15 B-List Horror Movies from the 90s That Became Unlikely Cult Classics

Horror movies from the 90s have a special place in the hearts of fans, especially the ones that didn't get a lot of attention when they first came out but somehow ended up with a bunch of dedicated followers who can't get enough of them; these movies are like the underdogs of the horror world, proving you don't need a huge budget or famous stars to make something that sticks with people.

1. Cemetery Man (Dellamorte Dellamore, 1994)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 61%

Francesco Dellamorte, a cemetery caretaker in a small Italian town, deals with the dead coming back to life; alongside his mute assistant, Gnaghi, he must destroy these "returners" before they escape the cemetery, complicating his life with love and existential questions.

2. Braindead (Dead Alive, 1992)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 89%

In this splatter comedy, Lionel, a young man living with his domineering mother, finds his life turned upside down when she's bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey, turning her into a zombie; Lionel fights to contain the outbreak while juggling a new romance.

3. The Ugly (1997)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 40%

A psychological thriller set in a mental institution, where a serial killer, Simon Cartwright, is interviewed by a psychiatrist exploring the depths of his mind and the grotesque murders he claims were driven by a malevolent entity known as "The Ugly."

4. Cube (1997)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 63%

A group of strangers wakes up in a mysterious, cube-shaped room with no memory of how they arrived; they must navigate through interconnected, deadly traps, trying to understand the cube's purpose and seeking a way out.

5. Event Horizon (1997)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 34%

The crew of a rescue spaceship investigates the Event Horizon, a vessel that disappeared into a black hole and has now returned with something new on board; they encounter a nightmare reality as the ship's experimental engine created a gateway to a horrific dimension.

6. Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 42%

A mysterious drifter, Brayker, possesses the last of seven keys that hold the power to protect humanity from the forces of darkness; he finds himself in a battle against a demonic collector in a remote inn, with the fate of the world in balance.

7. In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 58%

An insurance investigator, John Trent, is hired to find missing horror novelist Sutter Cane; the search leads him to a town that shouldn't exist, where he discovers the terrifying impact of Cane's writings on his readers, blurring the lines between fiction and reality.

8. Body Bags (1993)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 67%

An anthology horror film featuring three stories – a serial killer targeting a late-night gas station clerk, a middle-aged man's horrific experience with hair transplant surgery, and a baseball player's desperate attempt for an eye transplant, narrated by a macabre coroner.

9. Night of the Scarecrow (1995)

Rotten Tomatoes Audience score: 23%

A small town is terrorized by a vengeful spirit inhabiting a scarecrow, awakened by the descendants of those who killed him; the townspeople must find a way to stop the murderous rampage.

10. Necronomicon: Book of the Dead (1993)

Rotten Tomatoes Audience score: 40%

An anthology inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, following a fictionalized version of Lovecraft as he discovers the Necronomicon and reads its tales of horror, each story exploring different eldritch horrors.

11. The Prophecy (1995)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 46%

A detective becomes entangled in a celestial war between factions of angels; when a soul that can turn the tide is discovered on Earth, he must protect the innocent and prevent the apocalypse.

12. Ravenous (1999)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 52%

In a remote military outpost in the Sierra Nevada after the Mexican-American War, a rescue mission to find a lost group leads to a horrific discovery of cannibalism and a cursed man who gains strength from consuming human flesh, sparking a battle for survival.

13. Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway (1993)

Rotten Tomatoes Audience score: 25%

Paige Benedict moves into an apartment and finds an old Ouija board; she unwittingly opens a doorway to the spirit world, and her life becomes intertwined with the spirit of a murdered former tenant seeking to reveal the truth about her death.

14. The Guardian (1990)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 25%

A young couple hires a nanny for their newborn, unaware that she is a Druid who sacrifices infants to an ancient tree; they must uncover her sinister secret and stop her before their child becomes her next victim.

15. Castle Freak (1995)

Rotten Tomatoes score: 63%

After inheriting a castle in Italy, a family discovers it's inhabited by a horrific entity, the disfigured "castle freak" imprisoned by the family's ancestors; they face a struggle for survival as the creature seeks freedom and revenge.