| 100 Years of Terror's DarkForest's 13 Tierhorrorfilme, die ihr gesehen haben solltet [Animal horror films you should have seen] | 2018 | Ranked | #1 |
| 100 Years of Terror's Top 139 Die besten Horrorfilme aller Zeiten [Best Horror Films of All Time] | 2020 | Ranked | #2 |
| 1428 Elm's Sandy C.'s 25 best summer vacation horror movies | 2019 | Ranked | #4 |
| 501 Must-See Movies - Horror | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Aaron Christensen's Horror 101 - The A-List of Horror Films and Monster Movies | 2007 | Unranked | — |
| Addicted to Horror Movies' The 100 Scariest Horror Films of All Time | 2015 | Ranked | #16 |
| Adelaide Now's The 50 scariest movies of all time | 2013 | Ranked | #2 |
| AFPL Journal's Sean Farrell's The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2025 | Ranked | #4 |
| Alan Jones' The Rough Guide to Horror Movies - 50 Horror Classics | 2005 | Unranked | — |
| Alec Gillis' Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #6 |
| Alex Vorkov's Top 10 Horror Films of 1975 | 2017 | Ranked | #2 |
| Allocine's 200 films pour Halloween | 2011 | Unranked | — |
| Allocine's Raphaëlle Raux-Moreau's Les 10 films d'horreur qu'il faut avoir vus dans sa vie | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Allocine's Vos plus grosses flippes ciné - Le Top 20 de la peur… | 2009 | Ranked | #11 |
| Alternative Press' Maria Serra's 11 horror movies that are actually really funny | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| AMC Filmsite's Greatest Horror Films | | Unranked | — |
| Amy Holden Jones' Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #3 |
| Andrè Øvredal's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #7 |
| Anthony C Ferrante's Top 10 | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Antti Alanen and Asko Alanen's Musta Peili - horror film filmography | 1985 | Unranked | — |
| Arrow in the Head's Jake Dee's Top 10 Horror Thrillers To Watch This 4th of July! | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Atomic Geekdom's Dave Clark's Top Ten Horror Films Countdown | 2014 | Ranked | #7 |
| Aullidos' Las 100 Mejores Películas de Terror | 2009 | Ranked | #36 |
| AwardsCircuit.com's Terence Johnson's Top 100 Horror Films | 2012 | Ranked | #13 |
| AZCentral's Bill Goodykoontz's 31 days of horror - Goody's countdown of the scariest flicks ever | 2017 | Ranked | #10 |
| Ben Scrivens' Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #4 |
| Best Life's Bob Larkin's 40 Best Horror Movies for Totally Freaking Yourself Out | 2018 | Ranked | #34 |
| Between the Reel's Top 100 Horror Films | 2014 | Ranked | #22 |
| BFI's James Rose's 10 great shark attack films | 2025 | Unranked | — |
| Black America Web's D.L.'s Top 10 Horror Films of All Time | 2019 | Ranked | #9 |
| Bloody Disgusting's Best Horror Movies of All Time - 1970s | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Bloody Disgusting's Dr. Living Dead Share Their Top 10 Horror Movies | 2014 | Ranked | #8 |
| Bloody Disgusting's Trace Thurman's The 100 Best Horror Movies Ever Made | 2018 | Ranked | #9 |
| Bloody Terror's My Favourite Horror Flicks | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| BoardGameGeek's Top 100 Horror Movies | 2009 | Ranked | #13 |
| Boss Hunting's Chris Singh's The 40 Best Horror Movies Ever Made | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Boston.com's The top 60 scariest movies of all time | 2019 | Ranked | #2 |
| Box Office Prophet's 50 Favorite Horror Films | 2002 | Ranked | #18 |
| Bustle's Olivia Truffaut-Wong's 37 Unique Scary Movies That Every Individual Must See | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| But Why Tho's Kate Sánchez' Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time | 2019 | Ranked | #40 |
| Canadian Death Metallers VHS' The 10 Best Summer Horror Movies | 2019 | Ranked | #3 |
| Carlton Cuse's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| Cath Clarke's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #9 |
| CBS Baltimore's 100 Scariest Horror Movies | 2013 | Ranked | #2 |
| CBS News' David Morgan's 50 essential horror films for Halloween | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| CBS San Fransisco's Top 40 Scariest Films Ever Made | 2013 | Ranked | #28 |
| Cerina Vincent's Top Ten Horror Movies Too Scary For Little Girls | 2008 | Ranked | #10 |
| CFB's 100 Essential Horror Films | 2010 | Unranked | — |
| Charlaine Harris' Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #7 |
| Chicago Film Critics Association's 100 Scariest Movies of All Time | 2006 | Ranked | #6 |
| Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film's 50 Top Scary Films | 2005 | Ranked | #12 |
| Chris Duck's The Horror. . . The Horror | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Chris Kentis and Laura Lau's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #3 |
| Chris Pirri's Top 30 Horror Movies | 2015 | Ranked | #4 |
| Chris Sivertson's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #4 |
| Christopher B. Landon's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #5 |
