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10 horror films that will make you rethink your next camping trip.

Horror flicks and the woods are the perfect match. We share the scariest movies located in an isolated forest that will terrify any camper.

Horror movies always feel right at home in the deep, dark woods. Stranding protagonists in the middle of a forest of trees has always been a fear tactic, and for many people, it is a more relatable fear than being in a dark cave or lost at sea. Relatable, because those viewers like to go camping.

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Now, obviously in a horror movie, they ask for your last words when you arrive at summer camp, and staying in an isolated cabin is basically staying in a coffin, but this list isn't about all that. This is about grabbing a sleeping bag, pitching a tent, and then being scared of what might be on the other side of that thin nylon wall. These are the 10 horror films that will definitely make you reconsider your next camping trip.

Killing Ground (2016)

A couple goes on a romantic New Year's Eve camping trip, complete with all the camping staples like fires, waterfalls, finding a bloody baby, and protecting that baby from the savage human hunters that are trying to kill it. The movie's premise of "hunters hunting people for sport" has been done in a lot of ways, but the approach here of campers being thrust into it by pure proximity is fairly interesting. Fair warning, the movie is meaner than others on the list and has a cruelty that makes much of it intensely violent.

Body At Brighton Rock (2019)

This festival gem from last year follows a young park ranger as she is tasked with staying next to a dead body until back-up arrives. Forced to spend the entire night alone in the woods with the body, she has to summon bravery she didn't know she had.

Body At Brighton Rock  is spooky in an adolescent way that almost feels like gateway horror for fans of the genre that don't want to be terrified. It truly captures that feeling of something only being scary because you are alone and your mind is a bully. The film concludes with a pretty intense final act to cap everything off.

The Ranger (2018)

This punk-rock slasher film made a splash at festivals before finding its current home on Shudder. Teens on the run from the police hide in a national park, but they are in more trouble than they were before when they are attacked by the deranged park ranger who guards the area.

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While not a traditional "camping goes wrong" narrative,  The Ranger  still has that survivalist quality that many of the films on the list have. More than that, it brings in the creepy idea that the people who are there to protect campers could be the real danger.

Backcountry (2014)

While this list is filled with supernatural entities, what makes this entry so scary is that it is dealing with a very real threat to campers — bears. When two hikers get lost on their camping trip, they find themselves in a territory marked by a massive black bear. The two end up in a fight for their lives as the bear sets its sights on them.

Backcountry spends enough time setting the scene that things start to feel familiar to anyone who has been to a nature park or on a hiking trip, then it switches gears into survival horror . The film is well-acted and incredibly tense throughout, and it will make you at least a little scared of bears if you weren't already.

Deliverance (1972)

Maybe the most well-known film on the list, this controversial 1972 film isn't about camping per se, but it will make you question going to rural areas for leisure. When four city men decide to take a canoe trip, they find themselves stalked and tortured by the locals.

Still as unnerving, and at times disturbing, as it was when released, the whole movie just has a looming sense of dread, and despite an entertaining action-hero performance from Burt Reynolds, it will leave you with an uneasy feeling for sometime after you finish it.

The Strangers: Prey At Night (2018)

Okay, forget tents for one movie. This film targets a completely different type of camping, and for that, it deserves a mention. RVs, while they seem like the path to camping in safe luxury, aren't safe in this sequel to the 2008 hit horror. A dysfunctional family spends the weekend in their camper trailer at a busy campground, but their trip is ruined by some pesky masked killers.

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What makes the movie work for this list is a scene after the chaos starts where it is revealed that other campers have already fell victim before our protagonists even arrived. The film capitalizes on the feeling that in the dead of night you're in danger, even with other people only a few yards away. Plus, the soundtrack absolutely rules.

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

The 1999 cult classic about a group of friends that go in the woods looking for an urban legend was at one point the ultimate found-footage film. While the genre has become oversaturated since, this movie still captures the feeling of being in the woods and sensing something terrifying.

The real camping terror is the middle portion of the film. It's a slow build of these young adults just moving through the woods and camping, but there is always the feeling that someone — or something — else is there with them. Eerie things occur during the night and day, and the whole film highlights that the woods can hide things away from the human eye.

Willow Creek (2013)

The second found-footage movie on the list, and the only one to tackle the king of woods himself — Bigfoot. This movie feels like a spiritual successor to  The Blair Witch Project  in many ways.   A team heads out in search of the urban legend and deals with strange occurrences the whole way through.

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The difference between the films is that where  Blair Witch intentionally feels rough around the edges, Willow Creek , made by comedian Bobcat Goldthwait, is finely crafted down to the shots and seconds. It's a crisp, tight, creepy film that, of course, shows camping in the woods to be a very dangerous recreational activity.

