Decade
1990s Horror
The horror that defined the 1990s — ranked by Crypt Score, from era-defining classics to the deep cuts worth resurrecting.
527 titles
Ernest Scared Stupid
›PG1991 · Comedy, Family, Horror · 91m · Jim Varney, Bill Byrge, John Cadenhead
Well-intentioned, eternally bumbling Ernest P. Worrell accidentally releases an evil demon from its sacred tomb. As the demon flexes its power and goes on a ruinous rampage, good-guy Ernest tries to step in to save the town from mass destruction. Trouble is, a 200-year-old curse has scared Ernest stupid, and that means hilarity all around! So, kick back and let the laugh-ridden adventures begin.
Ticks
›R1993 · Horror, Science Fiction · 85m · Rosalind Allen, Ami Dolenz, Seth Green
Teens camping in a northern California retreat are terrorized by mutant insects created by evil, polluting pot farmers.
A Murder of Crows
›R1999 · Thriller, Action, Crime · 102m · Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Berenger, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
In the wake of a career-ending scandal, disgraced lawyer Lawson Russell moves to Key West, where he befriends aging novelist Christopher Marlowe. After letting Russell borrow his latest manuscript, Marlowe dies of a heart attack. When Russell publishes the dead man's manuscript under his own name, he makes the best-seller list—and unwittingly becomes the prime suspect in the investigation of a grisly multiple homicide.
Demonic Toys
›R1992 · Horror, Comedy · 83m · Tracy Scoggins, Bentley Mitchum, Daniel Cerny
While on a stakeout, Judith Gray, a beautiful, tough cop, is trapped inside a warehouse full of toys that have been awakened to murderous life by a strange child of darkness.
Scanners II: The New Order
›R1991 · Horror, Science Fiction, Action · 104m · David Hewlett, Deborah Raffin, Yvan Ponton
A breed of humans with dangerously powerful telepathic abilities -- the scanners -- are being recruited by a corrupt police commander, John Forrester, in his crusade to take over the city.
Puppet Master 4
›R1993 · Horror · 79m · Gordon Currie, Chandra West, Ash Adams
Blade, Tunneler, and Pinhead go toe-to-toe with a team of terrifying, gremlin-like creatures known as "Totems" that are sent by the Egyptian demon Sutekh to recapture the magic stolen by Toulon.
Frankenstein Unbound
›R1990 · Horror, Science Fiction · 85m · John Hurt, Raúl Juliá, Nick Brimble
The ultimate weapon, claimed to be safe for mankind, produces global side-effects including time slides and disappearances. The scientist behind the project and his car are zapped from the year 2031 to 1817 in Switzerland where he meets Dr. Victor Frankenstein, Mary Shelley and others.
Mindwarp
›R1992 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 91m · Bruce Campbell, Angus Scrimm, Marta Martin
Revolting mutants hunt human outcasts and underground fighters (Bruce Campbell, Marta Alicia) in a future world of mind control.
Devil in the Flesh
›R1998 · Horror, Thriller · 99m · Rose McGowan, Alex McArthur, Phil Morris
When her mother is killed in a mysterious house fire, rebellious teen Debbie Strand is sent to live with her grandmother, where she becomes even more unhinged. She develops an intense crush on her hunky creative writing teacher, Peter Rinaldi, but her numerous attempts at seduction end in failure. Soon Peter's friends start turning up dead, and he fears that his fiancée, Marilyn, may be Debbie's next victim.
Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm
›R1998 · Horror · 85m · Anders Hove, Denice Duff, Ioana Abur
Vampire fledgling Michelle Morgan has escaped the grasp of her master Radu Vladislas. Found by a woman named Ana, she is taken to a hospital where a doctor claims to be able to cure her vampirism. Radu, recovering from the near-death delivered by Michelle and her friends, travels to Bucharest to follow his fledgling. He visits the vampire Ash's stronghold. Ash and his protege Serena plot to destroy Radu and employ the help of the humans, Ana and the Doctor.
Kolobos
›R1999 · Horror, Thriller · 84m · Amy Weber, Donny Terranova, Nichole Pelerine
Five young individuals agree to live in an isolated lodge together and have their daily activities filmed. But soon the house is locked down and they each run into the murderous clutches of a faceless serial killer who may not be working alone.
