The Conjuring
2013 · MovieEd and Lorraine Warren are called to examine a Rhode Island farmhouse and find the house has been waiting for a family like the Perrons for years.
Ranked by HorroRated · Updated October 19, 2026
Best Horror Movies of 2013
HorroRated has reviewed 12 horror movies released in 2013, ranked here best first. The Conjuring, Carrie (2013) and Evil Dead lead the list.
Haunted houses belonged to James Wan in 2013, with The Conjuring, where the Warrens meet the Perron family, and Insidious: Chapter 2 both arriving that year. Fede Álvarez gave Evil Dead a fierce, gory reboot, and Kimberly Peirce took Carrie back to the prom.
2013 horror movies, best first
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Carrie (2013)
2013 · MovieA shy, isolated teenager with telekinetic abilities faces her worst impulse at the worst possible moment.
Evil Dead
2013 · MovieMia goes to a remote property with her brother and friends in a final attempt to get clean. Something in the cabin's cellar accelerates the situation beyond recovery.
Curse of Chucky
2013 · MovieA Good Guy doll arrives at a grandmother's house as a gift and turns its attention to her granddaughter.
Insidious: Chapter 2
2013 · MovieThe Lambert family's haunting continues into a new location and the investigation into its history expands.
The Green Inferno
2013 · MovieJustine joins a group of college activists flying into the Amazon to save the rainforest. Their plane goes down in the jungle, the tribe that finds them is hungry, and getting out proves impossible.
World War Z
2013 · MovieA former UN investigator is pulled back into service to trace the origin of a zombie outbreak spreading faster than any model predicted.
The Purge (2013)
2013 · MovieOne night per year, all crime including murder is legal. The Sandin family locks down their home for the evening.
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2013 · MovieHansel and Gretel have been killing witches professionally since childhood. They arrive in a new town with a witch problem during the buildup to a Blood Moon.
The Last Exorcism Part II
2013 · MovieNell Sweetzer recovers from the events of the first film in a New Orleans halfway house. The same presence finds her there.
Cannibal
2013 · MovieCarlos is Granada's most respected tailor and a serial killer who eats the women he abducts. A new neighbor makes keeping his secret considerably harder.
Texas Chainsaw 3D
2013 · MovieHeather Miller learns she was adopted when a grandmother she never knew leaves her a house in Texas. She brings her friends along to see it, and the house comes with one more relative living in the basement.
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2013 in Horror, by the Numbers
- Reviewed
- 12 films: 1 Legendary, 2 Highly Recommended, 6 Recommended, 1 Worth a Look and 2 If You're Curious
- Average score
- 2.9 of 5 tapes, against 3.3 across all 519 movies in the archive
- Leading subgenres
- Supernatural (6 films), Family Horror (5)
- HorroRated Picks
- The Conjuring
- Directors with more than one film
- James Wan (The Conjuring and Insidious: Chapter 2)
- Made outside the US
- Cannibal (Spain)
- Streaming in the US
- 11 of 12, 5 of them free, as of November 10, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions About 2013 Horror Movies
What is the best horror movie of 2013?
By HorroRated's scores, The Conjuring, directed by James Wan, is the best horror movie of 2013, rated Legendary. Carrie (2013) and Evil Dead are close behind.
Which directors have more than one 2013 film on this list?
James Wan, with The Conjuring and Insidious: Chapter 2.
Which 2013 horror movies are part of a franchise?
Six of the 12 films come from franchises with a HorroRated watch-order guide, a bigger share than in most years: The Conjuring, Evil Dead, Curse of Chucky, Insidious: Chapter 2 and The Purge (2013), plus 1 more.
Which 2013 horror movies can you watch for free?
World War Z (The Roku Channel), Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (YouTube) and The Last Exorcism Part II (Hoopla), plus 2 more: they stream free in the US as of November 10, 2026, with ads or a library card.