10 Best Minecraft Horror Mods

As if Minecraft wasn’t interesting enough, it turns out you can make it even better. Some of the coolest additions players can make include installing the best Minecraft horror mods to get themselves spooked in this challenging survival game. If you like the thrill, check out this list to find the top mods that can introduce disturbing entities, unsettling sounds, stalking monsters, and many more in your blocky world. So, without further ado, jump right in.

Best Minecraft Horror Mods Comparison

Given below is a complete overview of some of the best Minecraft horror mods, along with a brief comparison of their difficulty and scare level to suit your preferences.

Horror Mod	Scare Level	Difficulty
From The Fog	High	Moderate
The Mimicer	High	Hard
Siren Head: The Arrival	Medium	Easy
The Graveyard	Low	Low
Apollyon	Medium	Moderate
The Man From The Fog	High	Hard
The Irritator	Low	Easy
Cave Dweller Reimagined	High	Hard
TheBoiledOne	Medium	Moderate
The Anomaly	High	Hard

Best Minecraft Horror Mods

1. From The Fog

• Mod loader(s): Forge, Fabric, Quilt, Rift
• Minecraft Version Compatibility: Up to 1.21.10
• Features: Main threat from Herobrine, jump scares, stalking, and game crashes

Herobrine is an iconic fan-made horror character that most long-time Minecraft players know about. Well, the From The Fog mod introduces Herobrine as a real in-game entity that follows the player around and stalks them either from a distance or up close.

During one survival test, the mob placed pyramid structures, broke the torches, extinguished candles, and left strange messages in my world. My friends could also hear footsteps, the game kept crashing, our base got burnt down, and so much more. So, if you’re a fan of Herobrine, this is the first Minecraft horror mod you must install.

2. The Mimicer

• Mod loader(s): Forge
• Minecraft Version Compatibility: Up to 1.20.1
• Features: Shape-shifting monster, extremely fast in caves, and audio-based horror

The Mimicer mod introduces a monster, and a very unique one, too. It looks like a massive spider version of the Steve skin and is quite honestly horrifying. It is especially scary when you are exploring the caves, due to all the noises they make.

This Minecraft horror mod describes the Mimicer as a parasite that is suffering from the inside, and its aim is to finish off the players on the server. So, the only way to get away from the monster is to kill it. Furthermore, you will find that the mechanics of the Mimicer are very similar to the Creaking found in the Pale Garden, as it chases you when you’re not looking directly in its eyes, only a lot faster than the Creaking.

3. Siren Head: The Arrival

• Mod loader(s): Forge
• Minecraft Version Compatibility: Up to 1.20.1
• Features: Tall Siren Heads that detect light and can destroy poorly built bases

Siren Head is a very original and terrifying character that was created a few years ago. This is one of the best Minecraft horror mods that focuses on adding it to the game as a living mob. It’s an extremely tall, skinny creature with the iconic siren head feature that roams the woods at night.

Also, if you hear any weird footstep sounds, then you’d better start running because this towering beast is out to get you. What’s the best way to avoid getting caught or being spotted by this monster? Well, while testing this mod, I built a tall, towering house that’s bigger than the Siren Head’s head, and it was certainly the safest spot to hide in the game.

4. The Graveyard

• Mod loader(s): Forge, NeoForge
• Minecraft Version Compatibility: Up to 1.20.4
• Features: Spawns haunted houses, cemeteries, crypts, hostile mobs, and new boss fights

The Graveyard mod is fairly simple, as it introduces a ton of scary structures and modifies the vanilla Minecraft biomes. For instance, there is a haunted house hiding mysterious secrets inside. Next, you might encounter cemeteries of both small and larger size, all covered in cobwebs, but there’s nothing to worry about when exploring them.

Furthermore, there are other unique structures worth exploring in this mod as well, including a large Labyrinth full of traps and loot, going by the name Crypt, the Lich prison that floats above the oceans, and other tree ruins found commonly in all biomes.

5. Apollyon

• Mod loader(s): Forge
• Minecraft Version Compatibility: Up to 1.20.1
• Features: New scary entities, targets single players

Are you looking for a new monster with creepy eyes and a massive smile? Well, then, the Apollyon is what you need. This mod introduces a creepy structure with a half-dead villager inside.