| Cine.gr's The Most Scary-Movies Ever | 2010 | Ranked | #33 |
| CinemaBlend's Jason Wiese, Brent McKnight & Nick Venable's The 30 Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2021 | Ranked | #3 |
| Cinemanía's 100 mejores películas de terror de todos los tiempos | 2016 | Ranked | #23 |
| Cinemassacre's My Top 40 Favorite Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #4 |
| Cinephiliaque's The Ultimate Top 10 Horror Films | 2012 | Ranked | #5 |
| CNET's Our favorite horror movies of all time | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| CNN en Espanol's Las películas de terror más espantosas de todos los tiempos | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Collider's Brad LaCour's The 10 Greatest Horror Blockbusters Ever Made, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #1 |
| Collider's Daniel Boyer's The 25 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #17 |
| Collider's Haleigh Foutch's The 21 Best Horror Movies of the 1970s | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Collider's Jeremy Urquhart's The 10 Greatest Shark Movies of the Last 50 Years, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #1 |
| Collider's Jeremy Urquhart's The 10 Most Exciting Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #1 |
| Collider's Ryan Heffernan and Veronnica MacKillop's 14 Best Summer-Themed Horror Movies | 2023 | Ranked | #1 |
| Collider's The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2023 | Ranked | #8 |
| Combustible Celluloid's Essential Horror Movies | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| ComingSoon's Kylie Hemmert's The Best Horror Movies Inspired by True Events | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Complex's Best Horror Movies Every Year Since Psycho | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Complex's The 50 Scariest Movies of All Time | 2013 | Ranked | #29 |
| Conectate's Rafael J. Rey's Las 10 Mejores Peliculas de Terror del Cine | 2014 | Ranked | #6 |
| Confessions of a Film Junkie's Brian Cotnoir's Top 25 Favorite Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #4 |
| Consequence of Sound's 100 Scariest Movies of All Time | 2019 | Ranked | #5 |
| Cosmopolitan's 15 Best Shark Movies of All Time | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Cosmopolitan's The 57 Scariest Horror Movies You Need to Watch Right Now | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Country Living's Katie Bowlby's 22 Scary Movies for Kids That Won't Keep Them Up All Night | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Cracked.com's The Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2011 | Unranked | — |
| Creepy Catalog's Raquel Quintana's 70s Horror Movies 100+ Scary Films from the 1970s | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| CriterionForum Lists Project - Horror | | Ranked | #43 |
| Crooks and Liars' John Amato's Top 60 Horror Movies | 2015 | Ranked | #3 |
| Cult Labs Forum's Best Horror Films Year by Year | | Unranked | — |
| Cult Labs' Community Top 100 Horror Films of All Time | 2014 | Ranked | #25 |
| Cult Movie Forums' The 100 Greatest Horror & Exploitation Films Ever! | 2007 | Ranked | #17 |
| Damnationdoormat's Top 100 Horror Films | 2006 | Ranked | #11 |
| Daniel Myrick's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #4 |
| Darkweb Online's Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time | 2002 | Ranked | #6 |
| Dave Calhoun's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #3 |
| Dennis Alink's Top 25 Best '70s Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #7 |
| Dexerto's Cameron Frew's 104 best horror movies ever made | 2025 | Ranked | #12 |
| Diego Carrera's A History of Horror | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Digital Spy's Ian Sandwell, Gabriella Geisinger & Mireia Mullor's 61 Best Horror Movies That Are Actually Good and Terrifying | 2025 | Unranked | — |
| Digital Spy's Simon Reynolds' Top 25 Scariest Movies | 2011 | Ranked | #15 |
| DigitalDreamDoor's 250 Greatest Horror Movies | 2022 | Ranked | #6 |
| Don Sumner's Horror Movie Freak | 2010 | Unranked | — |
| Dr-Faustus' GREATEST HORROR MOVIES OF ALL TIME | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Dr. Nocturna's 2006 Horror Movie Census! | 2006 | Ranked | #6 |
| Dread Central's Scott Hallam's Top 10 Groundbreaking Horror Movies of All Time | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Dread Central's Scott Hallam's Top 13 Killer Animal Flicks! | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Dreadit's Top 100 Horror Films, 10th Anniversary Edition | 2022 | Ranked | #26 |
| Dreadit's Top 20 Horror Movies, 1970-1979 | 2017 | Ranked | #8 |
| Dreadit's Top PG-13 Horror Films | 2020 | Ranked | #2 |
| Drew Hunt's 100 Greatest Horror Films | 2013 | Ranked | #8 |
| EcranLarge's Laurent Pecha's Les 31 meilleurs films d'horreur du monde | 2012 | Ranked | #4 |
| Edgar Wright's 100 Favorite Horror Movies | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Edmonton Journal's Jean Grand-Maitre's top five horror movies | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Eduardo Sanchez's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #10 |
