Last Updated on 18 October 2025

The following list is a compilation of the 30 best summer camp horror movies of all time.

I found 20 different ranked lists online of “best summer camp horror movies of all time” and pulled them all into Excel and merged them all to get this definitive compilation.  See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including links to all 20 lists that were averaged. Below is a checklist you can print to track which ones you’ve seen, followed by the ranked list with links to IMDb.

Best Summer Camp Horror Movies – Viewing ChecklistDownload
  1. Friday the 13th (1980)
  2. Sleepaway Camp (1983)
  3. The Burning (1981)
  4. The Final Girls (2015)
  5. Madman (1981)
  6. Cheerleader Camp (1988)
  7. Fear Street: Part Two – 1978 (2021)
  8. Stage Fright (2014)
  9. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
  10. Twisted Nightmare (1987)
  11. Cabin Fever (2002)
  12. You Might Be the Killer (2018)
  13. They/Them (2022)
  14. Summer Camp (2015)
  15. Bloody Bloody Bible Camp (2012)
  16. Summer Camp Nightmare (1986)
  17. A Bay of Blood (1971)
  18. Camp Slaughter (2005)
  19. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
  20. Piranha (1978)
  21. Bloody Murder (2000)
  22. Moonstalker (1989)
  23. Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)
  24. Final Summer (2023)
  25. Hell  of  a  Summer (2023)
  26. She Came from the Woods (2022)
  27. The Chill Factor (1993)
  28. Club Dread (2004)
  29. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
  30. Spirit Camp (2009)

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