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
3. CURANDERO
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+