaker
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Source: Courtesy of Dimension Films
63. Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992)
> Combined index score: 0.795
> IMDb user rating: 4.3/10 (8,131 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 20% (10,711 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 22% (9 reviews)
> Directed by: David Price
> Starring: Terence Knox, Paul Scherrer, Ryan Bollman
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62. Virus (1999)
> Combined index score: 0.793
> IMDb user rating: 5.0/10 (27,490 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 21% (20,157 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 12% (49 reviews)
> Directed by: John Bruno
> Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin
Source: Courtesy of Eagle Films
61. Skinwalkers (2006)
> Combined index score: 0.793
> IMDb user rating: 4.6/10 (13,246 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 25% (104,853 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 13% (38 reviews)
> Directed by: James Isaac
> Starring: Jason Behr, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra
Source: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment
60. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
> Combined index score: 0.785
> IMDb user rating: 4.7/10 (71,130 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 29% (371,427 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 7% (57 reviews)
> Directed by: Danny Cannon
> Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Brandy Norwood
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Source: Courtesy of IFC Midnight
59. ATM (2012)
> Combined index score: 0.775
> IMDb user rating: 4.7/10 (23,369 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 23% (10,072 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 12% (26 reviews)
> Directed by: David Brooks
> Starring: Alice Eve, Josh Peck, Brian Geraghty
Source: Courtesy of Anchor Bay Films
58. And Soon the Darkness (2010)
> Combined index score: 0.775
> IMDb user rating: 5.1/10 (17,152 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 16% (3,091 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 14% (7 reviews)
> Directed by: Marcos Efron
> Starring: Amber Heard, Odette Annable, Karl Urban
Source: Courtesy of Screen Gems
57. Prom Night (2008)
> Combined index score: 0.775
> IMDb user rating: 3.9/10 (35,123 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 38% (269,910 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 7% (67 reviews)
> Directed by: Nelson McCormick
> Starring: Brittany Snow, Scott Porter, Jessica Stroup
Source: Courtesy of STX Entertainment
56. The Bye Bye Man (2017)
> Combined index score: 0.773
> IMDb user rating: 4.2/10 (22,987 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 22% (7,291 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 19% (90 reviews)
> Directed by: Stacy Title
> Starring: Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, Cressida Bonas
Source: Courtesy of New Line Cinema
55. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
> Combined index score: 0.763
> IMDb user rating: 4.2/10 (30,419 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 24% (59,645 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 16% (19 reviews)
> Directed by: Adam Marcus
> Starring: John D. LeMay, Kari Keegan, Kane Hodder
Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox
54. The Pyramid (2014)
> Combined index score: 0.763
> IMDb user rating: 4.6/10 (23,938 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 21% (13,822 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 14% (44 reviews)
> Directed by: Grégory Levasseur
> Starring: Ashley Hinshaw, James Buckley, Denis O’Hare
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Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
53. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
> Combined index score: 0.763
> IMDb user rating: 4.6/10 (35,754 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 27% (62,119 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 8% (25 reviews)
> Directed by: Rob Hedden
> Starring: Jensen Daggett, Kane Hodder, Todd Caldecott
Source: Courtesy of Trimark Pictures
52. Leprechaun 2 (1994)
> Combined index score: 0.763
> IMDb user rating: 4.6/10 (9,778 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 29% (16,318 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 6% (16 reviews)
> Directed by: Rodman Flender
> Starring: Warwick Davis, Charlie Heath, Shevonne Durkin
Source: Courtesy of Focus Features
51. The Forest (2016)
> Combined index score: 0.758
> IMDb user rating: 4.8/10 (41,412 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 22% (14,639 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 10% (139 reviews)
> Directed by: Jason Zada
> Starring: Natalie Dormer, Eoin Macken, Stephanie Vogt
Source: Courtesy of Film & TV House
50. Polaroid (2019)
> Combined index score: 0.755
> IMDb user rating: 5.1/10 (12,718 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 28% (2,960 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 0% (5 reviews)
> Directed by: Lars Klevberg
> Starring: Kathryn Prescott, Tyler Young, Samantha Logan
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49. The Last Exorcism Part II (2013)
> Combined index score: 0.748
> IMDb user rating: 4.0/10 (16,095 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 26% (21,825 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 15% (72 reviews)
> Directed by: Ed Gass-Donnelly
> Starring: Ashley Bell, Julia Garner, Spencer Treat Clark
Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox
48. Devil’s Due (2014)
> Combined index score: 0.740
> IMDb user rating: 4.1/10 (16,398 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 21% (21,175 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 18% (56 reviews)
> Directed by: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett
