Scariest Horror Flicks Set in High Schools
High school is scary but these fright flicks make it downright petrifying. Which one terrifies you most?
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1
Carrie
This Stephen King adaptation also serves as a graphic reminder not to spend too much on your prom outfits. 326 500
This Stephen King adaptation also serves as a graphic reminder not to spend too much on your prom outfits. 326 500
2
Scream
The principal is killed by a psycho... don't pretend you never wished that would happen! 206 398
The principal is killed by a psycho... don't pretend you never wished that would happen! 206 398
3
Halloween: H20
Going to an expensive prep school doesn't mean you can stop worrying about the bogey man... trust us. 93 365
Going to an expensive prep school doesn't mean you can stop worrying about the bogey man... trust us. 93 365
4
The Craft
For these girls, "Light as a feather, stiff as a board" become "invoking the guardians of the watchtower of the east." 79 403
For these girls, "Light as a feather, stiff as a board" become "invoking the guardians of the watchtower of the east." 79 403
5
Prom Night
What should be the best night of her life, just ends up all bloody for Jamie Lee Curtis in the 1980s original. 75 393
What should be the best night of her life, just ends up all bloody for Jamie Lee Curtis in the 1980s original. 75 393
6
The Faculty
Six high-school misfits stand between Earth and the alien invasion being planned by their teachers. 56 402
Six high-school misfits stand between Earth and the alien invasion being planned by their teachers. 56 402
7
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Teen slayer Kristy Swanson goes up against veteran vampire Rutger Hauer: Sweet! -30 332
Teen slayer Kristy Swanson goes up against veteran vampire Rutger Hauer: Sweet! -30 332
8
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
A zombie apocalypse traps teens in their high school: Can one devoted dad rescue his daughter? -34 308
A zombie apocalypse traps teens in their high school: Can one devoted dad rescue his daughter? -34 308
9
Heathers
Ambitious plans for mass destruction and a great Christian Slater compensate for the low body count. -44 296
Ambitious plans for mass destruction and a great Christian Slater compensate for the low body count. -44 296
10
Trick or Treat
A headbanger is called back from the afterlife so a teen fan can lay waste to his tormentors. -54 294
A headbanger is called back from the afterlife so a teen fan can lay waste to his tormentors. -54 294
11
Ginger Snaps
Every full moon, this goth hottie becomes a werewolf in this smart indie picture. -58 282
Every full moon, this goth hottie becomes a werewolf in this smart indie picture. -58 282
12
Village of the Damned
Christopher Reeve faces off against white-haired alien school children with eeeeerie mind-control powers. -63 323
Christopher Reeve faces off against white-haired alien school children with eeeeerie mind-control powers. -63 323
13
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
Thirty years after her prom-night death, the ghost of a rebellious high-school girl returns to raise hell. -75 261
Thirty years after her prom-night death, the ghost of a rebellious high-school girl returns to raise hell. -75 261
14
The Rage: Carrie 2
A smart girl with telekinesis picked on by the cool kid... I think we all know how this will end. -77 327
A smart girl with telekinesis picked on by the cool kid... I think we all know how this will end. -77 327
15
Student Bodies
Not only are the murders inventive, this spoof opened the door for comedies like Zombieland. -107 239
Not only are the murders inventive, this spoof opened the door for comedies like Zombieland. -107 239
16
Return to Horror High
A movie crew returns to an abandoned school to shoot a film about the crimes that took place there. -111 279
A movie crew returns to an abandoned school to shoot a film about the crimes that took place there. -111 279
17
Dance of the Dead
This flick went straight to DVD, but c'mon: Zombies crash the senior prom. That's a hard combo to beat. -122 240
This flick went straight to DVD, but c'mon: Zombies crash the senior prom. That's a hard combo to beat. -122 240
18
Cherry Falls
A murderer targets high school virgins in this very black comedy of the Scream-school of spoofs. -124 300
A murderer targets high school virgins in this very black comedy of the Scream-school of spoofs. -124 300
19
National Lampoon's Class Reunion
A slasher parody written by John Hughes, the high priest of high-school angst... 'nuff said. -128 242
A slasher parody written by John Hughes, the high priest of high-school angst... 'nuff said. -128 242
20
Class of Nuke 'Em High
Toxic waste from a nearby nuclear facility plus teenage hormones equals high school hell. -129 227
Toxic waste from a nearby nuclear facility plus teenage hormones equals high school hell. -129 227
21
Tamara
Too bad for the bullies that killed her, this nerd is also a witch who can resurrect herself. -137 277
Too bad for the bullies that killed her, this nerd is also a witch who can resurrect herself. -137 277
22
Massacre at Central High
Creepily prescient, this movie features a transfer student lashing out when bullies push him too far. -141 225
Creepily prescient, this movie features a transfer student lashing out when bullies push him too far. -141 225
23
Class of 1999
It's high-school gangbangers vs. android robo-teachers in this futuristic blast from 1990. -154 226
It's high-school gangbangers vs. android robo-teachers in this futuristic blast from 1990. -154 226
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