| Eerie Books Blog's Randy Ray's 100 Top Horror Movies from the 1970s | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| eFilmCritic - Jack Sommersby's The Top 10 Horror Films of All Time | 2014 | Ranked | #4 |
| eharmony's The 20 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2011 | Unranked | — |
| El antepenultimo mohicano's Las 100 mejores películas de terror | 2016 | Ranked | #5 |
| Elle's Adam Schubak, Madison Feller & Amy Mackelden's The 50 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Emily Booth's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| EMP Museum's 100 Horror Films to See Before You Die | | Unranked | — |
| Empire's The 50 Best Horror Movies | 2024 | Ranked | #8 |
| Empire's Top 400 Horrors Results | 2012 | Ranked | #14 |
| Enfemenino's Las 101 Mejores Películas de Terror para Halloween | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Entertainment Weekly's 20 Scariest Movies of All Time | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Entertainment Weekly's Chris Nashawaty's 31 Scariest Movies of All Time | 2015 | Ranked | #6 |
| Entertainment Weekly's Clark Collis' The 10 best aquatic horror movies of all-time | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Eric England's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #6 |
| Eric Ian Steele's The Best Horror Movies of the Past 50 years! Part 2! The Seventies! | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Espinof's Victor Lopez G.'s Las 37 mejores películas de terror de todos los tiempos [The 37 best horror films of all time] | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Esquire's Josh Rosenberg, Emma Carey & Bria McNeal's The 100 Scariest Movies of All Time | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| Esquire's Paul Schrodt's 27 Horror Movies for People Who Don't Love Horror Movies | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Esquire's Sirena He's The 13 Best Summer Horror Movies | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| Esquire's The 50 Best Classic Horror Movies Ever Made | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Essential Horror Movies - Matinee Monsters to Cult Classics by Michael Mallory | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| European Nightmares - Horror Cinema in Europe since 1945 - Filmography | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| FANGORIA's 300 Best Horror Movies | 2011 | Unranked | — |
| Far Out Magazine's Calum Russell's The 50 greatest horror films of all time | 2022 | Ranked | #16 |
| Far Out Magazine's Monica Reid's The ultimate guide to the best horror films of all time | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Fiction Horizon's Hrvoje Milakovic's 50 Best Psychological Horror Movies of All Time | 2025 | Unranked | — |
| Film School Rejects' 10 Scariest PG-Rated Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #1 |
| Film School Rejects' The 50 Best Horror Movies Ever | 2017 | Ranked | #3 |
| Film.com's The Top 50 Horror Movies of All Time | 2012 | Ranked | #10 |
| filmsactu's TOP 20 des meilleurs films d'horreur de tous les temps! | 2012 | Ranked | #13 |
| FilmschoolWTF's Top 100 Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2014 | Ranked | #22 |
| FILMSTARTS' The 80 best horror movies of all time | 2019 | Ranked | #17 |
| FilmWalrus' My Top 200 Favorite Horror Films | 2013 | Ranked | #56 |
| FilmZone's Top 10 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2018 | Ranked | #4 |
| Final Girl Shocktoberfest Poll | 2017 | Ranked | #13 |
| Finn's Wake's My Top 5 Horrors From the Deep Movies | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| Flavorwire's Alison Nastasi's 50 Essential Horror Films | 2012 | Ranked | #3 |
| Flickering Myth's EJ Moreno's The Best Summer Horror Movies | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| FLICKSIDE's Arun Kumar's 50 Greatest Horror Films Of All Time | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Fluxkompensator's Stefan_F's Die besten Horrorfilme der 70er Jahre [Best Horror Films of the 70s] | 2019 | Ranked | #4 |
| Forbes' Mark Hughes' The Top 10 Best Horror Movies Of The 70s | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Forbes' Mark Hughes' Top 10 Best Monster Horror Movies Of All Time | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| Fotogramas's Las 100 mejores películas de terror de la historia del cine buenas, recomendadas y aclamadas por la crítica (2025 | | Ranked | #16 |
| Fred Dekker's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| GamesRadar+'s Becky Darke & Louise Blain's The 30 best horror movies that will haunt you long after the credits roll | 2024 | Ranked | #8 |
| GamesRadar+'s Louise Blain's The 30 best horror movies | 2021 | Ranked | #7 |
| Gareth Edwards's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #1 |
| Gary Gerani's Top 100 Horror Movies | 2010 | Ranked | #16 |
