
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

The Craft
›R1996 · Horror, Drama, Fantasy · 101m · Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.

Flatliners
›R1990 · Drama, Science Fiction, Horror · 115m · Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon
Five medical students experiment with "near death" experiences, until the dark consequences of past tragedies begin to jeopardize their lives.

The People Under the Stairs
›R1991 · Horror, Comedy, Thriller · 103m · Brandon Quintin Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie
Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.

Society
›R1990 · Comedy, Horror, Mystery · 100m · Billy Warlock, Connie Danese, Ben Slack
Bill Whitney is worried that he is different to his sister and parents. They mix with other upper-class people while Bill is more down to earth. Even his girlfriend seems a bit odd. All is revealed when Bill returns home to find a party in full swing.

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
›R1995 · Horror, Comedy, Thriller · 93m · Billy Zane, William Sadler, Jada Pinkett Smith
Ex-soldier Frank Brayker is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil; the sinister Collector is a demon who wants the key so he can initiate the apocalypse. On the run from wicked mercenaries for almost 90 years, Brayker finally stops in at a boarding house in New Mexico where — with the help of its residents — he plans to face off against the Collector and his band of ghouls, preventing them from ever seizing the key.

Tales from the Hood
›R1995 · Horror, Crime, Thriller · 98m · Clarence Williams III, Joe Torry, De'Aundre Bonds
A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in a local funeral parlor.

Buried Alive
›R1990 · Thriller, Crime, Horror · 94m · Tim Matheson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, William Atherton
A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires in surprising ways.

Cast a Deadly Spell
›R1991 · TV Movie, Mystery, Comedy · 96m · Fred Ward, David Warner, Julianne Moore
In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.

Under Wraps
›G1997 · Comedy, Family, Horror · 91m · Mario Yedidia, Adam Wylie, Clara Bryant
A comedy-adventure in which three twelve-year-olds have a close encounter with a 3,000-year-old mummy. Marshall, Gilbert and Amy accidentally set the mummy free, but if they don't get him back to his resting place by midnight on Halloween, he'll turn into dust and lose his only chance of being reunited with his long-lost love.

I Can Make You Love Me
›1993 · Thriller, TV Movie, Horror · 92m · Richard Thomas, Brooke Shields, Viveka Davis
A beautiful young computer technician starting off her career in Silicon Valley during the Eighties, is stalked and harassed by a nerdy, dangerous and mentally-unstable colleague with a twisted obsession.

Swamp ThingSeries
›TV-PG1990 · Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery · 3 seasons · Dick Durock, Mark Lindsay Chapman, Kari Wührer
Swamp Thing: The Series, is a science fiction, action/adventure television series based on the DC Comics character Swamp Thing. It debuted on USA Network on July 27, 1990 and lasted three seasons for a total of 72 episodes. It was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel.

The Bone Collector
›R1999 · Crime, Thriller, Drama · 118m · Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah
Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and incapable of working. But when a gruesome murder in Manhattan leaves detectives baffled, they call on Rhyme to help solve the mystery. Amelia Donaghy, a rookie cop whose quick thinking preserved a gruesome murder scene, is enlisted by Rhyme to be his on-the-scene forensics expert. With Amelia reluctantly acting as Rhyme's able-bodied go-between, the pair piece together cryptic clues the killer leaves behind at the scene of the crime, hoping to catch the grisly serial killer.

Wolf
›R1994 · Horror, Drama, Romance · 125m · Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader
An aging publisher becomes a demon wolf and, with this newfound youthful vigor, fights to keep his job.

The Exorcist III
›R1990 · Horror, Mystery · 110m · George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif
On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.

Single White Female
›R1992 · Thriller, Horror · 108m · Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber
Having recently split from her fiancé, Allison Jones welcomes new roommate Hedra Carlson. The young women quickly form a bond, but soon Allison begins to notice not all’s well with her new tenant.

Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County
›1998 · Horror, Science Fiction, TV Movie · 93m · Benz Antoine, Kristian Ayre, Gillian Barber
After a mysterious blackout, a son goes out to investigate and captures footage of actual aliens. When the aliens follow he and his brothers back to their home all hell breaks lose.

Freaked
›PG-131993 · Comedy, Science Fiction, Horror · 80m · Alex Winter, Michael Stoyanov, William Sadler
A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.

Night of the Demons 2
›R1994 · Horror, Comedy · 96m · Cristi Harris, Darin Heames, Robert Jayne
Angela, the hostess from hell, summons her army of teen demons when teenagers from St. Rita's High School decide to party at the haunted Hull House on Halloween.

BeastMasterSeries
›TV-PG1999 · Action & Adventure, Mystery, Drama · 3 seasons · Daniel Goddard, Jackson Raine
BeastMaster chronicles the adventures of Dar, the last surviving male of the storied Sula tribe, who is blessed with the ability to communicate telepathically with the animals of his ancient world. Also endowed with the strength, courage and fighting skills of a great warrior, he uses his gifts to defend all living creatures oppressed by the forces of evil.

The HungerSeries
›1997 · Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 2 seasons · David Bowie
The Hunger is a British/Canadian television horror anthology series, co-produced by Scott Free Productions, Telescene Film Group Productions and the Canadian pay-TV channel The Movie Network. Though it shares a title with the feature film The Hunger the series has no direct plot or character connection to the film, and was created by Jeff Fazio. Originally shown on the Sci Fi Channel in the UK, The Movie Network in Canada and Showtime in the US, the series was broadcast from 1997 to 2000, and is internally organized into two seasons. Each episode was based around an independent story introduced by the host; Terence Stamp hosted each episode for the first season, and was replaced in the second season by David Bowie. Stories tended to focus on themes of self-destructive desire and obsession, with a strong component of soft-core erotica; popular tropes for the stories included cannibalism, vampires, sex, and poison.

Alien³
›R1992 · Science Fiction, Action, Horror · 114m · Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance
After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can.

Kiss the Girls
›R1997 · Thriller, Crime, Mystery · 115m · Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes
Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.

The Arrival
›PG-131996 · Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror · 115m · Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff
Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.

Nightbreed
›R1990 · Horror, Fantasy · 121m · Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg
A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.
