The Crypt Charts
The Top 13 Horror Movies of 2013
The thirteen horror films of 2013 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.
World War Z
PG-132013 · Action, Horror, Science Fiction · 116m · Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale
Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.
Warm Bodies
PG-132013 · Horror, Comedy, Romance · 98m · Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Lio Tipton, John Malkovich
After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.
Stoker
R2013 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 99m · Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, Dermot Mulroney
After India’s father dies suddenly, her uncle Charlie, whom she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her emotionally unstable mother. Soon after his arrival, she begins to suspect that this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives. But instead of feeling outrage or horror, the friendless girl becomes increasingly infatuated with him.
You're Next
R2013 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 94m · Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, AJ Bowen
When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of their victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.
Resolution
2013 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 93m · Peter Cilella, Vinny Curran, Zahn McClarnon, Bill Oberst Jr.
A man imprisons his estranged junkie friend in an isolated cabin in the boonies of San Diego to force him through a week of sobriety, but the events of that week are being mysteriously manipulated.
Byzantium
R2013 · Drama, Fantasy, Thriller · 118m · Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Riley, Jonny Lee Miller
Residents of a coastal town learn, with deadly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought refuge at a local boarding house, the Byzantium.
A Field in England
NR2013 · Horror, Thriller, Fantasy · 90m · Reece Shearsmith, Michael Smiley, Richard Glover, Peter Ferdinando
During the Civil War in 17th-Century England, a small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by an alchemist, who forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides their first meal, the group quickly descend into a chaos of arguments, fighting and paranoia, and, as it becomes clear that the treasure might be something other than gold, they slowly become victim to the terrifying energies trapped inside the field.
Evil Dead
R2013 · Horror · 91m · Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas
Mia, a drug addict, is determined to kick the habit. To that end, she asks her brother, David, his girlfriend, Natalie and their friends Olivia and Eric to accompany her to their family's remote forest cabin to help her through withdrawal. Eric finds a mysterious Book of the Dead at the cabin and reads aloud from it, awakening an ancient demon. All hell breaks loose when the malevolent entity possesses Mia.
The Call
R2013 · Crime, Thriller · 96m · Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin, Morris Chestnut, Michael Eklund
Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to help Casey escape, and not just to save her, but to make sure the man is brought to justice.
Odd Thomas
PG-132013 · Mystery, Thriller · 97m · Anton Yelchin, Addison Timlin, Willem Dafoe, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.
Solo
NR2013 · Thriller, Horror · 76m · Patricio Ramos, Mario Verón, Laura Agorreca, Carlos Echevarría
Manuel meets Julio in a chat room and sexual sparks ignite when they meet in person. As their relationship develops, secrets from their pasts cause problems with intimacy and trust.
WNUF Halloween Special
2013 · Horror, Comedy · 83m · Paul Fahrenkopf, Patricia Mizen, Aaron Henkin, Nicolette le Faye
A local TV personality leads a team of supernatural investigators, including an exorcist, into the darkest corners of a supposedly haunted house.
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