| Gateway Film Center's Horror 101 | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Gavin Heffernan's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #6 |
| Gear Patrol's The 50 Best Horror Movies | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| GearMoose's Amy Skorheim's 20 Best 70s Horror Movies | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| George Romero's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #5 |
| Glen Mazarra's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #10 |
| Good Housekeeping's Katarina Avendano's 50 of the Best Classic Horror Movies of All Time | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Good Housekeeping's Marisa Lascala's 36 Scary Movies for Kids That Make Great First Horror Film Experiences | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Good Housekeeping's Marisa LaScala's 40 Scary Movies for Kids Who Love to Feel Their Hearts Race | 2025 | Unranked | — |
| Goomba Stomp's Ricky da Conceição's 150 Greatest Horror Films of the 20th Century | 2021 | Ranked | #7 |
| GotchaMovies' Top 50 Horror Movies | 2014 | Ranked | #5 |
| GQ's Francesco Francavilla's 54 Movies That Will Make Every Man Scream Like a Little Girl | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| GQ's Tom Philip's 6 Deeply American Horror Movies to Watch This Holiday Weekend | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Grazia's Alessandro Alicandri's 50 film horror più belli di sempre | 2013 | Ranked | #14 |
| GreenGoblin's My top 200 horror movies | 2007 | Ranked | #26 |
| Greg McLean's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #5 |
| Greg Nicotero's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| Gregg Bishop's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #1 |
| groo-8's Top 200 Horror films Ever | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| HiConsumption's Sam Jordan's The 50 Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Hitek's Clemounet's Top 20 des films d'horreurs mythiques | 2013 | Ranked | #17 |
| HitFix's Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time | 2015 | Ranked | #10 |
| HMV's 50 Greatest Horror Movies | 2008 | Ranked | #16 |
| Horror Bound's Bud's Top 10 When Animals Attack Movies | 2019 | Ranked | #2 |
| Horror Freak News' Don Sumner's The Top 100 Best Horror Movies Ever | 2016 | Ranked | #17 |
| Horror Homeroom's Dawn's Top 10 Horror Films | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Horror Homeroom's Gwen's Top 10 Marine Animal Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Horror Movie Maven's My Top 25 Horror Films | 2014 | Ranked | #4 |
| Horror.com's The Official HDC Selection from 100+ Years of Horror Cinema | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Horror.com's The Sub-genres of Horror - A Top 100 HDC Compilation | 2008 | Unranked | — |
| HorrorMovies.ca Forum's Top 300 horror films that MUST be seen before you die | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| HorrorMovies.ca's Herner Klenthur's 35 Most Influential Horror Movies Of All Time | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| HorrorMovies.ca's Poppascotch's Top 50 Horror Movies | | Ranked | #29 |
| Horrornews.net's Adrian Halen's Top 15 Water Based Horror Films | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Horrornews.net's Mike Joy's The Top 10 Shark Movies | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Houston Press' Chris Lane's 8 of the Best Horror Films From the 1960s and '70s | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| HowStuffWorks' Ed Grabianowski's 10 Horror Films That Changed the Genre | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| HubPages' gideon43's The 25 Greatest Horror Movies Of All Time | 2014 | Ranked | #7 |
| HubPages' iwritegood's Top 100 Horror Movies | 2009 | Ranked | #25 |
| Ice Nine Kills' Spencer Charnas Picks The 13 Best Horror Movies To Watch This Halloween | 2018 | Ranked | #6 |
| iCM Forum's Top 250 Favourite Horror Films | 2022 | Ranked | #11 |
| IGN's 100 Best Horror Movies | 2017 | Ranked | #7 |
| IGN's William Bibbiani's The Best Political Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #5 |
| IMDb Horror Board Favorite 201 | 2014 | Ranked | #13 |
| IndieWire's Alison Foreman & Wilson Chapman's The Best Fourth of July Horror Movies | 2024 | Ranked | #1 |
| IndieWire's The 225 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| IndieWire's Wilson Chapman's The 100 Greatest Horror Movies of All Time | 2024 | Ranked | #68 |
| Inquisitr's Carter Lee's 51 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| It's A Stampede!'s Alex Wiggan's 150 best horror movies you must watch | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| J and J Production's Top 10 Horror Movies | 2014 | Ranked | #2 |
| Jack Ketchum's Top 10 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| James Gunn's 50 Favorite Horror Movies Of All-Time | 2017 | Ranked | #1 |
| James Marriott and Kim Newman's Horror! 333 Films to Scare You to Death | 2010 | Unranked | — |
| James Wan's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #2 |
| James Watkins' Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #4 |
