Best Horror Movies of the 1990s

1. 1
   Ghosts 1997

   Directed by Stan Winston
   7.7

   8.1 · 301 votes
2. 2
   Ninja Scroll 1993

   Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri · Streaming on HiDive, Hidive
   7.6

   7.8 · 790 votes
3. 3
   Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island 1998

   Directed by Jim Stenstrum
   7.5

   7.7 · 893 votes
4. 4
   Cure 1997

   Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
   7.5

   7.6 · 921 votes
5. 5
   The Devil's Advocate 1997

   Directed by Taylor Hackford · Streaming on Philo
   7.5

   7.5 · 7.1K votes
6. 6
   Godzilla vs. Destoroyah 1995

   Directed by Takao Okawara · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Tubi TV
   7.4

   7.8 · 319 votes
7. 7
   Scream 1996

   Directed by Wes Craven · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
   7.4

   7.4 · 8.3K votes
8. 8
   Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992

   Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Xumo Play, Eros Now Select
   7.4

   7.4 · 6K votes
9. 9
   Thesis 1996

   Directed by Alejandro Amenábar · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
   7.4

   7.5 · 998 votes
10. 10
    The Kingdom 1994

    Directed by Lars von Trier
    7.4

    7.8 · 260 votes
11. 11
    Interview with the Vampire 1994

    Directed by Neil Jordan · Streaming on YouTube TV, HBO Max
    7.4

    7.4 · 6.7K votes
12. 12
    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 1992

    Directed by David Lynch · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.4

    7.4 · 2.4K votes
13. 13
    Braindead 1992

    Directed by Peter Jackson
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.9K votes
14. 14
    Jacob's Ladder 1990

    Directed by Adrian Lyne · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.3

    7.4 · 2K votes
15. 15
    Army of Darkness 1992

    Directed by Sam Raimi · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus
    7.3

    7.3 · 3.7K votes
16. 16
    Funny Games 1997

    Directed by Michael Haneke · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory TV
    7.3

    7.3 · 2.2K votes
17. 17
    Sleepy Hollow 1999

    Directed by Tim Burton · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.2

    7.2 · 7.7K votes
18. 18
    In the Mouth of Madness 1995

    Directed by John Carpenter · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Tubi TV
    7.2

    7.2 · 2K votes
19. 19
    The Day of the Beast 1995

    Directed by Álex de la Iglesia · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Kanopy
    7.1

    7.3 · 649 votes
20. 20
    Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County 1998

    Directed by Dean Alioto
    7.1

    7.5 · 213 votes
21. 21
    The Scooby-Doo Project 1999

    Directed by Steve Patrick
    7.1

    8.1 · 82 votes
22. 22
    Ring 1998

    Directed by Hideo Nakata · Streaming on Philo, AMC+, Kanopy
    7.1

    7.1 · 1.8K votes
23. 23
    From Dusk Till Dawn 1996

    Directed by Robert Rodriguez · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC Plus
    7.0

    7.1 · 6.8K votes
24. 24
    Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe 1995

    Directed by Shusuke Kaneko · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV
    7.0

    7.4 · 172 votes
25. 25
    Gamera 2: Advent of Legion 1996

    Directed by Shusuke Kaneko · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Pluto TV
    6.9

    7.5 · 134 votes
26. 26
    Tremors 1990

    Directed by Ron Underwood · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC Plus
    6.9

    7.0 · 3.8K votes
27. 27
    The Frighteners 1996

    Directed by Peter Jackson
    6.9

    7.0 · 1.8K votes
28. 28
    The Witches 1990

    Directed by Nicolas Roeg · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    6.9

    7.0 · 1.4K votes
29. 29
    Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris 1999

    Directed by Shusuke Kaneko · Streaming on Pluto TV, Screambox, Plex
    6.9

    7.4 · 136 votes
30. 30
    Manichitrathazhu 1993

    Directed by Fazil · Streaming on Eros Now Select
    6.9

    7.6 · 97 votes
31. 31
    Blade 1998

    Directed by Stephen Norrington · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    6.8

