Best Teen Horror Movies & Films Subgenre
Top 37 must-see best teen horror movies from teen horror movies, including Halloween, Salem's Lot, Donnie Darko, Battle Royale, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Tigers Are Not Afraid, Carrie, Zombieland, The Cabin in the Woods, and Don't Breathe ranked and rated by score.
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Teen Horror Movies List
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1). Halloween (1978) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
What We Thought of Halloween
Score: 9.22/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 326,282 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.7/10 | Metascore: 9.0/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $47,160,000
Slasher, Cult Classic, Halloween, Halloween - Slasher, Killer Kids, Maniac, Teens, Urban Legend, B-Horror
Plot / Synopsis: Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield to kill again.
Tagline: The trick was to stay alive...
Director: John Carpenter
Stars: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes, P.J. Soles, Charles Cyphers
2). Salem's Lot (1979) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Rotten Tomatoes: 8.9/10 | MPAA Rating: 0
Plot / Synopsis: A novelist and a young horror fan attempt to save a small New England town which has been invaded by vampires.
Tagline: Iconic terror from the No 1 bestselling writer...
Stars: David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin, Bonnie Bedelia, Lew Ayres
3). Donnie Darko (2001) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Donnie Darko Horror Movie Review
Score: 8.7/10 | IMDB Rating: 8.0/10 | IMDB Votes: 882,179 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.8/10 | Metascore: 8.8/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $1,478,493
Donnie Darko is Streaming on HBO MaxPlot / Synopsis: A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after he narrowly escapes a bizarre accident.Tagline: Life is one long insane trip. Some people just have better directions...
Director: Richard Kelly
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Daveigh Chase, Mary McDonnell
4). Battle Royale (2000) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 8.2/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 201,926 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.0/10 | Metascore: 8.1/10 | MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Battle Royale is Streaming on ShudderPlot / Synopsis: In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Tagline: Their Game, No Rules, No Prisoners...
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Takeshi Kitano, Chiaki Kuriyama
5). A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Full Review of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Score: 8.09/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 277,987 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.4/10 | Metascore: 7.6/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $25,624,448
Slasher, Supernatural, Cult Classic, Revenge, Suburbs, Supernatural Serial killer (Top Supernatural Serial Killers in Movies), Teens
A Nightmare on Elm Street is Streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, PeacockPlot / Synopsis: Several people are hunted by a cruel serial killer who kills his victims in their dreams. While the survivors are trying to find the reason for being chosen, the murderer won't lose any chance to kill them as soon as they fall asleep.
Tagline: She is the only one who can stop it... if she fails, no one survives...
Director: Wes Craven
Stars: John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia
6). Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 8.07/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 | IMDB Votes: 9,636 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.7/10 | Metascore: 7.6/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $175,559
Plot / Synopsis: We are in some northern border. Any of them. All of them. Estrella is 10 years old and has 3 wishes: The first one, that her missing mother comes back and it happens. Her mother returns but she is dead and follows Estrella everywhere. Petrified, Estrella tries to escape from her by joining a gang orphaned by violence. Soon...
Director: Issa López
Stars: Paola Lara, Juan Ramón López, Nery Arredondo, Hanssel Casillas, Rodrigo Cortes
7). Carrie (1976) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Our Take on Carrie (1976)
Score: 7.95/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 218,394 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.4/10 | Metascore: 8.6/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $33,800,000
Carrie is Streaming on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, TubiPlot / Synopsis: Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
Tagline: You were warned never to push Carrie to the limits. Now you must face the evil consequences...
Director: Brian De Palma
Stars: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, William Katt, John Travolta
8). Zombieland (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Full Review of Zombieland (2009)
Score: 7.94/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 664,586 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.9/10 | Metascore: 7.3/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $75,590,286
Zombieland is Streaming on Netflix, PeacockPlot / Synopsis: Columbia Pictures' horror comedy Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is a big wuss - but when you're afraid of being eaten by zombies, fear can keep you alive. Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) is an AK-totin', zombie-slayin' badass whose single determination is to get the last Twinkie...
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Amber Heard
9). The Cabin in the Woods (2011) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Honest Review: The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
Score: 7.87/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.0/10 | IMDB Votes: 475,511 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.2/10 | Metascore: 7.2/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $42,073,277
Plot / Synopsis: Thor's Chris Hemsworth stars as a young professional who visits a quaint cabin in the woods with a group of friends and ends up scratching the surface of something so massive and horrific that they can only begin to fathom it as time quickly runs out...
Director: Drew Goddard
Stars: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams
10). Don't Breathe (2016) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
In-Depth Don't Breathe Review
Score: 7.78/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 320,993 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.8/10 | Metascore: 7.1/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $89,217,875
Plot / Synopsis: Fede Alvarez brought us the Evil Dead (2013) Remake has returned with his recent horror movie titled Don't Breathe (2016). Instead of intense gore as the focus of this film, we will see intense suspense in this film. This movie poster looks simple, but I am already hooked. Dylan Minnette, Jane Levy, Stephen Lang, Daniel Zovatto, Sergej Onopko, Jane May...
Director: Fede Alvarez
Stars: Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto, Emma Bercovici
11). It Follows (2014) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
It Follows Horror Movie Review
Score: 7.78/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 286,959 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.5/10 | Metascore: 8.3/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $14,674,076
It Follows is Streaming on Netflix, PeacockPlot / Synopsis: David Robert Mitchell has written and directed his new film It Follows (2014) and I absolutely cannot wait to see it when it releases in movie theaters and on VOD this upcoming March 27, 2015. I have seen a couple of trailers for the film so far and I love the tease of actual scares, I miss scary horror movies...
Director: David Robert Mitchell
Stars: Bailey Spry, Carollette Phillips, Loren Bass, Keir Gilchrist, Maika Monroe
12). Ginger Snaps (2000) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
In-Depth Ginger Snaps Review
Score: 7.74/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 55,573 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.0/10 | Metascore: 7.0/10 | MPAA Rating: Not Rated | Gross: $2,554
Plot / Synopsis: Two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf.Tagline: She's got the curse...
Director: John Fawcett
Stars: Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Kris Lemche, Mimi Rogers, Jesse Moss
13). The Lost Boys (1987) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Full Review of The Lost Boys (1987)
Score: 7.7/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 170,669 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.5/10 | Metascore: 6.3/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $32,315,444
The Lost Boys is Streaming on NetflixPlot / Synopsis: After moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires.Tagline: Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire...
Director: Joel Schumacher
Stars: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Barnard Hughes, Edward Herrmann
14). Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
What We Thought of Tucker and Dale vs Evil
Score: 7.7/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 203,083 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.6/10 | Metascore: 6.5/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $223,838
Plot / Synopsis: Tucker and Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are attacked by a group of preppy college kids.Tagline: This Year Spring Break is Cut Short!...
Director: Eli Craig
Stars: Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss, Philip Granger
15). Super Dark Times (2017) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 7.67/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 26,697 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.9/10 | Metascore: 7.5/10 | MPAA Rating: Not Rated | Gross: $33,109
Plot / Synopsis: Teenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence...
Director: Kevin Phillips
Stars: Owen Campbell, Charlie Tahan, Elizabeth Cappuccino, Amy Hargreaves, Max Talisman
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