The Crypt Charts
The 31 Worst Horror Movies of the 1990s
The 1990s' most notorious duds — thirty-one horror films the crypt spat back out, ranked from bad to unspeakable by the Crypt Score. Only titles enough people actually saw to earn their infamy.
Ranked by Crypt Score · Updated weekly · captured Jul 20, 2026
Eligibility: a title needs at least 2 rating sources and 10,000+ votes to chart — no thin-data entries. Ranked from bad to worst.
Troll 2
PG-131990 · Horror, Fantasy · 95m · Michael Stephenson, George Hardy, Margo Prey, Connie Young
When young Joshua learns that he will be going on vacation with his family to a small town called Nilbog, he protests adamantly. He is warned by the spirit of his deceased grandfather that goblins populate the town. His parents, Michael and Diana, dismiss his apprehensions, but soon learn to appreciate their son's warnings. Guided by his grandfather's ghost, will Joshua and his family stand a chance in fighting off these evil beings?
The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
R1995 · Horror, Comedy, Thriller · 95m · Renée Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Jacks, Tonie Perensky
A group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night, and then wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface and his insane family of cannibalistic psychopaths.
Beowulf
R1999 · Adventure, Fantasy, Action · 93m · Christopher Lambert, Rhona Mitra, Oliver Cotton, Götz Otto
Beowulf is a wanderer who learns about a man-eating creature called Grendel, which comes in the night to devour warriors trapped at the Outpost. The Outpost is ruled by Hrothgar. He has a daughter, whose husband may have been murdered by the Outpost's master of arms.
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
R1999 · Crime, Action, Horror · 88m · Robert Patrick, Bo Hopkins, Duane Whitaker, Muse Watson
A bank-robbing gang of misfits heads to Mexico with the blueprints for the perfect million-dollar heist, but when one of the crooks wanders into the wrong bar, the thieving cohorts develop a thirst for blood.
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
R1993 · Horror, Thriller · 88m · Kane Hodder, John D. LeMay, Kari Keegan, Steven Williams
Jason Voorhees is tracked down and blown to bits by a special FBI task force, reborn with the bone-chilling ability to assume the identity of anyone he touches.
Critters 3
PG-131991 · Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction · 86m · Aimee Brooks, John Calvin, Katherine Cortez, Leonardo DiCaprio
As fanged, furious furballs viciously invade an L.A. apartment building and sink their teeth into the low-rent tenants, Josh leads the battle to beat back the conniving critters and save the planet.
Bats
PG-131999 · Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction · 91m · Lou Diamond Phillips, Dina Meyer, Bob Gunton, Leon
Genetically mutated bats escape and it's up to a bat expert and the local sheriff to stop them.
Species II
R1998 · Science Fiction, Action, Horror · 93m · Michael Madsen, Natasha Henstridge, Marg Helgenberger, Mykelti Williamson
Having just returned from a mission to Mars, Commander Ross isn't exactly himself. He's slowly becoming a terrifying alien entity with one goal -- to procreate with human women! When countless women suffer gruesome deaths after bearing half-alien offspring, scientist Laura Baker and hired assassin Press Lennox use Eve, a more tempered alien clone, to find Ross and his brood. Before long Eve escapes to mate with Ross.
Leprechaun 2
R1994 · Comedy, Horror · 85m · Warwick Davis, Charlie Heath, Shevonne Durkin, Adam Biesk
A thousand years ago, the Leprechaun left a bloody trail when he ripped through the countryside in search of his stolen gold. Now he's back in the big city using all of his deadly tricks to snare the girl of his nightmares. His bloody quest becomes more deadly when her boyfriend steals one of the Leprechaun's gold coins. The town soon discovers two dead bodies and a trail of gold dust leads them to the Leprechaun's lair.
The Mangler
R1995 · Horror, Thriller · 106m · Ted Levine, Robert Englund, Daniel Matmor, Vanessa Pike
A laundry-folding machine has been possessed by a demon, causing it to develop homicidal tendencies.
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
R1995 · Horror · 88m · Donald Pleasence, Paul Rudd, Marianne Hagan, Mitchell Ryan
Six years after being presumed dead in a fire, and just as the town prepares to finally celebrate Halloween again, Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield to continue his reign of terror.
The Crow: City of Angels
R1996 · Action, Fantasy, Thriller · 84m · Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner, Iggy Pop, Thomas Jane
A murder victim is brought back to life by a mysterious crow. With the help of a beautiful woman, he exacts revenge on his killers – only to realize his enemy has discovered the one weakness that can destroy him forever.
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
R1992 · Horror · 92m · Terence Knox, Paul Scherrer, Ryan Bollman, Christie Clark
When a tabloid reporter and his son travel to a quiet Midwestern town to investigate a gruesome massacre, they fall victim to a possessed orphan named Micah.
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
R1998 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 100m · Freddie Prinze Jr., Jennifer Love Hewitt, Matthew Settle, Brandy Norwood
Ever since killing the Fisherman one year ago, Julie James is still haunted by images of him after her. When her best friend Karla wins free tickets to the Bahamas, Julie finds this a perfect opportunity to finally relax. But someone is waiting for her. Someone who she thought was dead. Someone who is out again for revenge.
Vampire in Brooklyn
R1995 · Comedy, Horror, Romance · 102m · Angela Bassett, Eddie Murphy, Allen Payne, Kadeem Hardison
Detective Rita Veder is assigned to a baffling serial murder case. After examining the crime scene — a corpse-filled ship found adrift at sea — she meets Maximilian, a smooth-talking Caribbean playboy determined to romance her.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
PG-131996 · Science Fiction, Horror · 96m · Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, Fairuza Balk
A plane crash surviving attorney stumbles upon a mysterious island and is shocked to discover that a brilliant scientist and his lab assistant have found a way to combine human and animal DNA—with horrific results.
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
R1991 · Horror, Thriller, Comedy · 89m · Robert Englund, Lisa Zane, Shon Greenblatt, Lezlie Deane
Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality.
Leprechaun
R1993 · Horror, Comedy · 93m · Warwick Davis, Jennifer Aniston, Ken Olandt, Mark Holton
A demonic leprechaun terrorizes a group of young people whom he believes stole his gold.
Repossessed
PG-131990 · Comedy, Horror · 84m · Linda Blair, Ned Beatty, Leslie Nielsen, Anthony Starke
It's been some time since Father Jebedaiah Mayii exorcised the Devil from little Nancy Aglet, who is now grown up with a husband and two children of her own. But the prince of darkness wants to go a second round and has returned to repossess her! With Father Mayii unwilling to help, Father Luke Brophy tries his best to help Nancy, even when TV's Ernest Weller plans to air the exorcism live on TV.
Psycho
R1998 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 104m · Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen
A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.
Virus
R1999 · Horror, Action, Science Fiction · 100m · Jamie Lee Curtis, William Baldwin, Donald Sutherland, Joanna Pacula
When the crew of an American tugboat boards an abandoned Russian research vessel, the alien life form aboard regards them as a virus which must be destroyed.
Pet Sematary II
R1992 · Horror · 100m · Edward Furlong, Anthony Edwards, Clancy Brown, Jared Rushton
The "sematary" is up to its old zombie-raising tricks again. This time, the protagonists are Jeff Matthews, whose mother died in a Hollywood stage accident, and Drew Gilbert, a boy coping with an abusive stepfather.
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
R1990 · Horror, Thriller · 81m · Kate Hodge, Ken Foree, R.A. Mihailoff, William Butler
Two college students driving coast to coast are lured off the main highway and onto a deserted Texas road were they are stalked by the menacing Leatherface and his family.
Eye of the Beholder
R1999 · Mystery, Thriller · 109m · Ewan McGregor, Ashley Judd, Patrick Bergin, K.D. Lang
A reclusive surveillance expert is hired to spy on a mysterious blackmailer, who just may be a serial killer.
Graveyard Shift
R1990 · Horror · 89m · David Andrews, Kelly Wolf, Stephen Macht, Andrew Divoff
John Hall is a drifter who wanders into a small town in Maine. He needs a job and decides to seek employment at the community's top business: a large textile mill. He is hired to work the "graveyard shift" -- from around midnight to dawn -- and, along with a few others, he is charged with cleaning out the basement. This task strikes the workers as simple enough, but then, as they proceed deeper underground, they encounter an unspeakable monstrosity intent on devouring them all.
The Dentist
R1996 · Thriller, Horror · 92m · Corbin Bernsen, Linda Hoffman, Michael Stadvec, Ken Foree
Dr. Alan Feinstone has everything: a beautiful wife and a successful career in dentistry. However, when he discovers his wife's affair, he realizes that behind every clean, white surface lies the stench of decay.
The Haunting
PG-131999 · Horror, Thriller, Fantasy · 113m · Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson
Dr. David Marrow invites three distinct individuals to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Marrow is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself — and they soon see the true nature of its horror.
An American Werewolf in Paris
R1997 · Horror, Comedy, Fantasy · 98m · Tom Everett Scott, Julie Delpy, Vince Vieluf, Phil Buckman
An American man unwittingly gets involved with werewolves who have developed a serum allowing them to transform at will.
Hellraiser: Bloodline
R1996 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 86m · Bruce Ramsay, Valentina Vargas, Doug Bradley, Charlotte Chatton
Three generations of the same family deal with the consequences of unleashing the forces of hell.
Anaconda
PG-131997 · Adventure, Horror, Thriller · 90m · Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, Eric Stoltz
A 'National Geographic' film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who takes them along on his quest to capture the world's largest — and deadliest — snake.