    6.9 · 7.1K votes
32. 32
    Night of the Living Dead 1990

    Directed by Tom Savini · Streaming on fuboTV, Philo, Tubi TV
    6.8

    6.9 · 1K votes
33. 33
    Cemetery Man 1994

    Directed by Michele Soavi · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus
    6.8

    6.9 · 607 votes
34. 34
    Death Becomes Her 1992

    Directed by Robert Zemeckis · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    6.8

    6.8 · 3.1K votes
35. 35
    Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight 1995

    Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Starz, Peacock Premium Plus
    6.8

    6.9 · 599 votes
36. 36
    The Craft 1996

    Directed by Andrew Fleming · Streaming on HBO Max, Sundance Now, Plex Channel
    6.7

    6.8 · 2.2K votes
37. 37
    The Quiet Family 1998

    Directed by Kim Jee-woon · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten Viki, Cineverse
    6.7

    7.0 · 219 votes
38. 38
    The Kingdom II 1998

    Directed by Lars von Trier
    6.7

    7.6 · 66 votes
39. 39
    Ravenous 1999

    Directed by Antonia Bird · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla
    6.7

    6.8 · 734 votes
40. 40
    The Good Son 1993

    Directed by Joseph Ruben · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    6.7

    6.8 · 1.1K votes
41. 41
    Nightwatch 1994

    Directed by Ole Bornedal · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    6.7

    6.9 · 342 votes
42. 42
    Ghostwatch 1992

    Directed by Lesley Manning · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    6.7

    7.0 · 197 votes
43. 43
    Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky 1991

    Directed by Lam Ngai-chai
    6.7

    6.8 · 389 votes
44. 44
    Stir of Echoes 1999

    Directed by David Koepp · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel
    6.7

    6.7 · 1.4K votes
45. 45
    Fire in the Sky 1993

    Directed by Rob Lieberman · Streaming on YouTube Free
    6.6

    6.7 · 765 votes
46. 46
    Candyman 1992

    Directed by Bernard Rose · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    6.6

    6.7 · 1.9K votes
47. 47
    Cronos 1993

    Directed by Guillermo del Toro · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.6

    6.7 · 809 votes
48. 48
    Society 1990

    Directed by Brian Yuzna · Streaming on fuboTV, Night Flight Plus, Mometu
    6.6

    6.7 · 674 votes
49. 49
    Event Horizon 1997

    Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.6

    6.6 · 3.5K votes
50. 50
    The Faculty 1998

    Directed by Robert Rodriguez · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.6

    6.6 · 2.4K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist 1998

   Directed by Nick Freand Jones
   6.4

   7.4 · 25 votes
2. 2
   The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer 1992

   Directed by Arthur Ginsberg · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.3

   7.3 · 27 votes
3. 3
   The Curse of Kazuo Umezu 1990

   Directed by Naoko Omi
   6.3

   7.3 · 24 votes
4. 4
   Zone of Silence 1990

   Directed by Rodolfo de Anda
   6.3

   7.4 · 19 votes
5. 5
   Zapatlela 1993

   Directed by Mahesh Kothare
   6.2

   7.8 · 11 votes
6. 6
   They 1993

   Directed by John Korty
   6.3

   7.4 · 16 votes
7. 7
   Cured of Fears 1992

   Directed by Adolfo Martínez Solares
   6.3

   7.2 · 21 votes
8. 8
   Tales from the Far Side II 1997

   Directed by Marv Newland
   6.2

   7.6 · 10 votes
9. 9
   Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror 1994

   Directed by Ted Newsom · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Night Flight Plus, Tubi TV
   6.2

   7.3 · 15 votes
10. 10
    Vibroboy 1994

    Directed by Jan Kounen
    6.3

    6.9 · 29 votes