| Jamie_Shannon's Best Horror Films | 2016 | Ranked | #22 |
| JarvisCity's 15 Best Horror Movies Of 1975 | 2017 | Ranked | #1 |
| Jeremy Thomas' Top 8 PG & PG-13 Horror Films | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| Joe Hill's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| John Erick Dowdle's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #7 |
| Jonathan Glendening's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| Juan Antonio Bayona's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #6 |
| Katie Featherston's 5 favourite scary movies for Halloween | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Ken Foree's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #5 |
| Kevin Greutert's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #7 |
| khaleesi_101's Favourite Horror Movies | 2017 | Ranked | #23 |
| KilltheSnark's The 100 Greatest Horror Films | 2007 | Ranked | #10 |
| Land Of Way's James Wayland's Top 20 Horror Movies | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| Large Popcorn, No Butter's Best Scary Movies of All Time -- Of ALL Time | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Latest Movies Lists' Top 100 Horror Movies | 2012 | Ranked | #6 |
| Leigh Janiak's Top 10 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Leigh Whannell's Top 10 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Letterboxd's Top 250 Horror Films | 2025 | Ranked | #72 |
| Letterboxd's Top 250 Horror Films | 2025 | Ranked | #64 |
| Linnea Quigley's Top 10 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Little Things' Angela Andaloro's 18 Scary Movies That Will Teach Children To Appreciate A Good Scare | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Long Island Weekly's Frank Virga's Top 10 Horror Movies | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| LouderSound's Metal Hammer's The 50 greatest horror movies of all time | 2022 | Ranked | #13 |
| Love Horror's Top 10 Animal Horror Films | 2018 | Ranked | #1 |
| Love Horror's Top 10 Horror Films | 2018 | Ranked | #3 |
| Love Horror's Top 10 Monster Films | 2018 | Ranked | #6 |
| Lunatic's Project's Abby Brenker's The Scariest Beach Horror Films | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| Mandatory's The 50 Scariest Horror Movies Ever Made | 2013 | Ranked | #47 |
| Marginal_Crogeny's The Top 250 Horror Films of All Time | 2016 | Ranked | #10 |
| Marie Claire's Kayleigh Roberts' The 50 Classic Horror Movies Every Scary Film Buff Must See | 2021 | Unranked | — |
| Maritime Herald's 10 Water Horror Movies You Need To Watch | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Mark H. Harris' A Timeline of the History of Hollywood Horror Movies | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Mark H. Harris' The 15 Best Horror Movies That Spark Ocean & Water Fears | 2019 | Ranked | #1 |
| Mark H. Harris' The 20 Best Giant Animal Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #11 |
| Matt Reeves's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #5 |
| Matthew Leyland's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #6 |
| Men's Health's Joshua Ocampo and Evan Romano's 41 of the Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Men's Health's The 21 Best Monster Movies of All Time | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Mens Health's Lea Anderson & Milan Polk's The Best '70s Horror Movies | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Metallica, Kiss, Anthrax and more of your favourite rock stars pick the greatest horror movies ever | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Midwest Socialist's Mal Burns' Ten Horror Movies for Leftists | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Mike Mayo's VideoHound's Horror Show - 999 Hair-Raising, Hellish, and Humorous Movies | 1998 | Unranked | — |
| MomJunction's Rohit Garoo's 35 Best Scary Movies For Kids And Teens | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Monster Mania's The 13 Greatest Horror Films Of The 1970s | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| Movie Forums' Top 100 Horror Films | | Ranked | #18 |
| MovieMaker's Tim Molloy's The 11 Scariest Horror Movies of the 1970s | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| MovieMeter's Top 300 Horror Films | 2020 | Ranked | #11 |
| Movies & Mania's Essential Horror Films | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| MSN's Dave McCoy's Top 10 Scariest Movies | 2006 | Ranked | #12 |
| Murray Leeder's Horror Film - A Critical Introduction | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Museum of Pop Culture's 100 Horror Films to See Before You Die | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Nacho Cerda's Ten Most Profound Cinematic Horror Experiences | | Ranked | #1 |
| Neil Marshall's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #6 |
| New Arena's Harris Ahmadzai's Ranking The 31 Best Horror Movies For Halloween | 2018 | Ranked | #9 |
| News from the San Diego Becks' Overcoming the Omissions of AFI - The 25 Best Horror Films | 2008 | Ranked | #2 |
