CFL Horror's Best and Worst of 2012

**Best**

Cabin in the Woods: Starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth and Anna Hutchison

Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.

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The Innkeepers: Starring Sara Paxton, Pat Healy and Kelly McGillis

During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.

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The Loved Ones: Starring Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy and Victoria Thaine

When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.

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V/H/S: Starring Calvin Reed, Lane Hughes and Adam Wingard

When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for. 

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Sinister: Starring Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance and James Ransome

A true-crime writer finds a cache of 8mm "snuff" films that suggest the murder he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose career dates back to the 1960s.

**Worst**

The Apparition: Starring Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan and Tom Felton

A couple is haunted by a supernatural presence that is unleashed during a college experiment. 

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Paranormal Activity 4: Starring Katie Featherston, Kathryn Newton and Matt Shively

It has been five years since the disappearance of Katie and Hunter, and a suburban family witness strange events in their neighborhood when a woman and a mysterious child move in. 

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The Woman in Black: Starring Daniel Radcliff, Janet McTeer and Ciaran Hinds

A young lawyer travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals. 

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The Possession: Starring Natasha Calis, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick

A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl's father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the curse upon their child.

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Piranha 3DD: Starring Danielle Panabaker, David Hasselhoff and Matt Bush

After the events at Lake Victoria, the pre-historic school of blood-thirsty piranhas make their way into a newly opened waterpark.

J.R.'s Best and Worst of 2012

Well we've made it through another year! We lived through the Mayan Apocalypse, survived a cut throat election and managed to avoid being swept off the face of the earth by tornadoes, hurricanes and wild fires. So, what's left to do except nail down our best and worst horror films of 2012!

**Best** 

The Raven: Starring John Cusak, Alice Eve and Luke Evans

When a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's works, a young Baltimore detective joins forces with Poe to stop him from making his stories a reality.

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Piranha DD: Starring Danielle Panabaker, David Hasselhoff and Matt Bush

After the events at Lake Victoria, the pre-historic school of blood-thirsty piranhas make their way into a newly opened waterpark.

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Sinister: Starring Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance and James Ransome

A true-crime writer finds a cache of 8mm "snuff" films that suggest the murder he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose career dates back to the 1960s.

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Mother's Day: Starring Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King and Shawn Ashmore

The sadistic members of a villainous family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new home owners and their guests.

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Silent Night: Starring Malcolm McDowell, Jaime King and Donal Logue

The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.

**Worst**

Cabin in the Woods: Starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth and Anna Hutchison

Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.

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Prometheus: Starring Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green and Michael Fassbender

A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

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The Innkeepers: Starring Sara Paxton, Pat Healy and Kelly McGillis

During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.

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Dark Shadows: Starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Eva Green

An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.

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The Devil Inside: Starring Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman and Evan Helmuth

In Italy, a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.