The Crypt Charts
The Top 31 Supernatural Films
The thirty-one finest supernatural films in the Vault, ranked by the Crypt Score.
Ranked by Crypt Score · Updated weekly · captured Jul 20, 2026
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Obsession
R2026 · Horror, Thriller · 109m · Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless
After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
The Sixth Sense
PG-131999 · Mystery, Thriller, Drama · 107m · Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
The Exorcist
R1973 · Horror, Drama · 122m · Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller, Max von Sydow
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
The Innocents
NR1961 · Horror, Mystery, Drama · 100m · Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins, Michael Redgrave
In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.
Night of the Demon
NR1957 · Fantasy, Horror, Mystery · 96m · Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis, Maurice Denham
American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before. It turns out that the deceased had been investigating a cult lead by Dr. Julian Karswell. Though a skeptic, Holden is suspicious of the devil-worshiping Karswell. Following a trail of mysterious manuscripts, Holden enters a world that makes him question his faith in science.
Dead of Night
NR1945 · Horror, Thriller · 103m · Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall, Googie Withers
An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.
Sinners
R2025 · Horror, Action, Thriller · 138m · Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
The Phantom of the Opera
NR1925 · Horror · 107m · Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Mary Philbin, Arthur Edmund Carewe
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
Ghostwatch
1992 · Horror, Mystery, TV Movie · 91m · Michael Parkinson, Sarah Greene, Craig Charles, Mike Smith
For Halloween 1992, the BBC decides to broadcast an investigation into the supernatural, hosted by TV chat-show legend Michael Parkinson. Parky (assisted by Mike Smith, Sarah Greene & Craig Charles) and a camera crew attempt to discover the truth behind the most haunted house in Britain. This ground-breaking live television experiment does not go as planned, however.
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020 · Documentary, Horror · 263m · Nancy Allen, Tom Atkins, Doug Bradley, John Bloom
The ultimate ‘80s Horror retrospective just got BIGGER. In Search of Darkness: Part II is a four-hour-plus sequel to the Rondo Hatton-nominated In Search of Darkness, adding 15 new interviewees and 40+ returning favorites for the biggest and most comprehensive ‘80s Horror documentary cast ever assembled.
The Others
PG-132001 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 101m · Nicole Kidman, Alakina Mann, James Bentley, Fionnula Flanagan
Grace is a woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.
Weapons
R2025 · Horror, Mystery · 129m · Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
A Nightmare on Elm Street
R1984 · Horror · 91m · Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, Amanda Wyss
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...
The Crow
R1994 · Fantasy, Action, Thriller · 102m · Brandon Lee, Rochelle Davis, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott
Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact revenge.
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.
The Night Stalker
NR1972 · Mystery, Horror, Thriller · 74m · Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland, Ralph Meeker
Wisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into his own hands.
The Night Strangler
NR1973 · TV Movie, Horror, Mystery · 90m · Darren McGavin, Jo Ann Pflug, Simon Oakland, Scott Brady
After being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer murders a certain number of people, drains them of their blood, and then disappears into the night. Kolchak is on his trail, but can he stop him?
The Conjuring
R2013 · Horror, Thriller · 112m · Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
Poltergeist
PG1982 · Horror · 114m · JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne
The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.
Dracula
1931 · Horror · 74m · Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, David Manners, Dwight Frye
A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
NR1945 · Drama, Horror, Fantasy · 111m · Hurd Hatfield, George Sanders, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
The Uninvited
NR1944 · Mystery, Horror, Fantasy · 99m · Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Gail Russell, Donald Crisp
A pair of siblings from London [Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey] purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, England. Only to discover that it actually carries a ghostly price, and soon they’re caught up in a bizarre romantic triangle from beyond the grave. Rich in atmosphere, The Uninvited, directed by Lewis Allen, was groundbreaking for the seriousness with which it treated the supernatural, haunted house genre, and it remains an elegant and eerie experience, featuring a classic score by Victor Young. A tragic family past, a mysteriously locked room, cold chills, bumps in the night - this gothic Hollywood classic has it all.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
NR1923 · Romance, Drama, Horror · 113m · Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry, Kate Lester
In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
It
R2017 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 135m · Jaeden Martell, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
Gremlins
PG1984 · Fantasy, Horror, Comedy · 106m · Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Frances Lee McCain
After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.
The Omen
R1976 · Horror, Thriller · 111m · Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw
Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.
Don't Look Now
R1973 · Thriller, Drama, Horror · 110m · Donald Sutherland, Julie Christie, Hilary Mason, Massimo Serato
While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.
Ghost Adventures
2007 · Documentary, Horror · 87m · Zak Bagans, Nick Groff, Aaron Goodwin
In 2007, The Sci-Fi Channel premiered "Ghost Adventures," a raw documentary in which 3 men go to Virginia City, NV and Goldfield, NV on a ghost hunting expedition. Virginia City is rife with macabre lore and reputed to be one of the most haunted cities in America. Ghost Adventures has won a Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary that was given by the New York International Film & Video Festival.
The Queen of Spades
NR1949 · Drama, Fantasy, Horror · 95m · Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans, Yvonne Mitchell, Ronald Howard
A czarist captain stops at nothing to learn the secrets of a countess rumored to have sold her soul to the devil in order to always win at cards.
Split
PG-132017 · Horror, Thriller · 117m · James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson, Jessica Sula
Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him — as well as everyone around him — as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.
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