List of horror films of 2001
A list of horror films released in 2001.
| Title | Director | Cast | Country | Notes |
| Arachnid | Jack Sholder | Alex Reid, Chris Potter, Pepe Sancho | Spain | |
| The Attic Expeditions | Jeremy Kasten | Andras Jones, Seth Green, Jeffrey Combs | United States | |
| Bangkok Haunted | Oxide Pang Chun, Pisut Praesangeam | Pimsiree Pimsee, Pramote Seangsorn | Thailand | |
| Bones | Ernest R. Dickerson | Pam Grier, Snoop Dogg, Bianca Lawson | United States | |
| The Breed | Michael Oblowitz | Bai Ling, Bokeem Woodbine, Lo Ming | United States | |
| The Brotherhood 2: Young Warlocks | David DeCoteau | Sean Faris, Noah Frank, Stacey Scowley | United States | |
| Brotherhood of the Wolf | Christophe Gans | Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos, Émilie Dequenne | France | |
| The Bunker | Rob Green | Jason Flemyng, Charley Boorman, Jack Davenport | ||
| ' | Guy Magar | Claudette Mink, Kyle Cassie, Michael Ironside | United States | |
| Children of the Living Dead | Tor Ramsey | A. Barrett Worland, Jamie McCoy | United States | |
| Christmas Nightmare | Vince Di Meglio | Kevin VanHook, Tiffany Baker, Charlie Finelli | United States | |
| Cradle of Fear | Alex Chandon | Dani Filth, Emily Booth, Eileen Daly | United Kingdom | |
| Dagon | Stuart Gordon | Ezra Godden, Francisco Rabal, | Spain | |
| Dorian | Allan A. Goldstein | Malcolm McDowell, Jennifer Nitsch, Christoph Waltz | Canada United Kingdom | |
| Earth vs. the Spider | Scott Ziehl | Devon Gummersall | United States | |
| Elvira's Haunted Hills | Sam Irvin | Cassandra Peterson, Richard O'Brien, Mary Scheer | United States | Horror comedy |
| ' | Brian Yuzna | Mark Frost, Isabel Brooke, Jeffrey Combs | Spain | |
| Fausto 5.0 | Isidro Ortiz, Alex Olle, Carlus Padrissa | Miguel Ángel Solá, Eduard Fernández, Najwa Nimri | Spain | |
| Fear of the Dark | Glen Baisley | Rosemary Gore, Mike Lane, Kirk Larsen | United States | |
| Final Stab | David DeCoteau | Brannon Gould, Laila Reece Landon, Donnie Eichar | United States | |
| The Forsaken | J. S. Cardone | Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr, Izabella Miko | United States | |
| Frost: Portrait of a Vampire | Kevin VanHook | Gary Busey, Amy Angelowicz, Michael Lloyd Gilliland | United States | |
| Ghosts of Mars | John Carpenter | Ice Cube, Natasha Henstridge, Jason Statham | United States | |
| The Happiness of the Katakuris | Takashi Miike | Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinji Takeda | Japan | |
| Haunted Castle | Ben Stassen | Harry Shearer | United States | |
| Horror Vision | Danny Draven | James Black, Josh Covitt | United States | |
| How to Make a Monster | George Huang | Clea Duvall, Steven Culp, Tyler Mane | United States | Science fiction horror |
| I Spit on Your Corpse, I Piss on Your Grave | Eric Stanze | Emily Haack, Shaun Snow | United States | |
| Jason X | James Isaac | Kane Hodder, Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder | United States | |
| Jeepers Creepers | Victor Salva | Gina Philips, Justin Long, Jonathan Breck | United States | |
| Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter | Lee Gordon Demarbre | Josh Grace, Murielle Varhelyi, Glen Douglas | Canada | |
| Kairo | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Haruhiko Kato, Kumiko Asō, Koyuki | Japan | |
| Killer Buzz | Jeff Hare | Gabrielle Anwar, Rutger Hauer, Craig Sheffer | United States | |
| Love Bites | Antoine de Caunes | Guillaume Canet, Gérard Lanvin, Asia Argento | France | Horror comedy |
| The Mangler 2 | Michael Hamilton-Wright | Lance Henriksen, William Sanderson, Chelse Swain | United States | |
| Mimic 2 | Jean de Segonzac | Jon Polito, Bruno Campos, Will Estes | United States | |
| Mulholland Drive | David Lynch | Naomi Watts, Laura Elena Harring, Justin Theroux | United States | |
| Mulva: Zombie Ass Kicker! | Chris Seaver | Missy Donatuti, Lloyd Kaufman, Debbie Rochon | United States | |
| The Mummy Returns | Stephen Sommers | Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Oded Fehr | United States | |
| Mutation 2: Generation Dead | Timo Rose | Thomas Kercmar, Olaf Ittenbach, Ted Geoghegan | Germany | |
| The Others | Alejandro Amenábar | Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan | United States Spain | |
| ' | Pablo Parés, Hernán Sáez | Germán Magariños, Berta Muñiz, Alejandro Nagy | Argentina | Second entry in the Plaga Zombie film series. |
| Raptor | Jay Andrews | Corbin Bernsen, Alexandra Raines, GiGi Erneta | United States | |
| The Resurrection Game | Mike Watt | Ray Yeo, Bill Homan, Amy Lynn Best | United States | |
| Route 666 | William Wesley | Lou Diamond Phillips, Lori Petty, Alex McArthur | United States | |
| Scary Movie 2 | Keenen Ivory Wayans | Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Anna Faris | United States | Horror comedy |
| Session 9 | Brad Anderson | David Caruso, Peter Mullan, Josh Lucas | United States | |
| She Creature | Sebastian Gutierrez | Rufus Sewell, Carla Gugino, Rya Kihlstedt | United States | |
| Soft for Digging | J.T. Petty | Kate Petty, Edmond Mercier, Mia Todd | United States | |
| Sorum | Yoon Jong-chan | Kim Myung-min, Jang Jin-young, Gi Ju-bong | South Korea | |
| Stacy | Naoyuki Tomomatsu | Japan | ||
| There is a Secret in my Soup | Yeung Chi Kin | Cherry Chan, Chan Chung Wai, Christy Cheung | Hong Kong | |
| Thir13en Ghosts | Steve Beck | Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard | United States | |
| ' | Takashi Shimizu | Miki Sakai, Satoshi Tsumabuki | Japan | |
| ' | Brent Maddock | Michael Gross, Charlotte Stewart, Ariana Richards | United States | |
| Trouble Every Day | Claire Denis | Béatrice Dalle | France | |
| Visible Secret | Ann Hui | Eason Chan, Shu Qi, Anthony Wong | Hong Kong | |
| Wendigo | Larry Fessenden | Patricia Clarkson, Jake Weber | United States | |
| ' | Chris Angel | A.J. Cook, Aaron Smolinski, Jason Connery | United States |