# List of horror films of 1997

A list of horror films released in 1997.
Horror films released in 1997 :
| Title | Director | Cast | Country | Notes |
| Alien Resurrection | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman | United States | |
| An American Werewolf in Paris | Anthony Waller | Tom Everett Scott, Julie Delpy, Vince Vieluf | United Kingdom Netherlands Luxembourg | |
| Anaconda | Luis Llosa | Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, Eric Stoltz, Jonathan Hyde, Owen Wilson, Kari Wuhrer | United States | |
| Bleeders | Peter Svatek | Rutger Hauer, Roy Dupuis | Canada Germany | |
| The Bloody Ape | Keith Crocker | George Reis, Paul Richici, Chris Hoskins, Larry Koster, Arlene Hansen | United States | |
| Breeders | Paul Matthews | Samantha Womack, Clifton Lloyd Bryan, Kadamba Simmons | United Kingdom | |
| Campfire Tales | Matt Cooper, David Semel, Martin Kunert | Chris Masterson, Christine Taylor, Jay R. Ferguson | United States | |
| The Creeps | Charles Band | Justin Lauer, Andrea Harper, Jon Simanton | United States | |
| Cube | Vincenzo Natali | Nicole de Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett | Canada | |
| Cupid | Doug Campbell | Zach Galligan, Ashley Laurence, Mary Crosby | United States | |
| Cure | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Kōji Yakusho, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa | Japan | |
| The Devil's Advocate | Taylor Hackford | Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron | United States | |
| Eko eko azaraku III | Katsuhito Ueno | Hinako Saeki, Cho Bang-ho, Chika Fujimura | Japan | |
| Event Horizon | Paul W. S. Anderson | Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson | United States | |
| Fever Lake | Rafe M. Portilo | Corey Haim, Mario López, Bo Hopkins | United States | |
| Gut-Pile | Jerry O'Sullivan | Sasha Graham | United States | |
| House of Frankenstein | Peter Werner | Andrew Pasdar, Teri Polo, Jorja Fox | United States | |
| I Know What You Did Last Summer | Jim Gillespie | Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Freddie Prinze, Jr. | United States | |
| Jack Frost | Michael Cooney | Christopher Allport, Stephen Mendel, F. William Parker | United States | Horror comedy |
| Kokkuri-san | Takahisa Zeze | Ayumi Yamatsu, Rika Furukawa, Moe Ishikawa | Japan | |
| Mimic | Guillermo del Toro | Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin, Charles S. Dutton, Giancarlo Giannini, F. Murray Abraham | United States | |
| The Night Flier | Mark Pavia | Miguel Ferrer, Julie Entwisle, Dan Monahan | United States | Television film |
| Night of the Demons III | Jimmy Kaufman | Joel Gordon, Richard Jutras, Vlasta Vrána | Canada United States | |
| Nightwatch | Ole Bornedal | Ewan McGregor, Patricia Arquette, Nick Nolte, Josh Brolin | United States | Film remake |
| Office Killer | Cindy Sherman | Carol Kane, David Thornton, Molly Ringwald, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Barbara Sukowa | United States | |
| Premutos: The Fallen Angel | Olaf Ittenbach | Fidelis Atuma, Christopher Stacey, Andre Stryi | Germany | |
| Quicksilver Highway | Mick Garris | Christopher Lloyd, Matt Frewer | United States | Television film |
| The Relic | Peter Hyams | Penelope Ann Miller, Tom Sizemore, Linda Hunt | United States | |
| Scream 2 | Wes Craven | David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox | United States | |
| Shopping for Fangs | Quentin Lee, Justin Lin | Jeanne Chinn, Clint Jung, Peggy Ahn | Canada United States | |
| Skeletons | David DeCoteau | Christopher Plummer, Dee Wallace, Ron Silver | United States | |
| Sorceress II: The Temptress | Richard Styles | Julie Strain, Greg Wrangler, Sandahl Bergman | United States | |
| Spawn | Mark A.Z. Dippé | Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen | United States | |
| Troublesome Night | Steve Cheng, Victor Tam, Herman Yau | Simon Lui, Louis Koo, Allen Ting, Ada Choi, Teresa Mak, Law Lan | Hong Kong | |
| Troublesome Night 2 | Herman Yau | Simon Lui, Louis Koo, Allen Ting, Chin Kar Lok | Hong Kong | |
| Trucks | Chris Thomson | Timothy Busfield, Brenda Bakke, Brendan Fletcher | United States Canada | |
| Twists of Terror | Douglas Jackson | Jennifer Rubin, Françoise Robertson, Nick Mancuso, Joseph Ziegler | Canada | |
| The Killing Jar | Evan Crooke | Brett Cullen, Tamlyn Tomita, Wes Studi | United States | |
| The Ugly | Scott Reynolds | Paolo Rotondo, Rebecca Hobbs, Jennifer Ward-Lealand | New Zealand | |
| Wax Mask | Sergio Stivaletti | Romina Mondello, Robert Hossein | Italy | |
| Wishmaster | Robert Kurtzman | Tammy Lauren, Andrew Divoff, Robert Englund | United States | |
| Witchcraft IX: Bitter Flesh | Michael Paul Girard | Alyssa Lobit, Mikul Robins, Christian Malmin | United States | |