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Movies We Both Gave 5 Skulls

The highest honor we can bestow upon a movie is giving it that coveted 5 skulls from both of us. Explore our list of top-rated horror movies that have achieved this prestigious rating on our podcast.

Movies One of Us Gave 5 Skulls

Even if we weren’t in agreement that these were perfect movies, they are all worth checking out. These films received high praise and are definitely worth your time, even if you just want to argue with us about our opinions.

28 Days Later (2002)
28 Days Later (2002)
M's rating: 5/5
JD's rating: 4/5
All the Moons (2020)
All the Moons (Ilargi Guztiak) (2020)
JD's rating: 5/5
M's rating: 4.5/5
American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
JD's rating: 5/5
M's rating: 4.75/5
Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)
Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)
M's rating: 5/5
JD's rating: 4/5
Black Eyed Susan (2024)
Black Eyed Susan (2024)
JD's rating: 5/5
M's rating: 2.5/5
Bliss (2019)
Bliss (2019)
JD's rating: 5/5
M's rating: 2.5/5
Creep 2 (2017)
Creep 2 (2017)
M's rating: 5/5
JD's rating: 4/5
Dancing Village: The Curse Begins (2024)
Dancing Village: The Curse Begins (2024)
M's rating: 5/5
JD's rating: 4/5
Dark Harvest (2023)
Dark Harvest (2023)
JD's rating: 4/5
M's rating: 5/5
Deadstream (2022)
Deadstream (2022)
JD's rating: 5/5
M's rating: 3.75/5
Grafted (2025)
Grafted (2025)
M's rating: 5/5
JD's rating: 4/5
Heart Eyes (2025)
Heart Eyes (2025)
M's rating: 5/5
JD's rating: 4.25/5
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
JD's rating: 4/5
M's rating: 5/5
Host (2020)
Host (2022)
M's rating: 5/5*
JD's rating: 4.5/5
*In the episode about Host, M only gave this movie a 4.75. She has never forgiven herself, so we get to remedy that on the website. It will let her sleep at night.
Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022)
Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022)
JD's rating: 5/5
M's rating: 4.25/5
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
JD's rating: 5/5
M's rating: 4.5/5
Lucky (2020)
Lucky (2020)
JD's rating: 5/5
M's rating: 3/5
Nocebo (2022)
Nocebo (2022)
JD's rating: 5/5
M's rating: 4.5/5
Psycho Goreman (2020)
Psycho Goreman (2020)
M's rating: 5/5
JD's rating: 4/5
Saw II (2005)
Saw II (2005)
M's rating: 5/5
JD's rating: 3/5
Scare Me (2020)
Scare Me (2020)
M's rating: 5/5
JD's rating: 4/5
Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge (2022)
Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge (2022)
M's rating: 5/5
JD's rating: 4.25/5
Sharksploitation (2023)
Sharksploitation (2023)
M's rating: 5/5
JD's rating: 4.5/5
Sissy (2022)
Sissy (2022)
JD's rating: 5/5
M's rating: 4.25/5
Spaced Invaders (1990)
Spaced Invaders (1990)
JD's rating: 5/5
M's rating: 3/5
Stopmotion (2023)
Stopmotion (2023)
JD's rating: 5/5
M's rating: 4.5/5
The Mist (2007)
The Mist (2007)
M's rating: 5/5
JD's rating: 1.5/5
The Outwaters (2022)
The Outwaters (2022)
M's rating: 5/5
JD's rating: 3.5/5
The Puppetman (2023)
The Puppetman (2023)
JD's rating: 5/5
M's rating: 1.5/5
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
JD's rating: 5/5
M's rating: 4.5/5
The Sadness (2021)
The Sadness (2021)
M's rating: 5/5
JD's rating: 4/5
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
JD's rating: 5/5
M's rating: 4.75/5
Train to Busan (2016)
Train to Busan (2016)
M's rating: 5/5
JD's rating: 4.5/5
V/H/S/85 (2023)
V/H/S/85 (2023)
M's rating: 5/5
JD's rating: 4/5
V/H/S/Beyond (2024)
V/H/S/Beyond (2024)
JD's rating: 4.5/5
M's rating: 5/5
Where the Devil Roams (2023)
Where the Devil Roams (2023)
JD's rating: 5/5
M's rating: 4.75/5
Winterbeast (1992)
Winterbeast (1992)
JD's rating: 5/5
M's rating: 2/5
WNUF Halloween Special (2013)
WNUF Halloween Special (2013)
JD's rating: 4/5
M's rating: 5/5
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
JD's rating: 5/5
M's rating: 4/5