The Best Teen Horror Movies Of All Time
Horror movies featuring high school students and teens.
Over 4,000 movie fans have come together to cast their votes for the best teen horror movies of all time. From classics like Halloween and A Nightmare on Elm Street to more modern takes like Scream and It Follows, these are the horror films that made an indelible mark on our collective teenage years.
Halloween is widely considered one of the scariest, most iconic slashers ever created. Its influence can still be felt in today's horror movies, with its eerie score alone inspiring a generation of young filmmakers. A Nightmare on Elm Street marked another important moment in the genre, introducing us to Freddy Krueger—the wise-cracking boogeyman who haunted teenagers' dreams forevermore.
Modern entries such as Scream brought self-referential wit and postmodernism into the mix while also delivering genuine scares. And recent hits like It Follows combined classic tension building techniques with innovative storytelling devices to create something both familiar and unsettlingly new.
From fan favorites to cult classics, there’s something here for every kind of horror fan. Vote up your favorite teen slasher movies so they rise higher on this list—and make sure your voice is heard.
- 11996
- Actors: Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich
- Directed by: Wes Craven
The sleepy little town of Woodsboro just woke up screaming. There's a killer in their midst who's seen a few too many scary movies. Suddenly nobody is safe, as the psychopath stalks victims, taunts ...more - 21978
- Actors: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes, P.J. Soles, Charles Cyphers
- Directed by: John Carpenter
On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being ...more - Actors: John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Johnny Depp
- Directed by: Wes Craven
In Wes Craven's classic slasher film, several Midwestern teenagers fall prey to Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), a disfigured midnight mangler who preys on the teenagers in their dreams -- which, in ...more- 4
- Actors: Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Kristen Cloke, Daniel Roebuck
- Directed by: James Wong
Alex Browning (Devon Sawa), is embarking on a trip to Paris. Alex experiences a premonition -- he sees the plane explode moments after leaving the ground. Alex insists that everyone get off the plane ...more - 51997
- Actors: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jamie Kennedy
- Directed by: Wes Craven
Sydney (Neve Campbell) and tabloid reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) survived the events of the first "Scream," but their nightmare isn't over. When two college students are murdered at a sneak ...more - 61980
- Actors: Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Mark Nelson
- Directed by: Sean S. Cunningham
Crystal Lake's history of murder doesn't deter counselors from setting up a summer camp in the woodsy area. Superstitious locals warn against it, but the fresh-faced young people -- Jack (Kevin ...more
