The Crypt Charts
The 31 Worst Horror Movies of the 2020s
The 2020s' 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.
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn
R2022 · Horror · 88m · Sydney Craven, Imran Adams, Jarreau Benjamin, Peter Brooke
Forced to travel to a horror festival with her boyfriend, a young woman begins experiencing premonitions associated with the urban myth of The Creeper. She believes that something supernatural has been summoned — and that she is at the center of it all.
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
NR2023 · Horror · 84m · Nikolai Leon, Craig David Dowsett, Chris Cordell, Maria Taylor
After Christopher Robin abandons them for college, Pooh and Piglet embark on a bloody rampage as they search for a new source of food.
Breach
R2020 · Science Fiction, Action, Horror · 93m · Cody Kearsley, Bruce Willis, Rachel Nichols, Kassandra Clementi
A hardened mechanic must stay awake and maintain an interstellar ark fleeing the dying planet Earth with a few thousand lucky souls on board... the last of humanity. Unfortunately, humans are not the only passengers. A shapeshifting alien creature has taken residence, its only goal is to kill as many people as possible. The crew must think quickly to stop this menace before it destroys mankind.
The Turning
PG-132020 · Horror, Thriller · 94m · Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince, Mark Huberman
A young woman quits her teaching job to become a private tutor and governess for two wealthy young kids, but soon starts to suspect there’s more to their house than meets the eye.
The Black Demon
R2023 · Thriller, Horror · 101m · Josh Lucas, Fernanda Urrejola, Julio Cesar Cedillo, Venus Ariel
Oilman Paul Sturges' idyllic family vacation turns into a nightmare when they encounter a ferocious megalodon shark that will stop at nothing to protect its territory. Stranded and under constant attack, Paul and his family must somehow find a way to get his family back to shore alive before it strikes again in this epic battle between humans and nature.
Return to Silent Hill
R2026 · Mystery, Drama, Horror · 106m · Jeremy Irvine, Hannah Emily Anderson, Ljiljana Velimirov, Giulia Pelagatti
When James receives a mysterious letter from his lost love Mary, he is drawn to Silent Hill—a once-familiar town now consumed by darkness. As he searches for her, James faces monstrous creatures and unravels a terrifying truth that will push him to the edge of his sanity.
Deep Fear
2023 · Horror, Thriller, Action · 84m · Mădălina Ghenea, Ed Westwick, Macarena Gómez, Stany Coppet
A solo trip aboard a yacht takes a terrifying turn when a woman encounters three drug traffickers clinging to the shattered remains of a boat. They soon force her to dive into shark-infested waters to retrieve kilos of cocaine from the sunken wreck.
They/Them
2022 · Horror, Mystery · 104m · Theo Germaine, Kevin Bacon, Quei Tann, Austin Crute
Campers at an LGBTQ+ conversion camp endure unsettling psychological techniques while the campsite is stalked by a mysterious killer.
Midnight in the Switchgrass
R2021 · Crime, Mystery, Thriller · 99m · Megan Fox, Bruce Willis, Emile Hirsch, Lukas Haas
FBI Agent Karl Helter and his partner Rebecca Lombardo are very close to busting a sex-trafficking ring. When they realize their investigation has crossed the path of a brutal serial killer, they team up with a FDLE agent to put an end to the infamous 'Truck Stop Killer'.
The Exorcism
R2024 · Horror, Thriller · 96m · Russell Crowe, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Worthington, Chlöe Bailey
A troubled actor begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film, leading his estranged daughter to wonder if he's slipping back into his past addictions or if there's something more sinister at play.
Firestarter
R2022 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 94m · Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Zac Efron, Sydney Lemmon, Kurtwood Smith
For more than a decade, parents Andy and Vicky have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction. Andy has taught Charlie how to defuse her power, which is triggered by anger or pain. But as Charlie turns 11, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. After an incident reveals the family's location, a mysterious operative is deployed to hunt down the family and seize Charlie once and for all. Charlie has other plans.
Fantasy Island
PG-132020 · Adventure, Fantasy, Horror · 109m · Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Michael Rooker
A group of contest winners arrive at an island hotel to live out their dreams, only to find themselves trapped in nightmare scenarios.
Brahms: The Boy II
PG-132020 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 87m · Katie Holmes, Christopher Convery, Owain Yeoman, Ralph Ineson
After a family moves into the Heelshire Mansion, their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms.
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
R2023 · Horror · 87m · Jackson White, Forrest Goodluck, Jack Mulhern, Henry Thomas
In 1969, young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that forever binds him to Ludlow.
