Sinister
2012
10.0/10
The scariest horror films of 2012
Every rated horror film released in 2012, from most to least scary.
Sinister (2012) is number one on this list, with a Scare Scale score of 10.0 out of 10 from 7 ratings. It's followed by Lesson of the Evil (2012) and Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes (2012).
119 films · Average score 4.8 out of 10 · Updated
Films in this list
Lesson of the Evil
2012
9.1/10
Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes
2012
8.3/10
Devil Seed
2012
8.2/10
V/H/S
2012
8.1/10
The Innkeepers
2012
8.1/10
Grave Encounters 2
2012
7.9/10
Hold Your Breath
2012
7.8/10
The Collection
2012
7.7/10
The Possession
2012
7.6/10
The Pact
2012
7.6/10
D@bbe 3: Demon Possession
2012
7.5/10
Crawlspace
2012
7.4/10
Prometheus
2012
7.3/10
Rites of Spring
2012
7.3/10
The Woman in Black
2012
7.2/10
The Devil Inside
2012
7.2/10
Maniac
2012
7.1/10
The Divide
2012
7.1/10
1920: Evil Returns
2012
7.1/10
Dead Souls
2012
6.8/10
[REC]³ Genesis
2012
6.8/10
Storage 24
2012
6.8/10
Chained
2012
6.7/10
Tape 407
2012
6.6/10
When the Lights Went Out
2012
6.5/10
Bigfoot
2012
6.4/10
Sadako 3D
2012
6.3/10
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines
2012
6.2/10
Outpost: Black Sun
2012
6.2/10
Resident Evil: Damnation
2012
6.1/10
Static
2012
6.1/10
12/12/12
2012
6.1/10
Helter Skelter
2012
6.0/10
Rise of the Zombies
2012
6.0/10
The Barrens
2012
5.8/10
The Haunting of Whaley House
2012
5.7/10
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
2012
5.6/10
Another
2012
5.5/10
Dead Season
2012
5.5/10
Airborne
2012
5.5/10
7 Below
2012
5.5/10
Resident Evil: Retribution
2012
5.4/10
Last Kind Words
2012
5.4/10
Rogue River
2012
5.4/10
Asylum Blackout
2012
5.2/10
The Butterfly Room
2012
5.2/10
Bait
2012
5.2/10
Apartment 1303 3D
2012
5.2/10
Tulpa - Demon of Desire
2012
5.1/10
The Bay
2012
5.0/10
Beneath the Darkness
2012
5.0/10
Playback
2012
5.0/10
Blue Exorcist: The Movie
2012
4.9/10
ATM
2012
4.9/10
The Seasoning House
2012
4.8/10
Thanatomorphose
2012
4.8/10
I Will Follow You Into the Dark
2012
4.8/10
Jurassic Shark
2012
4.8/10
Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack
2012
4.7/10
Dracula 3D
2012
4.7/10
Kiss of the Damned
2012
4.6/10
Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies
2012
4.6/10
Smiley
2012
4.6/10
Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo
2012
4.5/10
CLONED: The Recreator Chronicles
2012
4.5/10
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
2012
4.5/10
Underworld: Awakening
2012
4.4/10
The Apostle
2012
4.4/10
The Devil's Carnival
2012
4.4/10
Amber Alert
2012
4.4/10
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King
2012
4.3/10
Found
2012
4.3/10
The Facility
2012
4.3/10
Black Rock
2012
4.3/10
Leprechaun's Revenge
2012
4.2/10
In Their Skin
2012
4.2/10
The Thompsons
2012
4.2/10
Paranormal Activity 4
2012
4.2/10
The Tall Man
2012
4.1/10
Where the Dead Go to Die
2012
4.1/10
Citadel
2012
4.1/10
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter: The Great Calamity
2012
4.0/10
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
2012
4.0/10
Blood-C: The Last Dark
2012
3.9/10
The Conspiracy
2012
3.9/10
The Apparition
2012
3.9/10
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
2012
3.8/10
Nazis at the Center of the Earth
2012
3.8/10
Aftershock
2012
3.7/10
Dead Mine
2012
3.6/10
Asura
2012
3.3/10
Thale
2012
3.3/10
Gallowwalkers
2012
3.3/10
Mine Games
2012
3.2/10
The Battery
2012
3.1/10
Berberian Sound Studio
2012
3.0/10
The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh
2012
3.0/10
Scary or Die
2012
2.9/10
Exorcismo Documentado
2012
2.8/10
Girls Against Boys
2012
2.8/10
Jack & Diane
2012
2.8/10
Under the Bed
2012
2.7/10
Here Comes the Devil
2012
2.6/10
Chernobyl Diaries
2012
2.4/10
Stitches
2012
2.3/10
Truth or Dare
2012
2.3/10
House at the End of the Street
2012
2.2/10
Donner Pass
2012
2.2/10
Come Out and Play
2012
2.1/10
Puppet Master X: Axis Rising
2012
2.1/10
Barricade
2012
2.0/10
Antiviral
2012
1.6/10
After
2012
1.4/10
The Dinosaur Project
2012
0.8/10
Ritual
2012
0.8/10
Arachnoquake
2012
0.8/10
Painless
2012
0.7/10
Hypothermia
2012
0.7/10
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About this list
- What is the scariest horror film of 2012?
- Sinister (2012) is number one on this list, with a Scare Scale score of 10.0 out of 10 from 7 ratings. It's followed by Lesson of the Evil (2012) and Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes (2012).
- How is this list put together?
- Rated horror films released in 2012, ranked by overall Scare Scale score, highest first. Every score is the average of ratings from people who've watched the film, out of 10, and the list updates as new ratings come in.