The Crypt Charts
The Top 13 Horror Movies of 2002
The thirteen horror films of 2002 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.
Frailty
R2002 · Drama, Thriller, Crime · 100m · Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe, Matt O'Leary
A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to kill people who were in fact "demons."
Red Dragon
R2002 · Crime, Thriller, Horror · 124m · Edward Norton, Anthony Hopkins, Ralph Fiennes, Emily Watson
Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.
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.
Dog Soldiers
R2002 · Horror, Action, Thriller · 105m · Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Emma Cleasby, Liam Cunningham
A band of soldiers is dispatched to war games deep in the woods. When they stumble across a rival team slaughtered in camp, they realize they're not alone.
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary
2002 · Horror, Music · 74m · Wei-Qiang Zhang, Tara Birtwhistle, David Moroni, CindyMarie Small
A cinematic version of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's adaptation of Bram Stoker's gothic novel Dracula. Filmed in a style reminiscent of silent Expressionist cinema of the early 20th century (complete with intertitles and monochrome photography), it uses dance to tell the story of a sinister but intriguing immigrant who preys upon young English women.
Bubba Ho-tep
R2002 · Comedy, Horror, Thriller · 92m · Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce, Heidi Marnhout
The "true" story of what really became of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death," then missed his chance to switch back. He must team up with JFK and fight an ancient Egyptian mummy for the souls of their fellow residents.
Rabbits
2002 · Horror, Mystery, Crime · 43m · Scott Coffey, Laura Harring, Naomi Watts, Rebekah Del Rio
A story of a group of humanoid rabbits and their depressive, daily life. The plot includes Suzie ironing, Jane sitting on a couch, Jack walking in and out of the apartment, and the occasional solo singing number by Suzie or Jane. At one point the rabbits also make contact with their “leader”.
Signs
PG-132002 · Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror · 106m · Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
Blade II
R2002 · Fantasy, Horror, Action · 117m · Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Leonor Varela
Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.
Blood Work
R2002 · Thriller, Crime, Action · 110m · Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, Anjelica Huston, Wanda De Jesus
Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.
The Mothman Prophecies
PG-132002 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 119m · Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Will Patton, Debra Messing
Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror when fate draws him to the sleepy West Virginia town of Point Pleasant, whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous nightmares and fevered visions.
Resident Evil
R2002 · Horror, Action, Science Fiction · 100m · Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, James Purefoy
When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.
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