Why do we enjoy watching scary movies so much? It is the blood, the scream, or the hot chick? Whatever it is, it’s always fun watching a horror flick with all your friends. What are the greatest horror movies of all time? Here are the top 13 horror movies of all time based on user reviews. The best time to watch a horror movie is Friday night; make sure to watch it with friends or family. These movies are rank top because of many factors, including: story, acting, entertaining, direction, visuals, and popularity. Go over the list and tell us what you think. We welcome all comments and suggestions, please comment intelligently. If you think another movie belongs on this list, please list the movie and explain why. This list will be updated every month to keep it accurate and up to date.
13 Weeks of Horror:
Week 1: Psycho (1960)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Psycho is smart, suspenseful, and very frightening. Psycho is the best horror movie of all time because of Alfred Hitchcock. His camera technique is very unique and unmatchable. This film is both entertaining and intellectual, keeping it real and precise. It takes a lot of talents to make a movie that people love and also make people wonder what just happened.
Week 2: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Second on the list is The Silent of the Lambs, starring Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychopath who understands how the mind works. Jodie Foster played a brilliant FBI agent, Clarice Starling, who needs the help of the Doctor to find a serial killer. Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster make a perfect team even though their characters are the complete opposites.
Week 3: Alien (1979) & Aliens (1986)
Alien: Seven astronauts travel to another planet to investigate lands on a distant planet. However, upon leaving the planet, they brought along a creature that would ultimately bring forth destruction and fear to the entire crew. This is one of those science-fiction movies that got it right and was able to create an atmosphere and a setting unlike anything before. Sigourney Weaver and Tom Skerritt played their parts just right and it helps make this movie third on the list.
Aliens: A sequel to the original movie “Alien”. Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is awakened by the Company half a century later. She has a new mission this time, go back to the planet where the first alien was found and destroy them once and for all. Aliens is an excellent horror movie with great sci-fi actions.
Week 4: The Shining (1980)
From the trailer, it might look like a regular family movie, but it is one of the scariest movies of all time. Jack Nicholson played a father who takes his wife and son on a vacation to an isolated hotel for the winter, he become influence by evil spirits and start acting violence. The only thing that can stop him is The Shining.
Week 5: Jaws (1975)
Directed by Steven Spielberg, Jaws will scare the crap out of you whether you’re a child or an adult. Don’t think they aren’t watching, be very careful and stay alert. Even the hunters can become the hunted. The great white shark is a threat to all and the only way to stop it is to hunt it down.
Week 6: Frankenstein (1931) & Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Frankenstein: A true monster horror classic where the monster is not only the killer, but also the victim. Doctor Frankenstein wanted to create life in his own image (cloning), he succeeded in doing so, but his creation becomes a monster that threatens the village. The monster kills people without knowing why because he wasn’t given a proper education. Viewers love the Frakenstein’s monster because they associate the monster to a child who was abandoned by his own father.
Bride of Frankenstein: Frankenstein’s monster returns once again and threatens the village. The second part is as good as the first because of Boris Karloff (aka The Monster) and the director James Whale. This time, he learns how to talk and he ultimately demands a bride in his own image.
Week 7: The Thing (1982)
A bloody horror films where the monster can be anyone and anyone can become the next victim. An alien life form takes shape of the person it kills and no one can see it, feel it, or hear it. The thing will take over your body in order to survive and it will do whatever it takes to stay alive.
Week 8: Night of the Living Dead (1968)
George A Romero’s Night of the Living Dead is a low budget film that was able to frighten the viewers with flesh eating zombies. The main character is smart and likable. Zombies rise from the dead and start eating whatever it encounters and the only way out is through them.
Week 9: Dawn of the Dead (1978)
10 years later, George A Romero directs his second zombies movie. Dawn of the Dead includes human evisceration, exploding heads, and gruesome flesh eating Zombies. This movie was released unrated in the US due to fear of it being rated X. This could very well be the goriest movie of all times. Four survivors seek refuge in a shopping mall struggle to escape the flesh eating zombies and the incoming murderous bandits. Their chances of survival are minimal!
Week 10: The Exorcist (1973)
A little girl got possessed by the devil and the only way to save her is through exorcism. This movie strives to be a different kind of horror movie and it works out great. The story telling is great and it makes you believed everything from beginning to end. After seeing this movie, people actually believed the event can actually happen in real life.