However, this villager transforms into the true black monster with sharp claws and a horrifying face. If you spot it from a faraway distance, and the Apollyon notices you as well, it will turn its head towards you and pull out a wide, creepy smile by pointing a finger towards you. Do note that the Apollyon chooses a single target at a time; hence, if it’s chasing you, all your friends can heave a sigh of relief.

6. The Man From The Fog

• Mod loader(s): Forge, Fabric (available here)
• Minecraft Version Compatibility: Up to 1.20.1
• Features: Silent stalker entity, spawns every night, destroys doors, and deals massive damage.

This is one of the best Minecraft horror mods you can add to your world. It adds a unique monster with a complex AI and the ability to stalk and chase the player. It spawns every night and watches the player from afar.

But then, if you ignore it, it’ll creep closer and closer and even brutally attack you if you dare to look at it. Once the mob gets you, it can do 6-7 hearts of damage at once. The most terrifying thing about this creature is that it can eat through windows, doors and attack with a high level of uncertainty. You never know when it’s going to land its next move; maybe it’s closer to you than you predicted. So, avoid this horror mod in Minecraft at all costs if you like your sanity.

7. The Irritator

• Mod loader(s): Forge, Fabric
• Minecraft Version Compatibility: Up to 1.20.1
• Features: Massive monster, screeches loudly, can be countered with a safe house

The Irritator is another ginormous monster with a gaping mouth and frightening appearance. This thing spawns at night only, makes aggravating sounds when near you, and gives you irritation. Not only that, but it can crawl into tiny places and reach you no matter where you go. So, it’s best to stay away from it or try to kill it fast.

However, there’s a pretty easy loophole in this mod that will help you avoid taking damage from the mob. Create a decent, spacious, safe room where you can run into or hide whenever it’s nighttime in the game. This way, even if you spot the creature, as long as you’re inside your safe house, the Irritator won’t be able to hurt you.

8. Cave Dweller Reimagined

• Mod loader(s): Forge
• Minecraft Version Compatibility: Up to 1.20.1
• Features: Intelligent, adaptive entity. extremely fast in tunnels, spawns in caves

The Cave Dweller Reimagined is one of the best horror mods in Minecraft that adds a familiar cave dweller monster to your world. But instead of the original mod, you actually get something even better.

This version of the Cave Dweller mod introduces an upgraded monster with a scarier appearance and smarter abilities. In simpler terms, if you seem to have spotted a Cave Dweller while mining inside the caves, higher chances are that the Cave Dweller has been eyeing you for a while.

9. TheBoiledOne

• Mod loader(s): Forge
• Minecraft Version Compatibility: Up to 1.20.1
• Features: Attacks with boiling water, glitches the screen, and creates disturbing sounds

TheBoiledOne mod is not too different from all the other horror mods on this list, but it is my favorite. This mod adds a fairly tall and crooked dark monster with red glowing eyes, a big mouth, and some sort of tentacles coming out of its body.

This creature stalks the player and also produces some really unsettling sounds. Finally, to kill you, this giant monster will spit boiling water in your face, hence the name of the mod. As you spot the monster and it approaches you, there will be weird glitches on your screen. Don’t worry about the health of your monitor since it’s a part of the mod, and the glitches are an indication of the mob disappearing.

10. The Anomaly

• Mod loader(s): Forge
• Minecraft Version Compatibility: Up to 1.21.10
• Features: Evolving entities, become aggressive over time, kill pets, and have multiple forms.

The last mod on our list is the Anomaly, and it adds a complex and disturbing entity to your world. This entity looks like a haunted version of Steve, but can also take on a different, much more terrifying form.

It won’t bother or stalk you until you look at it for the first time. It spawns during the night and inside caves. Then, every time you sleep, this creature will become increasingly aggressive. Finally, and this is the most gruesome feature, this monster kills your pets. So, make sure they’re with you all the time.

With that said, those were the scariest and must-have horror mods you should include in your Minecraft playthrough. The horror mod genre is on the rise, so expect to see many more incredible mods popping up. So, which mod on this list is your favorite? Share with us in the comments below!