30 Thrilling Horror Films That Defined 2002

Darkness

2002 • 88 min • Budget $10M • Box office $33M

Horror

A teenage girl relocates to a secluded country house with her family and soon learns the house holds a dark history that puts them all in danger.

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5.4

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The Collingswood Story

2002 • 82 min

Thriller, Horror, Mystery

When Rebecca goes to college, her boyfriend John hopes video calls will keep them connected. But a casual video chat with Vera Madeline, an online psychic, unleashes a terrifying series of events that puts their lives in danger. *The Collingswood…

4.4

5.2

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Bloody Mallory

2002 • 94 min

Fantasy, Horror, Action

Mallory leads a specialized government team that fights supernatural threats. The team consists of Vena Cava, a drag queen and explosives specialist; Talking Tina, a mute pre-teen with telepathic abilities who can take over other people's bodies; and Durand, an…

4.9

4.4

17+

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Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat

2002 • 99 min

Horror, Comedy

A caterer with a dark secret is preparing for a ritual feast. He murders young women, using them as ingredients for a meal intended to awaken an ancient Egyptian goddess who controls him.

4.7

5.5

17+

Inside

2002 • 6 min • Budget $5K

Drama, Horror, Mystery

A patient with a mental illness is interviewed to determine if he is ready to be discharged from the institution.

7.0

7.5

Second Name

2002 • 93 min • Budget $2M • Box office $1M

Thriller, Mystery, Drama

Following her father's suicide, biologist Daniella Logan visits her mother in a mental institution and reveals the devastating news, only for her mother to mistake her for someone named "Josephine." At the cemetery, Daniella discovers her father's grave has been…

5.5

5.4

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The Barber

2002 • 94 min

Horror, Crime, Mystery

In the Alaskan town of Revelstoke, barber Dexter is shocked by the news that Lucy Waters' body has been found. He had killed her days earlier, hoping the remains would remain undiscovered until spring. The story unfolds from the perspective…

5.6

5.7

17+

Terminal Invasion

2002 • 90 min

Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

During a blizzard, extraterrestrial beings disguised as humans seize control of a remote airport. Stranded and isolated, the passengers and staff must figure out who among them is an alien to survive.

4.6

5.0

17+

Vulgar

2002 • 87 min • Budget $120K • Box office $14K

Drama, Horror, Thriller

Vulgar is about a children's clown struggling with dwindling opportunities and mounting problems. He lives in a rundown apartment he can barely afford, constantly plagued by vagrants in his car and on his property. He's burdened by a demanding mother…

5.3

5.2

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Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary

2002 • 75 min • Budget $1M

Horror, Music

This film adapts the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's interpretation of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Shot in a style inspired by early 20th-century silent Expressionist films—using intertitles and black and white—the movie tells the story of a captivating yet menacing newcomer who targets…

6.6

6.8

In My Skin

2002 • 93 min • Budget $2M • Box office $31K

Drama, Horror

Following a severe leg injury, a young woman forms a disturbing connection with her body. She finds pain pleasurable, views self-harm as affection, and feels her physical desires take on a life of their own.

6.0

6.2

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Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled

2002 • 92 min • Budget $500K

Horror, Fantasy

The terrifying djinn who grants wishes is back in this fourth horror film in the Wishmaster series. Now, as people make wishes that turn into nightmares, the world faces a greater demonic threat: many djinns are determined to destroy everything.

4.5

4.0

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Ritual

2002 • 111 min • Budget $10M

Horror

An American doctor travels to Jamaica to treat a wealthy man's brother and finds herself drawn into the world of a voodoo cult.

4.7

4.8

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Doctor Sleep

2002 • 108 min

Crime, Horror, Thriller

During a hypnosis session with a police officer, therapist Michael Strother experiences a telepathic vision of a young girl in a stream. The girl is a mute survivor of a ritualistic serial killer, and Michael is asked by Scotland Yard…

5.1

6.1

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My Little Eye

2002 • 95 min • Budget $3M

Horror

Five young adults accept an offer to live together in a secluded house for six months, with constant filming of their activities by many cameras.