Week 11: Halloween (1978)
Halloween is the greatest slasher movie of all time. John Carpenter created a terrifying, suspenseful, and creepy movie that will leave you breathless with fear. 15 years ago, 6 year old Michael Myers mercilessly killed his 17 years old sister, now he is back!
Week 12: Planet Terror (2007)
Planet Terror is among the best horror movies due to it scripts and hysterical plot. It fits in the horror category because there are zombies and gruesome blood. There are fake rated R movie trailers that are so freaking funny. This movie isn’t so scary, but it is definitely a good movie and need to be on the list because of it zombies genre.
Week 13: Any of the Movies Below
- The Descent (2005)
- Friday the 13th (1980)
- Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- The Ring (2002)
- Poltergeist (1982)
- It (1990)
- Pet Sematary (1989)
- Saw (2004)
- Wrong Turn (2003)
- The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
- The Grudge (2004)
- 28 Weeks Later (2007) & 28 Days Later (2002)
- The Strangers (2008)
- American Werewolf in London (1981)
- The Evil Dead (1981)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
- Suicide Club (2002)
What are your favorite horror movies of all time? List those movies and explain why you think they are the best. Please note that we all have differences of opinions and there is no right or wrong in expressing your points of view. This list is not based on my opinions alone, but the opinions of many viewers who love the horror genre.
What about the Friday the 13th series or Nightmare on Elm Street? Those are staples of the original American slasher! Not to mention overall good movies.
Personally I would say my favorite horror movie is Suicide Club.
Kind of horror/action but still kind of creepy.
You need to add another film that I found to be very scary - It is called The Decent. Watch it and you will see what I mean.
I think the film Don’t Look Now works on many levels - one of them unadulterated horror.
i think you must put a lot of movies in this list like ( Day of the dead ) 1985 i belive it one of the pest Zombies movies ever .
Yeah have to agree that film the Decent is really scary, but for me The Shining is top of the list….and maybe a bit of IT just for good measure!
silence of the lambs, great movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A nightmare on elm street 2 is scary as hell you need to put that on the list over Planet Terror.
Agree with the list (for those I have watched). There is one more that I think ranks among the best horror movie…Pet Sematary. I am still troubled by the question…if the same happened to my child, would I do the same if such an option exist?
I enjoyed Saw 1 as well. (you can forget about the other Saw installments)
I believe one of the best horror movies (not fav, those are already listed) is Exorcism of Emily Rose. The whole thing isn’t scary. But, it is hard for me to be alone in a dark room watching when she contorts her body like that while possessed.
Try this…
1. The Grudge
2. Saw 1
3. Wrong Turn
4. Wrong Turn 2
5. Hills Have Eyes
6. The Doll Master
… just some of the movies I’ve watch which I think is pretty scary or gruesome and I think should be included on your list.
…for zombie movies, try 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, Resident Evil 1, 2 & 3, this are mostly action films but bloody and gruesome indeed.
Halloween…. No doubt about it. Also, Halloween 4,5, and H20 are great. Watch them and see, cause this list needs some work. I mean, it is just TERRIBLE. Who wrote this, a third grader?
wrong there is only one scary movie that is true and that is bloody mary its so scary and its true
the strangers was a creepy one!!!
I havent seen all the movies on the list but jaws is definitely not scary!it was good 4 that era but today there is much scarier movies!i watched jaws in primary school and nearly fell asleep haha
Exorcist by far is the scariest film. The quality of the film combined with the acting makes it amazing. The fact that unexplained things were happening on the set makes it even worse. And the idea that this really happens messes with your mind. Movies like “The Grudge” or “Saw” — you can’t even compare the impact that this film had on people…makes you think! makes you worry!
The list is a bit crappy. Some of them arnt even Horror’s.
Alien is a sci-fi. Silence of the Lambs is a thriller.
Heres my list. Plz comment.
1, Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2, Poltergeist
3, The Hills Have Eyes
4, The Evil Dead
5, The Exorcist
6, Dawn of the Dead
7, Poltergeist 2
8, American Werewolf in London
9, Saw
10, 28 Days Later
There isnt a movie today or before dollar for dollar or actor that even came close to The Exorcist.. i mean think about it black an white movies sucked an all others just to easy to figure out
I AGREE WITH DJM BECAUSE THE HALLOWEEN SERIES ROCKS! I MEAN, COME ON,IM STILL A KID,AND THIS LIST WAS CRAPPY. i COULD COME UP WITH BETTER!
I AGREE WITH DJM BECAUSE THE HALLOWEEN SERIES ROCKS! I MEAN, COME ON,IM STILL A KID,AND THIS LIST WAS CRAPPY. i COULD COME UP WITH BETTER!
The Saw series, no doubt.
Opinons of movies are much like opinions of music and probably many other things too.With that in mind I always insist on seeing a film, from start to finish. I use to find it amazing that film reviewers could actually influence people regarding what is worth watching and what isnt, after all, the opinons of reviewers are uniquely their opinons, formed around their preferences, likes and dislikes and as we all know are usually wrong.
I think that a movie thats very underated is The Ring. I’ve seen just about all of the so called scary movies and the only two in my life that have ever scared me has been the exorcist and the ring, and i saw the exorcist when i was about 10 so obviously that was scary but i saw The Ring when i was like 17 in the movies and i wish i could have that experience again. Maybe it was because i saw it right when it came out and they gave away nothing in the previews so no one could ruin it for me, I’m sure if someone told you a few keys parts before you saw it it wouldn’t be half as scary. I dont find slasher films scary so for me this is my all time favorite although the sequel ruined the first one a bit….either way watch The Ring alone and tell me it doesnt scare you, its a modern classic.
1. Exorcist
2. Friday the 13
3. Nightmare on elm street
4. The grudge
5. Halloween
6. Dawn of the dead
7. Poltergeist
8. It
9. The shining
10. Pet cemetary
My list call me old school but no other movie scared the bejesus out of people like the exorcist when some theaters had EMT’s sitting at the door because people were freaked out thats scary
not very good at all plus you know nothing about horror movies
What and what do you know about horror movies that i dont? Why dont you tell us allmighty knower of all things horror
Id like to see movies like saw and hostil above aliens and Planet Terror for sure or even the Poltergeist Series
i agree with most of these peaple. but not the saw movies they are so dum. exspeshuly the newest one. i realy think the newest Aminivile Horror should be on the list too.
I think that it would be hard to list some horror movies without talking about Sam Neil, In the mouth of madness and event horrizon. both awsome horror films. Also Dead Alive while not terrific, it definately has the best zombie gore ending I’ve ever seen. cheers to that!
Hey this is my list :
1- Beyond the Door
2- Exorcist -old and new
3- Boogieman
4- The Ring
5- The Grudge: for anticipation shock value
6- Nightmare on Elm 2
7- Descent
8- Halloweens but #3 sucked
9- Friday the 13th - when he slams chick in sleeping bag into tree madddd funny…… Jason the best Killer hands down ….
10- 13 Ghost - good horror characters
11- Texas Chainsaw massacre - new version-& old is good too
12- Candyman gave me the creeps didn’t like mirrors at night for a while. lol
Hey? did anyone checy out “Darkness Falls”? If you’ve ever believed in the tooth fairy like most people, then this movie scared this adult out-of you!!!!
Another good horror flick is “30 days of night”!!! This movie will make you think twice about watchin another vampire movie? Great storyline, it almost makes vampires seem invincible once again???
Hey look!!! let’s stop all this NONSENSE!!! does anyone know what makes a good horror movie any more?? its not looking cool on screen, or blood & guts!! A “SUPREMELY” good horror flick should, get this…….SCARE THE SHIT OUT OF YOU!!! very few do that anymore?? so let’s find some movies that at least make you jump once in a while? (no sci-fi, action, thrillers, or drama PLEASE!!!)
Hello out there!!!!!!!! Why isn’t Rob Zombie’s re-make of the classic “Halloween” up there on this list?? If you can dump more than one alien movie on it, then you can certainly add that one!!!
Does anyone think “Christine” should’ve made this list?? “Silence of the Lambs” eh…no! drama? two “Alien” movies when one is good enough? eh..no can you say sci-fi? two “Frankenstein” movies as well? hello…sci-fi also! oh lord!!! not two zombie movies?? can anyone tell the difference between classic sci-fi and horror? people please!?!?
