The Crypt Charts
The Top 13 Horror Movies of 2021
The thirteen horror films of 2021 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.
A Quiet Place Part II
PG-132021 · Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror · 97m · Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe
Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.
Nightmare Alley
R2021 · Crime, Drama, Thriller · 151m · Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.
Last Night in Soho
R2021 · Horror, Mystery · 117m · Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Rita Tushingham
A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to be falling apart with shady consequences.
Fear Street: 1978
R2021 · Horror, Mystery · 111m · Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd, Ryan Simpkins, McCabe Slye
In 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery when horrors from their towns' history come alive.
Fear Street: 1666
R2021 · Mystery, Horror · 115m · Kiana Madeira, Benjamin Flores Jr., Olivia Scott Welch, Ashley Zukerman
In 1666, a colonial town is gripped by a hysterical witch-hunt that has deadly consequences for centuries to come, and it's up to teenagers in 1994 to finally put an end to their town's curse, before it's too late.
The Night House
R2021 · Horror, Mystery · 107m · Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Evan Jonigkeit
Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. Soon she begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.
No Man of God
NR2021 · Crime, Drama, Thriller · 100m · Elijah Wood, Luke Kirby, Aleksa Palladino, Robert Patrick
The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.
Vicious Fun
NR2021 · Comedy, Horror, Romance · 103m · Evan Marsh, Amber Goldfarb, Ari Millen, Julian Richings
Joel, a caustic 1980s film critic for a national horror magazine, finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in with his homicidal surroundings or risk becoming the next victim.
What Josiah Saw
2021 · Horror, Thriller · 120m · Robert Patrick, Nick Stahl, Scott Haze, Kelli Garner
A family with buried secrets reunite at a farmhouse after two decades to pay for their past sins.
Fear Street: 1994
R2021 · Horror, Mystery · 108m · Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Julia Rehwald
After a series of brutal slayings, a teen and her friends take on an evil force that's plagued their notorious town for centuries.
The Beta Test
NR2021 · Thriller, Horror, Comedy · 94m · Jim Cummings, Virginia Newcomb, PJ McCabe, Wilky Lau
An engaged Hollywood agent receives a mysterious letter for an anonymous sexual encounter and becomes ensnared in a sinister world of lying, infidelity, and digital data.
The Cursed
R2021 · Horror, Drama, Thriller · 111m · Boyd Holbrook, Kelly Reilly, Alistair Petrie, Roxane Duran
In the late 19th century, a brutal land baron slaughters a Roma clan, unleashing a curse on his family and village. In the days that follow, the townspeople are plagued by nightmares, the baron's son goes missing, and a boy is found murdered. The locals suspect a wild animal, but a visiting pathologist warns of a more sinister presence lurking in the woods.
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