Golden Years
›PG1991 · Science Fiction, Thriller, TV Movie · 232m · Keith Szarabajka, Felicity Huffman, Ed Lauter
When an explosion at a top-secret government lab injures an elderly janitor, no one could have expected the terrifying results. Exposure to mysterious chemicals causes him to undergo a bizarre transformation. He is slowly... incredibly... growing younger every day. Now, a ruthless CIA assassin will stop at nothing to take him prisoner and turn him into a government guinea pig. With his future on the line, the janitor goes on the run with his wife and a feisty female agent. All the while, he continues to transform... into a being with powers that are as deadly as they are unimaginable.
Meridian
›R1990 · Horror, Mystery, Romance · 85m · Sherilyn Fenn, Malcolm Jamieson, Charlie Spradling
After her father’s death, Catherine returns to her family’s gothic castle in Italy and gets caught in the web of a mysterious love triangle.
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2
›R1996 · Crime, Horror, Thriller · 87m · Neil Giuntoli, Rich Komenich, Kate Walsh
Henry has wandered into a small town looking for work and a place to stay. He gets a job delivering and cleaning porto-potties and moves in with a co-worker until he gets his feet off of the ground. Henry and his new friend soon start to kill.
Whispers in the Dark
›R1992 · Mystery, Thriller, Horror · 103m · Annabella Sciorra, Jamey Sheridan, Anthony LaPaglia
Psychiatrist Ann Hecker is ending one relationship and possibly starting an important new one, while finding that some of the sexual exploits her patients relate are weighing on her. Turning to a married friend from her research days for guidance, she finds his help increasingly important when a female patient is murdered and it turns out that her new boyfriend was also seeing the dead woman.
The Willies
›PG-131990 · Horror, Comedy · 92m · Sean Astin, Jason Horst, Joshua John Miller
Two brothers camping with their cousin try to frighten each other by telling stories. They start with urban legends, but then there are two main narrations: one involves strange happenings at an elementary school; the other, a teenage boy with a peculiar interest.
The Runestone
›R1991 · Horror, Adventure · 105m · Peter Riegert, Joan Severance, William Hickey
A New York detective takes the case of a bulletproof monster sprung to life from Viking legend.
The Paperboy
›1994 · Horror, Thriller · 94m · Alexandra Paul, Marc Marut, Brigid Tierney
A homicidal twelve-year-old paperboy becomes obsessed with a woman and her daughter next-door, and he'll do anything to make his fantasy of the "perfect family" come alive.
Possessed by the Night
›R1994 · Thriller, Horror · 84m · Shannon Tweed, Ted Prior, Sandahl Bergman
A horror writer buys an odd looking mutant embryo creature, pickled in a jar, from a shop in Chinatown, hoping it will be a creative inspiration for his work. Instead, the odd mutation provokes a rage of violence and lust to envelop the suburban villa where the writer lives with his wife and sexy secretary.
Voodoo
›R1995 · Horror · 89m · Corey Feldman, Joel J. Edwards, Diane Nadeau
Andy comes to campus in order to be close to his girlfriend Rebecca. Since he needs a place to stay he joins one of the college fraternities. However, a strange looking man warns him that the fraternity is just a cover-up for the weird voodoo cult.
End of Days
›R1999 · Action, Horror, Fantasy · 122m · Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne, Robin Tunney
Cynical bodyguard Jericho is hired by a man possessed by Satan, who is in search of his bride. When Jericho realizes what is happening, he must do everything he can to save the woman and the world.
Urban Legend
›R1998 · Horror, Mystery · 100m · Alicia Witt, Jared Leto, Rebecca Gayheart
A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to various urban legends.
Village of the Damned
›R1995 · Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction · 99m · Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski
An American village is visited by some unknown life form which leaves the women of the village pregnant. Nine months later, the babies are born, and they all look normal, but it doesn't take the "parents" long to realize that the kids are not human or humane.
Thinner
›R1996 · Fantasy, Horror · 92m · Robert John Burke, Michael Constantine, Lucinda Jenney
An obese lawyer finds himself growing "Thinner" when an old Romani man places a hex on him. Now the lawyer must call upon his friends in organized crime to help him persuade the old man to lift the curse. Time is running out for the desperate lawyer as he draws closer to his own death, and grows ever thinner.