5.3

5.4

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Ju-on: The Grudge

2002 • 92 min • Budget $3M • Box office $3M

Horror

A social worker is assigned to assess a deeply troubled elderly woman whose family has relocated to the scene of a highly publicized murder. Her arrival inadvertently triggers a terrifying chain of events, with the horror seemingly spreading from one…

6.7

17+

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Three

2002 • 129 min • Box office $1M

Horror, Mystery

This film presents three horror stories from Asian directors. "Memories" by Kim Jee-woon, "The Wheel" by Nonzee Nimibutr, and "Going Home" by Peter Chan.

5.9

6.1

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Phone

2002 • 103 min

Mystery, Horror, Thriller

After getting a new phone, a woman begins experiencing unsettling occurrences. Her investigation reveals a disturbing pattern: every previous owner of the phone number has died unexpectedly and without explanation.

6.1

17+

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The Happiness of the Katakuris

2002 • 113 min • Budget $1M

Comedy, Drama, Horror

The Katakuri family opens a guest house in the mountains, but their first guest dies by suicide, leading them to bury him in the backyard to avoid problems. Their situation worsens when a famous sumo wrestler dies while with his…

6.9

17+

Elvira's Haunted Hills

2002 • 90 min • Budget $1M

Comedy, Horror

Carpathia, 1851. Elvira is expelled from an inn for a minor financial issue and is taken in by a local. He brings her to the castle overlooking the village. Her resemblance to the count's long-thought-missing wife creates unexpected complications.

5.5

5.6

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Rabbits

2002 • 43 min

Horror, Mystery, Comedy

This film follows a group of humanoid rabbits navigating the monotony of their everyday lives. The story centers on scenes of routine: Suzie ironing, Jane relaxing on the couch, and Jack's repeated comings and goings from their apartment. Interspersed are…

6.8

6.9

Dahmer

2002 • 101 min • Budget $250K • Box office $144K

Crime, Drama, Thriller

In February 1992, Jeffrey Dahmer, a notorious serial killer, was found guilty of 15 murders and sentenced to 937 years in prison. This film depicts events from his life.

5.3

5.6

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They

2002 • 90 min • Budget $17M • Box office $12M

Horror, Thriller

A psychology student haunted by childhood night terrors confronts the unsettling truth that her nightmares might have been real.

5.0

4.8

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Dark Water

2002 • 101 min • Budget $4M • Box office $1M

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Divorcing, a woman and her young daughter relocate to a strange apartment building. Their apartment features a persistent, ominous leak in the ceiling.

6.8

6.7

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D-Tox

2002 • 96 min • Budget $55M • Box office $6M

Thriller, Crime, Horror

A former FBI agent struggling with alcohol joins nine other law enforcement officers with personal problems at a remote detox center in Wyoming. When a severe snowstorm isolates the clinic, a killer among them begins to strike.

5.6

5.4

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Resident Evil

2002 • 100 min • Budget $33M • Box office $102M

Horror, Action, Science Fiction

A virus escapes from a highly secure research facility, transforming the scientists inside into flesh-eating zombies and the animals into monstrous creatures. The government dispatches a specialized military team to stop the spread of the infection.

6.6

17+

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Visitor Q

2001 • 84 min • Budget $60K

Comedy, Drama, Horror

In a deeply troubled home, a mother struggles with heroin addiction and prostitution, enduring abuse from her son while the father, a former TV reporter, engages in incest with his daughter and films his son's beatings. The arrival of a…

6.4

6.5

17+

Carrie

2002 • 132 min • Budget $5M

Horror, Drama, TV Movie

A socially awkward teenager with telekinetic abilities endures relentless bullying at school and a controlling religious mother at home. After a humiliating prank at the senior prom, she unleashes devastating chaos on everyone present, leaving widespread destruction.

6.1

5.4

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Queen of the Damned

2002 • 101 min • Budget $35M • Box office $45M

Fantasy, Horror, Romance

Lestat, a vampire who has been asleep, awakens and unexpectedly becomes a rock star. This unleashes trouble when his music stirs Akasha, the vampire queen. Akasha seems determined to make Lestat her king, and she won't rest until she succeeds.

6.1

5.3

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Eight Legged Freaks

2002 • 99 min • Budget $30M • Box office $45M

Action, Comedy, Horror

In a remote mining town, a chemical spill transforms hundreds of spiders into giant, SUV-sized creatures overnight. Mining engineer Chris McCormack and Sheriff Sam Parker must rally a diverse group of locals – including the Sheriff's son Mike, her daughter…

5.8

5.5

13+

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