Wolf Creek (2005)

What is it with camping-centric horror films and creeks? This Australian made thriller about backpackers who are terrorized and killed by a local has spawned multiple sequels and even a television series. The backpackers find that their car won't start, and just in time to the rescue is local Mick Taylor. Taylor takes the group back to his campsite, where his true colors are quickly revealed. The thing that makes  Wolf Creek   place so high on the list is how tangible the fear of what happens is

While creatures are of course scary, and a massive bear could be out there, the likelihood of either ruining a camping trip is minuscule. That's where this movie steps in to implant a new idea — that the other campers around, even if they seemed overly friendly, might be up to no good.

The Ritual (2017)

If there was a Venn diagram of terrifying, well-made, and camping-centric, this Netflix original from the UK would be sitting firmly in the middle circle. When four friends decide to backpack across the Scandinavian wilderness, they find themselves being stalked by something very big and very evil.

The film is perfectly paced and plotted, with a slow build of both the characters and the creature. Then, the film dials things up to 100 and has one of the most satisfying finales of any monster movie ever. Worth noting to justify its inclusion on this list, this movie gives the viewer a dire reminder of how trapped it feels to be inside a tent at night, with the feeling that something is outside.

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1. Aftershock (2012)

R | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

In Chile, a group of travelers who are in an underground nightclub when a massive earthquake hits quickly learn that reaching the surface is just the beginning of their nightmare.

Director: Nicolás López | Stars: Eli Roth , Ariel Levy , Nicolás Martínez , Andrea Osvárt

Votes: 12,421 | Gross: $0.04M

2. Hostel (2005)

R | 94 min | Horror

Three backpackers head to a Slovak city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.

Director: Eli Roth | Stars: Jay Hernandez , Derek Richardson , Eythor Gudjonsson , Barbara Nedeljakova

Votes: 190,588 | Gross: $47.33M

3. Hostel: Part II (2007)

Three American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel and discover the grim reality behind it.

Director: Eli Roth | Stars: Lauren German , Heather Matarazzo , Bijou Phillips , Roger Bart

Votes: 95,787 | Gross: $17.61M

4. Turistas (2006)

R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A group of young backpackers' vacation turns sour when a bus accident leaves them marooned in a remote Brazilian rural area that holds an ominous secret.

Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Josh Duhamel , Melissa George , Olivia Wilde , Desmond Askew

Votes: 40,716 | Gross: $7.03M

5. A Lonely Place to Die (2011)

R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A group of mountaineers in the Scottish Highlands discover a kidnapped girl and are pursued by her captors.

Director: Julian Gilbey | Stars: Alec Newman , Ed Speleers , Melissa George , Kate Magowan

Votes: 30,672

6. Altitude (2010)

R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

After a mysterious malfunction sends their small plane climbing out of control, a rookie pilot and her four teenage friends find themselves trapped in a deadly showdown with a supernatural force.

Director: Kaare Andrews | Stars: Jessica Lowndes , Julianna Guill , Ryan Donowho , Landon Liboiron

Votes: 10,594

7. Dying Breed (2008)

R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller

Dying Breed interweaves the two most fascinating icons of Tasmanian history: the extinct Tasmanian tiger and "The Pieman" (aka Alexander Pearce) who was hanged for cannibalism in 1824. ... See full summary  »

Director: Jody Dwyer | Stars: Nathan Phillips , Leigh Whannell , Bille Brown , Mirrah Foulkes

Votes: 6,296

8. Evidence (III) (2012)

R | 78 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Ryan makes a documentary on his friend, Brett, and his first time camping, until a mysterious figure in the woods starts hunting them.

Director: Howie Askins | Stars: Ryan McCoy , Brett Rosenberg , Ashley Bracken , Abigail Richie

Votes: 5,315

9. Frozen (I) (2010)

R | 93 min | Adventure, Thriller

Three skiers stranded on a chairlift are forced to make life-or-death choices, which prove more perilous than staying put and freezing to death.

Director: Adam Green | Stars: Shawn Ashmore , Emma Bell , Kevin Zegers , Ed Ackerman

Votes: 80,552 | Gross: $0.24M

10. Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)

R | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

When a group of friends fail to lower the ladder of their boat, they find themselves stranded in the surrounding waters and struggle to survive.

Director: Hans Horn | Stars: Susan May Pratt , Richard Speight Jr. , Niklaus Lange , Ali Hillis

Votes: 19,897

11. The Breed (2006)

R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

A group of five college kids are forced to match wits with unwelcoming residents when they fly to a "deserted" island for a party weekend.

