Best Horror Films of 2002
Rose Red
Horror specialist Stephen King ... 2002, the three-part Rose Red posted ABC's best ratings in months, despite an almost universal drubbing by the critics. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
28 Days Later
Animal rights activists free ... humanity -- or has the deadly "rage" virus found its way to foreign shores and infected the entire planet? [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Eight Legged Freaks
In this throwback monster ... conscious producers, concerned the title sounded too much like "Iraq Attack," went with Arquette's brainstorm as a safer alternative. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
May
A young social outcast ... whole -- leading the creative and demented young girl to her own unique method of creating the perfect friend. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Piñata: Survival Island
Written and directed by ... off the unsuspecting teens. Co-starring Jaime Pressly, Piñata: Survival Island has also been released under the title Demon Island. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Halloween: Resurrection
Masked serial killer Michael ... helmed 1981's Halloween 2. The cast also features Thomas Ian Nicholas of American Pie and Billy Kay of L.I.E. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Darkness
Directed by Jaume Balagueró, ... neck), Regina decides to pay a visit to the man (Fermi Rexach) who built the house to begin with. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Revelation
A powerful ancient relic ... which may ultimately reveal the connection between science and religion as well as the salvation of the human race. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Vampires: Los Muertos
Summoned to Mexico to ... a member of their team who may getting a little too long in the tooth for her own good. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Queen of the Damned
The second and third ... though her destruction could potentially cause their own deaths. Queen of the Damned co-stars Lena Olin and Vincent Perez. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
A Light in the Darkness
Marshall Uzzle's 2002 direct-to-video ... against the town for the treatment he received, axe-in-hand. Geoffrey Lewis, Troy Beyer and the legendary Karen Black co-star. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Rats
Initially titled The Colony, ... days, to be exact, so it would not appear to be a tasteless exploitation of the first "9.11" anniversary. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
They
A college students discovers ... film in the United States, Wes Craven was not in fact a part of the creative team behind They. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Boa
Former TV Superman Dean ... for a little light snacking, and the good and bad guys have to join together to escape the carnage. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
House of 1000 Corpses
Taking his cue from ... the legend of Dr. Satan may hold a bit more contemporary weight than any of them had previously thought. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Snake Island
A small boat taking ... the island's inhabitants -- the titular snakes -- have other ideas, none of them very good for the humans. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
R.S.V.P.
Intrigued by the lectures ... for fame, wants to slay the others one by one to see if he can get away with it. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Wolves of Wall Street
Jeff (William Gregory Lee), ... particularly cutthroat. Jeff buys into the cult only to learn too late Wolfe Brothers' secret regarding the full moon. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Slash
A horrifying family legend ... scarecrow who seems to take the band's name as inspiration begins picking off the band members one by one. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Fear of the Dark
In this independent horror ... in their house when the lights go out. Fear of the Dark also stars Linda Purl and Rachel Skarsten. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Resident Evil
The director of Mortal ... may exist somewhere in the deadly Hive. Resident Evil co-stars Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin Crewes, and Colin Salmon. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Infested
When tragic circumstances bring ... features Zach Galligan and Amy Jo Johnson, as well as Lisa Ann Hadley, Daniel Jenkins, and Robert Duncan McNeill. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Angel: Season 04
As it began its ... no longer in production and Marsters preparing to reprise his fan-favorite role, Angel looked poised for a ratings bump. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Camp Utopia
The horror film Camp ... become victims as well. Camp Utopia was directed by Robert Madero and stars Stephen Pearcy as the cult leader. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Nursie
A young doctor must ... the help of another of the nurse's desperate captives in finding his lost friend and escaping the bayou hell. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Sasquatch
When a team of ... put aside their skepticism and focus on getting out alive. Sasquatch features Russell Ferrier, Lance Henriksen, and Andrea Roth. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Dog Soldiers
British director Neil Marshall's ... the creatures. They all take refuge in an old farmhouse while the threat of the monsters looms increasingly heavy. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Deathwatch
Lost deep in the ... of sixteen, Private Shakespeare must now summon the courage to face an evil greater than he could ever imagine. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Cabin Fever
Five college buddies retreat ... at the 2002 Toronto Film Festival, where it was snapped up by Lions Gate for a fall 2003 release. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Nine Lives
The horror film Nine ... the mansion's former owners died. After their discovery, people begin dying mysteriously. The cast includes hotel heiress Paris Hilton. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
The Night Divides The Day
In this tale of ... as the killer claims new victims. The Night Divides the Day stars Jeff Burton, Sara Kirby, and Sangster Collins. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Harvesters