| Nightmares in Red, White and Blue - Featured Movies | 2009 | Unranked | — |
| No Film School's Jason Hellerman's 10 Best Monster Movies Every Horror Fan Must Watch | 2025 | Ranked | #5 |
| OH THE HORROR! - Must see horror movies | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Osservatori Esterni's I Migliori Film Horror 1971 - 1980 | 2011 | Ranked | #16 |
| Pajiba's Kristy Puchko's The Best Summer Vacation Horror Movies | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Parade's Samuel R. Murrian's 152 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2025 | Ranked | #15 |
| Paste's Jim Vorel's A Century of Terror - The 100 Best Horror Movies of the Last 100 Years | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Paste's The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2025 | Ranked | #7 |
| Paste's The 50 Best Monster Movies of All Time | 2025 | Ranked | #4 |
| Paul and Ben China's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| Paul Harris Boardman's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #4 |
| Paul Wells' The Horror Genre - From Beelzebub to Blair Witch (Short Cuts) | 2000 | Unranked | — |
| PCBreakdown's Top 500 Horror Movies | 2014 | Ranked | #29 |
| Phoenix New Times' Heather Hoch's The 20 Scariest Horror Films of All Time | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Plugman's Top 100 Horror Films | | Ranked | #28 |
| PoemofQuotes' Gary R. Hess' The 10 Best Classic Horror Movies | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Pop Culture Uncovered's Pauly D's My Top 25 Horror Films Part | 2015 | Ranked | #14 |
| PopOptiq's Greg Cwik's 40 Great Horror Films for the Halloween Season | 2014 | Ranked | #6 |
| PopOptiq's Ricky da Conceição's 200 Greatest Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #6 |
| PrettyFamous' Tessa Boyce's The 25 Best Horror Movies | 2016 | Ranked | #14 |
| Psychobabble's 150 Essential Horror Movies - The Complete List | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Pulse Nigeria's Joshua Ocampo's 21 of the Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Rage of Rayzor's Top 100 Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #11 |
| Ramsey Campbell's Stevie's Top 100 Horror Movies | 2013 | Ranked | #15 |
| Rank & File Top 250 HorrorThrillers of All Time | 2025 | Ranked | #6 |
| RantHollywood's Aaron Neuwirth's 15 Horror Movies That Cause The Most Nightmares | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Rathcoombe Manor's The Best Horror Films | | Unranked | — |
| Re93animator's Top 100 Horror Films | 2011 | Ranked | #8 |
| Reel Reviews' Frank Wilkins' Best Horror Films | 2010 | Unranked | — |
| Reel.com's Top 100 Scary Movies | 1999 | Ranked | #55 |
| Refinery29's Alexandra Koster and Claire Fox's The 55 Best Horror Movies To Scare Yourself Silly | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| Richard Corliss' Top 25 Horror Films | 2007 | Unranked | — |
| Richard Haines' Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #6 |
| Rob Schmidt's Top 10 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Robert Kirkman's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| Robert Kurtzman's Ten Favorite Creature Features | 2008 | Ranked | #4 |
| Robert Kurtzman's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #8 |
| Robin Hardy's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #6 |
| Rolling Stone's 101 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2022 | Ranked | #49 |
| Rotten Tomatoes' The 200 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2019 | Ranked | #13 |
| Scott Stewart's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Screen Rant's Anthony Fertino's The 10 Best Killer Animal Movies | 2019 | Ranked | #2 |
| Screen Rant's Lacey Womack & Colin McCormick's 40 Terrifying Horror Movies That Arent Paranormal | 2024 | Ranked | #6 |
| Screen Rant's Rocco Thompson's Underwater & 14 Other Great Aquatic Horror Movies | 2020 | Ranked | #14 |
| Screen Rant's Ross Tanenbaum's 10 Most Influential Horror Movies Of All Time | 2020 | Ranked | #4 |
| Screen Rant's Scout Tafoya's 11 Best Horror Movies of the 1970s | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Screen Rant's The 20 Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2024 | Ranked | #6 |
| ScreenTalk.com.au's Top 10 Horror Movies | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Sean S. Cunningham's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #3 |
| Shoot the Projectionist's 31 FLICKS THAT GIVE YOU THE WILLIES | 2007 | Ranked | #10 |
| Shudder's The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time | 2022 | Ranked | #14 |
| Siachen Studios' Shraddha Sisodiya's 20 Best Horror Movies That Will Give You Goosebumps | 2021 | Unranked | — |
| Signal Horizon Magazine's Tracy Palmer's The Top 35 Horror Movies That Celebrate Summer | 2019 | Ranked | #2 |
| Skraeg og Raedsel's 50 Greatest Horror Movies | 2010 | Ranked | #21 |
| Skraek og Raedsel's Readers' 50 Greatest Horror Movies | 2010 | Ranked | #13 |