I posted two parts of a Top 10 list on Youtube recently.
From #s 10-1
10. An American Werewolf in London
9. The Omen (1976)
8. The Shining
7. Psycho (1960)
6. The Exorcist
5. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
4. Halloween (1978)
3. Jaws
2. Alien
1. The Thing (1982)-The Greatest Ever. The original is fantastic as well.
I tink that a good horror movie has to be original.
based on a real events and or someting that it culd actually hapen is what makes a horror movie good….
my be you`re a boliver or not but been possess it is real shit! I`m a witness of it!
10. The exorcism of emily rose
9. mothman prophecies
8. Aliens
7. Event Horizon
6. Twilight Zone (the movie) john lithgow on plane episode….wear a diaper.
5. It
4. Candyman
3.Vacancy
2.The Ring
1. The Blair Witch Project
im sure a lot of people my age havent seen it but i had nightmares for the longest time after watching The Thing. the special effects are awesome for its time. every time i turn a corner in a dimly lit room my heart pounds remembering scenes from that movie. i cant even summarize it but u have to believe me. i have seen A LOT of scary movies and a good number of them really scared me but it took me years to build up the courage to watch it again after seeing it for the first time (through my fingers with my hands to my face). trust me u wont be dissapointed.
THIS IS A DECENT LIST. I AGREE WITH SOME,BUT HERE’S HOW IT SHOULD GO.THE THING (FIRST HORROR MOVIE I CAN RECALL SEEING AND IT GAVE ME NIGHTMARES FOR A LONG TIME, 28 WEEK’S LATER, DAWN OF THE DEAD, THE RING, POLTERGEIST, THE GRUDGE,NIGHT OF THE DEMON’S,AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, THE HOWLING, SILVER BULLET, J.CARPENTER’S VAMPIRE’S ( NOT THAT SCARY, BUT STILL A GOOD MOVIE) ALL GEORGE ROMERO MOVIES AND THE MIST.
Why isn’t “The Entity” on this list. A true scary movie, I believe, should be about the supernatural. About things that we can’t really comprehend. True Good vs. True Evil movies. My top scary movies are the following.
1. The Exorcist 7. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2. The Entity 8. The Amityville Horror
3. The Omen 9. The Exorcism of Emily Rose
4. The Shining 10. Twilight Zone
5. Pet Semetary
6. The Ring
I can’t wait to see The Haunting in Conneticut!!!!
I love any good zombie movies and they need to make more like the new dawn of the dead thats scary shit! make u jump.. and how about When A Stranger Calls the original that gives me nightmares and Silent Hill is good! People are forgetting 30 Days of Night! my fav also haha their are so many to list and i think some oldies can be remade good like dawn of the dead was not the halloween that was weak! thanks
MY FAVORITE HORROR MOVIE IS THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
THAT’S THE BEST MOVIE I THINK
Dude nobody can compete with the exorcist. It holds the belt for all time SCARY!!!!!!!! Dawn of the dead(the remake) is also good.
this list was decent, but there were some left off and some that shouldnt have been on. almost all of week thirteens picks were wrong. the saw movies especially. any pg 13 movie sucks. and you only put silence of the lambs. all those movies were good. i think the thing was probably the scariest of them all. and you forgot movies like henry, the portrait of a serial killer, the reanimater, and interview with a vampire. that was the best vampire flick ever. the new hills have eyes part one was good. part two sucked. and this one is for anissa, youve seen the amytyville horrors, so why be excited about a haunting in conecticut? its gonna be the same exact thing. i could go on forever about this, but ill leave it short and simple.
Although some people wouldn’t consider it a typical horror movie, but Audition from Takashi Miike is a pretty creepy movie. I was scared of asian women for a while after seeing this movie.
i truelly enjoyed the classic rob zombie film house of 1000 corpses. horror at its best
here is my list
1.The Haunting
2. Braindead
3. The Fog
4.Evil Dead
5.Nightmare on Elm Street 1
6.Se7en
7.The Exorcist
8.The Thhhing
9.Wrong Turn
10. House
to be honest most of the movies people have
said in these coments, i dont think they’ve whatchted the movie.
i think they just say other people say them so they thought it would be scary.
like “Evil Dead” it was kind of cartoonish effect
but here’s my list for “MY” Favourite;.
