Cabin Fever (2003)
2003 · MovieFive friends rent a remote cabin to celebrate graduation. A flesh-eating illness moves through the group, and fear does the rest.
Ranked by HorroRated · Updated October 19, 2026
Best Horror Movies of 2003
HorroRated has reviewed 10 horror movies released in 2003, ranked here best first. Cabin Fever (2003), Gothika and Jeepers Creepers 2 lead the list.
Never take the back roads in 2003: Wrong Turn strands travelers deep in West Virginia's hills, Jeepers Creepers 2 leaves a school bus stalled while something circles outside, and Rob Zombie opens his House of 1000 Corpses to lost tourists. Eli Roth's Cabin Fever keeps to a remote cabin, where a skin-eating infection tests every friendship.
2003 horror movies, best first
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Gothika
2003 · MovieMiranda Grey wakes up inside the psychiatric facility where she works, accused of killing her husband, with no memory of the crime.
Jeepers Creepers 2
2003 · MovieA school bus breaks down on a rural highway after a championship game. Something circles the bus and selects passengers one at a time.
Wrong Turn (2003)
2003 · MovieMedical student Chris Flynn takes a detour through the West Virginia mountains and crashes into a car full of friends. Stranded together, they find out they're not alone in the woods.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
2003 · MovieFive friends driving to a music festival pick up a traumatized hitchhiker and follow the situation into territory they should have driven past.
Gacy
2003 · MovieJohn Wayne Gacy ran a construction company, threw neighborhood parties, and killed people for years. The community never connected the evidence.
House of 1000 Corpses
2003 · MovieTwo couples researching a book on American roadside oddities stop at a rural Texas attraction and end up as guests of a family that doesn't let people leave.
Beyond Re-Animator
2003 · MovieHerbert West is serving time in a maximum security prison. A young doctor gets him access to a laboratory and the experiments continue.
Final Destination 2
2003 · MovieKimberly Corman pulls a line of cars out of traffic seconds before a massive highway pileup. The people she saved start dying anyway, in order.
Freddy vs. Jason
2003 · MovieFreddy Krueger has been using Jason Voorhees to reestablish fear in Springwood. Jason won't stop killing long enough for Freddy to reclaim what he needs.
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2003 in Horror, by the Numbers
- Reviewed
- 10 films: 1 Highly Recommended, 8 Recommended and 1 Worth a Look
- Average score
- 3 of 5 tapes, against 3.3 across all 519 movies in the archive
- Leading subgenres
- Backwoods Horror (4 films), Slasher (4)
- Streaming in the US
- 9 of 10, 7 of them free, as of November 10, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions About 2003 Horror Movies
What is the best horror movie of 2003?
By HorroRated's scores, Cabin Fever (2003), directed by Eli Roth, is the best horror movie of 2003, rated Highly Recommended. Gothika and Jeepers Creepers 2 are close behind.
Which 2003 horror movies can you watch for free?
Cabin Fever (2003) (Tubi), Gothika (The Roku Channel) and Jeepers Creepers 2 (Prime Video), plus 4 more: they stream free in the US as of November 10, 2026, with ads or a library card.
How does 2003 compare with other horror years?
Among the 20 years with their own HorroRated list, 2003 ranks 14th by average score, 3 of 5 tapes. The highest-rated year is 2022, at 3.9.