> Starring: Allison Miller, Zach Gilford, Sam Anderson
Source: Courtesy of Relativity Media
47. Shark Night (2011)
> Combined index score: 0.738
> IMDb user rating: 4.0/10 (25,506 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 22% (28,659 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 18% (71 reviews)
> Directed by: David R. Ellis
> Starring: Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Chris Carmack
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46. Lost Souls (2000)
> Combined index score: 0.738
> IMDb user rating: 4.8/10 (10,773 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 22% (10,743 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 8% (91 reviews)
> Directed by: Janusz Kaminski
> Starring: Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, Sarah Wynter
Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
45. The Gallows (2015)
> Combined index score: 0.735
> IMDb user rating: 4.3/10 (19,962 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 22% (13,383 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 14% (119 reviews)
> Directed by: Travis Cluff & Chris Lofing
> Starring: Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown, Ryan Shoos
Source: Courtesy of Dimension Films
44. Venom (2005)
> Combined index score: 0.733
> IMDb user rating: 4.6/10 (9,871 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 21% (17,643 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 11% (63 reviews)
> Directed by: Jim Gillespie
> Starring: Agnes Bruckner, Jonathan Jackson, Meagan Good
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43. Captivity (2007)
> Combined index score: 0.733
> IMDb user rating: 4.6/10 (22,890 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 23% (328,903 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 9% (78 reviews)
> Directed by: Roland Joffé
> Starring: Elisha Cuthbert, Daniel Gillies, Pruitt Taylor Vince
Source: Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation
42. Supernova (2000)
> Combined index score: 0.720
> IMDb user rating: 4.9/10 (17,604 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 17% (11,046 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 10% (61 reviews)
> Directed by: Walter Hill
> Starring: James Spader, Peter Facinelli, Robin Tunney
Source: Courtesy of Relativity EuropaCorp Distribution
41. Shut In (2016)
> Combined index score: 0.718
> IMDb user rating: 4.8/10 (13,326 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 21% (5,125 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 7% (45 reviews)
> Directed by: Farren Blackburn
> Starring: Naomi Watts, Charlie Heaton, Jacob Tremblay
Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
40. Rings (2017)
> Combined index score: 0.710
> IMDb user rating: 4.5/10 (39,335 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 23% (22,070 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 8% (115 reviews)
> Directed by: F. Javier Gutiérrez
> Starring: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki
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39. Halloween VIII: Resurrection (2002)
> Combined index score: 0.708
> IMDb user rating: 4.0/10 (39,632 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 25% (90,497 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 12% (67 reviews)
> Directed by: Rick Rosenthal
> Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Busta Rhymes, Brad Loree
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38. Boogeyman (2005)
> Combined index score: 0.703
> IMDb user rating: 4.2/10 (30,640 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 21% (261,613 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 13% (89 reviews)
> Directed by: Stephen Kay
> Starring: Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Lucy Lawless
Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures
37. Ouija (2014)
> Combined index score: 0.700
> IMDb user rating: 4.5/10 (50,587 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 24% (30,472 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 6% (89 reviews)
> Directed by: Stiles White
> Starring: Olivia Cooke, Ana Coto, Daren Kagasoff
Source: Chris Weeks / Stringer / Getty Images Entertainment
36. Graveyard Shift (1990)
> Combined index score: 0.693
> IMDb user rating: 5.0/10 (10,735 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 23% (9,940 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 0% (7 reviews)
> Directed by: Ralph S. Singleton
> Starring: David Andrews, Kelly Wolf, Stephen Macht
Source: Courtesy of Roadside Attractions
35. House (2008)
> Combined index score: 0.683
> IMDb user rating: 4.6/10 (5,736 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 27% (16,715 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 0% (13 reviews)
> Directed by: Robby Henson
> Starring: Reynaldo Rosales, Heidi Dippold, Michael Madsen
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Source: Courtesy of Lions Gate Films
34. Godsend (2004)
> Combined index score: 0.678
> IMDb user rating: 4.8/10 (25,338 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 20% (40,391 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 4% (139 reviews)
> Directed by: Nick Hamm
> Starring: Robert De Niro, Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn
Source: Courtesy of GEM Entertainment
33. Cell (2016)
> Combined index score: 0.668
> IMDb user rating: 4.4/10 (26,904 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 17% (3,871 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 11% (55 reviews)
> Directed by: Tod Williams
> Starring: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Isabelle Fuhrman
Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
32. Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
> Combined index score: 0.665
> IMDb user rating: 4.3/10 (16,931 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 20% (49,540 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 9% (85 reviews)
> Directed by: John Ottman