A catastrophic clash between ... is only matched by the horror that is about to unfold deep in the unforgiving woods of the countryside. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Jason X
Popular bogeymen Jason Voorhees ... Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, was one of two installments whose titles erroneously contained the word "final." [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Restless Souls
A young bride, inexperienced ... of paranormal experts must help her before she becomes a love slave to the ghosts of her husband's estate. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Severed
A city is in ... the dark world of voodoo and the supernatural. Severed was the first film for writer and director Matt Green. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Dark Water
Following up on his ... coma after the end of one such fit, she realizes what the girl in yellow is trying to communicate. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Hunting Season
When two unsuspecting campers ... about to crawl away, grateful for her life. What follows is a bloody sequence of brutal and bloody revenge. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Pure Blood
A gory post-apartheid horror ... intended to deconstruct the mindset that let apartheid flourish while providing audiences with release through use of dark humor. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Octopus 2: River of Fear
Somewhere under the murky ... bus load of school children trapped in a tunnel under the river following an attack by a giant octopus? [ best horror films - 2002 ]
The Brotherhood III: Young Demons
A group of devil-may-care ... and dangerous force. The Brotherhood III: Young Demons stars Eric Roberts, William Gregory Lee, Kristopher Turner, and Elisa Donovan. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Embrace the Darkness 3
The erotic vampire film ... He comes across the acquaintance of newly undead Jennifer (Brooke Larele) and proceeds to manipulate her for his benefit. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Terror Toons
In this off-beat low-budget ... and her guardians for the evening try to figure out how to send the bloodthirsty creatures back to video-land. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Urban Massacre
The worlds of hip-hop ... other MCs. Starring such real-life rappers as Guru and Capone, Urban Massacre premiered at the 2002 Urbanworld Film Festival. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Hellion
A formerly remote house ... shed, Danny and Lynn enlist the help of a maniac to stop them from opening a gate to Hades. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
The Surge
A group of high ... world. Also released as The Source, The Surge features Alice Frank, Mathew Scollon, Edward Deruiter, and Melissa Renee Martin. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Deathbed
The psychological film Deathbed ... begin to haunt Karen. Eventually she begins to become unhinged and her paranoia overtakes every aspect of her life. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Hera Purple: Devil Goddess
A woman's bad dreams ... avenged herself against the men who destroyed her. Herepurple: Devil Goddess stars Kim Chung, Lee Se-Chang, and Lee Ho-Sung. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
The Bagman
Horror film veteran Stephanie ... be sure to watch for a rather nasty scene of eyeball violence recalling his Lo Squartatore di New York. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Dead and Rotting
Makeup effects specialist David ... collaboration between J.R. Bookwalter's low-budget horror factory at Tempe Entertainment and Charles Band's slightly more upscale Full Moon Pictures. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Hell Asylum
Initially conceived as a ... of several collaborations between B-movie moguls J.R. Bookwalter and Charles Band, concluding with Dead & Rotting the same year. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Killjoy 2: Deliverance from Evil
Director Tammi Sutton's superior ... to release by executive producer J.R. Bookwalter to tighten up what he felt was a rather slow initial cut. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
My Little Eye
Picking up where the ... realize the true intensity of their mortal peril. My Little Eye premiered at the 2002 Locarno International Film Festival. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled
Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy ... win Lisa's eternal love. It's up to Lisa to stop the Djinn from releasing his evil brothers from Hell. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Jigsaw
The makers of Vengeance ... with a bloodlust, eventually hunting down each one of the designers. Starring Barret Walz, Aimee Bravo, and Mia Zifkin. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Shark Attack 3: Megalodon
A very large shark ... their boat and eating their crewmembers are the babies, and their mother is really, really big -- and angry. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Psyclops
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Night of the Zombie
A scientific research lab ... the fight of their lives as they attempt to stop the malevolent plague from spreading to more populated areas. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Reign in Darkness
The debut feature from ... addiction to blood, Dorn struggles to discover an antidote. Reign in Darkness also stars Chris Kerrison and David No. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Slaughter Studios
A group of young ... crew exceeds anything happening in front of the cameras. Slaughter Studios stars Allen Scotti, Amy Shelton-White, and Andrew Craig. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Voodoo Tailz
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Python II
In this made-for-cable sequel ... melodramatic Bulgarian-American coproduction. Pythons II was first telecast in the U.S. by the Sci-Fi Channel on August 17, 2002. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Vampire Clan
Director John Webb and ... of the group chooses his followers. Vampire Clan received its premiere screening at the 2002 Dances With Films Festival. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
One Hell of a Christmas
The second directorial effort ... beyond anything he'd bargained for. One Hell of a Christmas has also been known under the title The Claw. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Stakes