| Sky Movies' Top 100 Horror Films | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Slant Magazine's 100 Greatest Horror Films of All Time | 2019 | Ranked | #63 |
| SlashFilm's Eric Langberg's The 15 Best Shark Movies Of All Time, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #1 |
| SlashFilm's Jacob Hall's 15 Great Horror Movies For Kids | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| SlashFilm's Layla Halfhill's The 20 Best '70s Horror Movies | 2023 | Ranked | #5 |
| SlashFilm's The 106 Best Horror Movies Ever | 2025 | Unranked | — |
| Starburst Annual's Classics of the Horror Film - The Seventies | 1982 | Unranked | — |
| Stay at Home Mum's Jody Allen's 50 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time | 2017 | Ranked | #10 |
| Stephen King's "Danse Macabre" | 1981 | Unranked | — |
| Steven Jay Schneider's 101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die | 2007 | Unranked | — |
| Studio Binder's Mike Bedard's 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2020 | Ranked | #6 |
| SuperAficionado.com's David Alday's Las 107 mejores películas de terror de la historia | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| SYFY WIRE's Matthew Jackson's The best horror movies of all time | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| Taschen's Jonathan Penner and Paul Duncan's Horror Cinema Top 50 Horror Movies | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Taste of Cinema's Edwanike Harbour's The 15 Best Horror Movies of The 1970s | 2015 | Ranked | #4 |
| Taste of Cinema's Jake Walters' The 20 Best Horror Films Made By Non-Horror Directors | 2014 | Ranked | #6 |
| Taste of Cinema's Jeremy Sklar's 15 Of The Best Horror Films With Social-Political Subtext | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Taste of Cinema's Shane Scott-Travis' The 25 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2019 | Ranked | #11 |
| Tech Advisor's Dominic Preston's 11 best horror movies | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Teen Vogue's The 85 Best Scary Movies Every Horror and Suspense Fan Should See | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Tell Tales' Maria Supplisson's 25 Best Horror Movies to Traumatize You | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Terry L. Vinson's The 25 Best Horror Films of All Time | 2019 | Ranked | #7 |
| That Film Guy's Top 30 Horror Movies | 2011 | Ranked | #10 |
| That Hashtag Show's Hunter Bolding's The Top 10 Best Horror Films Ever | 2020 | Ranked | #4 |
| The Astounding B Monster - Leonard Hughes' horror top ten | 2014 | Ranked | #11 |
| The Atlantic's Kevin Fallon's The Greatest Horror Films of the Past 51 Years | 2011 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Bedrock Blog's The Cutting Room Floor | 2010 | Unranked | — |
| The Blood Shed's Melissa B.'s 8 of the Best Horror Movies to Watch During a Blizzard | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| The Bloody Pit of Horror's Top 10 List For 1975 | 2009 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Cinemaholic's Shubham Sharma's 12 Best Horror Movies of the 1970s | 2018 | Ranked | #4 |
| The Columbus Dispatch's Rafer Guzman's The 20 scariest horror movies of all time | 2019 | Ranked | #10 |
| The Cullman Times' Clay Byrom's top 10 horror films for Halloween | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| The Essential Films' 100 Essential Horror Films | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| The FrightFest Guide to Monster Movies | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| The Ghost Diaries' Billy Russell's Top 10 Summer Horror Movies of All Time | 2015 | Ranked | #9 |
| The Hollywood Verdict's Top 10 Best Horror Movies | 2020 | Ranked | #5 |
| The Horror Syndicate's Top 100 Horror Movies Fan Vote 2019 | 2019 | Ranked | #12 |
| The Horror Syndicate's Top 100 Horror Movies of All-Time | 2017 | Ranked | #4 |
| The Irish Times' Darragh Geraghty's 50 scary films to watch at Halloween | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| The Man Guide's Michael Alvarez's 10 Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2016 | Ranked | #6 |
| The Orlok's Top 5 of 1975 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Scariest Thing's The Top 500 Horror Movies of All Time | 2022 | Ranked | #6 |
| The Scariest Things' Chris Ralph's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #16 |
| The Scariest Things' Eric Li's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #4 |
| The Scariest Things' Ingo Tants' Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #2 |
| The Scariest Things' Jeff Dean's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Scariest Things' Joe Moe's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #6 |
| The Scariest Things' Joseph Perry's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #2 |
| The Scariest Things' Mike Fryer's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #21 |
| The Scariest Things' Roberta Pennington's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #8 |
| The Scariest Things' Tom Carter's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #2 |
