The Best Campy Horror Movies, Ranked

Updated October 22, 2020 2.7k votes 369 voters 24.4k views36 items

List RulesVote up the very best, most ridiculous horror films that are pure camp.

Horror movies can be truly terrifying, but shoddy special effects and poor acting often turn films meant to be terrorizing into pure camp. The best campy horror movies range from movies featuring terrible special effects to movies with absurd plots. New campy horror movies often reference classic B-movies. Many of the greatest campy horror films have gone down as cult classics.

What films will you find on this top campy horror movies list? Creepshow – directed by George Romero and written by Stephen King – includes five terrifying tales of masterful horror. Plan 9 From Outer Space is another entertaining campy horror movie considered one of the worst films of all time. Shaun of the Dead is a good modern take on horror camp as it references classic zombie lore and B-movies. Other good campy scary movies include Young Frankenstein, Killer Klowns from Outer Space and They Live.

Vote up your favorite campy horror movies to help determine the best one of all. Then checkout our list of the best B horror movies on Netflix.

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Evil Dead II
Bruce Campbell, Kassie DePaiva
Released: 1987
Directed by: Sam Raimi
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The Evil Dead
Bruce Campbell, Sam Raimi
Released: 1981
Directed by: Sam Raimi
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Shaun of the Dead
Martin Freeman, Simon Pegg
Released: 2004
Directed by: Edgar Wright
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Army of Darkness
Bridget Fonda, Bruce Campbell
Released: 1992
Directed by: Sam Raimi
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Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
Alan Tudyk, Chelan Simmons
Released: 2010
Directed by: Eli Craig
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Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Christopher Titus, John Vernon
Released: 1988
Directed by: Stephen Chiodo
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Young Frankenstein
Gene Hackman, Mel Brooks
Released: 1974
Directed by: Mel Brooks
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Fright Night
Christopher Lee, Roddy McDowall
Released: 1985
Directed by: Tom Holland
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The Cabin in the Woods
Chris Hemsworth, Sigourney Weaver
Released: 2012
Directed by: Drew Goddard
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Zombieland
Emma Stone, Amber Heard
Released: 2009
Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
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An American Werewolf in London
Jenny Agutter, Frank Oz
Released: 1981
Directed by: John Landis
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Dead Alive
Peter Jackson, Jed Brophy
Released: 1992
Directed by: Peter Jackson
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They Live
Roddy Piper, Keith David
Released: 1988
Directed by: John Carpenter
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The Return of the Living Dead
Clu Gulager, James Karen
Released: 1985
Directed by: Dan O'Bannon
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Sleepaway Camp
Mike Kellin, Katherine Kamhi
Released: 1983
Directed by: Robert Hiltzik
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Creepshow
Stephen King, Ed Harris
Released: 1982
Directed by: George A. Romero
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From Dusk till Dawn
Salma Hayek, George Clooney
Released: 1996
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez, Sarah Kelly
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Slither
Elizabeth Banks, Jenna Fischer
Released: 2006
Directed by: James Gunn
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The Blob
Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut
Released: 1958
Directed by: Irvin Yeaworth
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Bubba Ho-Tep
Paul Giamatti, Bruce Campbell
Released: 2002
Directed by: Don Coscarelli
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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Jack Riley, Eric Christmas
Released: 1978
Directed by: John De Bello
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Plan 9 from Outer Space
Tor Johnson, Bunny Breckinridge
Released: 1959
Directed by: Ed Wood
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Planet Terror
Bruce Willis, Rose McGowan
Released: 2007
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
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Leprechaun
Jennifer Aniston, Warwick Davis
Released: 1993
Directed by: Mark Jones
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Critters
Billy Zane, Dee Wallace
Released: 1986
Directed by: Stephen Herek
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