The Crypt Charts
The Top 13 Horror Movies of 1998
The thirteen horror films of 1998 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.
Cube
R1998 · Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery · 90m · Nicole De Boer, Nicky Guadagni, Maurice Dean Wint, David Hewlett
A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.
Blade
R1998 · Horror, Action · 121m · Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright
The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.
Fallen
R1998 · Crime, Drama, Thriller · 124m · Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, Embeth Davidtz
Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.
The Faculty
R1998 · Horror, Science Fiction · 104m · Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall
When creepy things start happening at Herrington High, the students begin to suspect that their faculty is being controlled by body-snatching aliens.
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County
1998 · Horror, Science Fiction, TV Movie · 93m · Benz Antoine, Kristian Ayre, Gillian Barber, Michael Buie
After a mysterious blackout, a son goes out to investigate and captures footage of actual aliens. When the aliens follow he and his brothers back to their home all hell breaks lose.
Beloved
R1998 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 172m · Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Kimberly Elise, Thandiwe Newton
After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen...
Immortality
R1998 · Fantasy, Romance, Thriller · 98m · Jude Law, Elina Löwensohn, Timothy Spall, Jack Davenport
A vampire in London is searching for the ideal woman to 'redeem' him.
Vampires
R1998 · Action, Fantasy, Horror · 108m · James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith
The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist in sunlight.
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
R1998 · Horror, Thriller · 86m · Jamie Lee Curtis, Adam Arkin, Michelle Williams, Adam Hann-Byrd
Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed name, where she works as the headmistress of a private school. But it's not far enough to escape Myers, who soon discovers her whereabouts. As Halloween descends upon Laurie's peaceful community, a feeling of dread weighs upon her -- with good reason.
Bone Daddy
1998 · Thriller, Crime, Horror · 90m · Rutger Hauer, Barbara Williams, R.H. Thomson, Joseph Kell
Doctor Palmer, a former pathologist, wrote a fictional book based on his real cases. In the book, the madman gets caught, but in reality he is still uncaught. After the book is released, Palmer's editor is kidnapped. Palmer soon is sent a present containing a page of his book, and a bone from his editor. Together with the police, Palmer tries to find his editor, who might still be alive. In addition, his own son becomes one of the main suspects. Written by Julian Reischl
I've Been Waiting for You
PG-131998 · Thriller, Horror, TV Movie · 90m · Sarah Chalke, Soleil Moon Frye, Ben Foster, Christian Campbell
When a New England high schooler is mysteriously murdered, the town blames Sarah, the new girl who recently moved into a purportedly haunted house and who they believe to be the reincarnation of a witch who was burned at the stake 300 years ago.
The Prophecy II
R1998 · Fantasy, Horror, Thriller · 83m · Christopher Walken, Russell Wong, Jennifer Beals, Brittany Murphy
The archangel Gabriel returns to try to destroy the human race he despises so much, with the help of a suicidal teen and the opposition of the angel Danyael.
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