> Starring: Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis, Hart Bochner
Source: Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation
31. Species II (1998)
> Combined index score: 0.658
> IMDb user rating: 4.4/10 (28,558 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 18% (39,287 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 9% (33 reviews)
> Directed by: Peter Medak
> Starring: Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, Marg Helgenberger
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Source: Courtesy of Artisan Entertainment
30. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)
> Combined index score: 0.658
> IMDb user rating: 4.0/10 (37,056 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 18% (58,191 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 14% (108 reviews)
> Directed by: Joe Berlinger
> Starring: Jeffrey Donovan, Stephen Barker Turner, Erica Leerhsen
Source: Courtesy of Insurge Pictures
29. Area 51 (2015)
> Combined index score: 0.653
> IMDb user rating: 4.2/10 (13,790 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 15% (965 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 14% (7 reviews)
> Directed by: Oren Peli
> Starring: Reid Warner, Darrin Bragg, Ben Rovner
Source: Courtesy of Empire Pictures
28. Ghoulies (1984)
> Combined index score: 0.643
> IMDb user rating: 4.2/10 (8,796 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 20% (10,270 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 8% (13 reviews)
> Directed by: Luca Bercovici
> Starring: Peter Liapis, Lisa Pelikan, Michael Des Barres
Source: Courtesy of Orion Pictures
27. Amityville 3-D (1983)
> Combined index score: 0.640
> IMDb user rating: 4.1/10 (6,287 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 19% (11,264 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 10% (20 reviews)
> Directed by: Richard Fleischer
> Starring: Tony Roberts, Tess Harper, Robert Joy
Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
26. Bats (1999)
> Combined index score: 0.635
> IMDb user rating: 3.9/10 (10,254 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 14% (20,725 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 17% (41 reviews)
> Directed by: Louis Morneau
> Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Dina Meyer, Bob Gunton
Source: Courtesy of Insurge Pictures
25. The Devil Inside (2012)
> Combined index score: 0.633
> IMDb user rating: 4.2/10 (35,473 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 22% (45,206 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 5% (91 reviews)
> Directed by: William Brent Bell
> Starring: Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Evan Helmuth
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Source: Courtesy of New Line Cinema
24. Critters 3 (1991)
> Combined index score: 0.630
> IMDb user rating: 4.5/10 (11,648 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 23% (11,861 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 0% (7 reviews)
> Directed by: Kristine Peterson
> Starring: John Calvin, Aimee Brooks, Christian Cousins
Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
23. One Missed Call (2008)
> Combined index score: 0.627
> IMDb user rating: 4.0/10 (31,726 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 29% (61,739 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 0% (81 reviews)
> Directed by: Eric Valette
> Starring: Edward Burns, Shannyn Sossamon, Ana Claudia Talancón
Source: Courtesy of Artisan Entertainment
22. Soul Survivors (2001)
> Combined index score: 0.625
> IMDb user rating: 3.9/10 (8,832 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 26% (11,386 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 4% (48 reviews)
> Directed by: Stephen Carpenter
> Starring: Melissa Sagemiller, Wes Bentley, Casey Affleck
Source: Courtesy of BH Tilt
21. The Darkness (2016)
> Combined index score: 0.620
> IMDb user rating: 4.5/10 (15,440 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 19% (6,739 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 3% (34 reviews)
> Directed by: Greg McLean
> Starring: Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, David Mazouz
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Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
20. The Wicker Man (2006)
> Combined index score: 0.620
> IMDb user rating: 3.7/10 (66,068 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 17% (88,611 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 15% (108 reviews)
> Directed by: Neil LaBute
> Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Leelee Sobieski
Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
19. The Apparition (2012)
> Combined index score: 0.620
> IMDb user rating: 4.1/10 (19,591 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 24% (23,561 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 3% (62 reviews)
> Directed by: Todd Lincoln
> Starring: Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton
Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures
18. Jaws 3 (1983)
> Combined index score: 0.610
> IMDb user rating: 3.7/10 (42,094 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 17% (187,841 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 14% (35 reviews)
> Directed by: Joe Alves
> Starring: Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale
Source: Courtesy of Laptron / Franchise Pictures
17. A Sound of Thunder (2005)
> Combined index score: 0.603
> IMDb user rating: 4.2/10 (19,360 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 18% (43,555 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 6% (98 reviews)
> Directed by: Peter Hyams
> Starring: Edward Burns, Ben Kingsley, Catherine McCormack
Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures
16. The Turning (2020)
> Combined index score: 0.593
> IMDb user rating: 3.8/10 (11,535 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 15% (2,193 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 13% (102 reviews)
