The Crypt Charts
The Top 13 Horror Movies of 2008
The thirteen horror films of 2008 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.
Eden Lake
R2008 · Horror, Thriller · 91m · Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Jack O'Connell, Finn Atkins
When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as the teens terrorize the couple in unimaginable ways, and a weekend outing becomes a bloody battle for survival.
Far North
R2008 · Drama, Thriller, Romance · 89m · Michelle Yeoh, Michelle Krusiec, Sean Bean, Gary Pillai
In the arctic, as Saiva is being born, a shaman declares that she is evil and will bring harm to all who become involved with her. Saiva is cast out of her tribe of herders and grows up to live a nomadic existence with Anja, a young woman she adopts as an infant. Then Loki, an injured and starving soldier, stumbles into their isolated lives. The women nurse him back to health, but treachery, violence and doom await them all.
Funny Games
R2008 · Thriller, Horror · 111m · Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt, Brady Corbet
When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed with deceptively sweet smiles and some golf clubs, they proceed to terrorize and torture the tight-knit clan, giving them until the next day to survive.
The Cottage
2008 · Horror, Comedy, Crime · 92m · Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith, Jennifer Ellison, Steven O'Donnell
In a remote part of the countryside, a bungled kidnapping turns into a living nightmare for four central characters when they cross paths with a psychopathic farmer and all hell breaks loose.
Alien Raiders
R2008 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 85m · Carlos Bernard, Mathew St. Patrick, Courtney Ford, Rockmond Dunbar
It's the end of yet another night at Hastings Supermarket, a grocery store in Buck Lake, Arizona. But just before closing, a group of masked and armed to the teeth militants invades the store and take everyone hostage
Splinter
R2008 · Horror, Thriller, Crime · 82m · Jill Wagner, Charles Baker, Rachel Kerbs, Paulo Costanzo
When their plans for a nature trip go awry, Polly and boyfriend Seth decide to check into a motel. On their way, they're carjacked and kidnapped by low-rent crooks Dennis and Lacey, who take the victims and their SUV to a nearby gas station. Along the way, they encounter an increasingly terrifying horde of parasites, and if any of them intend to survive, they'll have to outsmart the deadly organisms.
Mum & Dad
NR2008 · Horror, Thriller · 84m · Perry Benson, Dido Miles, Olga Fedori, Ainsley Howard
Mum and Dad, and their 'adopted' children, Birdie & Elbie, work at the airport. The family live off whatever they scavenge from cargo holds, offices and hotels - including a steady stream of transient workers who populate the airport's soulless hub. When Lena, a young Polish office cleaner, is befriended by Birdie, she gets drawn into a nightmarish world of torture, murder and perversity.
Baghead
R2008 · Comedy, Drama, Horror · 84m · Steve Zissis, Ross Partridge, Greta Gerwig, Elise Muller
Four actors go to a cabin in the woods to write, direct, and act in a film that will jump-start their careers. Their idea is a horror film about a man with a bag over his head, but what happens when that man mysteriously shows up?
The Midnight Meat Train
R2008 · Horror, Mystery, Fantasy · 103m · Bradley Cooper, Vinnie Jones, Brooke Shields, Leslie Bibb
A photographer's obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer who stalks late night commuters, ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways.
Black Water
R2008 · Adventure, Drama, Horror · 90m · Maeve Dermody, Diana Glenn, Andy Rodoreda, Ben Oxenbould
Based on true events, Grace, her boyfriend Adam, and her younger sister, Lee, are on holiday in Northern Australia when they decide to take a tour down a river. As they drift into a swamp, their boat suddenly capsizes. Stranded in the flooded swamp, the three tourists must figure out what to do to survive as they realize they are being watched through the black water.
I Sell the Dead
NR2008 · Comedy, Drama, Horror · 85m · Dominic Monaghan, Larry Fessenden, Ron Perlman, Angus Scrimm
18th century justice catches up with a pair of grave robbers. With only a few hours to go before his date with the guillotine, Arthur Blake tells his life story to Father Francis Duffy. Before long, Arthur spills the beans on how he got started in the grim corpse peddling business with seasoned ghoul Willie Grimes.
Repo! The Genetic Opera
R2008 · Music, Science Fiction, Horror · 98m · Alexa PenaVega, Paul Sorvino, Anthony Stewart Head, Sarah Brightman
By the year 2056, an epidemic of organ failures has devastated the planet. The megacorporation GeneCo provides organ transplants on a payment plan — and those unable to fulfill their plans have their organs repossessed. In the midst of this, a sickly teenager discovers a shocking secret about herself, her father, and their connection to GeneCo.
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