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1. Natural Born Killers (1994)
R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Romance
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield
Votes: 251,837 | Gross: $50.28M
2. Cobra (1986)
R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far-reaching plans.
Director: George P. Cosmatos | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni, Andrew Robinson
Votes: 79,637 | Gross: $49.04M
3. Phenomena (1985)
R | 116 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A young girl who has an amazing ability to communicate with insects is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Jennifer Connelly, Donald Pleasence, Daria Nicolodi, Dalila Di Lazzaro
Votes: 30,061
4. 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: 60,427 | Gross: $36.69M
5. Trick 'r Treat (2007)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Horror
Five interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a woman who loathes the night has to contend with her holiday-obsessed husband; and a mean old man meets his match with a demonic, supernatural trick-or-treater.
Director: Michael Dougherty | Stars: Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes
Votes: 104,634
6. Jason Goes to Hell (1993)
R | 87 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Serial killer Jason Voorhees' supernatural origins are revealed.
Director: Adam Marcus | Stars: John D. LeMay, Kari Keegan, Kane Hodder, Steven Williams
Votes: 36,816 | Gross: $15.94M
7. The New York Ripper (1982)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Jack Hedley, Almanta Suska, Howard Ross, Andrea Occhipinti
Votes: 12,499
8. Ghost in the Machine (1993)
R | 95 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
An electric surge causes a serial killer's soul to end up in a computer system.
Director: Rachel Talalay | Stars: Karen Allen, Chris Mulkey, Ted Marcoux, Wil Horneff
Votes: 4,171 | Gross: $5.09M
9. The Method (2015– )
TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An ambitious young law enforcement graduate is thrilled when her idol takes her on as a trainee. But his methods aren't anything like she imagined.
Stars: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Paulina Andreeva, Kirill Polukhin, Alexander Petrov
Votes: 3,327
10. Faceless (1988)
98 min | Horror, Thriller
When model Barbara Hallen disappears in France, her father's private detective traces her steps to a private plastic surgery clinic run by Dr.Flamand.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Helmut Berger, Brigitte Lahaie, Telly Savalas, Christopher Mitchum
Votes: 1,833
11. Berserker (1987)
R | 85 min | Horror
Six people renting a cabin in the woods of Utah run afoul of a legendary viking warrior who dons the claws and mouth of a bear, with no help in sight.
Director: Jefferson Richard | Stars: Joseph Alan Johnson, Greg Dawson, Valerie Sheldon, Shannon Engemann
Votes: 1,072
12. Lady of Burlesque (1943)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery
After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before he strikes again.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Michael O'Shea, J. Edward Bromberg, Iris Adrian
Votes: 2,780
13. Cemetery of Terror (1985)
R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
On Halloween, a group of medical students steal the corpse a serial killer from a morgue and raise him from the dead, inadvertently putting themselves and a group of young neighborhood children in danger.
Director: Rubén Galindo Jr. | Stars: Hugo Stiglitz, Usi Velasco, Erika Buenfil, Edna Bolkan
Votes: 1,365
14. A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
R | 92 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
The 11-year old daughter and girlfriend of a man whose wife had been raped and killed in front of his daughter three years earlier are kidnapped by the same killer. Held captive in a bunker... See full summary »
Director: Sean S. Cunningham | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Rip Torn, James Naughton, Shawn von Schreiber
Votes: 894
15. Nightstalker (2002)
R | 95 min | Crime, Horror
Richard Ramirez, aka the Nightstalker, who terrorized people in Los Angeles during the 1980s, and the police had no clue with him.
Director: Chris Fisher | Stars: Bret Roberts, Joseph McKelheer, Roxanne Day, Julian Garcia
Votes: 1,270
16. The Love Butcher (1975)
R | 85 min | Horror
The twisted tale of Caleb, and his alter ego Lester. After being pushed around too far, Caleb transforms into Lester and returns to those who have wronged him.
