| 100 Years of Terror's DarkForest's Bedrohliche Kinder in Horrorfilmen - 13 Filme, die ihr gesehen haben solltet [Menacing children in horror films - 13 films you should have seen] | 2018 | Ranked | #4 |
| 100 Years of Terror's Top 139 Die besten Horrorfilme aller Zeiten [Best Horror Films of All Time] | 2020 | Ranked | #10 |
| 1428 Elm's Alexandria Ingham's 50 greatest horror movies of all-time | 2018 | Ranked | #12 |
| 247 Wall St's 50 Best Horror Films of All Time | 2018 | Ranked | #25 |
| 365 Horror Movie's Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time | 2011 | Ranked | #5 |
| 411Mania's Jeremy Thomas' Top 8 Demonic Horror Films | 2016 | Ranked | #1 |
| 50 Classic Horror Films from Wheeler Winston Dixon's A History of Horror | 2010 | Unranked | — |
| 501 Must-See Movies - Horror | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Aaron Christensen's Horror 101 - The A-List of Horror Films and Monster Movies | 2007 | Unranked | — |
| ABC13's Your Friday Faves - Top 10 Horror Movies | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Adam Gierasch and Jace Anderson's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #4 |
| Adam Green's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #4 |
| Addicted to Horror Movies' The 100 Scariest Horror Films of All Time | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| Adelaide Now's The 50 scariest movies of all time | 2013 | Ranked | #9 |
| AFPL Journal's Sean Farrell's The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2025 | Ranked | #6 |
| Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| Alan Jones' The Rough Guide to Horror Movies - 50 Horror Classics | 2005 | Unranked | — |
| Alan Jones' Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #3 |
| Alec Gillis' Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Alex Vorkov's Top 10 Horror Films of 1973 | 2017 | Ranked | #1 |
| Alexandre Aja's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #4 |
| 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 | #1 |
| AMC Filmsite's Greatest Horror Films | | Unranked | — |
| Amerikanki's Ekaterina's Top 10 Best Halloween Themed Movies | 2015 | Ranked | #7 |
| Amy Holden Jones' Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #10 |
| Andrea Subissati's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #6 |
| Andrew Kevin Walker's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| Andrè Øvredal's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #3 |
| Andy Lowe's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #6 |
| Angel Sala's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| Anthony C Ferrante's Top 10 | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Anton Bitel's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #3 |
| Antonio Campos' Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #3 |
| Antti Alanen and Asko Alanen's Musta Peili - horror film filmography | 1985 | Unranked | — |
| Arts & Faith's Top 25 Horror Films | 2011 | Ranked | #3 |
| Aullidos' Las 100 Mejores Películas de Terror | 2009 | Ranked | #1 |
| AwardsCircuit.com's Terence Johnson's Top 100 Horror Films | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| AweFox's Top 10 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2020 | Ranked | #7 |
| AXS' Marilisa Sachteleben's Scariest. movies. ever. | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| AZCentral's Bill Goodykoontz's 31 days of horror - Goody's countdown of the scariest flicks ever | 2017 | Ranked | #1 |
| Barbara Crampton's Top 10 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Barbara Creed's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #5 |
| Baylor University Horror Film Expert James Kendrick's Lists 10 Movies 'Everyone Should See' | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Beliefnet's Top 10 Religious Horror Movies | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Ben Scrivens' Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #3 |
| Benjamin Straub's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| Best Life's Bob Larkin's 40 Best Horror Movies for Totally Freaking Yourself Out | 2018 | Ranked | #1 |
| Between the Reel's Top 100 Horror Films | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| BFI's Anna Bogutskaya's 10 great religious horror films | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Big Think's Kevin Dickinson's 7 most important horror movies - Double-feature edition | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Bill Moseley's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| Billy Chainsaw's Top 10 | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Bizzam's Chris' 31 Days of HORROR | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Black America Web's D.L.'s Top 10 Horror Films of All Time | 2019 | Ranked | #2 |
