List of the best 2005 horror movies, ranked by how many upvotes they've received by other fans of the genre. All types of scary movies are represented below, including thrillers, slashers, gore, psychological horror films and more. These are all the horror movies that defined the year 2005, so vote for your favorites and help them rise to the top. This poll is also a great resource for finding new movies that you haven't already seen, especially since you can watch trailers for each film right on this page. To make sure this list is as accurate as possible, please don't downvote a movie if you haven't seen it.
War of the Worlds and Hostel are included in this list. This isn't necessarily a list of all horror movies from 2005, but it does contain all the ones worth watching.
123465The Descent
Shauna Macdonald, Natalie MendozaReleased: 2005
Directed by: Neil Marshall
222963The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Laura Linney, Jennifer CarpenterReleased: 2005
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
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321558Beneath Still Waters
Charlotte Salt, Josep Maria PouReleased: 2005
Directed by: Brian Yuzna
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421660Boy Eats Girl
Domhnall Gleeson, Samantha MumbaReleased: 2005
Directed by: Stephen Bradley
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523270Saw II
Emmanuelle Vaugier, Shawnee SmithReleased: 2005
Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman
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23675The Amityville Horror
Chloë Grace Moretz, Ryan ReynoldsReleased: 2005
Directed by: Andrew Douglas
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721261The Veil
Richard Chance, Michael HimsworthReleased: 2005
Directed by: Richard Chance
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820458The Call of Cthulhu
Andrew Leman, John KlemantaskiReleased: 2005
Directed by: Andrew Leman
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921264The Cave
Lena Headey, Piper PeraboReleased: 2005
Directed by: Bruce Hunt
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1019454Bad Reputation
Jeff Kueppers, Jerad AndersonReleased: 2005
Directed by: Jim Hemphill
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1120260Chandramukhi
Rajinikanth, NayantaraReleased: 2005
Directed by: P. Vasu
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1220161Wolf Creek
Teresa Palmer, John JarrattReleased: 2005
Directed by: Greg McLean
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1319055Killers by Nature
Jason Contini, Alan ScirankoReleased: 2005
Directed by: Eric Spudic
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1419660Chaos
Sage Stallone, Kevin GageReleased: 2005
Directed by: David DeFalco
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1519963The Ring Two
Naomi Watts, Emily VanCampReleased: 2005
Directed by: Hideo Nakata
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1619360Doll Graveyard
Hannah Marks, Jared KusnitzReleased: 2005
Directed by: Charles Band
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1719360Desperate Souls
Benjamin McKenzie, Ryan BarrettReleased: 2005
Directed by: Chad Archibald
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1819964One Missed Call
Kou Shibasaki, Anna NagataReleased: 2004
Directed by: Takashi Miike
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1920468Devon's Ghost: Legend of the Bloody Boy
Karan Ashley, Johnny Yong BoschReleased: 2005
Directed by: Johnny Yong Bosch, Koichi Sakamoto
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2018557Man-Thing
Rachael Taylor, Alex O'LoughlinReleased: 2005
Directed by: Brett Leonard
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2119765Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
Kate Mara, Rooney MaraReleased: 2005
Directed by: Mary Lambert
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2221677War of the Worlds
Tom Cruise, Morgan FreemanReleased: 2005
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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2318558Anniyan
Vikram, Prakash RajReleased: 2005
Directed by: S. Shankar
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2419465Doom
Dwayne Johnson, Rosamund PikeReleased: 2005
Directed by: Andrzej Bartkowiak
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2519264The Gravedancers
Josie Maran, Dominic PurcellReleased: 2005
Directed by: Mike Mendez
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