This Is the Worst Horror Movie of All Time, According to Critics
SOME HORROR MOVIES ARE SO CAMPY THEY'VE BECOME CLASSICS, AND OTHERS ARE JUST BAD THROUGH AND THROUGH.
There are countless classic horror movies out there that are beloved not for their chill-inducing plots or their realistic gore, but instead for their campy fun. And then, there are others that simply miss the mark so spectacularly that they're more likely to leave an audience in stitches than they are to prompt true terror. According to data from Rotten Tomatoes, which analyzes critics' reviews, there's one scary movie so totally laughable that it might just be the worst horror movie of all time.
However, this much-maligned film is far from alone in being universally panned. Read on to discover which other horror movies viewers couldn't wait to walk out of. And for some horror movies actually worth watching, check out The Scariest Horror Movie That Came Out the Year You Graduated.
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Martyrs (2016)
Wild Bunch
Rotten Tomatoes score: 9 percent
48
Species II (1998)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rotten Tomatoes score: 9 percent
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47
Brahms: The Boy II (2020)
STX Entertainment
Rotten Tomatoes score: 9 percent
46
See No Evil (2006)
Lionsgate
Rotten Tomatoes score: 9 percent
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45
Shutter (2008)
20th Century Fox
Rotten Tomatoes score: 9 percent
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44
Captivity (2007)
Lionsgate
Rotten Tomatoes score: 9 percent
43
Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 9 percent
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42
When a Stranger Calls (2006)
Screen Gems
Rotten Tomatoes score: 9 percent
41
Darkness Falls (2006)
Sony Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 9 percent
40
Friday the 13th Part VIII—Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Paramount Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
39
The Order (2003)
20th Century Fox
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
38
Slender Man (2018)
Sony Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
37
Lost Souls (2000)
New Line Cinema
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
36
Fantasy Island (2020)
Sony Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
35
Rings (2017)
Paramount Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
34
The Reaping (2007)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
33
Premonition (2007)
Sony Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 8 percent
32
An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)
Buena Vista Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
31
The Forsaken (2001)
Screen Gems
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
30
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Columbia Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
29
Prom Night (2008)
Sony Pictures/Screen Gems
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
28
White Noise (2005)
Universal Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 7 percent
27
Dream House (2011)
Universal Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
26
Ouija (2014)
Universal Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
25
The Devil Inside (2012)
Paramount Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 6 percent
24
Troll 2 (1990)
Epic Productions
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
23
Nothing But Trouble (1991)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
22
Jacob's Ladder (2019)
Vertical Entertainment
Rotten Tomatoes score: 5 percent
21
Beneath the Darkness (2012)
Image Entertainment
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
20
Mary (2019)
RLJE Films
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
19
6 Souls (2013)
The Weinstein Company
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
18
Soul Survivors (2000)
Artisan Entertainment
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
17
Darkness (2004)
Dimension Films/Filmax
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
16
The Fog (2005)
AVCO Embassy Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
15
Flatliners (2017)
Sony Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
14
Godsend (2003)
Lionsgate
Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent
13
The Darkness (2016)
High Top Releasing/BH Tilt
Rotten Tomatoes score: 3 percent
12
House of the Dead (2003)
Artisan Entertainment
Rotten Tomatoes score: 3 percent
11
The Apparition (2012)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 3 percent
10
Feardotcom (2002)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 3 percent
9
Bless the Child (2000)
Paramount Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 3 percent
8
The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008)
Freestyle Releasing
Rotten Tomatoes score: 2 percent
7
Alone in the Dark (2005)
Lionsgate
Rotten Tomatoes score: 1 percent
6
Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
Lorimar Motion Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
5
Homecoming (2009)
Animus Films
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
4
The Disappointments Room (2016)
Rogue
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
3
Cabin Fever (2016)
IFC Midnight
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
2
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Universal Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
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One Missed Call (2008)
Warner Bros. Pictures
Rotten Tomatoes score: 0 percent
With a zero percent rating from critics and a 29 percent rating from audiences, 2008's One Missed Call might just be the worst horror movie out there. The movie—a remake of Takashi Miike's 2003 Japanese horror movie of the same name—tells the story of a group of 20-somethings who receive mysterious phone calls that eventually lead to their death. Yup, you read that right: The villain is, essentially, a murderous phone call.
The movie was given scathing reviews at the time of its release, with The New York Times' Jeannette Catsoulis commenting that One Missed Call "sacrifices coherence for atmosphere at every turn," and The A.V. Club's Scott Tobias said it made "the shortlist for least essential movie of the decade." And for the new horror movie you should add to your must-watch list, This Is the Best Horror Film of 2020, According to Critics.