| 100 Years of Terror's Top 139 Die besten Horrorfilme aller Zeiten [Best Horror Films of All Time] | 2020 | Ranked | #52 |
| 1428 Elm's Alexandria Ingham's 50 greatest horror movies of all-time | 2018 | Ranked | #44 |
| 1428 Elm's Curt Oglesbee's A Decade of Terror - The best horror films of the 2010s | 2019 | Ranked | #10 |
| 1428 Elm's Sandy C.'s 25 best summer vacation horror movies | 2019 | Ranked | #9 |
| 247 Wall St's 50 Best Horror Films of All Time | 2018 | Ranked | #42 |
| 247Sports' Dan Bova's The Best Horror Movies of the 2000s | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| 365 Horror Movie's Top 10 Horror Movies of 2012 | 2010 | Ranked | #1 |
| 500 Days Of Film's 31 Days Of Horror Over 31 Years Of Scary Movies! | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Addicted to Horror Movies' The 100 Scariest Horror Films of All Time | 2015 | Ranked | #90 |
| AFPL Journal's Sean Farrell's The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2025 | Ranked | #21 |
| Ain't it Cool News' Ambush Bug's Best Horror Films of 2011-2012 | 2012 | Ranked | #10 |
| Alice Cooper lists his 20 favourite horror films of all time | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Alternative Press' Maria Serra's 11 horror movies that are actually really funny | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Anything Horror's Deggsy's Top 10 Best Horror Films of 2012 | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Anything Horror's Scott's 10 Best Horror Films of 2012 | 2013 | Ranked | #5 |
| Atomic Geekdom's Dave Clark's Top Ten Horror Films Countdown | 2014 | Ranked | #3 |
| AwardsCircuit.com's Joey Magidson's Best Horror Films Since 2000 | 2019 | Ranked | #1 |
| AwardsCircuit.com's Terence Johnson's Top 100 Horror Films | 2012 | Ranked | #50 |
| AZCentral's Bill Goodykoontz's 31 days of horror - Goody's countdown of the scariest flicks ever | 2017 | Ranked | #27 |
| BDCwire's Tyler Cumella's Beyond the Remakes, Sequels, and Franchises - The Best Horror Movies of This Millennium | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Between the Reel's Top 100 Horror Films | 2014 | Ranked | #82 |
| BFI's Anna Bogutskaya's 10 great Lovecraftian horror films | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Bloody Disgusting Picks the 25 Best Horror Films of the 2010s! | 2020 | Ranked | #5 |
| Bloody Disgusting's Best Horror Movies of All Time - 2010s (So Far) | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Bloody Disgusting's David Harley's List of the Best Horror Films of 2012! | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| Bloody Disgusting's Evan Dickson's List Of The Best Horror Films Of 2012! | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| Bloody Disgusting's Jonathan Barkan's Top 5 Horror Films of the 21st Century! | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Bloody Disgusting's Lonmonster's List Of The Best Films Of 2012 | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| Bloody Disgusting's Mr. Disgusting's List of the Best Horror Films of 2012! | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| Bloody Disgusting's Trace Thurman's The 100 Best Horror Movies Ever Made | 2018 | Ranked | #37 |
| Bloody Good Horror's The Best Horror Movies of 2012 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| Borrowing Tape's Callum Isaac's Top 20 Comedy-Horror Movies | 2015 | Ranked | #12 |
| Boss Hunting's Chris Singh's The 40 Best Horror Movies Ever Made | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| BrainofBMW's Blade Brown's Top 10 Horror Movies | 2014 | Ranked | #5 |
| Brian Collins' Top 10 Horror Films Of 2012 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| brian32935's 50 best horror movies of the 2010s | 2015 | Ranked | #37 |
| 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 | #55 |
| CBR's Jordan Lee's 10 Best Horror Movies About Summer Vacations, Ranked | 2023 | Ranked | #4 |
| CBS News' David Morgan's 50 essential horror films for Halloween | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Chillopedia's Daniyal Ahmed's 40 Best Comedy Horror Movies of All Time | 2020 | Ranked | #8 |
| Chris Pirri's Top 30 Horror Movies | 2015 | Ranked | #10 |
| Cinema Spotlight's Jason Bleau's Top 20 Horror Films of the 2010s | 2020 | Ranked | #1 |
| Cinema76's 31 best horror movies of the 2010s | 2019 | Ranked | #17 |
| Cinemanía's 100 mejores películas de terror de todos los tiempos | 2016 | Ranked | #33 |
| Cleveland.com's Troy L. Smith's The 40 best scary movies since 2010 | 2017 | Ranked | #6 |
| 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 | — |
| College Heights Herald's Malone Farmer's 10 essential horror movies to watch this October | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| Collider's Aubrey Page's The 10 Best Meta Horror Movies | 2016 | Ranked | #5 |
| Collider's Brad LaCour's The 10 Greatest Monster Comedy Movies, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #7 |
| Collider's Brad LaCour's The 10 Most Original Monster Movies of All Time, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #9 |