1. Friday 13th, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
2. Exorciest
3. The shinning
4. The thing
5. Silent hill
6. Boogyman 2
7. Creep
8. Blair whitch project 2 - book of shadows
9. Halloween original 1, 2 , 4, Rob zomibie
10. Mirrors
Not in order By The Way.
The scariest movie is Hannibal. The scariest part of the movie was when Hannibal was making “dinner” for the Ray Liotta character, and Ray was missing the top of his head. I get shivers down my spine everytime I see that part.
How can anyone forget Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”? Now, that was scary! Especially when Tippi Hedrin was locked in the room and attacked by the birds!
hey buddies, u al seem to be die hard fans of horror movies.
check out an indian movie ‘krishna cottage’, i believe u all will definitely enjoy it. its really scary by the way……just enjoy.
A lot of the movies I liked were named. I liked Hellraiser 1 and 2. The movie Suspiria was creepy. Suspiria probably one of the goriest killings in it.
hi everybody , in my point of view there is no doubt that exorcist is one of the best horror movie of all time but as far as iam concerned no body can match the ring . in my point of viw here is top 10
1. THE RING
2. THE EXORCIST
3. WRONG TURN
4 .THE HILLS HAVE EYES
5 . THE EVIL DEAD
6 . PHSYCO
7. HALOWEEN
8 . THE OMEN
9. FRIDAY THE 13TH
10. THE GRUDEGE
AS FAR AFTER READING ALL UR THOUGHTS I WOULD LOVE TOO SEE AMITYVILLE HORROR , THE SHINING AND ESPECIALL THE THING
28 weeks later and 30 days of night
I think everybody forgot to comment on the best horror movie ‘THE OTHERS’ which had a nice sensitive story. Please include this as well because it was an awrd winning film. And also please consider ‘THE OMEN’ in 1976. It is also a brillient horror movie which was nominated for several oscar awards.
everyone is entitled to there opinions but mine would be these movies, I am a young guy but the older movies were way better , anyways here they are
1. Halloween 1 ( first true boogeyman)
2. The Exorcist ( consider the time)
3. Texas Chain Saw Massacre
4. Silence of the Lambs
5. The Shinning
6. Psycho
7. Carrie (amazing movie)
8. friday the 13th (original)
9. Rosemary’s baby
10. The Night of the hunter
also must sees for cheap thrills:
Mother’s day (old school amazing) a gem
The slumber party massacre ( tits and ass lol )
My bloody valintine (original)
hills have eyes
Se7en (best horror- thriller of all time)
hay u all know that mirrors is the best movie ever and now come on what is the scariest thing about frankistine now yo come on ma lil sis can do a better list
Can’t really recall all the scary movies i’ve watched, but i must commend ‘evil dead’ ‘hell raiser’ and ’saw’. As for ‘the hills have eyes’ and ‘maintenace’ no rating.
how on earth did a stupid movie like Planet Terror get on a good list!
“The strangers” and ” The Haunting In Conneticut” is sooo freaking scary!!! You need to watch them!!
I thinK “House on the Haunted HIlls” is the greatest horror movie of all time along with Hellraiser series
2 of my favs that i didnt see on ur list that are sick an twistid are rob zombies house of 1000 corpses, and the devils rejects
I Definitely agree with Brown Boy. Both ROB ZOMBIE Films: HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES and THE DEVIL’S REJECTS are excellent horror movies! Plenty of violence, blood and gore, lots of laughs, as well as great scares, special effects, and storyline. Classics! Both of them! I also agree that MIRRORS with Keifer Sutherland was quite scary! All of the FRIDAY THE 13THs are pretty good to me, and I love the first 2 TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE movies, both old and new versions. Big HALLOWEEN fan here too, old and new. I Like to watch all of the old ones first, then watch the new stuff. Makes for a great late night!
p.s. As far as serial killers: …. TED BUNDY WAS A WICKED MOVIE!!!!
GREAT WEBSITE HERE BY THE WAY!
What is the movie where the girl keeps getting crucified? Is that Stigmata?