> Directed by: Floria Sigismondi
> Starring: Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince
Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
15. Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
> Combined index score: 0.593
> IMDb user rating: 3.8/10 (23,430 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 13% (36,486 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 15% (27 reviews)
> Directed by: John Boorman
> Starring: Richard Burton, Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher
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Source: Courtesy of New Line Cinema
14. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994)
> Combined index score: 0.590
> IMDb user rating: 3.3/10 (21,308 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 18% (31,094 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 16% (37 reviews)
> Directed by: Kim Henkel
> Starring: Renée Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Jacks
Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
13. The Fog (2005)
> Combined index score: 0.530
> IMDb user rating: 3.7/10 (36,107 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 19% (228,627 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 4% (70 reviews)
> Directed by: Rupert Wainwright
> Starring: Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair
Source: Courtesy of Freestyle Releasing
12. The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008)
> Combined index score: 0.525
> IMDb user rating: 3.9/10 (9,661 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 18% (62,315 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 2% (41 reviews)
> Directed by: Mickey Liddell
> Starring: Haley Bennett, Chace Crawford, Jake Weber
Source: Courtesy of Castle Hill Productions
11. The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984)
> Combined index score: 0.502
> IMDb user rating: 3.8/10 (6,232 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 19% (10,939 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 0% (7 reviews)
> Directed by: Wes Craven
> Starring: Robert Houston, David Nichols, Virginia Vincent
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Source: Courtesy of Severin Films
10. Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
> Combined index score: 0.502
> IMDb user rating: 1.8/10 (22,483 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 26% (1,824 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 18% (17 reviews)
> Directed by: James Nguyen
> Starring: Alan Bagh, Whitney Moore, Janae Caster
Source: Courtesy of Screen Gems
9. Slender Man (2018)
> Combined index score: 0.488
> IMDb user rating: 3.2/10 (31,381 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 17% (2,592 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 8% (80 reviews)
> Directed by: Sylvain White
> Starring: Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Jaz Sinclair
Source: Courtesy of Millennium Films
8. Day of the Dead: Bloodline (2017)
> Combined index score: 0.483
> IMDb user rating: 3.4/10 (11,470 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 9% (421 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 13% (8 reviews)
> Directed by: Hèctor Hernández Vicens
> Starring: Sophie Skelton, Johnathon Schaech, Jeff Gum
Source: Courtesy of MDP Worldwide
7. Feardotcom (2002)
> Combined index score: 0.473
> IMDb user rating: 3.4/10 (21,048 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 18% (57,870 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 3% (101 reviews)
> Directed by: William Malone
> Starring: Stephen Dorff, Natascha McElhone, Stephen Rea
Source: Courtesy of Netflix
6. The Open House (2018)
> Combined index score: 0.448
> IMDb user rating: 3.2/10 (32,835 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 8% (2,125 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 13% (16 reviews)
> Directed by: Matt Angel & Suzanne Coote
> Starring: Dylan Minnette, Piercey Dalton, Patricia Bethune
Source: Courtesy of Romar Entertainment
5. BloodRayne (2005)
> Combined index score: 0.410
> IMDb user rating: 2.9/10 (35,004 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 17% (135,993 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 4% (54 reviews)
> Directed by: Uwe Boll
> Starring: Kristanna Loken, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Rodriguez
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Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures
4. Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
> Combined index score: 0.393
> IMDb user rating: 3.0/10 (44,259 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 15% (88,545 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 3% (39 reviews)
> Directed by: Joseph Sargent
> Starring: Lorraine Gary, Lance Guest, Mario Van Peebles
Source: Courtesy of Emerson Film Enterprises
3. Manos the Hands of Fate (1966)
> Combined index score: 0.263
> IMDb user rating: 1.8/10 (35,647 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 20% (8,246 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 0% (15 reviews)
> Directed by: Harold P. Warren
> Starring: Tom Neyman, John Reynolds, Diane Adelson
Source: Courtesy of Lions Gate Films
2. Alone in the Dark (2005)
> Combined index score: 0.258
> IMDb user rating: 2.4/10 (45,033 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 11% (57,801 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 1% (123 reviews)
> Directed by: Uwe Boll
> Starring: Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff
Source: Courtesy of Artisan Entertainment
1. House of the Dead (2003)
> Combined index score: 0.230
> IMDb user rating: 2.1/10 (36,809 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes audience score: 10% (46,870 votes)
> Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer score: 3% (61 reviews)
> Directed by: Uwe Boll
> Starring: Jonathan Cherry, Tyron Leitso, Clint Howard
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