| The Sci-Fi Slob's Top 100 Horror Movies | 2014 | Ranked | #7 |
| The Telegraph's The 75 best horror movies of all time for Hallowe'en | 2021 | Unranked | — |
| The Uncommon Breed's Top 20 Scariest Horror Movies to Watch This Halloween | 2025 | Unranked | — |
| The Vault of Horror's Presenting the Top 50 Horror Films of All Time! | 2008 | Ranked | #14 |
| The Vault of Horror's The Horror Canon | 2009 | Ranked | #23 |
| The Wandering Image's TOP 70 HORROR MOVIES OF THE 70s | 2013 | Ranked | #8 |
| Thoughts From the Booth's My Favorite Horror Films of All Time - Classics and Hidden Gems | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Thrillist's Scott Weinberg's The 75 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2019 | Ranked | #9 |
| Ti West's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #4 |
| Tiffany Shepis' Top 10 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Time Out's 50 Greatest Monster Movies | 2010 | Ranked | #2 |
| Time Out's Andy Kryza, Joshua Rothkopf & Matthew Singer's The best Halloween movies of all time | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| Time Out's The 100 best horror movies of all time | 2026 | Ranked | #10 |
| TMA's 25 Greatest Horror Movies of All Time | 2010 | Ranked | #13 |
| TokeZa's Top 100 Horror Movies | 2013 | Ranked | #73 |
| Tony Timpone's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| Too Scary To Watch's Best 70's Horror Films | 2011 | Unranked | — |
| Top 10 Films' Dan Grant's Top 10 Scariest Films Ever Made | 2011 | Ranked | #2 |
| Top 10 Films' Neal Damiano's Top 10 Influential American Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #5 |
| Top 15 Horror Films of the 1970s by John Kenneth Muir | 2007 | Ranked | #3 |
| TOP 666 HORROR MOVIES (Freaky Fuckin Friday) | 2014 | Ranked | #15 |
| Topito's Top 15 des films les plus flippants de l'histoire du cinéma | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Total Sci-Fi's The 100 Greatest Horror Movies | 2009 | Ranked | #10 |
| Town & Country's Annie Goldsmith's 20 All-Time Best Horror Movies | 2021 | Unranked | — |
| TrendsandLife's Top 10 Horror Movies of All Time | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Tuko's Zindzy Gracia's Top 25 scariest horror movies of all time | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| UK Mix Top 100 Horror Films | 2011 | Ranked | #16 |
| Ultimate Classic Rock's Michael Gallucci's The Best Horror Movie From Every Year - 1920-2022 | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| UNILAD's Cameron Frew's UNILAD's Top 50 Horror Films Of All Time | 2020 | Ranked | #14 |
| USA TODAY's Brian Truitt's The 25 best scary movies you must see before you DIE | 2025 | Unranked | — |
| Utica Public Library's 30 Classic Horror Films Of The 20th Century | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Vanessa Morgan's When Animals Attack - The 70 Best Horror Movies with Killer Animals | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Vanity Fair's Les 50 films d'horreur à voir absolument | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Vanity Fair's Matthew Jacobs' The 32 Best Horror Movies to Keep You Up at Night | 2022 | Ranked | #13 |
| Variety's 100 best horror films of all time | 2024 | Ranked | #4 |
| VIRUS' Creepy ClasSICKs Vol. 1 | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| VIRUS' Retro Virus: Early Screams | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| Vulture's Jordan Crucchiola's The 100 Scares That Shaped Horror | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Vulture's Matthew Jackson's 17 Seaside Horror Movies That Make the Beach Terrifying | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| WatchMojo's Top 10 Horror Movies of the 1970s | | Ranked | #4 |
| We Got This Covered's Top 100 Horror Movies | 2013 | Ranked | #14 |
| West Boca Bullseye's Marcus Concepcion's Iconic 70's Horror Movies | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| WhatCulture's 100 Greatest Horror Movies Of All Time | 2018 | Ranked | #35 |
| WILDSound Movies' Top 100 Horror Movies | 2011 | Ranked | #9 |
| WIRED's The 25 Best Horror Films of All Time | 2010 | Unranked | — |
| WIRED's The best horror movies everyone should watch at least once | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| WTOP.com's Jason Fraley's Best Horror Movies | 2020 | Ranked | #5 |
| Yardbarker's Asher Luberto 25 horror movies that are great to watch any time | 2025 | Unranked | — |
| Yardbarker's Matt Sulem's 25 horror movies that were based on true stories | 2021 | Unranked | — |
| Yardbarker's Matt Sulem's Heat of the fright The 23 best summer horror films | 2025 | Unranked | — |
| You Wanna See Something Really Scary A 365 Day Guide to Must See Horror Films by W.P. Spence | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| YouGov's Scariest Horror Movies Survey | 2015 | Ranked | #20 |
| Zack Snyder's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #10 |
| Zimbio's Joe Robberson's The Top 11 Scariest Movies Ever Made | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