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Ankle Biters
The situation looks bleak ... to reside in the same town sets off to stop the would-be mass vampire invasion from claiming more lives. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Mummy's Kiss
Eternally cursed and mummified ... can rest assured that she will certainly have her fair share of erotic encounters before meeting her ultimate fate. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Bleed
A naïve young girl ... club, a murderer who seems to take the group's name to heart begins killing off members one by one. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Blood of the Zombie
From Barry Mahon, the ... cousin, the vengeful Monica uses voodoo to resurrect her dead brother and wreak havoc on any who cross her. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Cut Throat
Cut Throat, a.k.a Scared, ... the film's end. Cut Throat was directed by Keith Walley and features shocker regulars Luciano Sober and Kate Norby. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Wishcraft
A school nerd is ... mystical means -- begins to weigh heavily on Brett's mind as he plans a confrontation with the elusive killer. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
The Best of TromaDance Film Festival, Vol. 2
Troma Team Pictures, the ... films presented at the festivals, including 30 Minutes or Less, Arrowhead Beer, and Cheese Theater Live at an Aquacade. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Subterano
Mort S. Seben's Subterano ... of the game and help others stay alive, or else he will be killed by the game's deadly robots. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Carrie
This made-for-TV remake of ... reprises the old Piper Laurie role as Carrie's abusive religious-fanatic mother. Carrie first aired November 4, 2002, on NBC. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Killer Bees
Each and every year, ... this is Arachnophobia with stingers. Filmed in Vancouver, Killer Bees made its PAX Network debut on November 22, 2002. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Night Train
A German expressionism/film-noir hybrid ... alcohol enduced stupor finds him encountering a Mexican spitfire and a series of increasingly bizarre, and often threatening characters. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Sleeping with the Dead
A low-key supernatural chiller ... most disturbingly near his left eye, David must use his abilities to uncover the killer before its too late. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Demon Slayer
A handful of teenage ... not long before the hapless teens are falling prey to the malevolent demons that inhabit the creepy old building. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Phone
Ahn Byeong-ju's Pon (Phone) ... past, and some very disturbing behavior from Yeong-ju all play a part in the final unraveling of the plot. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
The Legend of the Phantom Rider
The Legend of the ... Pelgidium who sets off to face down Blade, but soon it becomes apparent that these two have met before. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
The Eye
A corneal transplant sets ... she can summon the courage to take action and use her supernatural gift of sight to alter the future. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
The Monster Man
The year is 2210, ... must defeat an army of cross-eyed aliens before getting on with the demanding task of repopulating an entire planet. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Darkwolf
A ravenous werewolf (Kane ... finds out where they are. How will Turley keep the wolf at bay? Hey, what are these silver bullets...? [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Flashback
Jeanette's (Valerie Niehaus) survival ... returned in hopes of correcting the oversight. Directed by Michael Karen, Flashback also features Xaver Hutter, and Elke Sommer. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Sanitarium
An experimental drug said ... walls that bind him the entire population may be driven to madness by a drug with devastating side effects. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Death Factory
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Scarecrow
Emanuel Itier writes and ... was alive. Scarecrow stars Roxanna Bina as Stephanie, Anil de Mello as Greg, and Mark Irvingsen as Farmer Hailey. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Horror
A merry band of ... pretty important detail about himself. Meanwhile, a devil-horned goat watches it all with a gimlet eye. Yes, a goat. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Spliced
Young and troubled teen ... boy band 98 Degrees), is committing these awful crimes -- or could it be a supernatural being after all? [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Eternal Blood
Carmilla (Blanca Lewin) ventures ... Borquez), who lures them to his creepy lair, they learn the game is real, and so are the vampires. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Tsui Hark's Vampire Hunters
Hong Kong legend Tsui ... and treasure as the legion of the undead hop around them wrecking havoc in true Hong Kong vampire fashion. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat
Herschell Gordon Lewis and ... original Blood Feast as one of his favorite films; Southern Culture on the Skids contribute to the musical score. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Hunting Humans
By day, Aric Blue ... dying before he can get to them, and a second, smarter serial killer sets a deadly game in motion. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Midnight Mass
A young woman named ... outnumbered humans come close to stopping the plague that has lead to a vampire victory in society at large? [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Malefique
Four prisoners sharing the ... Later, when the men attempt to decipher the formulas, the entire prison becomes a terrifying cauldron of bizarre phenomena. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
The Greenskeeper
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Bloody Tease
A newly opened gentleman's ... soon find a deadly secret in the black heart of the club that has them running for their lives. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
13th Child: Legend of the Jersey Devil
