The Crypt Charts
The Top 13 Horror Movies of 2012
The thirteen horror films of 2012 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.
Prometheus
R2012 · Science Fiction, Mystery, Horror · 124m · Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Sinister
R2012 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 110m · Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, Vincent D'Onofrio, James Ransone
True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He moves his own family into the victims' home and gets to work. However, when old film footage and other clues hint at the presence of a supernatural force, Ellison learns that living in the house may be fatal.
The Iceman
R2012 · Thriller, Crime, Drama · 105m · Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta, Chris Evans
The true story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man.
The Conspiracy
NR2012 · Thriller, Horror · 85m · Aaron Poole, James Gilbert, Ian Anderson, Peter Apostolopoulos
A documentary about conspiracy theories takes a horrific turn after the filmmakers uncover an ancient and dangerous secret society.
Excision
NR2012 · Drama, Horror, Comedy · 81m · AnnaLynne McCord, Traci Lords, Ariel Winter, Roger Bart
Pauline, a disturbed, outcast teenager, has a fascination with surgery and experiences violent, psychosexual fantasies, all while aspiring to a career in medicine.
Berberian Sound Studio
2012 · Horror, Drama, Thriller · 92m · Toby Jones, Tonia Sotiropoulou, Cosimo Fusco, Hilda Péter
In the 1970s, a British sound technician is brought to Italy to work on the sound effects for a gruesome horror film. His nightmarish task slowly takes over his psyche, driving him to confront his own past.
The Battery
2012 · Drama, Horror · 101m · Jeremy Gardner, Adam Cronheim, Niels Bolle, Alana O'Brien
In rural Connecticut, baseball players Ben and Mickey are trying to survive a zombie plague. They are forced to form a battery: a catcher and a pitcher who work together to outwit the batter, the one who hits the ball. And the batter in this case just happens to be a zombie. Tough Ben and gentle Mickey frequently disagree on the best way to go about the situation. Then they suddenly hear a human voice through their walkie-talkies. Is salvation nearby, like Mickey thinks, or is Ben’s suspicion justified?
The Woman in Black
PG-132012 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 95m · Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, Liz White
The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true identity.
Chained
R2012 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 94m · Vincent D'Onofrio, Eamon Farren, Evan Bird, Julia Ormond
A serial killer kidnaps a young boy after murdering his mother, then raises him to be his accomplice. After years in captivity, the boy must choose between escaping or following in his captor's bloody footprints.
Grabbers
R2012 · Science Fiction, Comedy, Thriller · 94m · Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley, Russell Tovey, Bronagh Gallagher
Something sinister has come to the shores of Erin Island, unbeknownst to the quaint population of this sleepy fishing village resting somewhere off Ireland’s coast. First, some fishermen go missing. Then there is the rash of whale carcasses suddenly washing up on the beach. When the murders start, it’s up to two mismatched cops – an irresponsible alcoholic and his new partner, a by-the-book woman from the mainland – to protect the townsfolk from the giant, bloodsucking, tentacled aliens that prey upon them. Their only weapon, they discover, is booze. If they want to survive the creatures’ onslaught, everyone will have to get very, very drunk!
100 Bloody Acres
R2012 · Comedy, Horror · 91m · Damon Herriman, Angus Sampson, Anna McGahan, John Jarratt
Reg and Lindsay run an organic fertiliser business. They need a fresh supply of their "secret ingredient" to process through the meat grinder. Reg comes across two guys and a girl with a broken-down vehicle on their way to a music festival.
Cockneys vs Zombies
NR2012 · Action, Comedy, Horror · 88m · Rasmus Hardiker, Harry Treadaway, Michelle Ryan, Ashley Thomas
A group of Cockneys arm themselves to rescue their elderly relative and his retirement home friends who are trapped and fighting off a zombie attack during a zombie apocalypse in the East End of London.
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