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
NR2024 · Horror, Thriller · 93m · Scott Chambers, Ryan Oliva, Tallulah Evans, Lewis Santer
Five months following the murders, Christopher Robin struggles to maintain a regular life while dealing with PTSD. However, deep within the 100-Acre-Wood, a destructive rage grows as Pooh, Piglet, Owl, and Tigger find their home and their lives endangered after their existence is revealed.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
R2022 · Horror, Thriller · 83m · Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burnham, Jacob Latimore
After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic influencers who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town.
Tarot
PG-132024 · Horror · 92m · Harriet Slater, Wolfgang Novogratz, Adain Bradley, Avantika
When a group of friends recklessly violate the sacred rule of Tarot readings, they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death.
Night Swim
PG-132024 · Horror, Mystery · 98m · Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amélie Hoeferle, Gavin Warren
Forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, former baseball player Ray Waller moves into a new house with his wife and two children. He hopes that the backyard swimming pool will be fun for the kids and provide physical therapy for himself. However, a dark secret from the home's past soon unleashes a malevolent force that drags the family into the depths of inescapable terror.
The Strangers: Chapter 1
R2024 · Horror, Thriller · 91m · Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez, Gabriel Basso, Ema Horvath
After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motives.
Hellboy: The Crooked Man
R2024 · Fantasy, Horror, Action · 100m · Jack Kesy, Jefferson White, Adeline Rudolph, Leah McNamara
Hellboy and a rookie BPRD agent get stranded in 1950s rural Appalachia. There, they discover a small community haunted by witches, led by a local devil with a troubling connection to Hellboy's past: the Crooked Man.
Prisoners of the Ghostland
NR2021 · Action, Fantasy, Thriller · 103m · Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Nick Cassavetes, Bill Moseley
In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The Governor, whose adopted granddaughter Bernice has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption.
The Exorcist: Believer
R2023 · Horror · 111m · Leslie Odom Jr., Lidya Jewett, Olivia O'Neill, Ann Dowd
Since his wife's death, Victor has raised his daughter Angela alone. After she and her friend return from a three-day disappearance with missing memories, they begin displaying frightening behavior reminiscent of the MacNeil possession fifty years prior.
Imaginary
PG-132024 · Horror, Mystery · 104m · DeWanda Wise, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Betty Buckley
When Jessica moves back into her childhood home with her family, her youngest stepdaughter Alice develops an eerie attachment to a stuffed bear named Chauncey she finds in the basement. Alice starts playing games with Chauncey that begin playful and become increasingly sinister. As Alice’s behavior becomes more and more concerning, Jessica intervenes only to realize Chauncey is much more than the stuffed toy bear she believed him to be.
No Way Up
R2024 · Thriller, Horror, Action · 90m · Colm Meaney, Phyllis Logan, Sophie McIntosh, Will Attenborough
Characters from different backgrounds are thrown together when the plane they're travelling on crashes into the Pacific Ocean. A nightmare fight for survival ensues with the air supply running out and dangers creeping in from all sides.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
PG-132025 · Horror, Thriller · 104m · Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, Elizabeth Lail, Matthew Lillard
One year since the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, the stories about what transpired there have been twisted into a campy local legend, inspiring the town's first ever Fazfest. With the truth kept from her, Abby sneaks out to reconnect with Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy, setting into motion a terrifying series of events that will reveal dark secrets about the real origin of Freddy's, and unleash a decades-hidden horror.
Choose or Die
NR2022 · Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction · 85m · Iola Evans, Asa Butterfield, Robert Englund, Angela Griffin
In pursuit of an unclaimed $125,000 prize, a broke college dropout decides to play an obscure, 1980s survival computer game. But the game curses her, and she’s faced with dangerous choices and reality-warping challenges. After a series of unexpectedly terrifying moments, she realizes she’s no longer playing for the money but for her life.
Y2K
R2024 · Science Fiction, Horror, Comedy · 91m · Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison, Daniel Zolghadri
Two high school nobodies make the decision to crash the last major celebration before the new millennium on New Year's Eve 1999. The night becomes even crazier than they could have ever dreamed when the clock strikes midnight.
Umma
PG-132022 · Horror, Mystery · 83m · Sandra Oh, Fivel Stewart, Dermot Mulroney, Odeya Rush
Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.
Last the Night
2022 · Thriller, Horror · 87m · Brian Austin Green, Makena Taylor, Acoryé White, David Valdes
During the pandemic, a burned-out teacher on the verge of a breakdown overhears his students making fun of him in a Zoom class and vows revenge.
Meg 2: The Trench
PG-132023 · Action, Science Fiction, Horror · 116m · Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Shuya Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy
An exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean of a daring research team spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival.