The best horror films of 2013

2013 was a poor year for horror cinema, plain and simple. From the selection in which even the best titles belong, more properly, to the half-assed "not too bad" category, I made the following list.

1. LORDS OF SALEM

USA, 13

***(*)       3+

2. STOKER

USA, 13

***   3+

3. CURANDERO

MEX, 05/13

***  3+

4. BYZANTIUM

UK, 13

***        3

5. RESOLUTION

USA, 12

***       3+

6. LESSON OF THE EVIL

JAP, 12

***       3

7. THE CONJURING

USA, 13

***      3-

8. INSENSIBLES

SPA, 12

***      3-

9. MANIAC

USA, 13

**(*)    3-

10. EVIL DEAD

USA, 13

**(*)    3-

11. CURSE OF CHUCKY

USA, 13

**(*)      3-

12. YOU'RE NEXT

CAN, 13

**(*)        3-

13. BAD MILO

USA, 13

**(*)     3-

14. ENTITY

UK, 12

**(*)    3-

15. BLIND ALLEY

SPA, 11

**(*)    3-

16. HORROR STORIES

KOR, 13

**(*)     3-

17. TALES FROM THE DARK

HK, 12

**(*)      3-

18. THE ABCS OF DEATH

USA etc, 12

**(*)    3-

19. ANTIVIRAL

CAN, 12

**(*)      3-

20. NO ONE LIVES

USA, 13

**(*)     3-

21. VHS 2

USA, 13

**(*)     3-

22. HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2; GHOSTS OF GEORGIA

USA, 13

**(*)    3-

23. HANSEL AND GRETEL, WITCH HUNTERS

USA, 13

**(*)    3-

The 23 titles listed above are more or less watchable.

Those below are mediocre, or worse. Listed in no particular order.

           

AMERICAN MARY

CAN, 12

**         2+

THE COLLECTION

USA, 12

**(*)    2+

MAMA

USA, 13

**(*)    2+

COME OUT AND PLAY

USA, 12

**        2-

Dario Argento's DRACULA 3D

ITA/HUN, 12

*(*)     2-

MODUS ANOMALI

13

*(*)     2-

KISS OF THE DAMNED

USA, 13

**(*)    2+

DEAD SHADOWS

FRA, 12

**        2

EXPIRATION

S. AFR, 12

**(*)    2+

DARK SKIES

USA, 13

**        2+

UNDER THE BED

USA, 13

*(*)       2-

ZOMBIE ASS

JAP, 12

**        2+

HOME SWEET HOME

USA, 13

**        2

  

STRANDED

USA, 13

**        2

LA SENDA (THE PATH)

SPA, 13

**(*)    2+

100 BLOODY ACRES

AUS, 13

**(*)    2+

THE DYATLOV PASS INCIDENT

USA/RUS, 13

**        2+

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ROSALIND LEIGH

CAN, 13

**(*)    2+

JUG FACE

USA, 13

**        2+

THE BUTTERFLY ROOM

ITA/USA, 12

**        2

SATURDAY MORNING MYSTERY

AUS, 13

**         2+

FRANKENSTEIN'S ARMY

13

**(*)     2+

THE CONSPIRACY

CAN, 13

**          2+

WORLD WAR Z

USA, 13

**          2+

KILL ZOMBIE! aka ZOMBIBI

HOL, 12

**          2+

WITHER

SWE, 13

**(*)      2+

NOTHING LEFT TO FEAR

USA, 13

**          2+

DARK TOUCH

UK, 13

**(*)      2+

BIG-ASS SPIDER!

USA, 13

**(*)      2+

HAUNTER

USA, 13

*(*)        2-

HELLBENDERS

CAN, 13

**(*)      2+

CARRIE

USA, 13

**          2-

CULT

JAP, 13

**(*)      2+

CONTRACTED

USA, 13

*(*)       2-

TOAD ROAD

USA, 13

*(*)       1+

WE ARE WHAT WE ARE

USA, 13

**          2

HERE COMES THE DEVIL

MEX, 12

**(*)      2+

BATTERY

USA, 13

**           2

THE COMPLEX

JAP, 13

**(*)       2+

INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 2

USA, 13

**(*)       2+