For 250 years, a ... get to the bottom of a recent rash of mutilations. Once there, Tatum meets eccentric recluse Shroud (Cliff Robertson). [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Suspended Animation
After an unnerving brush ... horror genre for director John D. Hancock, who in 1971 made the cult favorite Let's Scare Jessica to Death. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Dark Stories 2: Tales From Beneath
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Miner's Massacre
A gaggle of young ... pick axe, and shovel, despite the efforts of the sheriff (John Phillip Law) and zany Aunt Nelly (Karen Black). [ best horror films - 2002 ]
The Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Rock 'N Roll Musical
That old familiar tale ... Louis Stevenson's influential frightener follows a brilliant scientist as he creates an elixir that unleashes his raging, singing id. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Sleepless Nights
The vampire action film ... in his army of the undead. Sloane loses another valuable ally when his wife then attacks Sloane's trusted partner. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
The Shunned House
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Lucky
Television writer Steve Cuden ... and what to do, eventually turning his master into a homicidal maniac. Piper Cochrane plays Millard's fantasy girlfriend, Misty. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Ghosts
A malevolent collection of ... the revelation that the church is actually the center of the paranormal happenings releases a torrent of supernatural activity. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Blood Gnome
A crime-scene photographer stumbles ... next to nothing, Blood Gnome is B-grade erotic horror that should appeal to bottom of the rack video lovers. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
16 en la Lista
Fifteen people have been ... names is discovered by police, the race is on to reach the final intended victim before it's too late. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Vamps 2: Blood Sisters
It's a fight to ... possibly bring about the Prophesy of the Redeemer, which would bring an end to vampires once and for all. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Demon Under Glass
A bloodthirsty serial killer ... Was this creature a creation of some sinister supernatural force, or simply the creation of science gone too far? [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Dead Above Ground
The legacy of a ... family's high-school-age son to believe that Jeff has returned to inflict revenge upon those who wronged him in life. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Saint Sinner
Saint Sinner begins in ... that they are not the ones responsible for the murders. The screenplay was penned by horror writer Clive Barker. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Make a Wish
Directed by Sharon Ferranti, ... lead one of the campers to leave the campsite in a huff, only to walk into the murderer's clutches. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
GhostWatcher
Agoraphobic Laura Kove (Jillian ... meets the terrified Laura, the non-believing, confidant woman soon finds good reason to believe in life beyond the grave. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Switch Killer
When Jamie left Las ... her, and when he finally does, she'll find out that quite a bit has changed since they last spoke. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula
Rock & roll superstars ... hands, but when the sun goes down the count is about to turn the tables on the hard-rocking fans. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
The Feral Man
Danny's life is at ... be both man and beast. Now Danny is changing in ways that made his old problems seem like nothing. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
The Stoneman
Happy Days and Karate ... played by Christopher Atkins to put an end to the rampage. Stoneman also stars Bernie Kopell and Dennis Haskins. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
No Way Back
When Joe and Fletcher ... Fletcher is appreciative. Appreciative, that is, until it becomes apparent that this family has been dead for 50 years. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Holy Terror
Possessed by a demon ... spirit of a demonic nun whose evil is so powerful that it cannot be contained to the spiritual realm. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Reality Kills
The horror film Reality ... lives are in danger, or if the show's creators are doing nothing more than cooking up some ratings-friendly controversy. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Demon Lord Dante [Anime Series]
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Face to Face
Casey Chan's horror film ... making appearances in the roommate's life, and this man may hold the power to bring down the unethical roommate. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Unborn But Forgotten
Borrowing its premise from ... it. Once she visits the site, she has that much time to solve the mystery before she herself perishes. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Autopsy: A Love Story
An obsessive body collector ... new love at whatever cost - even if it means having to take a few lives in the process. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Inexchange
A college outcast who ... a time, Maury readily agrees without considering the toll that he will have to pay for such violent retribution. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Three
Three constitutes an omnibus ... by Three... Extremes), but was actually released after Three... Extremes and retitled Three... Extremes II for the English-language market. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Shockheaded
A lonely man living ... mission, the chance to find out just what's controlling his strange altered reality proves much too powerful to resist. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
What Ever Happened to Alice?
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Aatma
India-based genre specialists Deepak, ... gorgeous wife Aman, the frightened couple must race to unravel the supernatural mystery before her soul is lost forever. [ best horror films - 2002 ]
Broceliande
When an archeology student ... comes face to face with the malevolent supernatural presence behind a spate of recent deaths at her nearby university. [ best horror films - 2002 ]Supplemental Navigation
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