Horror Anthology (Short Stories) Movies & Series
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1. Body Bags (1993 TV Movie)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Three short stories in the horror genre: the first about a serial killer, the second about a hair transplant gone wrong, and the third about a baseball player.
Directors: John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, Larry Sulkis | Stars: John Carpenter, Tom Arnold, Tobe Hooper, Robert Carradine
Votes: 12,615
2. Creepshow (1982)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
"Creepshow" is a 1982 movie that tells five grisly tales from a children's comic book: a murdered father rising from his grave, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.
Director: George A. Romero | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Leslie Nielsen, Adrienne Barbeau, E.G. Marshall
Votes: 53,269 | Gross: $21.03M
3. Creepshow 2 (1987)
R | 92 min | Fantasy, Horror
Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.
Director: Michael Gornick | Stars: George Kennedy, Lois Chiles, Domenick John, Tom Savini
Votes: 28,366 | Gross: $14.00M
4. Creepshow 3 (2006 Video)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
This second sequel to Creepshow (1982) features five new tales of horror: "Alice", "The Radio", "Call Girl", "The Professor's Wife", and "Haunted Dog".
Directors: Ana Clavell, James Glenn Dudelson | Stars: Stephanie Pettee, Roy Abramsohn, Susan Schramm, Gibson Bunny Klein
Votes: 5,749
5. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
To stall a witch plotting to eat him, a boy reads her horror tales dealing with a collegian's resurrection of a mummy, a murderous cat, and an artist's pact with a gargoyle.
Director: John Harrison | Stars: Debbie Harry, Matthew Lawrence, Christian Slater, David Forrester
Votes: 19,368 | Gross: $16.32M
6. Trick 'r Treat (2007)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Horror
Five interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a woman who loathes the night has to contend with her holiday-obsessed husband; and a mean old man meets his match with a demonic, supernatural trick-or-treater.
Director: Michael Dougherty | Stars: Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Dylan Baker, Rochelle Aytes
Votes: 104,654
7. Tales of Halloween (2015)
R | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Ten stories are woven together by their shared theme of Halloween night in an American suburb, where ghouls, imps, aliens and axe murderers appear for one night only to terrorize unsuspecting residents.
Directors: Darren Lynn Bousman, Axelle Carolyn, Adam Gierasch, Andrew Kasch, Neil Marshall, Lucky McKee, Mike Mendez, Dave Parker, Ryan Schifrin, John Skipp, Paul Solet | Stars: Adrienne Barbeau, Hunter Smit, Cameron Easton, Caroline Williams
Votes: 14,331
8. Tales from the Crypt (1972)
PG | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Five strangers get lost in a crypt and, after meeting the mysterious Crypt Keeper, receive visions of how they will die.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Ralph Richardson, Geoffrey Bayldon
Votes: 13,023 | Gross: $1.70M
9. The Vault of Horror (1973)
R | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
An anthology of five horror stories shared by five men trapped in the basement of an office building.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Curd Jürgens, Terry-Thomas, Tom Baker, Dawn Addams
Votes: 6,264
10. Holidays (2016)
Not Rated | 105 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
'Holidays' is an anthology feature film that puts a uniquely dark and original spin on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of all time by challenging our folklore, traditions and assumptions.
Directors: Anthony Scott Burns, Kevin Kölsch, Nicholas McCarthy, Adam Egypt Mortimer, Gary Shore, Kevin Smith, Sarah Adina Smith, Scott Stewart, Dennis Widmyer | Stars: Madeleine Coghlan, Savannah Kennick, Rick Peters, Kate Rachesky
Votes: 11,886
11. The ABCs of Death (2012)
Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Horror
A 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.
Directors: Kaare Andrews, Angela Bettis, Hélène Cattet, Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, Jason Eisener, Bruno Forzani, Adrian Garcia Bogliano, Xavier Gens, Jorge Michel Grau, Lee Hardcastle, Noboru Iguchi, Thomas Cappelen Malling, Anders Morgenthaler, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Simon Rumley, Marcel Sarmiento, Jon Schnepp, Srdjan Spasojevic, Timo Tjahjanto, Andrew Traucki, Nacho Vigalondo, Jake West, Ti West, Ben Wheatley, Adam Wingard, Yûdai Yamaguchi | Stars: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Iván González, Kyra Zagorsky, Lucy Clements
Votes: 20,408 | Gross: $0.02M
12. ABCs of Death 2 (2014)
Not Rated | 125 min | Comedy, Horror
Another 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.