| Collider's Brad LaCour's The 20 Most Rewatchable Horror Movies of the 21st Century, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #5 |
| Collider's Daniel Boyer's The 10 Most Twisted Horror Movies of the Last 25 Years, Ranked | 2026 | Ranked | #9 |
| Collider's Jeremy Urquhart's The 10 Best Monster Movies of the 2010s, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #6 |
| Collider's Jeremy Urquhart's The 10 Fastest-Paced Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked | 2026 | Ranked | #4 |
| Collider's Jeremy Urquhart's The 10 Greatest Creature Features of the 21st Century, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #3 |
| Collider's Marcel Ardivan's The 10 Greatest Action-Horror Movies of the Last 15 Years, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #10 |
| Collider's Ryan Heffernan and Veronnica MacKillop's 14 Best Summer-Themed Horror Movies | 2023 | Ranked | #5 |
| Collider's Safwan Azeem's 8 Monster Movies That Are 10/10 But Nobody Remembers | 2026 | Ranked | #5 |
| Collider's The Best Horror Movies of the Decade So Far | 2017 | Ranked | #10 |
| Combustible Celluloid's Essential Horror Movies | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| Comic Book's Ben Hathaway's The Greatest Horror Movie From Every Year of the 2000s So Far | 2026 | Unranked | — |
| Comic Book's Patrick Cavanaugh's 15 of the Best Horror Films of the Decade | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| ComingSoon's Ryan Turek's The Top 8 Horror Films of 2012 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| Complex's Best Horror Movies Every Year Since Psycho | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Complex's The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Last 10 Years | 2013 | Ranked | #7 |
| Computer Hoy's Las 15 mejores películas de terror o de miedo de la historia | 2017 | Ranked | #13 |
| Cosmopolitan's Anna Lewis' 100+ of the best horror movies to add to your must-watch list | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| Cosmopolitan's The 42 Best Horror Comedy Movies That'll Make You Laugh AND Scream | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Country Living's Kelly O'Sullivan's 30 Best Funny Scary Movies That Combine Horror With Comedy | 2021 | Unranked | — |
| CraveOnline's William Bibbiani's The 50 Best Horror Movies of the Century (So Far) | 2015 | Ranked | #9 |
| Creepy Catalog's Chrissy Stockton's 69+ Funny Horror Movies | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| Cultura Colectiva's Zoralis Pérez's The Best Horror Movies From The 2010s That Are Actually Interesting | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Culture Trip's Graham Fuller's 100 Screen Screams To Give You Nightmares | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Cultured Vultures' Chancey Plagman's 10 Best Horror Movies of the 2010s | 2019 | Ranked | #6 |
| Cultured Vultures' Jimmy Donnellan's 67 Best Modern Horror Movies of the 21st Century | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Cultured Vultures' Mark LoProto's 20 Best Cosmic Horror Movies of All Time | 2022 | Ranked | #17 |
| De Nachtvlinders' Laura Walhout's De allerbeste horrorfilms van [The best horror films of] 2012 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| Decider's Kayla Cobb's The 10 Best Horror Movies Of The Past 10 Years | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Decider's Olivia Armstrong's 10 Savvy Postmodern Horror Films That Helped Reinvent The Genre | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Decider's Olivia Armstrong's The 15 Best Horror Films Of The New Millennium | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Den of Geek's Best Horror Movies of the Last 15 Years | 2022 | Ranked | #5 |
| Den of Geek's Don Kaye's Best Modern Horror Movies | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Den of Geeks' Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century | 2023 | Ranked | #7 |
| Dennis Alink's Top 25 Best '10s Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #4 |
| Derek Vinyard's Top 75 Horror movies | 2014 | Ranked | #19 |
| 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 Trend's Jacob O'Gara's Top 10 horror movies for Halloween | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| DigitalDreamDoor's 10 Best Horror Movies of 2012 | | Ranked | #1 |
| DigitalDreamDoor's 250 Greatest Horror Movies | 2022 | Ranked | #106 |
| Dr-Faustus' GREATEST HORROR MOVIES OF ALL TIME | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Dread Central's Carmen Potts' Top 10 Terror in the Woods Tales | 2014 | Ranked | #2 |
| Dread Central's Chad Collins' It's the End of the World as We Know It - Top 10 Apocalyptic Horror Movies | 2020 | Ranked | #8 |
| Dreadit's Top 100 Horror Films, 10th Anniversary Edition | 2022 | Ranked | #13 |
| Dreadit's Top 20 Horror Films of the 2010s! (2010-2019) | | Ranked | #2 |
| Dreadit's Top 20 Horror-Comedies | 2021 | Ranked | #3 |
| Dreadit's Top Lovecraftian Horror | 2021 | Ranked | #26 |
