The Crypt Charts
The Top 31 Splatter & Gore Films
The thirty-one finest splatter & gore films in the Vault, 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.
In Search of Darkness
2019 · Documentary, Horror · 264m · Tom Atkins, John Bloom, Doug Bradley, Lori Cardille
An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.
Freaks
NR1932 · Drama, Horror · 64m · Harry Earles, Olga Baclanova, Daisy Earles, Henry Victor
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
Dawn of the Dead
NR1978 · Horror, Science Fiction · 127m · David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, Gaylen Ross
During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
Santa Sangre
NC-171989 · Thriller, Drama, Horror · 122m · Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Guy Stockwell, Thelma Tixou
A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.
Zombieland
R2009 · Comedy, Horror · 87m · Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin
Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.
Carrie
R1976 · Horror, Thriller · 98m · Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, William Katt
Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.
American Psycho
R2000 · Thriller, Drama, Crime · 102m · Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
R2007 · Drama, Horror · 116m · Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.
The Devils
R1971 · Drama, History, Horror · 112m · Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton, Max Adrian
A charismatic 17th-century French priest becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit.
The Evil Dead
NC-171981 · Horror · 85m · Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker
In 1979, a group of college students find a Sumerian Book of the Dead in an old wilderness cabin they've rented for a weekend getaway.
Braindead
R1992 · Horror, Comedy · 103m · Timothy Balme, Diana Peñalver, Elizabeth Moody, Ian Watkin
When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.
Bone Tomahawk
NR2015 · Drama, Horror, Western · 133m · Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Richard Jenkins, Matthew Fox
During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. The doctor's assistant, wife of the local foreman, tends to him in prison. That night, the town is attacked and they both disappear—only the arrow of a cannibal tribe is found. Hunt and a few of his men go in search of the prisoner and the foreman's wife.
Brawl in Cell Block 99
NR2017 · Action, Crime, Thriller · 132m · Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson, Udo Kier
After working as a drug courier and getting into a brutal shootout with police, a former boxer finds himself at the mercy of his enemies as they force him to instigate violent acts that turn the prison he resides in into a battleground.
Strange Darling
R2024 · Horror, Thriller · 97m · Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Madisen Beaty, Bianca A. Santos
Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
Theatre of Blood
1973 · Comedy, Horror · 104m · Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, Ian Hendry, Harry Andrews
A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.
Saw
R2004 · Horror, Mystery, Crime · 103m · Tobin Bell, Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover
Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbing tape left behind by the sadistic mastermind known as Jigsaw. With a chilling voice and cryptic instructions, Jigsaw informs them that they must partake in a gruesome game in order to secure their freedom.
Green Room
R2016 · Horror, Crime, Thriller · 95m · Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat
A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.
Videodrome
R1983 · Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery · 88m · James Woods, Debbie Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
NR1986 · Crime, Horror, Thriller · 83m · Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold, Tom Towles, Mary Demas
Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.
The Equalizer
R2014 · Thriller, Action, Crime · 132m · Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour
McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.
Dawn of the Dead
R2004 · Horror, Science Fiction · 101m · Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Michael Kelly
A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.
Planet Terror
R2007 · Horror, Action, Thriller · 105m · Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodríguez, Marley Shelton, Josh Brolin
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend El Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
R2017 · Thriller, Drama, Crime · 96m · Melanie Lynskey, Elijah Wood, David Yow, Jane Levy
When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves alongside her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals.
Witchfinder General
NR1968 · Drama, History, Horror · 87m · Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Robert Russell, Nicky Henson
England, 1645. The cruel civil war between Royalists and Parliamentarians that is ravaging the country causes an era of chaos and legal arbitrariness that allows unscrupulous men to profit by exploiting the absurd superstitions of the peasants; like Matthew Hopkins, a monster disguised as a man who wanders from town to town offering his services as a witch hunter.
From Dusk Till Dawn
R1996 · Horror, Action, Crime · 108m · George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis
After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious clientele.
Ready or Not
R2019 · Horror, Comedy · 96m · Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O'Brien, Henry Czerny
A young bride's wedding night turns into her worst nightmare when her ridiculously rich in-laws force her to play a gruesome game of hide-and-seek.
Dog Soldiers
R2002 · Horror, Action, Thriller · 105m · Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Emma Cleasby, Liam Cunningham
A band of soldiers is dispatched to war games deep in the woods. When they stumble across a rival team slaughtered in camp, they realize they're not alone.
Multiple Maniacs
1970 · Comedy, Crime, Horror · 97m · Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole
The Cavalcade of Perversion, a traveling freak show, acts as a front for Divine, who is out for blood after discovering her lover's affair.
Death Proof
R2007 · Action, Thriller · 113m · Kurt Russell, Zoë Bell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.
Cube
R1998 · Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery · 90m · Nicole De Boer, Nicky Guadagni, Maurice Dean Wint, David Hewlett
A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.
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