6. Crawl

This horror movie might sound like a joke, but that's not the case. Crawl is a classic monster movie, with the villains being a group of deadly alligators. The setting itself makes for a consistently tense horror movie experience, as a daughter and father attempt to survive while also dealing with a Category 5 hurricane. This constantly gives the alligators the advantage and allows for action that never gets stale. The kills are gruesome and epic, and used with specificity by director Alexandre Aja. The first jump scare is a tree coming through the window, an indication that the weather just as much a foe as the gators. Overall, Crawl is one of the unexpectedly great horror movies of the year, and is an example of what Sharknado could have been if it took itself a bit more seriously.