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The Best Horror Movies About Hell

Updated July 13, 2020 4.1k votes 640 voters 27.5k views36 items

List RulesHorror films that either take place in hell, or are about hell

Given that it's supposed to be the scariest place in existence, it's surprising that there aren't more horror movies set in hell. With that being said, here's our ranked list of the best horror movies about hell, as voted on by horror experts like you. Not every horror movie on this list takes place in hell, but hell does play an important role in all of their plots.

If you want horror movies that actually take place in hell, your options include Jacob's Ladder, Hellraiser II, and Dark Angel: The Ascent. Good scary movies about hell (that don't necessarily take place in hell) include From Hell, Drag Me to Hell, and The Ninth Gate.

Do you have a favorite horror movie about hell or the underworld? Vote up the best hell horror movies on this list, and downvote the films you wouldn't recommend to other fans of the genre.

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Hellraiser
Doug Bradley, Andrew Robinson
Released: 1987
Directed by: Clive Barker
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Constantine
Rachel Weisz, Keanu Reeves
Released: 2005
Directed by: Francis Lawrence
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Event Horizon
Laurence Fishburne, Jason Isaacs
Released: 1997
Directed by: Paul W. S. Anderson
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Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Doug Bradley, Ashley Laurence
Released: 1988
Directed by: Tony Randel
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As Above, So Below
Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman
Released: 2014
Directed by: John Erick Dowdle
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The Ninth Gate
Johnny Depp, Frank Langella
Released: 1999
Directed by: Roman Polanski
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Drag Me to Hell
Octavia Spencer, Justin Long
Released: 2009
Directed by: Sam Raimi
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The Prophecy
Viggo Mortensen, Christopher Walken
Released: 1995
Directed by: Gregory Widen
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The Legend of Hell House
Roddy McDowall, Michael Gough
Released: 1973
Directed by: John Hough
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Jacob's Ladder
Macaulay Culkin, Tim Robbins
Released: 1990
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
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The Amityville Horror
James Brolin, Margot Kidder
Released: 1979
Directed by: Stuart Rosenberg
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The Gate
Stephen Dorff, Kelly Rowan
Released: 1987
Directed by: Tibor Takács
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Prince of Darkness
Alice Cooper, Donald Pleasence
Released: 1987
Directed by: John Carpenter
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The Sentinel
Christopher Walken, Jeff Goldblum
Released: 1977
Directed by: Michael Winner
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Hellraiser: Inferno
Doug Bradley, Kathryn Joosten
Released: 2000
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
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The Prophecy II
Christopher Walken, Brittany Murphy
Released: 1998
Directed by: Greg Spence
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Tales from the Hood
David Alan Grier, Corbin Bernsen
Released: 1995
Directed by: Rusty Cundieff
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Motel Hell
Rory Calhoun, Wolfman Jack
Released: 1980
Directed by: Kevin Connor
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The Beyond
David Warbeck, Veronica Lazăr
Released: 1981
Directed by: Lucio Fulci
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Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
Erin Gray, Leslie Jordan
Released: 1993
Directed by: Adam Marcus
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Baskin
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Highway to Hell
Ben Stiller, Gilbert Gottfried
Released: 1992
Directed by: Ate de Jong
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The House by the Cemetery
Katherine MacColl, Paolo Malco
Released: 1981
Directed by: Lucio Fulci
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Devil's Revenge
Jeri Ryan, William Shatner
Released: 2019
Directed by: Jared Cohn
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The Unholy
Ned Beatty, Hal Holbrook
Directed by: Camilo Vila
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