| DualShockers' Frank Martin's 10 Best Meta Horror Movies | 2023 | Ranked | #1 |
| Dustin Putnam's The Fright File - 150 Films to See Before Halloween | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Edgar Wright's 100 Favorite Horror Movies | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| El antepenultimo mohicano's Las 100 mejores películas de terror | 2016 | Ranked | #118 |
| elantepenultimomohicano.com's José Martín León's El terror en el siglo XXI - Las 100 mejores películas de terror del siglo | 2021 | Ranked | #31 |
| Elle's Adam Schubak, Madison Feller & Amy Mackelden's The 50 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Elle's R. Eric Thomas and Amy Mackelden's The 80 Best Halloween Movies of All Time | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| Empire's Top 400 Horrors Results | 2012 | Ranked | #207 |
| Entertainment.ie's Brian Lloyd's The 10 Best Horror Films Since 2000 | 2016 | Ranked | #3 |
| Esquire's Anna Grace Lee & Lexi Carson's The 30 Funniest Scary Movies Ever Made | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Esquire's Josh Rosenberg, Emma Carey & Bria McNeal's The 100 Scariest Movies of All Time | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| EW's Horror Quintessentials - The 5 best demon movies | 2014 | Ranked | #4 |
| F This Movie's Patrick Bromley's 13 Great Horror Movies of the 2000s | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Far Out Magazine's Monica Reid's The ultimate guide to the best horror films of all time | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Film School Rejects' Meg Shields' 10 Mind-Bending Cosmic Horror Films | 2018 | Ranked | #5 |
| Film School Rejects' Rob Hunter's 10 Best Horror Movies About Killer Cults | 2018 | Ranked | #5 |
| Film School Rejects' Rob Hunter's The 15 Best Horror Films of the Millennium, So Far | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Film School Rejects' Robert Fure's Year in Review - The 12 Best Horror Movies of 2012 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| Film School Rejects' The 50 Best Horror Movies Ever | 2017 | Ranked | #12 |
| Film School Rejects' The 50 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | 2019 | Ranked | #3 |
| Film Thrill's Mike Snoonian's Best Horror Films Of 2012 | 2012 | Ranked | #4 |
| Film4's 50 Must-See Horror Films Of The 21st Century | 2015 | Ranked | #29 |
| Film4's Top 50 Horror Films | | Ranked | #50 |
| FilmschoolWTF's Top 100 Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2014 | Ranked | #21 |
| FILMSTARTS' The 80 best horror movies of all time | 2019 | Ranked | #52 |
| FilmWalrus' My Top 200 Favorite Horror Films | 2013 | Ranked | #47 |
| Final Girl Shocktoberfest Poll | 2017 | Ranked | #60 |
| Flickering Myth's EJ Moreno's The Must-See Horror Movies From Every Decade | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Forbes' Mark Hughes' The Top 50 Horror Films Of The Past 20 Years | 2019 | Ranked | #17 |
| Forbes' Mark Hughes' Top 10 Best Monster Horror Movies Of All Time | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| Forbes' Scott Mendelson's The 11 Best Horror Movies Of The Last 11 Years | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| ForeverGeek's The 10 Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century | 2017 | Ranked | #6 |
| Fotogramas's Las 100 mejores películas de terror de la historia del cine buenas, recomendadas y aclamadas por la crítica (2025 | | Ranked | #60 |
| Gamers Decide's Erin Claire's [Top 50] Best High School Horror Movies That Are Amazing | 2020 | Ranked | #9 |
| GameSpot's Mat Elfring's The Best Horror Films From The Past 20 Years | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| GamesRadar+'s Becky Darke & Louise Blain's The 30 best horror movies that will haunt you long after the credits roll | 2024 | Ranked | #25 |
| GamesRadar+'s Louise Blain's The 30 best horror movies | 2021 | Ranked | #22 |
| Gateway Film Center's Horror 101 | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Gear Patrol's The 50 Best Horror Movies | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Ghouls Magazine's Iona Smith's Best 10 Horror Films of the 2010s | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Glenn of the Strip's TOP 100 HORROR MOVIES OF ALL TIME! | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Good Housekeeping's Katarina Avendano's 50 of the Best Classic Horror Movies of All Time | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| GotchaMovies' Top 50 Horror Movies | 2014 | Ranked | #17 |
| GQ's Gladys Lai's 42 movies that all true horror fans have watched | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| Grazia's Alessandro Alicandri's 50 film horror più belli di sempre | 2013 | Ranked | #40 |
| Halloween Year-Round's Dave Pierdomenico's Top 25 Horror Movies of the 2010s | 2019 | Ranked | #2 |
| HerCampus' Elizabeth Tompkins' The 30 Scariest Movies of All Time | 2013 | Ranked | #20 |
| HeyUGuys' Josh Wilding's So Far This Century - The Best Sci-Fi Horror Movies since 2000 | 2015 | Ranked | #10 |