Directors: Don Jones, Mikel Angel | Stars: James Lemp, Kay Neer, Jeremiah Beecher, Richard Kennedy
Votes: 479
17. Halloween Night (2006 Video)
TV-14 | 85 min | Horror
The film follows Chris Vale (Scot Nery), a young man who was wrongly convicted of murdering his family in 1982, and admitted into an insane asylum based largely on the fact that Chris had ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Atkins | Stars: Derek Osedach, Rebekah Kochan, Scot Nery, Sean Durrie
Votes: 1,164
18. The Ghost Ship (1943)
Passed | 69 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Third Officer Tom Merriam accuses Captain Will Stone of being a homicidal maniac, but no one believes him.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Richard Dix, Russell Wade, Edith Barrett, Ben Bard
Votes: 3,789
19. Moonstalker (1989)
Not Rated | 92 min | Horror
During the winter season, a family camping in the woods, and a group of camp counselors training in the same forest both find themselves being killed one by one by an unhinged psycho.
Director: Michael S. O'Rourke | Stars: Blake Gibbons, Ingrid Vold, John Marzilli, Tom Hamil
Votes: 665
20. Ax 'Em (1992)
Unrated | 71 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A weekend retreat at a remote cabin in the woods for a group of childhood pals turns into a terrifying fight for survival, as a former friend whose family was killed years earlier comes along looking for revenge.
Director: Michael Mfume | Stars: Michael Mfume, Sandra Pulley, Joe Clair, Racquel Price
Votes: 2,111
21. The Mad Butcher (1971)
R | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
After being released from a mental hospital, Otto returns to his old job as a butcher. He tries to adjust to his new life, but after a bitter argument with his wife, he accidentally kills ... See full summary »
Director: Guido Zurli | Stars: Victor Buono, Franca Polesello, Brad Harris, Dario Michaelis
Votes: 469
22. Santa Claws (1996)
R | 83 min | Horror
A B-horror movie actress is stalked by a deranged fan bent on claiming her for himself.
Director: John A. Russo | Stars: Debbie Rochon, Grant Kramer, John Mowod, Dawn Michelucci
Votes: 803
23. Killer Therapy (2019)
94 min | Horror, Thriller
A mentally unstable young man goes on a mission to hunt down and murder all the therapists he blames for messing up his mind and his life.
Director: Barry Jay | Stars: Elizabeth Keener, Thom Mathews, Daeg Faerch, Michael Qeliqi
Votes: 1,914
24. Slayed (2020)
73 min | Horror
Five years after a Christmas-Eve massacre in Harris County, Arizona, a crazed killer returns to an impending condemned water-treatment plant to terrorize and kill again. Only this time, the... See full summary »
Directors: Jim Klock, Mike Capozzi | Stars: Jim Klock, Mike Capozzi, Coel Mahal, Kyra Kennedy
Votes: 183
25. S.I.C.K. Serial Insane Clown Killer (2003 Video)
R | 97 min | Horror, Thriller
A couple of friends are chased by a killer clown in the woods during a week-end.
Director: Bob Willems | Stars: Erica Hanlon, Ken Hebert, Christopher Allison, Charlie Fenwick
Votes: 1,170
26. Fear of Clowns (2004 Video)
R | 106 min | Horror, Thriller
An artist with coulrophobia ("fear of clowns") is stalked by a murderous clown resembling one of the ones she paints.
Director: Kevin Kangas | Stars: Rick Ganz, Jacqueline Reres, Mark Lassise, Carl Randolph
Votes: 910
27. The Haunting of Lisa (1996 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A young girl experiences disturbing visions of a tragedy that took place 30 years earlier, that may be connected to a recent unsolved murder.
Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Cheryl Ladd, Duncan Regehr, Aemilia Robinson, Don Allison
Votes: 316
28. The Freeway Maniac (1989)
R | 95 min | Horror, Thriller
A crazed killer sneaks onto the set of a sci-fi film and begins murdering the cast and crew.
Director: Paul Winters | Stars: Kathryn Hauber, George Nicholas, Kevyn Shihadeh, Ronny Kenney
Votes: 257
29. Nightstalker (2009 Video)
R | 80 min | Horror, Thriller
Inspired by the true story of the most publicized and deranged serial killer known to everyone as "The Night Stalker."
Director: Ulli Lommel | Stars: Adolph Cortez, Elissa Dowling, Victoria Ullmann, Pia Pownall
Votes: 321
30. Return of the Family Man (1989)
88 min | Horror
A group of tourists from different corners of the world are planning to stay in an abandoned house, which happens to be the place where an insane serial killer massacred his complete family... See full summary »
Director: John Murlowski | Stars: Ron Smerczak, Liam Cundill, Terence Reis, Michelle Constant
Votes: 225
31. My Brother Has Bad Dreams (1972)
R | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A mentally ill eight-year-old sees his father commit matricide and has flashbacks years later.
