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.
Teen Horror Movies List
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16). M3GAN (2022) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 7.6/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.3/10 | IMDB Votes: 172,065 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.3/10 | Metascore: 7.2/10 | MPAA Rating: PG-13 | Gross: $95,159,005
Plot / Synopsis: A robotics engineer at a toy company builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own.
Tagline: Doll
"She’s more than just a toy. She’s part of the family.
From the most prolific minds in horror—James Wan, the filmmaker behind the Saw, Insidious and The Conjuring franchises, and Blumhouse, the producer of the Halloween films, The Black Phone and The Invisible Man—comes a fresh...
Director: Gerard Johnstone
Stars: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Jenna Davis, Brian Jordan Alvarez
17). The Stepfather (1987) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 7.6/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 19,909 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.9/10 | Metascore: 7.2/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $2,488,740
Plot / Synopsis: After murdering his entire family, a man remarries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it all over again.
Tagline: Who Am I Here?...
Director: Joseph Ruben
Stars: Terry O`Quinn, Terry O''Quinn, Jill Schoelen, Shelley Hack, Charles Lanyer
18). The Loved Ones (2009) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
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Score: 7.59/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 45,657 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.8/10 | Metascore: 7.3/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.Tagline: You don't have to die to go to hell...
Director: Sean Byrne
Stars: Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, John Brumpton, Richard Wilson, Victoria Thaine
19). Scream (1996) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
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Score: 7.52/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 425,979 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.8/10 | Metascore: 6.6/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $103,046,663
Scream is Streaming on HBO MaxPlot / Synopsis: A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.
Tagline: A new thriller from Wes Craven...
Director: Wes Craven
Stars: Drew Barrymore, Roger Jackson, Kevin Patrick Walls, David Booth, Carla Hatley
20). Goosebumps (2015) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
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Score: 7.51/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.3/10 | IMDB Votes: 101,991 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.8/10 | Metascore: 6.0/10 | MPAA Rating: PG | Gross: $80,080,379
Goosebumps is Streaming on NetflixPlot / Synopsis: Rob Letterman's Goosebumps (2015) now has a newer release date of October 16, 2015. Jack Black stars as R.L. Stine in a world where his imaginary demons come to life and his niece and her friend must help him contain these demons. Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Amy Ryan, Jillian Bell, Ryan Lee, and Ken Marino star in the Goosebumps...
Director: Rob Letterman
Stars: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee, Amy Ryan
21). Hellbender (2021) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 7.5/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.8/10 | IMDB Votes: 7,460 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.7/10 | Metascore: 7.0/10 | MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Gore, Psychological, Supernatural, Twisted Mystery, Dysfunctional Family, Folk Horror, Psychic, Religion, Teens, Wilderness, Witchcraft
Hellbender is Streaming on ShudderPlot / Synopsis: A lonely teen discovers her family's ties to witchcraft.
Limited Edition Blu-ray release September 16, 2025
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS
High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
Original lossless stereo 2.0 audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Brand new audio commentary with filmmakers Toby Poser, John Adams, Zelda Adams and Lulu Adams
From the Forest She...
Directors: John Adams, Zelda Adams, Toby Poser
Stars: Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, Lulu Adams, John Adams, Rinzin Thonden
22). Piggy (2022) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 7.5/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 14,948 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.1/10 | Metascore: 7.2/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $50,966
Plot / Synopsis: Not everyone loves summertime. For Sara, it just means dealing with a constant barrage of mockery, judgment, and abuse from the other girls in her village. But today is different. A mysterious unknown man arrives in the village and kidnaps her tormentors. Someone has finally stood up for her. Sara sees it all: the blood, the mud, the knife,...
Director: Carlota Pereda
Stars: Claudia Salas, Pilar Castro, Camille Aguilar, Carmen Machi, Julián Valcárcel
23). Here for Blood (2023) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 7.4/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.0/10 | IMDB Votes: 1,025 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.8/10 | MPAA Rating:
Plot / Synopsis: When his girlfriend, Phoebe, is swamped with college exams; Tom O'Bannon, a rowdy pro-wrestler struggling to make ends meet, agrees to fill in as a last-minute replacement for her well paying babysitting job. Tom arrives at an isolated family home where he meets the precocious 10-year-old Grace. What starts off as a quiet night of pizza and video games...
