The scariest horror films of 2016

Every rated horror film released in 2016, from most to least scary.

The Doll (2016) is number one on this list, with a Scare Scale score of 8.4 out of 10 from 1 rating. It's followed by Black Mountain Side (2016) and The Forest (2016).

163 films · Average score 4.7 out of 10 · Updated 3 November 2026

The Doll
2016
8.4/10
Black Mountain Side
2016
8.4/10
The Forest
2016
8.1/10
Satanic
2016
8.1/10
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
2016
7.8/10
Wolves at the Door
2016
7.6/10
Gehenna: Where Death Lives
2016
7.3/10
31
2016
7.2/10
We Are Not Alone
2016
7.1/10
Incarnate
2016
7.1/10
The Wailing
2016
6.9/10
The Watcher
2016
6.9/10
The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
2016
6.9/10
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
2016
6.8/10
2 Lava 2 Lantula!
2016
6.8/10
The Darkness
2016
6.8/10
Boys in the Trees
2016
6.6/10
The Boy
2016
6.6/10
The Unseen
2016
6.6/10
Patient Seven
2016
6.6/10
Curve
2016
6.5/10
The Eyes of My Mother
2016
6.5/10
Sadako vs. Kayako
2016
6.5/10
Arbor Demon
2016
6.5/10
The Evil in Us
2016
6.5/10
Ghosthunters
2016
6.4/10
Ice Sharks
2016
6.4/10
Jeruzalem
2016
6.3/10
The Invitation
2016
6.2/10
The Stakelander
2016
6.2/10
Johnny Frank Garrett's Last Word
2016
6.2/10
Dead Awake
2016
6.2/10
Daylight's End
2016
6.1/10
The Monster
2016
6.1/10
The Other Side of the Door
2016
6.1/10
Planet of the Sharks
2016
6.1/10
Under the Shadow
2016
6.0/10
Mother
2016
6.0/10
The Horde
2016
6.0/10
Monolith
2016
6.0/10
Minutes Past Midnight
2016
6.0/10
Pet
2016
5.9/10
Within
2016
5.9/10
Havenhurst
2016
5.9/10
The Windmill Massacre
2016
5.9/10
The Disappointments Room
2016
5.8/10
The Devil's Candy
2016
5.7/10
Siren
2016
5.7/10
Always Shine
2016
5.7/10
Tell Me How I Die
2016
5.7/10
Abattoir
2016
5.7/10
They Look Like People
2016
5.6/10
The Void
2016
5.6/10
Bornless Ones
2016
5.6/10
Brimstone
2016
5.5/10
The Possession Experiment
2016
5.5/10
Blair Witch
2016
5.5/10
Green Room
2016
5.4/10
The Girl with All the Gifts
2016
5.4/10
The Neon Demon
2016
5.4/10
The Transfiguration
2016
5.4/10
Friend Request
2016
5.4/10
Cold Moon
2016
5.4/10
The Conjuring 2
2016
5.3/10
Hush
2016
5.3/10
Before I Wake
2016
5.3/10
Worry Dolls
2016
5.3/10
Train to Busan
2016
5.2/10
Don't Breathe
2016
5.2/10
The Offering
2016
5.2/10
Eloise
2016
5.2/10
Bleed
2016
5.2/10
Lights Out
2016
5.1/10
Dead Rising: Endgame
2016
5.1/10
Zoombies
2016
5.1/10
Ouija: Origin of Evil
2016
5.0/10
Carnage Park
2016
5.0/10
K-Shop
2016
4.9/10
Cyborg X
2016
4.9/10
Quarries
2016
4.9/10
Here Alone
2016
4.9/10
Don't Fuck in the Woods
2016
4.9/10
White Coffin
2016
4.8/10
Compulsion
2016
4.8/10
Peelers
2016
4.8/10
Recovery
2016
4.7/10
Krampus 2: The Devil Returns
2016
4.7/10
Lake Eerie
2016
4.7/10
A Dark Song
2016
4.6/10
Home Invasion
2016
4.6/10
Sam Was Here
2016
4.5/10
Navy Seals vs. Zombies
2016
4.5/10
Submerged
2016
4.5/10
13 Cameras
2016
4.5/10
Phantasm: Ravager
2016
4.5/10
The Phoenix Tapes '97
2016
4.4/10
Don't Kill It
2016
4.4/10
The Remains
2016
4.4/10
Let's Be Evil
2016
4.4/10
Jack Goes Home
2016
4.3/10
Bed of the Dead
2016
4.3/10
The Jester
2016
4.2/10
Creepy
2016
4.2/10
Seoul Station
2016
4.2/10
We Are the Flesh
2016
4.2/10
I Am Not a Serial Killer
2016
4.1/10
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
2016
4.1/10
Evil Nanny
2016
4.1/10
Cabin Fever
2016
4.1/10
Kill Command
2016
4.0/10
Viral
2016
3.9/10
Inside
2016
3.9/10
The Exorcism of Anna Ecklund
2016
3.9/10
Km 31-2
2016
3.8/10
Don't Hang Up
2016
3.8/10
Underworld: Blood Wars
2016
3.8/10
Anarchy Parlor
2016
3.8/10
Shin Godzilla
2016
3.7/10
The Untamed
2016
3.7/10
The Neighbor
2016
3.7/10
The Purge: Election Year
2016
3.6/10
The Amityville Terror
2016
3.6/10
Pandemic
2016
3.6/10
The Veil
2016
3.6/10
Shelley
2016
3.5/10
The Shallows
2016
3.4/10
Cell
2016
3.4/10
The Limehouse Golem
2016
3.3/10
Terra Formars
2016
3.3/10
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
2016
3.3/10
Child Eater
2016
3.2/10
Knucklebones
2016
3.2/10
Saltwater
2016
3.1/10
Little Dead Rotting Hood
2016
3.1/10
The Birch
2016
3.0/10
We Go On
2016
3.0/10
The Thinning
2016
2.9/10
The Midnight Man
2016
2.9/10
Lake Bodom
2016
2.9/10
Emelie
2016
2.9/10
The Witch
2016
2.8/10
Welcome to Willits
2016
2.8/10
1920 London
2016
2.8/10
Ozark Sharks
2016
2.8/10
I Am a Hero
2016
2.7/10
The Barn
2016
2.7/10
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
2016
2.7/10
Morgan
2016
2.6/10
Found Footage 3D
2016
2.6/10
Summer Camp
2016
2.3/10
Antibirth
2016
2.2/10
First Born
2016
2.1/10
10 Cloverfield Lane
2016
1.9/10
Sijjin 3: The Forbidden Love
2016
1.9/10
Fender Bender
2016
1.9/10
Let Her Out
2016
1.8/10
Hounds of Love
2016
1.7/10
Red Christmas
2016
1.6/10
Strangled
2016
1.3/10
The Curse of Robert the Doll
2016
1.0/10
Beyond the Gates
2016
0.8/10
Scare Campaign
2016
0.7/10
Evolution
2016
0.5/10

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About this list

What is the scariest horror film of 2016?: The Doll (2016) is number one on this list, with a Scare Scale score of 8.4 out of 10 from 1 rating. It's followed by Black Mountain Side (2016) and The Forest (2016).
How is this list put together?: Rated horror films released in 2016, 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.