Director: Nicholas Mastandrea | Stars: Michelle Rodriguez , Oliver Hudson , Taryn Manning , Eric Lively

Votes: 14,190 | Gross: $0.01M

12. The Descent (2005)

R | 99 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller

A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.

Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Shauna Macdonald , Natalie Mendoza , Alex Reid , Saskia Mulder

Votes: 246,186 | Gross: $26.02M

13. The Descent: Part 2 (2009)

R | 94 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller

Refusing to believe her story about cave-dwelling monsters, the sole survivor of a spelunking exploration gone horribly wrong is forced to follow the authorities back into the caves where something awaits.

Director: Jon Harris | Stars: Michael J. Reynolds , Shauna Macdonald , Jessika Williams , Douglas Hodge

Votes: 51,456

14. No Vacancy (2012)

R | 81 min | Horror

Seven friends on a road trip break down near a rest-stop motel, where they encounter a seemingly helpful group of people. Convinced to stay overnight, the friends wake up in their rooms to a gruesome and bloody terror.

Director: Chris Stokes | Stars: Kristen Quintrall , Denyce Lawton , Christopher Jones , JoJo Wright

Votes: 2,329

15. The Last Winter (2006)

Not Rated | 101 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Sent to evaluate the environmental impact of oil drilling in the Arctic, James Hoffman clashes with the drilling crew's chief, who wants to get the job done.

Director: Larry Fessenden | Stars: Ron Perlman , James Le Gros , Connie Britton , Zach Gilford

Votes: 9,818 | Gross: $0.03M

16. Wrong Turn (I) (2003)

R | 84 min | Horror, Thriller

Chris and a group of five friends are left stranded deep in the middle of the woods after their cars collide. As they venture deeper into the woods, they face an uncertain and bloodcurdling fate.

Director: Rob Schmidt | Stars: Eliza Dushku , Jeremy Sisto , Emmanuelle Chriqui , Desmond Harrington

Votes: 130,837 | Gross: $15.42M

17. The Reef (2010)

A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.

Director: Andrew Traucki | Stars: Damian Walshe-Howling , Gyton Grantley , Adrienne Pickering , Zoe Naylor

Votes: 20,891

18. The Underneath (2013)

88 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A young newlywed couple find themselves trapped in a network of underground caves. With her husband injured, the new bride is forced to find her way back to the surface in order to save his... See full summary  »

Director: Brian T. Jaynes | Stars: Holt Boggs , Natalie Makenna , Larry Jack Dotson , Rebekah Kennedy

19. Wilderness (I) (2006)

R | 93 min | Action, Horror

Juvenile delinquents are sent to a small British island after a fellow prisoner's death, where they have to fight for survival.

Director: M.J. Bassett | Stars: Sean Pertwee , Alex Reid , Toby Kebbell , Stephen Wight

Votes: 10,311

20. Eden Lake (2008)

R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller

Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.

Director: James Watkins | Stars: Kelly Reilly , Michael Fassbender , Tara Ellis , Jack O'Connell

Votes: 94,508 | Gross: $0.01M

21. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller

On the way to California, a family has the misfortune to have their car break down in an area closed to the public, and inhabited by violent savages ready to attack.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Susan Lanier , Robert Houston , John Steadman , Janus Blythe

Votes: 39,088 | Gross: $25.00M

22. The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

R | 107 min | Horror, Thriller

A traveling family falls victim to a group of mutated cannibals in a desert far away from civilization.

Director: Alexandre Aja | Stars: Ted Levine , Kathleen Quinlan , Dan Byrd , Emilie de Ravin

Votes: 182,829 | Gross: $41.78M

23. Poseidon (2006)

PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

On New Year's Eve, the luxury ocean liner Poseidon capsizes after being swamped by a rogue wave. The survivors are left to fight for their lives as they attempt to escape the sinking ship.

Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss , Kurt Russell , Emmy Rossum , Josh Lucas

Votes: 110,214 | Gross: $60.67M

24. House of Wax (2005)

R | 113 min | Horror, Thriller

A group of teens are unwittingly stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Chad Michael Murray , Paris Hilton , Elisha Cuthbert , Brian Van Holt

Votes: 133,700 | Gross: $32.06M

25. Wolf Creek (2005)

R | 99 min | Horror, Thriller

Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.

Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Nathan Phillips , Cassandra Magrath , Kestie Morassi , John Jarratt

Votes: 78,121 | Gross: $16.19M

26. Wolf Creek 2 (2013)

Not Rated | 106 min | Horror, Thriller

The outback once more becomes a place of horror as another unwitting tourist becomes the prey for crazed, serial-killing pig-hunter Mick Taylor.

