The Crypt Charts
The Top 13 Horror Movies of 2026
The best horror films of 2026 so far — ranked by the Crypt Score and re-tallied every week as the votes pour in. Expect the order to shift as the year unfolds.
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.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
R2026 · Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction · 109m · Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman
Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike's encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can't escape.
Hokum
R2026 · Horror · 108m · Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh
When novelist Ohm Bauman retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents' ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting the honeymoon suite. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance forces him to confront dark corners of his past.
Backrooms
R2026 · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction · 111m · Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
Send Help
R2026 · Horror, Thriller, Comedy · 113m · Rachel McAdams, Dylan O'Brien, Edyll Ismail, Dennis Haysbert
Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.
Ready or Not: Here I Come
R2026 · Thriller, Horror, Comedy · 108m · Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy
Moments after surviving an all-out attack from the Le Domas family, Grace discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game — and this time with her estranged sister Faith at her side. Grace has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins rules it all.
Faces of Death
R2026 · Horror · 97m · Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah, Aaron Holliday
A woman, employed as a website content moderator, comes across a series of violent videos reproducing death scenes from a film.
Iron Lung
R2026 · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction · 125m · Mark Fischbach, Caroline Kaplan, Troy Baker, Elsie Lovelock
In a post-apocalyptic future where an event known as "The Quiet Rapture" caused all known stars and habitable planets in the universe to disappear, a convict is sent to search an ocean of blood discovered on a desolate moon, using a small submarine nicknamed the "Iron Lung".
Cold Storage
R2026 · Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy · 99m · Georgina Campbell, Joe Keery, Sosie Bacon, Vanessa Redgrave
When a mutating, highly contagious fungus escapes a sealed facility, two employees – joined by a grizzled bioterror operative – must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction.
They Will Kill You
R2026 · Action, Comedy, Horror · 94m · Zazie Beetz, Myha'la, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton
A woman answers a help wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious New York City high-rise, unaware that she is entering a community that has seen a number of disappearances over the years and may be under the grip of a Satanic cult.
War Machine
R2026 · Action, Science Fiction, Thriller · 110m · Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney
On one last grueling mission during Army Ranger training, a combat engineer must lead his unit in a fight against a giant otherworldly killing machine.
undertone
R2026 · Horror, Mystery · 94m · Nina Kiri, Adam DiMarco, Keana Bastidas, Jeff Yung
The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
R2026 · Horror, Mystery · 133m · Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace
The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.
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