Directors: Rodney Ascher, Julian Barratt, Robert Boocheck, Alejandro Brugués, Kristina Buozyte, Alexandre Bustillo, Larry Fessenden, Julian Gilbey, Jim Hosking, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, E.L. Katz, Aharon Keshales, Steven Kostanski, Marvin Kren, Juan Martínez Moreno, Erik Matti, Wolfgang Matzl, Julien Maury, Robert Morgan, Chris Nash, Vincenzo Natali, Hajime Ohata, Navot Papushado, Bill Plympton, Dennison Ramalho, Todd Rohal, Jerome Sable, Bruno Samper, Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska, Sôichi Umezawa | Stars: Eric Jacobus, Andy Nyman, Simon Barrett, Teela LaRoux
Votes: 9,149 | Gross: $0.01M
13. Nightmares (1983)
R | 99 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Anthology of four horror tales with a supernatural twist based on urban legends.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Cristina Raines, Joe Lambie, Anthony James, Clare Torao
Votes: 3,697 | Gross: $6.67M
14. Dead of Night (1977 TV Movie)
76 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Three horror stories about a vintage car that transports its driver back to 1926, the mistress of an old Victorian mansion who is scared of a vampire and a mother tormented by her dead son who she has brought back to life.
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Ed Begley Jr., E.J. André, Ann Doran, Christina Hart
Votes: 1,625
15. Trilogy of Terror (1975 TV Movie)
Unrated | 72 min | Horror, Thriller
Three bizarre horror stories, all of which star Karen Black in four different roles playing four tormented women.
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Burton, John Karlen, George Gaynes, Jim Storm
Votes: 8,724
16. Trilogy of Terror II (1996 TV Movie)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
Three horror stories, including a woman's fate when she and her lover attempt to rob her husband's grave, a woman who brings her son back from the dead and a Zuni fetish doll who comes to life again and goes on another murderous rampage.
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Lysette Anthony, Geraint Wyn Davies, Matt Clark, Geoffrey Lewis
Votes: 1,805
17. ABCs of Death 2.5 (2016)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Horror
This is NOT ABCs of Death 3. ABCs of Death 2.5 showcases an additional top 26 finalists, providing fans 85 minutes of unadulterated madness.
Directors: Travis Betz, Zac Blair, Ryan Bosworth, Peter Czikrai, Steve Daniels, Baris Erdogan, Carlos Faria, Todd E. Freeman, Rodrigo Gasparini, Brett Glassberg, Nicholas Humphries, Summer Johnson, Clint Kelly, Cody Kennedy, Jason M. Koch, Ama Lea, Wolfgang Matzl, Álvaro Núñez, Eric Pennycoff, Peter Podgursky, Mia Kate Russell, Tim Rutherford, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Michael Schwartz, Stuart Simpson, Joe Stas, Lloyd Staszkiewicz, Jeff Stewart, Carles Torrens, Dante Vescio, Christoph Younes | Stars: Ali Arslan, Ilker Arslan, Anastasia Baranova, Dani Barker
Votes: 989
18. Horror Stories (2012)
108 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
"Horror Stories" (Moo-seo-woon I-ya-gi) was a 2012 anthology horror movie that tells the tale of a teenager (Ji_Won Kim) who is abducted and forced to tell the scariest tales she knows, leading to this anthology of four stories.
Directors: Jung Bum-shik, Ji-Yeong Hong, Gok Kim, Sun Kim, Dae-wung Lim, Kyu-dong Min | Stars: Kim Bo-kyung, Nam Bo-ra, Jung Won Cha, Lee Dong-kyu
Votes: 793
19. Horror Stories 2 (2013)
95 min | Horror
In an insurance company, Se-young, who has a power to see people's past and read their minds. Mr.Park, Se-Young's boss, assumes that she has some kind of special power, decides to test her ... See full summary »
Directors: Sung-ho Kim, Jung Bum-shik, Hwi Kim, Kyu-dong Min | Stars: Jung In-sun, Kim Ji-won, Baek Jin-hee, Sung Jun
Votes: 421
20. Horror Stories III (2016)
94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Girl from Mars seeks refuge at a place run by robots/androids. She must explain to them why she is fleeing the humans, and tells some stories about human fear. Three 'short horror stories' within the film.
Directors: Seung-bin Baek, Gok Kim, Sun Kim, Kyu-dong Min | Stars: Ji An, Lee Dae-yeon, Sung Do-hyun, Hong Eun-hee
Votes: 152
21. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
PG-13 | 108 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
In 1968, the night of Halloween brings mayhem in a small town when a group of friends discovers a notebook written by a mysterious girl that foretells terrifying events.
Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams
Votes: 85,315 | Gross: $68.95M
22. The Mortuary Collection (2019)
Not Rated | 108 min | Fantasy, Horror
An eccentric mortician recounts several macabre and phantasmagorical tales that he's encountered in his distinguished career.
