The Crypt Charts
The Top 31 Ghosts & Haunting Films
The thirty-one finest ghosts & haunting films in the Vault, ranked by the Crypt Score.
Ranked by Crypt Score · Updated weekly · captured Jul 20, 2026
Eligibility: a title needs at least 2 rating sources and 1,000+ votes to chart — no thin-data entries.
The Sixth Sense
PG-131999 · Mystery, Thriller, Drama · 107m · Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
The Innocents
NR1961 · Horror, Mystery, Drama · 100m · Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins, Michael Redgrave
In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.
Ghostwatch
1992 · Horror, Mystery, TV Movie · 91m · Michael Parkinson, Sarah Greene, Craig Charles, Mike Smith
For Halloween 1992, the BBC decides to broadcast an investigation into the supernatural, hosted by TV chat-show legend Michael Parkinson. Parky (assisted by Mike Smith, Sarah Greene & Craig Charles) and a camera crew attempt to discover the truth behind the most haunted house in Britain. This ground-breaking live television experiment does not go as planned, however.
The Others
PG-132001 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 101m · Nicole Kidman, Alakina Mann, James Bentley, Fionnula Flanagan
Grace is a woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.
Hold That Ghost
NR1941 · Comedy, Horror · 86m · Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Richard Carlson, Joan Davis
Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunted house along with several other strangers.
The Conjuring
R2013 · Horror, Thriller · 112m · Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
Poltergeist
PG1982 · Horror · 114m · JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne
The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.
The Haunting
G1963 · Horror · 112m · Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn
Dr. John Markway recruits three strangers for a sleep-disorder study at the eerie and isolated Hill House. It soon becomes clear his real interest lies in the mansion itself and its sinister history, as they are forced to confront the nature of its horror…
The Uninvited
NR1944 · Mystery, Horror, Fantasy · 99m · Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Gail Russell, Donald Crisp
A pair of siblings from London [Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey] purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, England. Only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price, and soon they’re caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle from beyond the grave. Rich in atmosphere, The Uninvited, directed by Lewis Allen, was groundbreaking for the seriousness with which it treated the supernatural, haunted house genre, and it remains an elegant and eerie experience, featuring a classic score by Victor Young. A tragic family past, a mysteriously locked room, cold chills, bumps in the night - this gothic Hollywood classic has it all.
The Woman in Black
1989 · Horror, Mystery, TV Movie · 100m · Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton, David Daker, Pauline Moran
A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister.
The Time of Their Lives
NR1946 · Comedy, Fantasy, Horror · 82m · Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marjorie Reynolds, Binnie Barnes
Two ghosts, who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War, return to 20th century New England to retrieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence.
The Cat and the Canary
1927 · Comedy, Horror, Mystery · 87m · Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale, Forrest Stanley, Tully Marshall
Relatives gather at a haunted mansion for a will reading where the sole heir is threatened by a clause that could disinherit her if she goes mad, all while a homicidal maniac escapes nearby.
Ghost Adventures
2007 · Documentary, Horror · 87m · Zak Bagans, Nick Groff, Aaron Goodwin
In 2007, The Sci-Fi Channel premiered "Ghost Adventures," a raw documentary in which 3 men go to Virginia City, NV and Goldfield, NV on a ghost hunting expedition. Virginia City is rife with macabre lore and reputed to be one of the most haunted cities in America. Ghost Adventures has won a Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary that was given by the New York International Film & Video Festival.
The Conjuring 2
R2016 · Horror · 134m · Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Madison Wolfe, Frances O'Connor
Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.
Doctor Sleep
R2019 · Horror, Fantasy · 152m · Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Cliff Curtis
Still scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance faces the ghosts of the past when he meets Abra, a courageous teen who desperately needs his help -- and who possesses a powerful extrasensory ability called the "shine".
The Changeling
R1980 · Horror · 107m · George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas, John Colicos
After a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build a new and peaceful life in a lonely big house that has been uninhabited for many years. But, soon after, the obscure history of such an old mansion and his own past begin to haunt him.