Director: Greg McLean | Stars: John Jarratt , Ryan Corr , Shannon Ashlyn , Philippe Klaus

Votes: 22,609

27. Road Kill (2010)

R | 87 min | Horror, Thriller

A group of teenagers are menaced by a driver-less train in the Australian outback.

Director: Dean Francis | Stars: Bob Morley , Sophie Lowe , Georgina Haig , Xavier Samuel

Votes: 3,972

28. The Hitcher (2007)

R | 84 min | Crime, Thriller

A couple from college get caught in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a psychopathic hitchhiker and the police after witnessing a murder and being framed.

Director: Dave Meyers | Stars: Sean Bean , Sophia Bush , Zachary Knighton , Neal McDonough

Votes: 45,014 | Gross: $16.47M

29. Duel (1971 TV Movie)

PG | 90 min | Action, Thriller

A business commuter is pursued and terrorized by the malevolent driver of a massive tractor-trailer.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Dennis Weaver , Jacqueline Scott , Eddie Firestone , Lou Frizzell

Votes: 78,126

30. And Soon the Darkness (2010)

R | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A couple of American girls on a bike trip in a remote part of Argentina split, and one goes missing, the other must find her before her worst fears are realized.

Director: Marcos Efron | Stars: Amber Heard , Odette Annable , Karl Urban , Adriana Barraza

Votes: 18,722

31. The Ruins (2008)

R | 90 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller

A leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when a group of friends and a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins.

Director: Carter Smith | Stars: Shawn Ashmore , Jena Malone , Jonathan Tucker , Laura Ramsey

Votes: 83,919 | Gross: $17.43M

32. Jeepers Creepers (2001)

R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery

A brother and sister driving home through isolated countryside for spring break encounter a flesh-eating creature which is in the midst of its ritualistic eating spree.

Director: Victor Salva | Stars: Gina Philips , Justin Long , Jonathan Breck , Patricia Belcher

Votes: 142,072 | Gross: $37.90M

33. A Perfect Getaway (2009)

R | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Two pairs of lovers on a Hawaiian vacation discover that psychopaths are stalking and murdering tourists on the islands.

Director: David Twohy | Stars: Milla Jovovich , Steve Zahn , Timothy Olyphant , Kiele Sanchez

Votes: 76,295 | Gross: $15.48M

34. Hush (V) (2008)

Not Rated | 91 min | Horror, Thriller

A young couple on a motorway journey are drawn into a game of cat and mouse with a truck driver following a near accident.

Director: Mark Tonderai | Stars: William Ash , Christine Bottomley , Andreas Wisniewski , Claire Keelan

Votes: 7,208

35. Husk (2011)

R | 83 min | Horror, Thriller

A group of friends stranded near a desolate cornfield find shelter in an old farmhouse, though they soon discover the dwelling is the center of a supernatural ritual.

Director: Brett Simmons | Stars: Devon Graye , Wes Chatham , C.J. Thomason , Tammin Sursok

Votes: 10,659

36. Rogue (2007)

R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Horror

An American journalist on assignment in the Australian outback encounters a man-eating crocodile while trapped on a rapidly flooding mud island.

Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Michael Vartan , Radha Mitchell , Sam Worthington , Caroline Brazier

Votes: 33,331 | Gross: $0.01M

37. Whiteout (2009)

R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko tracks a killer in Antarctica as the sun is about to set for six months.

Director: Dominic Sena | Stars: Kate Beckinsale , Gabriel Macht , Tom Skerritt , Columbus Short

Votes: 40,744 | Gross: $10.28M

39. Timber Falls (2007)

R | 100 min | Horror, Thriller

A weekend of camping in the mountains becomes an excursion into hell for a young couple, who become pawns in a grotesque plot hatched by deranged locals.

Director: Tony Giglio | Stars: Josh Randall , Brianna Brown , Nick Searcy , Beth Broderick

Votes: 6,437 | Gross: $0.05M

40. Gone (VI) (2006)

R | 88 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Romantic English couple meets a disarming American psychopath while vacationing in Australia.

Director: Ringan Ledwidge | Stars: Shaun Evans , Scott Mechlowicz , Yvonne Strahovski , Victoria Thaine

Votes: 4,396

41. Uninhabited (2010)

TV-14 | 93 min | Horror, Thriller

A young couple go to a remote and deserted coral island for a camping holiday, only to find that the island is inhabited by a ghost seeking retribution for a past outrage.

Director: Bill Bennett | Stars: Geraldine Hakewill , Henry James , Bob Baines , Billy Milionis

Votes: 2,994

42. Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)

PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

A scientific expedition sets out for Borneo to seek a flower called the Blood Orchid, which could grant longer life. Meanwhile, they run afoul of snakes and each other.

Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Morris Chestnut , KaDee Strickland , Eugene Byrd , Johnny Messner

Votes: 33,801 | Gross: $32.24M

43. Another Kind (2013)

Not Rated | 76 min | Horror, Thriller

A group of unprepared weekend hikers go missing while snowshoeing in the Catskill Mountains.

Director: Jonathan Blitstein | Stars: Jamie Law , Nate Miller , Laura Ramadei , Patrick Woodall

44. The Cave (2005)

PG-13 | 97 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi

Blood-thirsty creatures await a pack of divers who become trapped in an underwater cave network.

Director: Bruce Hunt | Stars: Piper Perabo , Morris Chestnut , Cole Hauser , Eddie Cibrian

Votes: 41,351 | Gross: $15.01M

45. Dead Mine (2012)

Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Horror

The legend of Yamashita's Gold lures a treasure hunter and his group deep into the Indonesian jungle. Once they are trapped in an abandoned World War II Japanese bunker, they face the terrifying reality that the only way out is to go further in.

Director: Steven Sheil | Stars: Miki Mizuno , Sam Hazeldine , Ario Bayu , Les Loveday

Votes: 3,282

46. Primeval (2007)

R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A news team is sent to Burundi to capture and bring home a legendary 25-foot crocodile. Their difficult task turns potentially deadly when a warlord targets them for death.

Director: Michael Katleman | Stars: Dominic Purcell , Orlando Jones , Brooke Langton , Jürgen Prochnow

Votes: 15,033 | Gross: $10.60M

47. Airborne (II) (2013)

TV-14 | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

With Britain battered by a storm, one last plane takes off. Shortly after, passengers start disappearing one by one. Those that remain frantically try to discover who - or what - is behind it before they share the same fate.

Directors: Dominic Burns , Simon Phillips | Stars: Craig Conway , Simon Phillips , Gemma Atkinson , Alan Ford

Votes: 2,565

48. Piranha 3D (2010)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Horror

After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area's new razor-toothed residents.

Director: Alexandre Aja | Stars: Elisabeth Shue , Jerry O'Connell , Richard Dreyfuss , Ving Rhames

Votes: 96,507 | Gross: $25.00M

49. Afflicted (2013)

R | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Two best friends see their trip of a lifetime take a dark turn when one of them is struck by a mysterious affliction. Now, in a foreign land, they race to uncover the source before it consumes him completely.

Directors: Derek Lee , Clif Prowse | Stars: Clif Prowse , Derek Lee , Michael Gill , Baya Rehaz

Votes: 25,530 | Gross: $0.12M

50. Willow Creek (2013)

Not Rated | 80 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A man and his girlfriend camp in the woods to capture firsthand evidence of Bigfoot.

Director: Bobcat Goldthwait | Stars: Alexie Gilmore , Bryce Johnson , Laura Montagna , Bucky Sinister

Votes: 12,794

51. YellowBrickRoad (2010)

R | 98 min | Horror, Thriller

1940: the entire population of Friar, New Hampshire walked up a winding mountain trail, leaving everything behind. 2008: the first official expedition into the wilderness attempts to solve the mystery of the lost citizens of Friar.

Directors: Jesse Holland , Andy Mitton | Stars: Michael Laurino , Anessa Ramsey , Alex Draper , Cassidy Freeman

Votes: 6,910

52. Dark Mountain (2013)

Not Rated | 82 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

In March of 2011, three filmmakers disappeared in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona while documenting their search for the Lost Dutchman mine. Their bodies were never found... but their camera was.

Director: Tara Anaïse | Stars: Ron Eagle D'Andre II , Adam Haley , Sage Howard , George E. Johnston

53. The Houses October Built (2014)

Five friends are stalked by a group of mysterious and disturbed individuals while on a road trip looking for the ultimate haunted house attraction.

Director: Bobby Roe | Stars: Brandy Schaefer , Zack Andrews , Bobby Roe , Mikey Roe

Votes: 10,546

54. The Barrens (2012)

A man takes his family on a camping trip and becomes convinced they are being stalked by the legendary monster of the New Jersey Pine Barrens: the Jersey Devil.

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman | Stars: Stephen Moyer , Mia Kirshner , Allie MacDonald , Peter DaCunha

Votes: 4,724

55. Exists (2014)

R | 81 min | Horror, Thriller

A group of friends who venture into the remote Texas woods for a party weekend find themselves stalked by Bigfoot.

Director: Eduardo Sánchez | Stars: Samuel Davis , Dora Madison , Roger Edwards , Chris Osborn

Votes: 10,798

56. Hatchet (2006)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

When a group of tourists in a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare.