| HiConsumption's Sam Jordan's The 50 Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Hide.me's TOP 25 HORROR MOVIES OF 21ST CENTURY | 2015 | Ranked | #18 |
| HitFix's 13 best horror movies of the last 13 years | 2013 | Ranked | #7 |
| Holidappy's Sara Krentz's The Best Comedy Horror Films to Binge This Halloween | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Hollie Horror's 2010-2019 | 2021 | Ranked | #7 |
| Hollie Horror's Horror Comedies | 2020 | Ranked | #25 |
| Hollywood.com's The 16 Best Horror Movies Of The Past Decade | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Hollywood.com's The 26 Best Horror Films of All Time | 2013 | Ranked | #25 |
| Horror Bound's Dahlia's Top 10 Horror Flicks of the Decade | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Horror Freak News' Joshua Millican's The 25 Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century So Far | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Horror Freak News' Michael Klug's The 25 Best Horror Films of the Century | 2016 | Ranked | #5 |
| Horror Movie Maven's My Top 25 Horror Films | 2014 | Ranked | #19 |
| Horror Palace's Scariest Horror Movies | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Horror.com's The Official HDC Selection from 100+ Years of Horror Cinema | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| HorrorBound.net's Holly-Mae's Top 10 Horror Flicks of the Decade | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| HorrorBound.net's Mike's Top 10 Horror Flicks of the Decade | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| HorrorMovies.ca Forum's Top 300 horror films that MUST be seen before you die | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| HorrorMovies.ca's 15 Best New Horror Movies | | Ranked | #1 |
| HorrorMovies.ca's Monster Mary's Best Horror Films of 2012 | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| HYPEBEAST's Isaac Rouse's These Are the Top 10 Horror Movies of the Decade | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Hyperreal Film Club's Baillee Perkins' You Meta Believe It! - My Top Six Favorite Meta Horror Movies | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| i-D's Katie Goh's The 30 greatest horror films of the 2010s | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| iCM Forum's Top 250 Favourite Horror Films | 2022 | Ranked | #65 |
| IGN's 100 Best Horror Movies | 2017 | Ranked | #25 |
| IGN's The 31 Best Modern Horror Movies | 2023 | Ranked | #18 |
| iHorror's Jolocus' 8 More of the Best Horror Comedies of All Time | 2017 | Ranked | #7 |
| iiNet's Andrew Wassenaar's 5 Best horror movies since the year 2000 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Indiatimes' Rishabh Banerji's 30 Horror Films That'll Have You Curled Under Your Blanket In No Time | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| IndieWire's David Ehrlich and Eric Kohn's The 20 Best Horror Movies Of The 21st Century | 2017 | Ranked | #18 |
| IndieWire's Eric Kohn's 13 Indie Horror Movies From 2012 to Watch on Halloween | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| IndieWire's The 225 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Inquisitr's Carter Lee's 51 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Inverse's Matt Donato's The 50 Best Sci-Fi Horror Movies, Ranked | 2024 | Ranked | #10 |
| 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 | #6 |
| Jamie_Shannon's Best Horror Films | 2016 | Ranked | #110 |
| JarvisCity's 25 Best Horror Movies Set In The Woods | 2014 | Ranked | #5 |
| Jason Coffman's 100 Favorite Horror Films 2000-2014 | 2015 | Ranked | #23 |
| Jmunney's The 21 Best Horror Movies Since 2000 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Josh Keown's My Top 25 Werewolf Movies of All Time | 2013 | Ranked | #3 |
| Knockout Horror's Richie's 20 Meta Horror Movies That Hold a Mirror Up To The Genre - Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #7 |
| Kotaku's Patrick Klepek's 31 Movies For Horror Newcomers | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Large Popcorn, No Butter's Best Scary Movies of All Time -- Of ALL Time | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Les Ingoruptibles' Top 10 des meilleurs films d'horreur de 2012 | 2013 | Ranked | #3 |
| Levile's Prishant K Jutlla's Best Horror Movies of the [2010s] Decade | 2020 | Ranked | #10 |
| List25's 25 Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2018 | Ranked | #25 |
| Literally, Darling's Dennis Avery's 13 (Mostly) Scary Movies To Watch With The Lights Off | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Liverpool John Moores University's top 10 scary movies | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Looper's Sezin Koehler's The best horror movies of the last decade | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Love Horror's Best Horror Films of 2012 | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| MadameNoire's The Greatest Horror Movies Of The Last 15 Years | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Manic Expression's The Creature's Top 13 Modern Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| Marginal_Crogeny's The Top 250 Horror Films of All Time | 2016 | Ranked | #55 |