Director: Daniel Turres
Stars: Shawn Roberts, Maya Misaljevic, Joelle Farrow, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Michael Therriault
24). Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
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Score: 7.39/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 16,102 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.8/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $80,372
Plot / Synopsis: Ginger's sister Brigitte, now a werewolf herself, must try to find a cure for her blood lust before the next full moon while hiding out in a rehab clinic from a relentless werewolf.Tagline: Pour la tuer il faudra mourir. (It only dies if you do.) (Canadian French release0...
Director: Brett Sullivan
Stars: Emily Perkins, Brendan Fletcher, Katharine Isabelle, Tatiana Maslany, Susan Adam
25). Excision (2012) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 7.3/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 25,851 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.5/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: A disturbed and delusional high school student with aspirations of a career in medicine goes to extremes to earn the approval of her controlling mother.
Tagline: Heal the sickness...
Director: Richard Bates Jr.
Stars: AnnaLynne McCord, Roger Bart, Ariel Winter, Traci Lords, Matthew Gray Gubler
26). Zombi Child (2019) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 7.3/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.9/10 | IMDB Votes: 2,731 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.5/10 | Metascore: 7.5/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $25,878
Possession, Psychological, Thriller, Zombies, Dysfunctional Family, Religion, Suburbs, Teens, Witchcraft
Plot / Synopsis: Haiti, 1962. A man is brought back from the dead to work in the hell of sugar cane plantations. 55 years later, a Haitian teenager tells her friends her family secret - not suspecting that it will push one of them to commit the irreparable...
Director: Bertrand Bonello
Stars: Louise Labeque, Wislanda Louimat, Katiana Milfort, Mackenson Bijou, Adilé David
27). The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
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Score: 7.26/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.0/10 | IMDB Votes: 204,723 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.9/10 | Metascore: 7.3/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $2,291,901
The Killing of a Sacred Deer is Streaming on Netflix, HBO MaxPlot / Synopsis: Steven, a charismatic surgeon, is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart, when the behavior of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister...
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Stars: Barry G. Bernson, Herb Caillouet, Bill Camp, Raffey Cassidy, Denise Dal Vera
28). The Company of Wolves (1984) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
The Company of Wolves Horror Movie Review
Score: 7.22/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 19,945 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.5/10 | Metascore: 6.9/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $4,389,334
The Company of Wolves is Streaming on ShudderPlot / Synopsis: A teenage girl in a country manor falls asleep while reading a magazine and she has a disturbing dream involving wolves which appears to take place in the woods visible from her bedroom window.
Tagline: Within the forests are strangers lying in wait for innocents . . . who stray from the path! [Australia Theatrical]...
Director: Neil Jordan
Stars: Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Graham Crowden, Brian Glover, Kathryn Pogson
29). Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 7.2/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 86,189 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.8/10 | Metascore: 6.1/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Anthology, Psychological, Supernatural, Thriller, Twisted Mystery, Cursed, Dangerous Exploration, Dysfunctional Family, Folk Horror, Suburbs, Teens
Plot / Synopsis: Shadyside, 1978. School's out for summer and the activities at Camp Nightwing are about to begin. But when another Shadysider is possessed with the urge to kill, the fun in the sun becomes a gruesome fight for survival...
Director: Leigh Janiak
Stars: Olivia Scott Welch, Meghan Packer, Gillian Jacobs, Chiara Aurelia, Sadie Sink
30). Boys in the Trees (2016) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)
Score: 7.2/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 4,463 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.2/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Boys in the Trees is Streaming on NetflixPlot / Synopsis: On Halloween 1997, two estranged teen skaters embark on a surreal journey through their memories, dreams and fears.
Tagline: Nobody gets us... that's half the fun...
Director: Nicholas Verso
Stars: Toby Wallace, Gulliver McGrath, Mitzi Ruhlmann, Justin Holborow, Henry Reimer Meaney
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