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The Top 25 Blumhouse Horror Movies
The Top 25 Blumhouse Horror Movies

With Halloween nearly upon us, I thought I’d rank the horror movies of the famous Blumhouse Productions, but, WOW, I didn’t realise just how many movies they have produced! Well over 100, including Oscar bait like Whiplash (2014) and BlacKkKlansman (2018). With such a massive output in a relatively short time, Blumhouse’s output isn’t always top notch. So, using a data-driven approach and collecting the scores for ALL the Blumhouse films from IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes and Letterboxd, I averaged a score for each and here are the top 25.

Blumhouse presents Paranormal Activity 2007
25 – Paranormal Activity (2007)
What Happens When You Sleep?
Horror  |  Mystery
IMDb: 6.3
RT Audience: 5.7
Letterboxd: 5.74
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5.91 /10
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One of Blumhouse productions first big hits. Soon after moving into a suburban tract home, Katie (Katie Featherston) and Micah (Micah Sloat) become increasingly disturbed by what appears to be a supernatural presence. Hoping to capture evidence of it on film, they set up video cameras in the house but are not prepared for the terrifying events that follow.

The Purge- Anarchy (2014) backdrop
24 – The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
Welcome to America where one night a year all crime is legal
Horror  |  Thriller
IMDb: 6.4
RT Audience: 5.6
Letterboxd: 5.76
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5.92 /10
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One night per year, the government sanctions a 12-hour period in which citizens can commit any crime they wish — including murder — without fear of punishment or imprisonment. Leo, a sergeant who lost his son, plans a vigilante mission of revenge during the mayhem. However, instead of a death-dealing avenger, he becomes the unexpected protector of four innocent strangers who desperately need his help if they are to survive the night.
The Visit (2015) by Blumhouse Productions
23 – The Visit (2015)
No one loves you like your grandparents.
Horror  |  Thriller  |  Mystery
IMDb: 6.2
RT Audience: 5.4
Letterboxd: 6.16
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5.92 /10
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Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and younger brother Tyler (Ed Oxenbould) say goodbye to their mother as they board a train and head deep into Pennsylvania farm country to meet their maternal grandparents for the first time. Welcomed by Nana (Deanna Dunagan) and Pop Pop (Peter McRobbie), all seems well until the siblings start to notice increasingly strange behavior from the seemingly charming couple. Once the children discover a shocking secret, they begin to wonder if they’ll ever make it home.
22 – Black Box (2020)
There is no escape from who you really are.
Horror  |  Science Fiction  |  Thriller
IMDb: 6.2
RT Audience: 6.0
Letterboxd: 5.92
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6.04 /10
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After losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really is.
Oculus 2013 by Blumhouse
21 – Oculus (2013)
You see what it wants you to see.
Horror
IMDb: 6.5
RT Audience: 5.3
Letterboxd: 6.38
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6.06 /10
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Haunted by the violent demise of their parents 10 years earlier, adult siblings Kaylie (Karen Gillan) and Tim (Brenton Thwaites) are now struggling to rebuild their relationship. Kaylie suspects that their antique mirror, known as the Lasser Glass, is behind the tragedy. The seemingly harmless reflections contain a malevolent, supernatural force that infects the mind of anyone who gazes into it. As Kaylie gets closer to the truth, the siblings become caught in the mirror’s evil spell.
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) horror movie
20 – Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
It will take what you love most.
Horror  |  Thriller
IMDb: 6.5
RT Audience: 5.7
Letterboxd: 6.00
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6.07 /10
DIRECTED BY: James Wan
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Soon after their showdown with evil spirits that possessed their son, the Lamberts, Renai (Rose Byrne) and Josh (Patrick Wilson), are ready for their lives to return to normal. However, something still is seriously off, especially with Josh, who — unbeknown to Renai — is possessed too. In order to free Josh’s soul and finally defeat the malevolent forces around them, Lorraine Lambert (Barbara Hershey) and her ghost-hunting friends investigate the past to save her family’s future.
The Bay (2012) by Blumhouse productions
19 – The Bay (2012)
Panic feeds on fear.
Horror  |  Science Fiction  |  Thriller
IMDb: 5.7
RT Audience: 7.3
Letterboxd: 5.80
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6.27 /10
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Two million fish washed ashore. One thousand blackbirds dropped from the sky. On July 4, 2009 a deadly menace swept through the quaint seaside town of Claridge, Maryland, but the harrowing story of what happened that Independence Day has never been told—until now. The authorities believed they had buried the truth about the tragedy that claimed over 700 human lives. Now, three years later, a reporter has emerged with footage revealing the cover-up and an unimaginable killer: a mysterious parasitic outbreak.
The Hunt (2020) Horror movie
18 – The Hunt (2020)
The Ultimate Human Hunting Experience
Action  |  Thriller  |  Horror
IMDb: 6.5
RT Audience: 6.6
Letterboxd: 5.98
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6.36 /10
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Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don’t know where they are — or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport. But their master plan is about to be derailed when one of the hunted, Crystal, turns the tables on her pursuers.
Glass (2019) movie backdrop
17 – Glass (2019)
You Cannot Contain What You Are
Thriller  |  Drama  |  Science Fiction
IMDb: 6.6
RT Audience: 6.7
Letterboxd: 5.92
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6.41 /10
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The final part in M. Night’s trilogy and produced by Blumhouse. In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. Meanwhile, the shadowy presence of Elijah Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.

Insidious (2010) by Blumhouse
16 – Insidious (2010)
It’s not the House that’s Haunted.
Horror  |  Thriller
IMDb: 6.8
RT Audience: 6.2
Letterboxd: 6.46
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6.49 /10
DIRECTED BY: James Wan
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One of the horror movies that put Blumhouse on the map. A family discovers that dark spirits have invaded their home after their son inexplicably falls into an endless sleep. When they reach out to a professional for help, they learn things are a lot more personal than they thought.

Happy Death Day (2017) horror movie
15 – Happy Death Day (2017)
Get up. Live your day. Get killed. Again.
Horror  |  Mystery  |  Comedy
IMDb: 6.6
RT Audience: 6.7
Letterboxd: 6.18
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6.49 /10
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It’s Blumhouses’s version of Groundhog Day, but with a killer twist. Tree Gelbman is a blissfully self-centered collegian who wakes up on her birthday in the bed of a student named Carter. As the morning goes on, Tree gets the eerie feeling that she’s experienced the events of this day before. When a masked killer suddenly takes her life in a brutal attack, she once again magically wakes up in Carter’s dorm room unharmed. Now, the frightened young woman must relive the same day over and over until she figures out who murdered her.

Creep (2014) horror movie
14 – Creep (2014)
From Blumhouse
Horror
IMDb: 6.3
RT Audience: 6.5
Letterboxd: 6.78
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6.53 /10
DIRECTED BY: Patrick Brice
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Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: “$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated.” Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town where he meets Josef, his cinematic subject for the day. Josef is sincere and the project seems heartfelt, so Aaron begins to film. But as the day goes on, it becomes clear that Josef is not who he says, and his intentions are not at all pure.
Sinister (2012) Blumhouse horror movie
13 – Sinister (2012)
Once you see him, nothing can save you.
Horror  |  Thriller  |  Mystery
IMDb: 6.8
RT Audience: 6.2
Letterboxd: 6.60
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6.53 /10
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True-crime writer Ellison Oswald (Ethan Hawke) is in a slump; he hasn’t had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He moves his own family into the victims’ home and gets to work. However, when old film footage and other clues hint at the presence of a supernatural force, Ellison learns that living in the house may be fatal.
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