| Marie Claire's Kayleigh Roberts' The 50 Classic Horror Movies Every Scary Film Buff Must See | 2021 | Unranked | — |
| Mark H. Harris' A Timeline of the History of Hollywood Horror Movies | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Mashable's Saloni Gajjar's The best horror comedies for the easily spooked | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Medium's Ted Pillow's My 30 Favorite Horror Films of the 2010s | 2019 | Ranked | #12 |
| Men's Health's Evan Romano's 44 Very Funny Horror Movies To Watch Right Now | 2021 | Unranked | — |
| Men's Health's Evan Romano's 46 Psychological Horror Movies That Will Seriously Mess With Your Head | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| 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 | — |
| Merry Jane's Sean Abrams' Smoke, Flicks, and Chill - Hollywood's Finest Horror Films | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Methods Unsound's Christopher Ratcliff's 31 best horror movies to watch on Halloween | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Metro News' Adam Boult's The 100 Best Horror Films | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Michael Dougherty's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| mlive.com's John Serba's The 10 best horror movies of the past 10 years | 2016 | Ranked | #7 |
| Mouse's Por Paulo Quinteros' Las mejores películas de terror de este siglo para ver en Halloween | 2017 | Ranked | #17 |
| Moviefone's Gary Susman's The 23 Scariest Teen Horror Movies Ever | 2015 | Ranked | #3 |
| Moviefone's Gary Susman's The 30 Best Horror Movies of the Past 30 Years | 2014 | Ranked | #18 |
| MovieMeter's Top 300 Horror Films | 2020 | Ranked | #99 |
| Movies & Mania's Essential Horror Films | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Movies, Film & Flix's Reader Poll Results - The Top 21 Horror Films of the 21st Century! | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| MovieWeb's John Witiw & Evan Lewis's The 20 Greatest Sci-Fi Horror Movies of All Time | 2025 | Ranked | #7 |
| 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 | — |
| Nathaniel Tolle's Pumpkin Cinema - The Best Movies For Halloween | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Nerd Lists and Horror Movies' Steve Holland's 100 Favorite Horror Films | 2012 | Ranked | #91 |
| Nerd Much's Bobby Bernstein's 50 Best Horror Comedies - The Ultimate List | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| New Arena's Harris Ahmadzai's Ranking The 31 Best Horror Movies For Halloween | 2018 | Ranked | #26 |
| Nightmare on Film Street's Jonathan Dehaan's 15 Apocalyptic Horror Movies to Watch Before You Bite the Dust | 2023 | Ranked | #4 |
| Nightmare on Film Street's Kimberley Elizabeth's Self-Aware Scares 10 Must-Watch Meta-Horror Movies | 2023 | Ranked | #1 |
| OH THE HORROR! - Must see horror movies | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Omaha World-Herald's Micah Mertes' The 10 best horror movies of the decade so far | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| On Tap Sports Net's Pat Boadway's Six Undervalued Horror Films of the 2010's | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Pajiba's Kristy Puchko's The Best Summer Vacation Horror Movies | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Parade's Jessica Sager's 31 Best Werewolf Movies | 2025 | Unranked | — |
| Parade's Samuel R. Murrian's 152 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2025 | Ranked | #83 |
| Parade's Samuel R. Murrian's The 32 Best Slasher Movies of All Time, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #16 |
| Paris Match's Yannick Vely's Top 10 des meilleurs films d'horreur contemporains | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| 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 | #75 |
| PCBreakdown's Top 500 Horror Movies | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| PopMatters' Bill Gibron's Top 10 'Cabin' Movies of All Time | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| PopOptiq's Ricky da Conceição's 20 Best Horror Films of 2012 | 2012 | Ranked | #3 |
| PopOptiq's Ricky da Conceição's 200 Greatest Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #176 |
| POPSUGAR's Delilah Gray's 13 Horror Movies Turning 10 in 2021 ie Best Movies of 2011 | 2020 | Ranked | #1 |
| 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 | — |
| Puzzle Box Horror's Mary Farnstorm's Cosmic Horror Movies that Perfectly Capture Existential Dread | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Rage of Rayzor's Top 100 Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #52 |
| Reader's Digest's Kelly Kuehn's The 50 Scariest Movies of All Time | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| ReelRundown's Don's Underrated Horror Films That Fans of the Genre Need To See | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| ReelRundown's Sam Shepards' The 20 Best Sci-Fi Horror Movies | 2019 | Ranked | #8 |
