The 15 Best Urban-Legend Horror Movies
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This weekend, Slender Man opens in theaters after a long and winding road to the box office (including multiple release-date changes and a mostly absent marketing campaign). The central story is based on the internet lore surrounding the titular character, a long, spindly humanlike figure who stalks, abducts, and traumatizes people — particularly kids. In the movie, a group of teen girls attempt to solve the mystery of Slender Man to protect themselves and save a friend who goes missing. It’s classic urban-legend horror: those scary stories you heard through your best friend’s cousin’s girlfriend who knows a guy that was totally killed by mixing Pop Rocks with soda.
If you’re looking for more spooky stories along these lines, we’ve come up with a list of 15 urban-legend horror movies ready to freak you the hell out, ranked in ascending order of quality. From the haunted VHS tapes of Japan to the sewer-trawling alligators of the United States, here’s your guide to the best, most bombastic, and occasionally sexy urban-myth-based horror movies.
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The Ring
2002, in 5 top lists Check -
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Ringu
1998, in 12 top lists Check -
10 new
Christine
1983, in 1 top list Check -
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Candyman
1992, in 1 top list Check -
11 new
Trick 'r Treat
2007, in 1 top list Check -
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Black Christmas
1974, in 3 top lists Check -
9 new
The Hitcher
1986, in 2 top lists Check -
6 new
Ju-on
2002 — a.k.a. Ju-on: The Grudge, in 3 top lists Check -
7 new
I Know What You Did Last Summer
1997, in 2 top lists Check -
12 new
Urban Legend
1998 — a.k.a. Mixed Culture, in 1 top list Check -
13 new
Alligator
1980, in 2 top lists Check -
8 new
Dead of Night
1974 — a.k.a. Deathdream, in 1 top list Check -
4 new
Willow Creek
2013, in 0 top lists Check -
15 new
Dead Man's Curve
1998, in 0 top lists Check -
14 new
The Tag-Along
2015, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Apr 27, 2024; source