
Here are the best horror movies that take place in heavy rain or storms:
1 - Poltergeist (1982) More than a gnarled tree creature comes alive when a storm hits a family's house, built on sacred burial land.
3 - Friday the 13th (1980) Although the days at Camp Crystal Lake leading up to Friday are sunny, the actual night of the 13th is stormy with heavy downpours.
4 - The Last House on the Left (1972, and remade in 2009) A biker gang seeks refuge in a house during a storm, only to discover the house belongs to the parents of a girl they killed on one of their sprees. Was this more than a coincidence?
5 - The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) She's alive... alive! Lightning plays the important role of animating our monster's new partner.
6 - Ghost Ship (2002) A crew tries to salvage a ship in a heavy rain storm, but something ghostly remains aboard.
7 - The Mist (2007) After storm hits a small town, a door is opened, and a fog rolls in from another world.
8 - The Haunting (1963) Based on the famed novel "The Haunting of Hill House"
9 - Haute Tension (2003), aka High Tension. Two girls run from a serial killer in the countryside of France one rainy night, with a twist ending.
10 - Psycho (1960) The rain scene on arrival the at Bates Motel, is eerie and effective.
11 - Creepshow (1982) Only one of the stories, and all the segues take place in storms.
12 - An American Werewolf in London (1980)
13 - The Legend of Hello House (1973) On a wicked rainy night, guest spend the night in a haunted house.
14 - The Evil Dead (1981) In a remote cabin in the woods. What could go wrong?
15 - Child's Play (1988) It's the opening storm that brings the evil doll to life.
16 - Friday the 13th Part IV, when Tommy makes his first appearance on a stormy, rainy night. He braves the weather to go after Jason. Friday Part II also takes place entirely in a rain storm.
17 - I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
19 - The Amityville Horror (1979)
20 - The Deadly Spawn (1983)
Best sci-fi horror musical in the rain: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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Now push up that giant umbrella, and make your way to the cabin in the woods for a rainy day horror movie festival. The stormier, the better.
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