| Refinery29's Alexandra Koster and Claire Fox's The 55 Best Horror Movies To Scare Yourself Silly | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| Refinery29's Kaitin Reilly's Scariest Horror Movies Of the 2010s | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Reviews AU's The best horror movies of the decade | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Robin Solsjö Höglund's Top Horror (2000 – 2017) | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Rolling Stone's 13 Terrifying Horror Movies You Can't Unsee | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Rolling Stone's 60 Greatest Horror Movies of the 21st Century | 2020 | Ranked | #8 |
| Rotten Tomatoes' The 200 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2019 | Ranked | #31 |
| Rue Morgue's Michael Gingold's Best Horror Films of the Decade | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Saturn Award for Best Horror & Thriller Film | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| Saturn Award for Best Horror & Thriller Film (All nominees) | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| ScoopWhoop's Ankit Subarno's 20 Of The Best Horror Movies Of All Time That Will Haunt You Long After The Credits Roll | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Screen Rant's Alix Blackburn's 10 Surprisingly Terrifying Summer Horror Movies | 2023 | Ranked | #6 |
| Screen Rant's Julia Tilford's 15 Sexiest Horror Movies of All Time | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| Screen Rant's Shawn S. Lealos & Anthony Francis' 25 Best Horror Movies Set In The Woods | 2024 | Ranked | #8 |
| ScreenCrush's Britt Hayes' The 10 Best Horror Movies of 2012 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| ScreenCrush's Claire Epting's The 13 Best Horror Movies of the 2010s | 2019 | Ranked | #4 |
| ScreenCrush's The 25 Best Horror Movies of the Last 25 Years | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Signal Horizon Magazine's Tracy Palmer's The 110 Best Lovecraftian Horror, Eldritch Terror, And Cosmic Dread Movies | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Signal Horizon Magazine's Tracy Palmer's The Top 35 Horror Movies That Celebrate Summer | 2019 | Ranked | #12 |
| Silva Chege's Top Five Meta-Horror Films in the 2010's | 2016 | Ranked | #3 |
| Silver Screen Riot's Matt Oakes' The 100 Greatest Horror Films of the 2010s | 2019 | Ranked | #9 |
| SlashFilm's David Court's 14 Awesome Horror Movies That Never Got Sequels | 2026 | Unranked | — |
| SlashFilm's Margaret David's The 22 Best Lovecraftian Movies Of All Time | 2026 | Unranked | — |
| SlashFilm's Matt Donato's The 100 Best Horror Movies of the Past Decade | 2019 | Ranked | #3 |
| SlashFilm's Mike Bedard's The 15 Best Horror Movies From The 2010s, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #12 |
| SlashFilm's Rob Hunter's 15 Best Cosmic Horror Movies Of All Time, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #1 |
| SlashFilm's Rob Hunter's The 20 Best Horror Comedies Ranked | 2026 | Ranked | #2 |
| SlashFilm's The 106 Best Horror Movies Ever | 2025 | Unranked | — |
| Smash Cut Review's Karl Delossantos' Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Smash Cut Review's Matt Flynn's Top 20 Horror Movies of the Decade | 2014 | Ranked | #5 |
| Spanish GQ's Noel Ceballos' Las 100 mejores películas de terror de la historia | 2021 | Ranked | #39 |
| Spectrum Culture's The Best 13 Horror Films of the 21st Century (So Far) | 2013 | Ranked | #3 |
| St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Kevin C. Johnson's 20 best horror films of the 2000s | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Stacker's Jacob Osborn's Best horror movies from the last decade | 2019 | Ranked | #45 |
| Stan Winston School of Character Art's Jeff Dixon's The Return of Halloween's Top 13 Horror Movies | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Stay at Home Mum's Jody Allen's 50 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time | 2017 | Ranked | #42 |
| Studio Binder's Mike Bedard's 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2020 | Ranked | #32 |
| SuperAficionado.com's David Alday's Las 107 mejores películas de terror de la historia | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| SYFY WIRE's Don Kaye's The 18 best horror movie spoofs | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Sélection du Reader's Digest's Nadine Descheneaux's 31 films d'horreur à voir absolument | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Taste of Cinema's BJ Thoray's The 30 Best Horror Movies of The 2010s | 2025 | Ranked | #6 |
| Taste of Cinema's Emilio Santoni's The 21 Best Horror Comedies Of The Last 35 Years | 2014 | Ranked | #10 |
| Taste of Cinema's Ethan Levinskas' The 30 Best Horror Films Of The 21st Century | 2014 | Ranked | #14 |
| Taste of Cinema's Faisal Al-Jadir's 22 Awesome 21st Century Horror Movies You Should Watch for Halloween | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Taste of Cinema's Fran Zayas' The 15 Best Horror Movies of The Last Decade | 2017 | Ranked | #8 |
