The Crypt Charts
The Top 13 Horror Movies of 2011
The thirteen horror films of 2011 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.
Take Shelter
R2011 · Thriller, Drama, Horror · 120m · Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham, Tova Stewart
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
The Whisperer in Darkness
2011 · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction · 104m · Matt Foyer, Autumn Wendel, Stephen Blackehart, Barry Lynch
Folklore professor Albert Wilmarth investigates legends of strange creatures in the most remote hills of Vermont. His enquiry reveals a terrifying glimpse of the truth that lurks behind the legends.
Insidious
PG-132011 · Horror, Thriller · 102m · Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins
A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought.
Fright Night
R2011 · Horror, Comedy · 106m · Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Toni Collette, David Tennant
A teenager suspects his new neighbour is a vampire. Unable to convince anyone, he tries to enlist the help of a self-proclaimed vampire hunter and magician.
Kill List
NR2011 · Horror, Thriller, Crime · 95m · Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring, Harry Simpson, Michael Smiley
Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.
Some Guy Who Kills People
R2011 · Horror, Thriller, Comedy · 97m · Kevin Corrigan, Barry Bostwick, Karen Black, Leo Fitzpatrick
A former mental patient's repressed anger reaches the boiling point, leading him to embark on a mission of revenge against the thugs who once subjected him to severe physical and mental trauma.
Midnight Son
2011 · Drama, Horror · 89m · Zak Kilberg, Maya Parish, Jo D. Jonz, Larry Cedar
MIDNIGHT SON is the story of Jacob, a young man confined to a life of isolation, due to a rare skin disorder that prevents him from being exposed to sunlight. His world opens up when he meets Mary, a local bartender, and falls in love. Tragically, Jacob’s actions become increasingly bizarre as he struggles to cope with the effects of his worsening condition. Forced by the disease to drink human blood for sustenance, he must control his increasingly violent tendencies as local law enforcement narrow their focus on him as a suspect in a series of grisly murders.
The Awakening
R2011 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 107m · Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton, Isaac Hempstead Wright
In post–War England, a writer and sometime-ghost hunter investigates a reported haunting at a boys boarding school.
The Tunnel
NR2011 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 90m · Bel Deliá, Luke Arnold, Andy Rodoreda, James Caitlin
An investigation into a government cover-up leads to a network of abandoned train tunnels deep beneath the heart of Sydney. As a journalist and her crew hunt for the story it quickly becomes clear the story is hunting them.
Absentia
R2011 · Horror, Mystery · 91m · Katie Parker, Courtney Bell, Morgan Peter Brown, Dave Levine
Tricia's husband has been missing for seven years. Her younger sister Callie comes to live with her as the pressure mounts to finally declare him 'dead in absentia'. Tricia is reluctant, always holding out hope, but Callie is practical and wants her to move on. As Tricia sifts through the wreckage and tries to move on with her life, Callie finds herself drawn to an ominous tunnel near the house.
Scream 4
R2011 · Horror, Mystery · 111m · Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Emma Roberts
Fifteen years after the original Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott returns home to promote her new book about surviving trauma, only for a new Ghostface killer to emerge, targeting a new group of teens.
The Woman
R2011 · Drama, Horror · 102m · Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers, Angela Bettis, Lauren Ashley Carter
A lawyer puts his family in jeopardy when he captures the last member of a violent clan and tries to forcibly tame her.
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