15 Best Guilty Pleasure Horror Movies, According To Reddit

House On Haunted Hill (1999)

House On Haunted Hill is a remake of the 1959 film. A group of people are invited to spend the night at an old mansion. They soon learn that if they can make it through the entire night and see the morning, they will win $1 million.

Stay Alive (2006)

Stay Alive tells the story of characters who die after playing a video game, and it's definitely a campy and fun movie that isn't amazing but provides entertainment.

Cabin Fever (2016)

Eli Roth's 2003 horror movie Cabin Fever can be a guilty pleasure as it's a story of friends going away together and becoming infected with a flesh-eating virus. The 2016 remake can also be a guilty pleasure, perhaps even more so.

Leprechaun (1993)

"The Leprechaun series" is a guilty pleasure horror franchise, and the Leprechaun horror movies have been beloved by tons of horror fans.  It's also fun to see Jennifer Aniston in this '90s horror film. 

Sorority Row (2009)

There are great horror movies about high school, but there are just a few about college, and Sorority Row turns the bonding experience of belonging to a group into a nightmare. When a group of sorority members help Megan pretend to die, so she can upset her boyfriend, another character actually murders her, and everyone has to scramble to keep this secret. 

Silent Hill (2006)

Silent Hill has a lot of positive aspects that horror fans love: a main character with a real motivation and a setting that couldn't give audiences more shivers. Rose learns that her daughter Sharon has visions of Silent Hill, a small town where no one has been living after a fire several decades ago. 

Halloween III: Season Of The Witch (1982)

While the first Halloween movie is always beloved, Redditor EvitaPuppy mentioned that they love Halloween III. The fan wrote, "It's the one everyone hates because there is no Michael Myers. 

House Of Wax (2005)

A cheesy 2000s horror movie that has a recognizable cast, including Paris Hilton, House Of Wax tells an entertaining story about friends who realize that a wax museum is actually evil and can turn people into wax.  

Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)

Sequels are often guilty pleasures since they don't often measure up. Redditor Mariejones1988 loves Blair Witch 2 and wrote, "Underrated in my opinion." In the movie, people who loved Blair Witch begin looking into the situation themselves and become terrified by what they find out. 

When A Stranger Calls (2006)

A horror movie about a babysitter alone in a house while getting awful phone calls has been done a few times. But while the 1979 movie that kicked off this premise is great, the remake definitely leaves a lot to be desired. 

Urban Legend (1998)

The first movie, from 1998, focuses on Natalie Simon, a college student who is terrified when her peers keep getting killed off. She realizes that the killer is murdering people just like the famous urban legends that people have been sharing with each other for decades. 

Ghost Ship (2002)

The movie tells the story of a crew working on a ship in 1962 and as is suggested by the film's title, they learn that there's a supernatural presence there, too.  Ghost Ship isn't critically acclaimed and feels cheesy, but that's the point and the fun of it, which is what makes it such a good guilty pleasure pick. 

The Happening (2008)

The Happening might not always seem logical and the characters might not be as interesting as those in some other horror films, but that's what makes it a purely entertaining watch. 

Idle Hands (1999)

When a demon takes over one of his hands, Anton's life is altered, and he's incredibly confused by what's going on. Idle Hands is a fan favorite '90s horror movie that is definitely goofy. 

Darkness Falls (2003)

If horror audiences are curious about what happens when the tooth fairy is evil, then Darkness Falls is a good pick. The alarming figure is cursed and the main characters, Caitlin Greene and Kyle Walsh, work together to figure out what's going on. 

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