| Taste of Cinema's Fredrick Ochami's The 25 Best Supernatural Horror Movies of The 21st Century | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Taste of Cinema's Jamie Winslow's The 15 Best Cosmic Horror Movies of All Time | 2021 | Ranked | #6 |
| Taste of Cinema's Joshua Price's The 10 Best Horror Movies of The 2010s (So Far) | 2016 | Ranked | #3 |
| Taste of Cinema's Kevin Tran's 30 Over-The-Top Horror Movies That Will Surely Entertain You | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Taste of Cinema's Kyle McDonnell's 15 Great Meta-Horror Films That Will Make You Rethink the Genre | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Taste of Cinema's Shane Scott-Travis' The 10 Most Original Horror Movies of The 21st Century | 2019 | Ranked | #2 |
| Taste of Cinema's Vlad Albescu's The 10 Most Entertaining Horror Movies of The 21st Century | 2019 | Ranked | #2 |
| TechGuru's Les 30 meilleurs films d'horreur du XXIème siècle | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Teen Vogue's The 85 Best Scary Movies Every Horror and Suspense Fan Should See | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Tell Me Nothing's Nikhil Malankar's Top 10 Best Funny Horror Movies Of All Time | 2017 | 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 | #31 |
| That Moment In's The Vern's The Ten Best Horror Movies of the [2010s] Decade | 2020 | Ranked | #1 |
| The A. V. Club's The 25 Best Horror Movies Since 2000 | 2015 | Ranked | #14 |
| The Bingeful's Adenaya Damilola's 13 Best Teenage Horror Movies | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| The Cinemaholic's Gautam Anand's The 10 Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century | 2016 | Ranked | #9 |
| The Cinemen's Robert L. Castillo's Top 15 Horror from 2000-2015 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| The Digital Fix' Emma-Jane Bett's The 50 best horror movies of all time | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| The Dissolve's The 30 Best American Independent Horror Films | 2014 | Ranked | #15 |
| The Edge's 13 Essential Halloween Horrors | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| The Essential Films' 100 Essential Horror Films | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| The Fantasy Review's FallenKingdomReads's The 10 Best Horror Movies of the 2010s | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| The FrightFest Guide to Monster Movies | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| The Ghost Diaries' The Best Horror Movies Of 2012 | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| The Gunn Range's My Top 10 Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #9 |
| The Horror Syndicate's Ray Marek III's Top 25 Horror Films from 2010 – 2019 | 2021 | Ranked | #14 |
| The Horror Syndicate's Top 100 Horror Movies Fan Vote 2019 | 2019 | Ranked | #97 |
| The Horror Syndicate's Top 100 Horror Movies of All-Time | 2017 | Ranked | #40 |
| The Horror Tree's Best Horror Movies 2012 | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| The Jaded Viewer's Top 10 Horror Movies of 2012 | 2013 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Lineup's 19 Horror Movies Set in the Woods That Will Keep You Out of the Forest Forever | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| The Lineup's DeAnna Janes' 10 Best Modern Horror Movies | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| The Lineup's Orrin Grey's 15 Best Horror Movies of the 2010s | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| The Lineup's Whitney Jacoby & Aviva Kaplan's 15 Funny Horror Movies That Will Leave You Dying with Laughter | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| The Mother of All Nerds' Cesar Moya's List Of 25 Comedic Horror Movies | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| The Movie Rat's The Best Horror Films of 2012 | 2013 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Orlok's Top 5 of 2012 | 2016 | Ranked | #2 |
| The Playlist's The 50 Best Horror Movies Of The 21st Century So Far | 2016 | Ranked | #22 |
| The Playlist's The Best Horror Movies of the Decade | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| The Ringer's Horror Oscars - The Best Scary Movies of Every Year Since 1978 | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| The Scariest Thing's The Top 500 Horror Movies of All Time | 2022 | Ranked | #20 |
| The Scariest Things' Deena Warner's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #23 |
| The Scariest Things' Gwen Callahan's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #13 |
| The Scariest Things' Marc Martínez Jordán's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #17 |
| The Scariest Things' Marne Oyen's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #6 |
| The Scariest Things' Matt Howl's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #15 |
| The Scariest Things' Mike Fryer's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #4 |
| The Scariest Things' Robert Zilbauer's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #7 |