Director: Ryan Spindell | Stars: Tristan Byon, Eden Campbell, Hannah R. Loyd, Clancy Brown
Votes: 14,587
23. Creepshow (2019– )
TV-MA | 44 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
The fictional Creepshow comic books come to life in this anthology series of terrifying tales hosted by the silent Creepshow ghoul.
Stars: Carey Jones, Hannah Fierman, Kara Kimmer, David Alexander Kaplan
Votes: 9,268
24. Channel Zero (2016–2018)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An anthology series based on popular Internet Creepypastas Candle Cove, The No-End House, Butcher's Block, and The Dream Door.
Stars: Brandon Scott, Marina Stephenson Kerr, Abigail Pniowsky, Diana Bentley
Votes: 11,955
25. Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
"Tales from the Darkside" was a horror anthology series where the viewer is taken through ghost stories, science fiction adventures, and creepy, unexplained events.
Stars: Paul Sparer, Catherine Battistone, John Marzilli, Karen Shallo
Votes: 6,959
26. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
"Tales from the Crypt" was a 1989 horror story anthology series based on the gruesome E.C. comic books of the 1950s presented by the legendary "Crypt Keeper", a sinister ghoul obsessed with gallows humor and horrific puns.
Stars: John Kassir, Roy Brocksmith, Miguel Ferrer, Cam Clarke
Votes: 27,089
27. Into the Dark (2018–2021)
TV-MA | 90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A horror anthology series with each episode inspired by a holiday.
Stars: Aurora Perrineau, Diane Sellers, Dylan Arnold, Katie Wilson
Votes: 5,422
28. Two Sentence Horror Stories (2017–2022)
TV-14 | 20 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
This anthology series of terror features diverse characters facing primal fears in spine-chilling situations that stretch past daily routine.
Stars: Lauri Hendler, Wei-Yi Lin, Mardy Ma, Hannah Barlow
Votes: 2,312
29. Room 104 (2017–2020)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Anthology series set in room 104 of a seemingly average American motel, each time telling a different story of the assorted guests who pass through, which can range from funny and fantastical to dramatic and horrifying.
Stars: Jennifer Lafleur, Jon Bass, Jenny Leonhardt, Kristina Harrison
Votes: 6,178
30. The Twilight Zone (2019–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An updated version of the classic anthology series featuring various tales of science fiction, mystery, and horror.
Stars: Jordan Peele, David Epstein, Kelly Ann Woods, Mark Silverman
Votes: 18,217
31. The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but often have a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist.
Stars: Robin Ward, Charles Aidman, Richard Mulligan, William Atherton
Votes: 12,263
32. Tales from the Hood (1995)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A funeral director tells four strange tales of horror with an African American focus to three drug dealers he traps in his place of business.
Director: Rusty Cundieff | Stars: Clarence Williams III, Corbin Bernsen, Joe Torry, De'aundre Bonds
Votes: 9,615 | Gross: $11.80M
33. Tales from the Hood 2 (2018 Video)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Sequel to the cult classic reunites executive producer Spike Lee and writers/directors/producers Rusty Cundieff and Darin Scott for this horror-comedy starring Keith David.
Directors: Rusty Cundieff, Darin Scott | Stars: Keith David, Bryan Batt, Lou Beatty Jr., Alexandria DeBerry
Votes: 2,302
34. Books of Blood (2020)
TV-MA | 107 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three tales tangled in space and time.
Director: Brannon Braga | Stars: Britt Robertson, Freda Foh Shen, Nicholas Campbell, Anna Friel
Votes: 9,908
35. Fear Itself (2008–2009)
TV-14 | 43 min | Horror
A television series broken down into 13 separate 60-minute films from premiere horror writers and directors.
Stars: Margherita Donato, Valerie White, Eric Roberts, Elisabeth Moss
Votes: 4,715
36. Masters of Horror (2005–2007)
TV-MA | 1,531 min | Horror
Anchor Bay's collection, which has amassed some of the best horror film anthologies.
Stars: Karen Elizabeth Austin, J. Winston Carroll, Miho Ninagawa, Anthony Harrison
Votes: 13,282
37. Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A television mini-series adaptation of Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Stephen King's collection of short horror stories.
Stars: Robert Mammone, Kodi Smit-McPhee, William H. Macy, Ron Livingston
Votes: 5,525
38. Tales from the Hood 3 (2020 Video)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Following the franchise's cult classic roots, this new anthology, featuring Tony Todd and Lynn Whitfield, scares and thrills with horrifying twists and social commentary.
