Top 16 Most Scary Road Trip Horror Movies Which Will Not Let You Go Out!

If I will say Horror movies are everyone’s favourite, will I be wrong to say it? To be more precise, I like the travel horror movies which includes camping in the woods, creepy road trips on a desert road etc. There are not many movies made in the travel horror genre and it is still untouched. But, there are a few road trip horror movies which you would not like to miss, if you are a horror movie fan.

Interesting part about the road horror movies are the suspense it creates with the events changing every second moment. Road horror movies doen’t incite fear among us instantly only because we drive cars in our daily life. It’s the unfolding of events, beautiful locations and scary twist are the few things which makes road horror movies special.

Are you ready to join us in the deadly highway to hell? Here is the list of most scary road trip horror movies, you should not watch alone.

Scary Road Horror Movies List (Updated 2024) –

1. Dead End (2003)

Where is this road trip heading? It’s a wonderful Christmas eve. Frank is going to his in-law’s place with his family. Frank decides to take a shortcut for the first time for that route. The shortcut is taking them nowhere and it turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life. Can they reach their destination to enjoy Christmas?  watch the film and you will never take a shortcut in the night.

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2. Vacancy (2007)

Where is this road trip heading?  David and Amy Fox are returning back from one party and their car breaks down in the middle of the road. They find themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere. They find a motel for the overnight stay and finds hidden video cameras in their room. They realize that they are going be the next victims of a snuff film. They need to escape but cameras are monitoring their every move. Watch the film and you will never get an idea to stay at an isolated motel.

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3. Jeepers Creepers (2001)

Where is this road trip heading? Darry and her sister Trish are going home for spring break. They are driving through the isolated countryside. They see a mysterious person dumping something down a tunnel. They decide to find out what was happening there. In their quest, They encounter a horrifying flesh-eating creature. Can they escape from the creature? Watch the film and you will never try to investigate a mysterious person on an isolated road.

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4. Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Where is this road trip heading? Two siblings are going to visit their grandfather’s grave in Texas. They are accompanied by their friends.  They end up at the old family home where they fall victim to a family of cannibalistic psychopaths. They go through a never-ending nightmare as there is no way to escape. You will be more terrorized when you know that the film was based on the true story of Ed Gein who was a notorious murderer and body snatcher. This film is one of the most horror films ever made. Watch the film and you will never imagine staying in old houses.

5. Wolf Creek (2005)

Where is this road trip heading? Three backpackers are traveling across the country. They take a stop at Wolf Creek National Park to visit one giant crater. After few hours they return to their car and find out that their watches have suddenly stopped and that their car will not start. They get some help but soon they realize they are stranded in the weird place. They are plunged in a hellish nightmare of extreme torture by a sadistic psychopath (the person who helped them to toe the Car). Can they escape the psychopath? Wolf Creek was projected as a film based on a true story, though it is in actuality a composite inspired by several true crimes. Watch the film and you will never take help from a stranger while stranded.

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6. The Fearway (2023)

It’s an story of a young couple who are travelling down the fearway gets haunted. Couple gets stuck on the road and can not go off the road by some supernatural powers. Will the couple reach out to the destination?

7. Psycho (1960)

Where is this road trip heading? This is the first movie in the list where a single person is traveling. Marion Crane is working in an office in Phoenix. One Friday, Marion is asked to deposit $40,000 to the bank by her employer. She thinks about stealing the money so that she can start a new life with her lover – Sam. Marion leaves town and heads towards California to meet Sam. On the way, She checks into a remote motel run by a young man – Norman Bates. Norman is always dominated by his mother. Marion goes missing and her sister is searching for her. Can they find Marion? Watch the film and you will never stay in Bates Motel !!

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8. Identity (2003)

Where is this road trip heading? Ten strangers are going to different places but they all end meeting up at a deserted Nevada motel during a stormy night. They get to know each other when they realize that they’re being killed one by one. Can they find the real killer and escape before everyone is killed?  Watch the film and you will never stay in a deserted motel.

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