| The Scariest Things' Tom Carter's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #16 |
| The Sci-Fi Slob's Top 100 Horror Movies | 2014 | Ranked | #75 |
| The Spooky Vegan's Top 10 Horror Movies of 2012 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Sydney Morning Herald's 20 best horror films of the past 20 years | 2018 | Ranked | #20 |
| The Sydney Morning Herald's Andrew Stephens' Top 25 Horror | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| The Toronto Star's Rafer Guzman's 21 best horror films of the 21st century | 2018 | Ranked | #7 |
| The Trinitonian's Maddie Smith's The best horror films of the past 10 years | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| TheRichest's Justine Smith's Top 15 Sexiest Horror Movies of All Time | 2016 | Ranked | #5 |
| TheUsualSuspect's Top 50 Horror Films | 2014 | Ranked | #8 |
| This is Barry's 10 Best Sci-fi Horror Movies (A Must-Watch List) | 2021 | Ranked | #9 |
| Thought Catalog's Nico Lang's 13 Modern Horror Movies That Give The Genre A Good Name | 2013 | Ranked | #14 |
| Thrillist's Scott Weinberg's The 75 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2019 | Ranked | #65 |
| Today's Sarah Lemire's 68 of the scariest horror movies of all time | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Too Scary To Watch's Best 2010's Horror Films | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| TOP 666 HORROR MOVIES (Freaky Fuckin Friday) | 2014 | Ranked | #109 |
| Trailers From Hell's Terry Morgan's The 25 Greatest Horror Films of the Past Quarter Century | 2025 | Ranked | #14 |
| Ultimate Classic Rock's Michael Gallucci's The Best Horror Movie From Every Year - 1920-2022 | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| Unbranded News' Chadwick Mixon's The 5 Best Horror Movies You've Never Heard Of | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| UNILAD's Cameron Frew's UNILAD's Top 50 Horror Films Of All Time | 2020 | Ranked | #34 |
| Urbo's Jamie Wiles' The Top 50 Horror Movies Of All Time | 2018 | Ranked | #17 |
| USA Today's Brian Truitt's The century's best scary films | 2024 | Ranked | #14 |
| Vibe's Daniel Hubschman's The Best Horror Films of 2012 | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| VIRUS' Creepy ClasSICKs Vol. 1 | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Vocal's Amanda Stables' 10 Best Horror Movies of the 2010s | 2020 | Ranked | #6 |
| Vocal's Tyler Callaway's The 50 Best Action Horror Movies | 2017 | Ranked | #3 |
| Vulture's Bethy Squires' 25 Horror-Comedies That Are Actually Funny | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| Wales Arts Review's 50 Most Innovative Horror Movies of All Time | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Wales Arts Review's Gary Raymond and Gray Taylor's 50 Greatest Horror Movies That May Have Passed You By | 2016 | Ranked | #41 |
| WatchMojo's Top 10 Horror Movies of the 2010s | | Ranked | #2 |
| We Are Movie Geeks' 15 Top Horror Films of 2012 | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| We Got This Covered's Matt Donato's The Top 10 Horror Films Of 2012 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| We Got This Covered's Top 100 Horror Movies | 2013 | Ranked | #32 |
| WhatCulture's 100 Greatest Horror Movies Of All Time | 2018 | Ranked | #11 |
| WhatCulture's 25 Sci-Fi Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die | 2015 | Ranked | #17 |
| WhatCulture's Amy Rapeer's 10 Best Self Aware Horror Movies | 2021 | Ranked | #6 |
| WhatCulture's Brendan Morrow's 15 Greatest Horror Films Of The Decade (So Far) | 2015 | Ranked | #3 |
| WhatCulture's Brian Wilson's 12 Greatest Horror Films Of The Last 5 Years | 2016 | Ranked | #7 |
| WhatCulture's Ewan McQuade's 10 Best Supernatural Horror Movies Of The Last Decade | 2021 | Ranked | #5 |
| WhatCulture's Jesse Gumbarge's 20 Greatest Meta-Horror Movies Of All Time | 2015 | Ranked | #7 |
| WhatCulture's Robin Baxter's 50 Greatest Horror Movies Of The 21st Century | 2023 | Ranked | #9 |
| WhatCulture's Sam Hill's 10 Horror Movies That Defined The Last 10 Years | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| WhatCulture's William Jones' 10 Best Horror Films Of The 2010s (So Far) | 2018 | Ranked | #7 |
| Where Y'at's Landon Murray's Top 20 Creature Features | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Word of the Nerd's Minda Powers-Douglas' Top 10 Intelligent Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #6 |
| World of Reel's Jordan Ruimy's The 10 Best Horror Movies of the 2010s | 2019 | Ranked | #7 |
| Yahoo News' Miles Surrey's 10 Best Horror Movies of the 2000s | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Yardbarker's Matt Sulem's Funny and frightening - 25 great horror comedies | 2021 | Unranked | — |
| Yardbarker's Matt Sulem's Heat of the fright The 23 best summer horror films | 2025 | Unranked | — |
| ZekeFilm's Paul's TOP 100 HORROR MOVIES OF THE CENTURY | 2013 | Ranked | #58 |
| Zirev's Liezel Ruiz's 10 Best Horror Films - Group of Friends Killed in an Unfamiliar Territory or Cabin in the Woods | 2015 | Unranked | — |