Directors: Rusty Cundieff, Darin Scott | Stars: Tony Todd, London Brown, Cooper Huckabee, Patrick Abellard
Votes: 1,018
39. The Black Book (2021)
75 min | Horror
A collector of rare books finds the rumored "Black Book". Each of the stories is told by different directors, shot all over the United States.
Directors: Topher Chambers, Jim Dougherty, Steven Durgarn, Joe Herbert | Stars: Sherman Burdette, Emmanuel Carter, Heather Chambers, Topher Chambers
Votes: 236
40. Dead by Midnight (Y2Kill) (2022)
96 min | Horror
The film is a new horror anthology that's carving out a new brand of terror with original storytelling and iconic horror stars. Y2Kill has assembled a team of horror legends for five terrifying segments each more deadly than the last.
Directors: Davi Crimmins, Eric Davis, Hannah Fierman, Greg Garrison, Melissa Haas, Torey Haas, Jay Holloway, Jenna Kanell, Anissa Matlock, Tony Reames | Stars: Kane Hodder, Bill Moseley, Erin Brown, Hannah Fierman
Votes: 140
41. Horror Nights (2020)
89 min | Horror
From the writers and producers of the horror anthology, Paranoia Tapes, Slimoids, Rust, That Night, Atelophobia and The Immortal Wars, comes a brand new cinematic horror anthology that will... See full summary »
Directors: Paul Catalanotto, Ben Escobar, Anthony Harriman, Velton Lishke, Joe Lujan, Robert Bryce Milburn | Stars: Qudus Agbelega, Mark Ashworth, Abella Bala, Steven T. Bartlett
Votes: 21 | Gross: $0.00M
42. You Shall Not Sleep Tonight (2024)
Horror, Thriller
A boy is haunted by nightmares where a monster lurks inside the closet. To his relief, his father helps him to face his fears.
Directors: Guillermo Carbonell, Ben Deka, Julien Deka, Hervé Freiburger, Laura Kulik, Filipe Melo, Luciano Montes de Oca | Stars: Milo Webb, Agustin Olcese, Bruno Giacobbe, Brenda Bonotto
43. Them (2021– )
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Anthology horror series with varying characters and locations by season, featuring different aspects of the horror genre.
Stars: Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Alison Pill
Votes: 25,293
44. 50 States of Fright (2020)
TV-MA | 7 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Quibi series explores stories based on urban legends from different places in the United States, taking viewers deeper into the horrors that lurk just beneath the surface.
Stars: Asa Butterfield, Rachel Brosnahan, Ming-Na Wen, Taissa Farmiga
Votes: 1,920
45. Project Eerie (2023)
76 min | Horror
No livestream ever happens in this movie like the original synopsis is implying. It's an "anthology horror". Two teens stumble upon a dvd at an abandoned government facility on Halloween night.
Director: Ricky Umberger | Stars: Ricky Umberger, Alex Ahmer, Thomas Burke, Dennis Frazier
Votes: 337
46. Minutes Past Midnight (2016)
98 min | Horror, Thriller
As midnight falls, all manner of terror invades the Earth. Demons, cannibals, killers, ghosts and monsters swarm the world in these tales of the supernatural, the fantastic, and the just plain horrific. Featuring nine stories of horror.
Directors: Robert Boocheck, Lee Cronin, Francisco Sonic Kim, Ryan Lightbourn, Marc Martínez Jordán, Kevin McTurk, James Moran, Christian Rivers, Sid Zanforlin | Stars: Jason Flemyng, Barbara Steele, Mika Boorem, Owen McDonnell
Votes: 1,222
47. A Night of Horror: Volume 1 (2015)
88 min | Horror, Thriller
Ten filmmakers. One night of horror.
Directors: Bossi Baker, Nicholas Colla, Daniel Daperis, Carmen Falk, Matthew Goodrich, Evan Randall Green, Justin Harding, Goran Spoljaric, Enzo Tedeschi, Rebecca Thomson | Stars: Bianca Bradey, Craig Alexander, Jessica Collins, Bill Sarkisian
Votes: 504
48. A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio (2019)
104 min | Horror, Mystery
Rod, radio DJ, hosts a popular horror-themed show packed with tales of terror for eager listeners. When he receives alarming calls from a horrified child things start to feel off.
Directors: Oliver Park, Jason Bognacki, A.J. Briones, Joshua Long, Sergio Morcillo, Adam O'Brien, Luciano Onetti, Nicolás Onetti, Pablo Pastor, Matthew Richards | Stars: Patricia Arizmendi, Adrián Barriopedro, Claudia Beattie, Louisa Bland
Votes: 2,697
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