Director: Robert J. Emery | Stars: Nick Kleinholz III, Marlena Lustik, Paul Vincent, Frank Logan
Votes: 130
32. Blödaren (1983)
78 min | Horror
On tour through Sweden, the all-girl rock 'n' roll band "Rock Cats" suddenly find themselves trapped in no-man's land when their tour-bus breaks down. Soon they get to meet "the Bleeder", ... See full summary »
Director: Hans Hatwig | Stars: Åke Eriksson, Sussi Ax, Eva Danielsson, Mia Hansson
Votes: 224
33. The Hook of Woodland Heights (1990 Video)
40 min | Comedy, Short, Horror
An escaped mental patient, who is missing a hand, uses a large barbecue fork in its place and proceeds to kill off the local teenagers.
Directors: Michael Savino, Mark Veau | Stars: Robert W. Allen, Christine McNamara, Michael Elyanow, David MacWilliams
Votes: 90
34. School's Out (1999 TV Movie)
R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After escaping from a nearby mental institution, a violent lunatic and sexual deviant terrorizes a group of seniors at their end-of-the-year high school dance.
Director: Robert Sigl | Stars: Katharina Wackernagel, Niels-Bruno Schmidt, Marlene Meyer-Dunker, Nils Nelleßen
Votes: 417
35. Motor Psycho (1992)
84 min | Horror, Thriller, Action
Zoey and Frankie travel to New York to find a better life, but along the way they run into the psychopathic Bill Badd, who has just been released from prison and has all the locals in fear.
Director: Alex Downs | Stars: Guy Blanchard, Sarah Bratton, Lenore Braun, Fred Buchanan
Votes: 128
36. Dismembering Christmas (2015)
Not Rated | 74 min | Horror
At a vacation winter lake house, seven high school seniors are attacked by a madman out for revenge.
Director: Austin Bosley | Stars: Baker Powell, Scott Seagren, Jennifer Lenius, Leah Wiseman
Votes: 226
37. To Become One (2002 Video)
93 min | Horror
One by one, all of Melinda's friends and family are being murdered. When kidnapped, she learns the horrific truth: Doctor Hatcher, a psychotic, deranged scientist, plans to perform his ... See full summary »
Director: Neil Johnson | Stars: David Vallon, Emma Grasso, Jamie Giddens, Jay Gallagher
Votes: 207
38. Sittin' Pretty (1924)
14 min | Short, Comedy
When Charlie borrows the policeman's uniform of his girl's father and captures a lunatic, his prospective father-in-law dons the uniform just in time to receive the reward of $1,000.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Charley Chase, Beth Darlington, Leo Willis, Earl Mohan
Votes: 59
39.
Thriller (1973–1976)
Episode:
The Carnation Killer
(1973)
TV-14 | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A serial killer escapes in transit to the asylum to which he has been confined. He picks a seemingly innocent woman as his next victim, but soon it looks like she's not quite as innocent as he thought.
Director: Robert Tronson | Stars: Norman Eshley, Katherine Schofield, Derek Smith, Garrick Hagon
Votes: 260
40.
Millennium (1996–1999)
Episode:
Loin Like a Hunting Flame
(1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A pharmacist drugs unsuspecting couples and forces them to enact his sexual fantasies.
Director: David Nutter | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Terry O'Quinn, William Lucking
Votes: 369
41.
Renegade (1992–1997)
Episode:
Blood Hunt
(1997)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A series of local murders and other strange occurrences are believed to be caused by a vampire. Although they are skeptical of it being a supernatural being, Reno and Bobby still must solve the murders and protect the local population.
Director: Bruce Kessler | Stars: Lorenzo Lamas, Branscombe Richmond, Stephen J. Cannell, Virginya Keehne
Votes: 42
42.
Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode:
The Loose Cannon
(1987)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Vinnie's girlfriend, a police widow, knows he is a cop; his biggest threat comes from Sonny's unbalanced nephew.
Director: Larry Shaw | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Ray Sharkey
Votes: 88