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

9. Splinter (2008)

Where is this road trip heading? Polly Watt and her boyfriend Seth are camping in the woods. They damage their tent and decide to spend the night in a low-budget motel. On the way, they are kidnapped by two criminals.  As they travel together, they get a flat tire when they run over a small splinter infected animal on the road. They find shelter at an abandoned gas station. As they are trapped in the gas station, they are attacked by a voracious Splinter parasite that transforms its victims into deadly hosts. Can they work together to survive this primal terror? Watch the film and you will never tale shelter at an isolated gas station.

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10. Joy Ride (2001)

Where is this road trip heading? Three young people are on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey. They talk to a truck driver on their CB radio. They are plunged into a nightmare when the psychotic truck driver takes offense. Can they escape the mysterious and murderous killer? Watch the film and you will never do on-the-road pranks.

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11. Hostel (2005)

Where is this road trip heading? Three backpackers – Paxton, Josh and Ali board a train to Slovakia head to visit a hostel filled with the beautiful women. When they reach there, everything seems too good to be true. They have no idea about the hell that is waiting for them. They find themselves preyed upon by a mysterious group that tortures and kills kidnapped travelers. Watch the film and you will never visit a hostel for beautiful women.

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12. Wrong Turn (2003)

Where is this road trip heading? Chris Flynn is going to another city for a job interview. He has to change his route after a chemical spill on the road. He picks an alternative route through the mountains of West Virginia. He makes a wrong turn and crashes into another vehicle. Chris meets a group of five friends who came there to camp in the woods. They try to find some help and find a weird cabin in the woods. They are hunted down by three cannibalistic mountain men . can they escape from the mountain men while chased by them? Watch the film and you will never change your route through mountains.

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13. The Hitcher (1986)

Where is this road trip heading? A young man Jim is transporting a car to another state. On his way, He is stalked by a cunning and relentless serial killer John who eventually frames the driver for a string of murders. Jim is followed by the police and shadowed by the killer. Can you help the driver? Oh wait, there is one truck stop waitress who can help the driver.  Watch the film and you will never pick up a stranger on the road.

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14. High Tension (2003)

Where is this road trip heading? Alexia is traveling to her parents’ secluded farmhouse with her best friend Marie. They had planned to spend a quiet weekend there. They reach the farmhouse and they are welcomed by Alexia’s father. Late in the night, a sadistic killer breaks into the farmhouse. He kills Alexia’s family and their dog and then kidnaps Alexia. Marie hides from the criminal and tries to help Alexia. Can Marie chase the killer and find her best friend Alexia? Watch the film and you will never stay at the secluded farmhouse.

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15. House of 1000 corpses (2003)

Where is this road trip heading? Two young couples are traveling across the back roads of Texas searching for a local legend known as Dr. Satan. They are stranded and they end up as prisoners of a bizarre and sadistic family of serial psychotic killers. Many horrors like murder, cannibalism and satanic rituals are awaiting them. Can they survive the 1000+ horrors in the movie? The movie itself was directed by a zombie. Just kidding the name of Director was Rob Zombie.  Watch the film and you will never travel the woods of Texas.

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16. The Hills have eyes (2006)

Where is this road trip heading? Bob and his wife, Ethel are traveling from Cleveland, Ohio to San Diego, California to celebrate their silver anniversary. They are accompanied by their family members. In the New Mexico desert, they meet a gas station attendant who tells them about a short-cut through the hills. They decide to take the shortcut and after some time their caravan breaks down. They try to get some help and they realize they’re not alone in the desert and they are being stalked by a group of psychotic people. Can they escape the hills who indeed do have eyes?  Watch the film and you will never take a shortcut through the hills.

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This was our list of best road trip horror movies. If you have suggestions to add, please let us know in the comments section.