Director: Adam Green | Stars: Kane Hodder , Joel David Moore , Deon Richmond , Amara Zaragoza

Votes: 33,478 | Gross: $0.16M

57. Evidence (2013)

Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

A detective hunts down a killer using video footage shot by the victims of a massacre at an abandoned gas station.

Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi | Stars: Torrey DeVitto , Caitlin Stasey , Harry Lennix , Stephen Moyer

Votes: 7,785

58. Black Rock (2012)

Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls' weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival.

Director: Katie Aselton | Stars: Katie Aselton , Lake Bell , Kate Bosworth , Will Bouvier

Votes: 9,861

59. Indigenous (2014)

R | 86 min | Horror

A group of friends travel to Panama where they convince a local woman to guide them into the jungle. However, when their guide goes missing, they realize that they've stumbled into the lair of horrific, bloodthirsty creatures.

Director: Alastair Orr | Stars: Zachary Soetenga , Lindsey McKeon , Sofia Pernas , Pierson Fode

Votes: 4,230

60. As Above, So Below (2014)

When a team of explorers venture into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.

Director: John Erick Dowdle | Stars: Perdita Weeks , Ben Feldman , Edwin Hodge , François Civil

Votes: 111,101 | Gross: $21.20M

61. Entity (2012)

87 min | Horror, Thriller

In 1998, thirty-four unidentified bodies were found in shallow graves in a remote Siberian forest. After investigations, no official explanation by the authorities was ever offered. But the forest was only the beginning.

Director: Steve Stone | Stars: Dervla Kirwan , Charlotte Riley , Branko Tomovic , Rupert Hill

Votes: 2,381

62. The Shrine (2010)

Not Rated | 85 min | Horror

Two female journalists and a photographer travel to Europe to investigate a series of mysterious disappearances, only to find themselves embroiled in a struggle against a kind of evil they never expected.

Director: Jon Knautz | Stars: Aaron Ashmore , Cindy Sampson , Meghan Heffern , Trevor Matthews

Votes: 14,275

63. Lost Things (2003)

Four teenagers escape to a deserted beach for a weekend of discovery, only to find that their dreams turn into nightmares

Director: Martin Murphy | Stars: Leon Ford , Lenka , Steve Le Marquand , Charlie Garber

Votes: 1,016

64. Open Water (2003)

R | 79 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left.

Director: Chris Kentis | Stars: Blanchard Ryan , Daniel Travis , Saul Stein , Michael E. Williamson

Votes: 56,373 | Gross: $30.61M

65. Midsommer (2003)

Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Christian's sister commits suicide. Why? After his 4 friends graduate secondary school, they head off to a Swedish cabin for midsummer as previous years. Strange things happen. Is it his sister's spirit?

Director: Carsten Myllerup | Stars: Kristian Leth , Laura Christensen , Tuva Novotny , Jon Lange

Votes: 2,887

66. Animal (I) (2014)

Not Rated | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When plans for a weekend vacation hit a dead end, a group of close-knit friends find themselves stranded in unfamiliar territory, pursued by a menacing, blood thirsty predator.

Director: Brett Simmons | Stars: Joey Lauren Adams , Elizabeth Gillies , Paul Iacono , Thorsten Kaye

Votes: 7,451

67. Night Train (I) (2009)

R | 91 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

Two passengers and the conductor discover that a man has passed away on their night train cabin. They come across a mysterious object in a box the dead man was carrying and they all wish to keep for themselves.

Director: Brian King | Stars: Danny Glover , Leelee Sobieski , Steve Zahn , Matthias Schweighöfer

Votes: 9,846

68. Flight 7500 (2014)

PG-13 | 80 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Flight 7500 departs Los Angeles International Airport bound for Tokyo. As the overnight flight makes its way over the Pacific Ocean during its ten-hour course, the passengers encounter what appears to be a supernatural force in the cabin.

Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Leslie Bibb , Ryan Kwanten , Amy Smart , Jamie Chung

Votes: 17,121

69. Amber Alert (2012)

R | 80 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

When a group of friends decides to follow a car they've seen posted on an Amber Alert, things start to go very wrong.

Director: Kerry Bellessa | Stars: Summer Bellessa , Chris Hill , Jasen Wade , Caleb Thompson

Votes: 3,503

70. Unaware (I) (2010)

Not Rated | 81 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

In July 2010, a vacationing couple discovered something disturbing on a ranch in rural Texas. Armed with a home camcorder, they captured their experience on video.