1. The Exorcist ( consider the time)
2. Silence of the Lambs
3. Texas Chain Saw Massacre
4. Ffriday the 13th
5. The Thing
6. It
7. The Fog
8. Pet Cemetry
9. The Poltergeist
10. Candy Man
Theres no movie in this planet that scares, those movies are clasified horors movie, but no movie is scary. I hope someone someday invent a movie that really I could call it a scary movie.. In this world i have to say theres none scary movie or horror or wat you want to call it.. theres cero horror movie.. my list is none, please invent a trully horror movie..
1. Creepshow
2. Halloween 1,2,4,5
3. Friday the 13th (everyone of them)
4. Texas chainsaw massacre
5. Nightmare on Elm street
6. Hills have eyes
7. Land of the dead
8. Dawn of the dead
9. Any movie that Goerge A. Romero makes
10. Pet Sematary
11. Exorcist
12. Cujo
13. Saw 1,2,3,4
I picked those b/c they were the first ones on the top of my head and im only 17 so ya…….. i don’t know much but im more into the new Horror/Thrillers
I agree with your list, i think you got the best especially The Descent. Thats one of the most scariest movie i have ever see. And you should also try Unborn.
1. The Shining - very scary stuff! Twin girls in the hallway got me! Cant even watch this film now because of them!
2. House of 1000 Courpses - All time classic
3. The Ring #1
4. Freddy vs Jason - you get the best of both of Nightmare on Elm Street and Halloween
5. Texas Chainsaw Massacre - all great films
6. 13 Ghosts - truly scared me from a young age
7. Drag Me To Hell - totally unexpected, extremely jumpy
8. Dead Silence
9. Wrong Turn 2 is totally grusome and great if you like blood and guts!
10. Hills Have Eyes both 1 and 2
11. Saw - each of them great in their own way, never lose the gore factor
12. Hostel part 2
13. Silence of the Lambs
14. The Strangers - scary stuff
Any thing made by Rob Zomie is going to be great, we can see that with films like House of 1000 Courpses, Devil’s Rejects and Halloween! Surely no one can disagree with that?!
Remake of The Last House on the Left is amazing, some sick scenes but a great un-expected ending and quite different from the original one, well worth watching.
i KNOW JURRASSIC PARK ISNT SCARY BUT STILL…………. iT SHOULD BE ON THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My favorite horror movie of all time is An American Werewolf In London for many reasons. This film is amazing, it’s a full blooded horror with razor edge sense of humor. One of the VERY rare films that succeeded in mixing horror and humor. Sad story believe it or not, both main characters dies(David and Jack). It has a touch of romance(David and nurse Alex), and of coarse, The Coolest transformation scene in movie history, terrifying too. Scared the heck out of me as a kid. So scary at times, yet, funny at times also. After years of CGI, nothing even came close to this latex groundbreaking beauty in effect. God bless Rick Baker(make up number 1 master). This film, and I should certainly add more The Changeling in peticular has been ignored from top 10 horror flicks, Thank you for accepting my comments, feel free to tell me what you think
1) the descent -can’t believe the cave part, what horror!
Interview with the vampire-what creeps me out most was kristen dunst’s characer…imagine believing it is an innocent girl you meet one night at the cafe or walking on a busy street and she befriends you and suddenly…..aaaaaaaaaaaa!
2) dark water-really appreciate jennifer connelly’s fine acting, the first I’ve seen of her and reallllly scary stuff here
3) tales from the crypt:demon knight-a pleasure to see Billy Zane in another top-notch acting form. And Jada Pincket is simply mesmerizing as Jeyline!
4) the exorcist-kept me awake at night for months till I finally could sleep in peace!
5) the sixth sense-is it me or has everyone forgotten this amazing movie, plus BW at his best?? Woooweee!
6) night of the living dead-nuff said! chilling! gorry! superb!
7) Vampire by John Carpenter-didn’t even finish watching this…scared the *beep* out of me!
9) Cujo
10) Bettlejuice-anyone…muah ha ha ha ha ha hahaaaaaa!!!
Top 10 Horror Movies Of all Time:
10.The Exorcist.
9.Evil Dead 2.
8.Psycho.
7.The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
6.Haloween.
5.An American Werewolf In London.
4.Fallen.
3.The Mothman Prophycies.
2.The Changeling.
