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Curated Cult Classic Horror Movies

A cult classic horror movie is one whose reputation grew long after release, carried by devoted fans rather than box office numbers or early reviews. Every film on this list was underestimated at some point. Curated horror cult classics earned their status outside the mainstream, through midnight screenings, worn-out VHS tapes, and the kind of word-of-mouth that studio marketing can't manufacture. Some took decades to find their audience. Worth the wait.

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Poster artwork for The Witches

The Witches

1990 · Movie
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A boy on holiday with his grandmother stumbles into a hotel conference room full of witches and overhears exactly the wrong thing.

1990sWitchcraftDark Fantasy
Poster artwork for Tourist Trap

Tourist Trap

1979 · Movie

A group of stranded travelers finds shelter at Slausen's Lost Oasis, a rundown roadside wax museum. The mannequins there move on their own, and the man who runs the place has telekinetic powers he's not using kindly.

1970sSlasherBackwoods Horror
Poster artwork for Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Heather Langenkamp, who played Nancy in the original Elm Street, finds herself having experiences that suggest Freddy was never entirely fictional.

1990sSlasherSupernatural
Poster artwork for Zombieland

Zombieland

2009 · Movie

Columbus wakes up in a zombie apocalypse and joins a group of survivors who have developed very specific rules for staying alive.

2000sCult ClassicZombie