Directors: Sean Bardin , Robert Cooley | Star: Heather McCormick

Votes: 1,209

71. Windigo (I) (2011)

93 min | Horror

A group of film students and actors from Toronto camp out on the property of one of this town's only residents. Brandon, the camera man, starts noticing strange things on the tapes, and ... See full summary  »

Director: James Hardiment | Stars: James Hardiment , Bran Rainey , Robert Poirier , Nicholas Merizzi

72. Devil's Pond (2003)

R | 92 min | Drama, Thriller

A couple spend their honeymoon in a cabin on a small island in the middle of a forest lake. There's no power nor cellphone connection. He starts behaving strange, not letting her leave the island. She can't swim.

Director: Joel Viertel | Stars: Kip Pardue , Tara Reid , Meredith Baxter , Dan Gunther

Votes: 4,301

73. The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

R | 95 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Five college friends head out to a remote cabin for a getaway, but things don't go as planned when they start getting killed. They soon discover that there is more to the cabin than it seems.

Director: Drew Goddard | Stars: Kristen Connolly , Chris Hemsworth , Anna Hutchison , Fran Kranz

Votes: 449,347 | Gross: $42.07M

74. Evil Dead (2013)

R | 91 min | Horror

Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods.

Director: Fede Alvarez | Stars: Jane Levy , Shiloh Fernandez , Jessica Lucas , Lou Taylor Pucci

Votes: 196,768 | Gross: $54.24M

75. Beneath (I) (2013)

Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Six high school seniors celebrating in the middle of a lake find themselves trapped on a rowboat due to a man-eating fish.

Director: Larry Fessenden | Stars: Bonnie Dennison , Daniel Zovatto , Jon Orsini , Chris Conroy

Votes: 5,056

76. I Spit on Your Grave (2010)

R | 108 min | Horror, Thriller

A writer who is brutalized during her cabin retreat seeks revenge on her attackers, who left her for dead.

Director: Steven R. Monroe | Stars: Sarah Butler , Jeff Branson , Andrew Howard , Daniel Franzese

Votes: 92,868 | Gross: $0.09M

77. Troll Hunter (2010)

PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.

Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Otto Jespersen , Robert Stoltenberg , Knut Nærum , Glenn Erland Tosterud

Votes: 79,378 | Gross: $0.25M

78. Devil's Pass (2013)

R | 100 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A group of students go to the location of the infamous Dyatlov pass incident to make a documentary, but things take a turn for the worse as the secret of what happened there is revealed.

Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Holly Goss , Matt Stokoe , Luke Albright , Ryan Hawley

Votes: 27,551

79. Farm House (2008)

Farmhouse is a psychological thriller set in the modern day mid-west. We follow a young couple as they leave their everyday lives behind and head out to a new beginning; starting over from ... See full summary  »

Director: George Bessudo | Stars: Jamie Anne Allman , William Lee Scott , Steven Weber , Kelly Hu

Votes: 2,601

80. Manhunt (2008)

78 min | Horror

The summer of 1974, four young people are all ambushed and left unconscious. They wake up deep in the woods with no one around but the sound of a hunting horn.

Director: Patrik Syversen | Stars: Henriette Bruusgaard , Jørn Bjørn Fuller Gee , Lasse Valdal , Nini Bull Robsahm

Votes: 4,428

81. Honeymoon (2014)

R | 87 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A newlywed couple finds their lake-country honeymoon descend into chaos after Paul finds Bea wandering and disoriented in the middle of the night.

Director: Leigh Janiak | Stars: Rose Leslie , Harry Treadaway , Ben Huber , Hanna Brown

Votes: 27,445 | Gross: $0.01M

82. The Jungle (2013)

An Indonesian "forest demon" stalks the members of an expedition group on a mission to locate and tag the mythical Javan Leopard deep in the rain-forest.

Director: Andrew Traucki | Stars: Igusti Budianthika , Serena Dean , Agung Pindha , Rupert Reid

83. The Pyramid (2014)

R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An archaeological team attempts to unlock the secrets of a lost pyramid only to find themselves hunted by an insidious creature.

Director: Grégory Levasseur | Stars: Ashley Hinshaw , James Buckley , Denis O'Hare , Christa Nicola

Votes: 27,192 | Gross: $2.76M

84. Backcountry (I) (2014)

R | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror

An urban couple goes camping in the woods and find themselves lost in the territory of a predatory black bear.

Director: Adam MacDonald | Stars: Jeff Roop , Missy Peregrym , Nicholas Campbell , Eric Balfour

Votes: 24,117

85. Extraterrestrial (2014)

Not Rated | 101 min | Action, Horror, Mystery

A group of friends on a weekend trip to a cabin in the woods find themselves terrorized by alien visitors.