1.In The Mouth Of Madness.
BTW, sorry guys, but Alien is half Sci-fi, and Jaws isn’t even rated R. It’s rated PG, and what’s the deal with some ppl putting the original child’s play in their top 10 horror flick, lol give me a break.
Note: The Changeling is a case of less is more, truly underrated, unlike the overrated amitiville horror, one of the weakest haunted house films ever made. TKS
I also just wanted to add that as a stylish traditional horror fan, I wanted to say fuck Roger Ebert, wtf does he know about horror movies. Him and his politically correct fucking cinema.lol
Great reviews for the most part. Nobody mentioned . . . HOSTEL !!
Maybe the creator of this list should consider non-American horror movies, particularly from Asian countries where the culture is tightly interwoven with these kind of elements, particularly Thai and Japanese horror movies where there are a lot more to them than just people in white walking around. Some of them are truly horrific! One might even find the original version more logical, solid and scarier compared to the remake.
I don’t classify CGI horror films as sufficiant horror films, and I agree with the one commentator in this page that stated that Action, Sci-fi, and Drama are generally bad deal for a horror movie. Though I don’t find drama to be really that bad. You might wanna tell me guys what did you think of these other honorable metions horror films that I enjoyed prior to the list on 77 Joe again lol. “Candyman, Raising Cain, White Noise, John Carpenter’s Body Bags, The Howling, Italian classic Suspiria, Night Of The Living Dead the original, and The Shining. Someone also mentioned beetlejuice, btw, princess Jasmine mentioned also Beetlejuice, now I personally enjoyed Beetlejuice, just thought it was a comedy disguised as a horror film. TKS
Here are some films that I highly recomend putting on the list:
1) The original, 1974, Tobe Hooper film, “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” This film is very disturbing and as well original.
2) Clive Barker’s Hellraiser. This movie is dark, disturbing, and is filled with imaginitive originality. Also, I have to say the special effects are awesome!
3) If your going to have the original Halloween on the list, you should have the Rob Zombie remake on their as well. I feel they both compliment each other nicely. They are both great films.
4) If your going to have those great old horror films like Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, then you should have other great ones like those on the list too. Some examples would be, Dracula, The Mummy, The Wolf Man, and one of my personal favorites, The Creature From The Black Lagoon.
5) This is just a suggestion, but maybe you should make the list just a little bit bigger? A top 20 maybe?
yes i agree with ASH.
Asian Movies are breath taking
so as Emily Rose’ Exorcism
Ring 2
dark water
strangers
dead silence
darkness falls
etc
i’m an addict of horror movies.
creeps, vampires, or any ugly predators don’t ring any bell.
do you guys have more ideas that could give me some nightmares? hehe
i’m looking for an additional item to my horror collection
ps. thanks to the author of the top list and all you commented
I don’t really think Silence of the lambs should be on the list. It’s much more of a drama film then a horror film. Even though it does have horror elements to it.
Koko - Here’s an additional item to your horror collection:
The Last House in the Woods. It’s a recent Itallian film. I didn’t find this film particularly scary but I found it very interesting and enjoyable. It’s got a great story with some good, gritty, gore scenes. The only thing I really dislike with this film is the camera quality, but still a really cool film.
Not really gory but when a stranger would have to be the most gripping and shit scary movies i have ever seen and silent hill and wrong turn
It is true that the taste in horror films is subjective, cause we all have different idea of what we find scary, though there are somethings that are universal, however, I’ll have to say that the classic horror films is overall way better than today’s garbage. I would never put films like Hostel, Final Destination, and Saw though many ppl like them, no offense, it just that these films withdrew from the traditional horror classic film making, though I do agree with Ash that Japanese horror films still has it, just curious though The Grudge Vs.The Ring, give me your vote guys, tks
Sorry, I forgot to cast mine, I’m going with The Grudge, thus it has that suspenseful creepy touch to it that you see in films like The Shining etc., not that it’s the same. I won’t denounce though that The Ring do have its creepy moments.
The Ring gets my vote over The Grudge! The Ring and The Exorcist are my favorite movies of all time. I also loved Constantine. Hated The Shining because it was such a diversion from the book. The book was fantastic. Anyway, to any movie makers out there: Make more horror films! We love them and we can never get enough!