Carnival of Souls
NR1962 · Horror, Mystery, Fantasy · 78m · Candace Hilligoss, Herk Harvey, Sidney Berger, Frances Feist
Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is interrupted by visions of a fiendish man. As the visions begin to occur more frequently, Mary finds herself drawn to the deserted carnival on the outskirts of town. The strangely alluring carnival may hold the secret to her tragic past.
The Ghost Breakers
NR1940 · Comedy, Horror, Mystery · 85m · Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson, Paul Lukas
After intrepid working girl Mary Carter becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion located off the Cuban coast, a stranger phones warning her to stay away from the castle. Undaunted, Mary sets sail for Cuba with a stowaway in her trunk—wise-cracking Larry Lawrence, a radio announcer who helps Mary get to the bottom of the voodoo magic, zombies and ghosts that supposedly curse the spooky estate.
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
G1966 · Comedy, Family, Mystery · 90m · Don Knotts, Joan Staley, Liam Redmond, Dick Sargent
Luther Heggs, a typesetter for the town newspaper, pitches an idea for a story about a local haunted house where a famous murder/suicide occurred 20 years earlier. After the editor assigns Luther to spend one night alone in the mansion, Heggs has a number of supernatural encounters and writes a front page story that makes him a hometown hero...until the nephew of the deceased sues him for libel.
Topper Returns
1941 · Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery · 88m · Joan Blondell, Roland Young, Carole Landis, Billie Burke
Topper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it's Gail Richards, accidentally murdered while vacationing at the home of her wealthy friend, Ann Carrington, the intended victim. With Topper's help, Gail sets out to find her killer with the expected zany results.
Susie Q
G1996 · Comedy, Drama, Family · 83m · Amy Jo Johnson, Justin Whalin, Shelley Long, Andrea Libman
The ghost of a girl who died in 1955 appears to a troubled teen living in her old house.
Whistle and I'll Come to You
1968 · TV Movie, Horror · 42m · Michael Hordern, Ambrose Coghill, George Woodbridge, Nora Gordon
A university professor, confident that everything which occurs in life has a rational explanation, finds his beliefs severely challenged when, during a vacation to a remote coastal village in Norfolk, he blows through an ancient whistle discovered on a beach, awakening horrors beyond human understanding.
The Ring
PG-132002 · Horror, Mystery · 115m · Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox
Journalist Rachel Keller investigates a strange videotape that may be behind the untimely deaths of four teenagers. There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. Rachel tracks down the video... and watches it. Now she has just seven days to unravel the mystery of the Ring in order to save herself and her son.
Ghost
PG-131990 · Fantasy, Romance, Thriller · 127m · Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn
After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.
Last Night in Soho
R2021 · Horror, Mystery · 117m · Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Rita Tushingham
A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to be falling apart with shady consequences.
Oddity
R2024 · Horror, Mystery · 98m · Carolyn Bracken, Gwilym Lee, Steve Wall, Joe Rooney
After the brutal murder of her twin sister, Darcy goes after those responsible by using haunted items as her tools for revenge.
Housebound
NR2014 · Horror, Comedy, Thriller · 111m · Morgana O'Reilly, Rima Te Wiata, Glen-Paul Waru, Ross Harper
When Kylie Bucknell is sentenced to home detention, she's forced to come to terms with her unsociable behaviour, her blabbering mother and a hostile spirit who seems less than happy about the new living arrangement.
Haunters: The Art of the Scare
NR2017 · Documentary, Horror · 88m · Russ McKamey, Carol Schultz, Shar Mayer, Donald Julson
A heart-warming and heart-stopping documentary about people who sacrifice everything to create the most popular and polarizing haunted houses for Halloween - from boo-scare mazes to a controversial new subculture of extreme terror experiences.
1408
PG-132007 · Horror, Mystery · 104m · John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Jasmine Jessica Anthony
A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.
The Frighteners
R1996 · Horror, Comedy · 110m · Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.
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