The Crypt Charts
The Top 13 Horror Movies of 1994
The thirteen horror films of 1994 that the crypt judged worthiest, 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.
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
R1994 · Horror, Mystery, Fantasy · 112m · Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Miko Hughes, Wes Craven
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?
Wolf
R1994 · Horror, Drama, Romance · 125m · Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan
An aging publisher becomes a demon wolf and, with this newfound youthful vigor, fights to keep his job.
Night of the Demons 2
R1994 · Horror, Comedy · 96m · Cristi Harris, Darin Heames, Robert Jayne, Merle Kennedy
Angela, the hostess from hell, summons her army of teen demons when teenagers from St. Rita's High School decide to party at the haunted Hull House on Halloween.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
R1994 · Drama, Horror, Science Fiction · 123m · Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter
Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.
Bloodlust: Subspecies III
R1994 · Horror · 83m · Anders Hove, Denice Duff, Kevin Spirtas, Melanie Shatner
Still in the thrall of the evil vampire Radu, Michelle yearns to be taught the skills of the vampire. Meanwhile, her sister Becky tries to free her from his evil clutches, and this time, she's brought some help.
Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead
R1994 · Horror, Science Fiction, Action · 91m · A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister, Bill Thornbury, Gloria Lynne Henry
The Tall Man, that imposing menace from Morningside Mortuary, is back and once again haunting the thoughts of the now-adult Mike and his friend, ex-Ice Cream vendor Reggie. The two continue their hunt for the mysterious figure and in his path of destruction encounter a variety of dangerous situations, friends and enemies.
Body Melt
1994 · Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction · 81m · Gerard Kennedy, Andrew Daddo, Ian Smith, Regina Gaigalas
Residents of peaceful Pebbles Court, Homesville, are being used unknowingly as test experiments for a new 'Body Drug' that causes rapid body decomposition (melting skin etc.) and painful death.
Scanner Cop
R1994 · Science Fiction, Horror, Action · 94m · Daniel Quinn, Darlanne Fluegel, Richard Grove, Mark Rolston
Rookie cop Sam Staziak has a unique gift: he is a Scanner, which gives him the power to read the thoughts of others, and also to inflict great bodily harm. When a mad scientist begins using mind control to murder police officers, Sam realizes that only he and his unique gift can put an end to the mayhem.
The Puppet Masters
R1994 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 109m · Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner, Keith David
The Midwest USA is invaded by stingray-shaped alien slugs that ride on people's backs and control their minds in order to spread their dominion. Government agency reps Sam Givens, Andrew Nivens, and Mary Sefton must stop the aliens.
The Paperboy
1994 · Horror, Thriller · 94m · Alexandra Paul, Marc Marut, Brigid Tierney, Frances Bay
A homicidal twelve-year-old paperboy becomes obsessed with a woman and her daughter next-door, and he'll do anything to make his fantasy of the "perfect family" come alive.
Brainscan
R1994 · Horror, Science Fiction · 96m · Edward Furlong, Frank Langella, T. Ryder Smith, Amy Hargreaves
A lonely teenage horror fan and video gamer plays a new immersive and hypnotic computer game where he becomes a psychopathic killer, but when he emerges, he finds that the murder has actually happened.
Tammy and the T-Rex
NR1994 · Science Fiction, Horror, Comedy · 91m · Denise Richards, Paul Walker, George Pilgrim, John Franklin
An evil scientist implants the brain of a murdered high school student into an animatronic Tyrannosaurus, who later wreaks vengeance on the bullies who killed him, and is reunited with his sweetheart.
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