Director: Colin Minihan | Stars: Brittany Allen , Freddie Stroma , Jesse Moss , Anja Savcic

Votes: 16,726

86. Cub (2014)

Not Rated | 84 min | Adventure, Horror

Over-imaginative 12 year-old Sam heads off to the woods to summer scout camp with his pack convinced he will encounter a monster...and he does.

Director: Jonas Govaerts | Stars: Maurice Luijten , Evelien Bosmans , Titus De Voogdt , Stef Aerts

Votes: 6,179

87. Cold Prey (2006)

Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Thriller

5 young Norwegians head up to the mountains to snowboard. One breaks his leg and it's getting dark soon, so they spend the night in a big, abandoned hotel, closed 30 years ago. They are not alone.

Director: Roar Uthaug | Stars: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal , Rolf Kristian Larsen , Tomas Alf Larsen , Endre Martin Midtstigen

Votes: 19,574

88. Cold Prey 2 (2008)

Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Thriller

Jannicke wakes up in the hospital. All of her friends are dead. As she walks through the dark corridors, she thinks she is left alone. But the nightmare isn't over yet.

Director: Mats Stenberg | Stars: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal , Marthe Snorresdotter Rovik , Kim Arne Hagen , Johanna Mørck

Votes: 9,905

89. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

R | 83 min | Horror

Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.

Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Marilyn Burns , Edwin Neal , Allen Danziger , Paul A. Partain

Votes: 182,914 | Gross: $30.86M

90. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

R | 98 min | Horror

After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a deformed chainsaw-wielding loon and his family of equally psychopathic killers.

Director: Marcus Nispel | Stars: Jessica Biel , Jonathan Tucker , Andrew Bryniarski , Erica Leerhsen

Votes: 152,102 | Gross: $80.57M

91. Friday the 13th (1980)

A group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer.

Director: Sean S. Cunningham | Stars: Betsy Palmer , Adrienne King , Jeannine Taylor , Robbi Morgan

Votes: 157,004 | Gross: $39.75M

92. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

R | 87 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Five years after the events of the first film, a summer camp next to the infamous Camp Crystal Lake is preparing to open, but the legend of Jason is weighing heavy on the proceedings.

Director: Steve Miner | Stars: Betsy Palmer , Amy Steel , John Furey , Adrienne King

Votes: 77,483 | Gross: $21.72M

93. Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982)

R | 95 min | Horror, Thriller

Jason Voorhees stalks a group of friends who have just arrived to spend the weekend at a cabin near Crystal Lake.

Director: Steve Miner | Stars: Dana Kimmell , Tracie Savage , Richard Brooker , Terry Ballard

Votes: 60,202 | Gross: $36.69M

94. Friday the 13th (2009)

R | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A group of young adults visit a boarded up campsite named Crystal Lake where they soon encounter the mysterious Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentions.

Director: Marcus Nispel | Stars: Jared Padalecki , Amanda Righetti , Derek Mears , Danielle Panabaker

Votes: 116,665 | Gross: $65.00M

95. The Grudge (2004)

PG-13 | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.

Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar , Jason Behr , Clea DuVall , William Mapother

Votes: 150,632 | Gross: $110.36M

96. Dreamcatcher (2003)

R | 134 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Friends on a camping trip discover that the town they're vacationing in is being plagued in an unusual fashion by parasitic aliens from outer space.

Director: Lawrence Kasdan | Stars: Morgan Freeman , Thomas Jane , Jason Lee , Damian Lewis

Votes: 96,338 | Gross: $33.72M

97. Children of the Corn (1984)

A young couple is trapped in a remote town where a dangerous religious cult of children believes that everyone over age 18 must be killed.

Director: Fritz Kiersch | Stars: Peter Horton , Linda Hamilton , R.G. Armstrong , John Franklin

Votes: 57,175 | Gross: $14.57M

98. Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992)

A journalist and his son travel to Nebraska to investigate the mysterious town of Gatlin where, unbeknownst to them, a murderous cult of children are still waiting in the corn fields.

Director: David Price | Stars: Terence Knox , Paul Scherrer , Ryan Bollman , Christie Clark

Votes: 9,477 | Gross: $6.98M

99. The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)

R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller

A group of National Guard trainees find themselves battling against a vicious group of mutants on their last day of training in the desert.

Director: Martin Weisz | Stars: Daniella Alonso , Jacob Vargas , Michael Bailey Smith , Cécile Breccia

Votes: 67,511 | Gross: $20.80M

100. Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings (2011 Video)

R | 93 min | Adventure, Horror

A group of college students gets lost in a storm during their snowmobiling trip and takes shelter in an abandoned sanitarium which, unbeknown to them, is home to deformed cannibals.

Director: Declan O'Brien | Stars: Sean Skene , Blane Cypurda , Dan Skene , Tristan Carlucci

Votes: 27,886

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