The Crypt Charts
The Top 31 Body Horror Films
The thirty-one finest body horror films in the Vault, ranked by the Crypt Score.
Ranked by Crypt Score · Updated weekly · captured Jul 20, 2026
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Black Swan
R2010 · Drama, Thriller, Horror · 108m · Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey
A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."
The Thing
R1982 · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction · 109m · Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956 · Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller · 80m · Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, King Donovan, Carolyn Jones
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
The Fly
R1986 · Horror, Science Fiction · 96m · Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel
When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
NR1931 · Horror, Science Fiction, Drama · 96m · Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart, Holmes Herbert
Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men: one that is good and one that is evil. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.
Seconds
R1966 · Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror · 107m · Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, John Randolph, Will Geer
An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity; one that comes with its own price.
The Incredible Shrinking Man
NR1957 · Science Fiction, Adventure, Horror · 81m · Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton
A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything from spiders living in the cellar to his beloved cat.
Island of Lost Souls
NR1932 · Science Fiction, Horror · 71m · Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams, Bela Lugosi
An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
Mad Love
1935 · Horror, Romance · 68m · Peter Lorre, Frances Drake, Colin Clive, Ted Healy
An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with those of a knife-throwing murderer.
An American Werewolf in London
R1981 · Comedy, Horror, Fantasy · 97m · David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, John Woodvine
American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. After retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon begins experiencing disturbing changes to his body and mind.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
PG1978 · Science Fiction, Horror · 116m · Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum
The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers uncover the horrifying truth.
The Substance
R2024 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 141m · Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Edward Hamilton-Clark
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
Eraserhead
NR1977 · Horror, Science Fiction · 89m · Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph, Jeanne Bates
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Dead Ringers
R1988 · Thriller, Horror · 115m · Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Heidi von Palleske, Barbara Gordon
Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, he will give the woman over to Beverly, the meeker of the two, without the woman knowing the difference. Beverly falls hard for one of the patients, Claire, but when she inadvertently deceives him, he slips into a state of madness.
Split
PG-132017 · Horror, Thriller · 117m · James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson, Jessica Sula
Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him — as well as everyone around him — as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.
Bring Her Back
R2025 · Horror · 104m · Billy Barratt, Sally Hawkins, Mischa Heywood, Jonah Wren Phillips
Following the death of their father, a brother and sister are sent to live with a foster mother, only to learn that she is hiding a terrifying secret.
Possession
R1981 · Horror · 124m · Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Margit Carstensen, Heinz Bennent
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
Talk to Me
R2023 · Horror · 95m · Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.
Videodrome
R1983 · Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery · 88m · James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.
The Return of the Living Dead
R1985 · Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction · 91m · Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews
When two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies.
The Fly
1958 · Science Fiction, Horror, Drama · 94m · David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price, Herbert Marshall
Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene, who tells him that she has just killed her husband. Reluctant at first, she eventually explains to the police that he invented a matter transportation apparatus and, while experimenting on himself, a fly entered the chamber.
Backrooms
R2026 · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction · 111m · Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
NR1920 · Horror, Science Fiction, Drama · 79m · John Barrymore, Brandon Hurst, Martha Mansfield, Charles Lane
A doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend.
Alien: Romulus
R2024 · Horror, Science Fiction · 119m · Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced
While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
The Witches
PG1990 · Fantasy, Family, Horror · 91m · Jasen Fisher, Mai Zetterling, Anjelica Huston, Charlie Potter
While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical formula. When they discover the eavesdropper, the witches test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and hotel manager Mr Stringer, Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches.
Prometheus
R2012 · Science Fiction, Mystery, Horror · 124m · Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Annihilation
R2018 · Science Fiction, Horror · 115m · Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
Bones and All
R2022 · Horror, Romance, Drama · 131m · Taylor Russell, Timothée Chalamet, Mark Rylance, Anna Cobb
Abandoned by her father, a young woman embarks on a thousand-mile odyssey through the backroads of America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.
Ginger Snaps
2000 · Fantasy, Horror, Drama · 108m · Katharine Isabelle, Emily Perkins, Kris Lemche, Mimi Rogers
The story of two outcast sisters, Ginger and Brigitte, in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger's first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger's wounds miraculously heal but something is not quite right. Now Brigitte must save her sister and save herself.
The Hidden
R1987 · Action, Science Fiction, Horror · 97m · Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Ed O'Ross, Claudia Christian
When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck is tasked with helping young FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher determine the cause.
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