| Bloody Disgusting's Best Horror Movies of All Time - 1970s | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Bloody Disgusting's Chris Eggertsen's The Top Ten Devil-Themed Horror Films for Christmas! | 2009 | Ranked | #1 |
| Bloody Disgusting's Dr. Living Dead Share Their Top 10 Horror Movies | 2014 | Ranked | #6 |
| Bloody Disgusting's Top 10 70′s & 80′s Horror Films From Snot's Mike Doling | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Bloody Disgusting's Top 10 Horror Movies From Manchester Orchestra's Andy Hull | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Bloody Disgusting's Top 10 Possession & Haunting Films By WVM | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| Bloody Disgusting's Trace Thurman's The 100 Best Horror Movies Ever Made | 2018 | Ranked | #1 |
| Bloody Terror's My Favourite Horror Flicks | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Blumhouse (Staff List)'s Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #7 |
| BoardGameGeek's Top 100 Horror Movies | 2009 | Ranked | #6 |
| Bookmans Entertainment Exchange's Liza's 13 Classic Horror Movies | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Boss Hunting's Chris Singh's The 40 Best Horror Movies Ever Made | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Boston News' Marc Iles' best horror films to watch this Halloween | 2022 | Ranked | #1 |
| Boston.com's The top 60 scariest movies of all time | 2019 | Ranked | #3 |
| Box Office Prophet's 50 Favorite Horror Films | 2002 | Ranked | #10 |
| Brad Miska's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #8 |
| Brannon Braga's 10 Favorite Horror Films | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Brian Collins' Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #6 |
| Brian Yuzna's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #8 |
| Bro Bible's Shrobana Rakshit's The 27 Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2025 | Ranked | #4 |
| BroBible's Neil Bulson's The 50 Greatest Horror Movies Of All Time | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| Bruce Campbell's Five Favorite Horror Films! | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Bruce LaBruce's Top 10 | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Bullshit.IST's Michael Gursky's The 17 Scariest Horror Movies of the 70s | 2016 | Ranked | #1 |
| Business Insider's The 20 highest-grossing horror movies of all time | 2018 | Ranked | #3 |
| But Why Tho's Kate Sánchez' Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time | 2019 | Ranked | #8 |
| Buzzfeed's Abid Anwar's 66 Times Horror Movies Were Beautiful As Hell | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Buzzfeed's Louis Peitzman's 32 Horror Films You'll Wish You Hadn't Watched | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Buzzfeed's Michele Bird's 38 Horror Movies Guaranteed To Scare The Shit Out Of You | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Búfalo Magazine's Las 50 mejores películas de terror [The 50 greatest horror films] | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| C. Robert Cargill's Top 10 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Calvin Reeder's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #8 |
| Canal Vie's Top 10 des films d'horreur | | Unranked | — |
| Carlton Cuse's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #6 |
| Caroline Williams' Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #3 |
| Cassandra Peterson a.k.a. Elvira's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| Cath Clarke's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #6 |
| CBR's Wenona' 10 Best Horror Movies Based On Books | 2022 | Ranked | #10 |
| CBS Baltimore's 100 Scariest Horror Movies | 2013 | Ranked | #1 |
| 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 | #1 |
| Cerina Vincent's Top Ten Horror Movies Too Scary For Little Girls | 2008 | Ranked | #5 |
| CFB's 100 Essential Horror Films | 2010 | Unranked | — |
| CGMagazine's Phil Brown's Top Horror Movies to Watch This Easter | 2021 | Ranked | #1 |
| Charlaine Harris' Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #10 |
| Cheat Sheet's Katherine Webb's 5 of the Most Controversial Horror Movies of All Time | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Cheat Sheet's Thomas Mentel's 10 Best Horror Films of All Time | 2017 | Ranked | #1 |
| Chicago Film Critics Association's 100 Scariest Movies of All Time | 2006 | Ranked | #2 |
| Chillopedia's Rafay Farooq's 15 Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2023 | Ranked | #1 |
| Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film's 50 Top Scary Films | 2005 | Ranked | #1 |
| Chris Duck's The Horror. . . The Horror | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Chris Eggertsen's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Chris Pirri's Top 30 Horror Movies | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Chris Smith's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #1 |
| Chris Tilly's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #6 |
| Christopher Smith's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| Cine.gr's The Most Scary-Movies Ever | 2010 | Ranked | #4 |
| CineCola's Top 10 Horror Films of All Time | 2014 | Ranked | #10 |
| cinema.de's Die Top 20 der Horrorfilme | 2012 | Ranked | #7 |
| CinemaBlend's Jason Wiese, Brent McKnight & Nick Venable's The 30 Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2021 | Ranked | #2 |
| Cinemanía's 100 mejores películas de terror de todos los tiempos | 2016 | Ranked | #7 |
| cinematiccoffee's My Top 10 Favorite Horror Films of All-Time | 2013 | Ranked | #8 |
| Cinephiliaque's The Ultimate Top 10 Horror Films | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| Clive Barker's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #5 |
| CNEWS Editorial Staff's Les 10 meilleurs films d'horreur de tous les temps | 2021 | Ranked | #2 |
| Coffin Joe's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #10 |
| Colin Geddes' Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #5 |
| Collider's Brad LaCour's The 10 Greatest Horror Blockbusters Ever Made, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #2 |
| Collider's Daniel Boyer's The 25 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #1 |
| Collider's Haleigh Foutch's The 21 Best Horror Movies of the 1970s | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Collider's Hannah Saab, Alyssa De Leo & Robert Lee III's 80 Scariest Horror Movies That Are Too Disturbing to Rewatch | 2025 | Ranked | #71 |
| Collider's Jeremy Urquhart's 10 Perfect Horror Movies With Complex Storytelling, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #1 |
| Collider's Jeremy Urquhart's The 25 Best Demonic Possession Movies | 2023 | Ranked | #1 |
| Collider's Jeremy Urquhart's The 35 Best Demonic Possession Horror Movies, Ranked | 2026 | Ranked | #1 |
| Collider's Justine Kraemer's The 10 Greatest Spiritual Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #1 |
| Collider's Ryan Heffernan & Julia Mercado's 15 Best Paranormal Movies That Will Haunt You in Your Sleep | 2024 | Ranked | #1 |
| Collider's The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2023 | Ranked | #1 |
| Combustible Celluloid's Essential Horror Movies | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| Comic Book's Patrick Cavanaugh's 10 of the Best Horror Movies From the 70s | 2018 | 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 Jamie Iovine & Marc Griffin's 31 Best Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked | 2026 | Ranked | #1 |
| Complex's The 50 Scariest Movies of All Time | 2013 | Ranked | #12 |
| Computer Hoy's Las 15 mejores películas de terror o de miedo de la historia | 2017 | Ranked | #6 |
| Conectate's Rafael J. Rey's Las 10 Mejores Peliculas de Terror del Cine | 2014 | Ranked | #2 |
| Confessions of a Pop Culture Addict's House of 100 Horrors | 2010 | Unranked | — |
| Consequence of Sound's 100 Scariest Movies of All Time | 2019 | Ranked | #3 |
| Cool Material's Mike Newman's 33 Horror Movies Every Guy Should See | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Corin Hardy's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #5 |
| Cosmopolitan's Anna Lewis' 100+ of the best horror movies to add to your must-watch list | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| Cosmopolitan's Guillemette Deroy's Le top 15 des films qui font flipper | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Cosmopolitan's The 57 Scariest Horror Movies You Need to Watch Right Now | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Cracked.com's The Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2011 | Unranked | — |
| Creepy Bonfire's 14 Best Supernatural Horror Movies That Will Haunt You Forever | 2025 | Unranked | — |
| Creepy Catalog's Chrissy Stockton's 34 Scariest Movies of All Time | 2024 | Ranked | #16 |
| Creepy Catalog's Raquel Quintana's 70s Horror Movies 100+ Scary Films from the 1970s | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| Cricket's top 100 horror movies | 2014 | Ranked | #3 |
| CriterionForum Lists Project - Horror | | Ranked | #50 |
| Critically Sane's 31 Supernatural Horror Films to Watch This October | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Crooks and Liars' John Amato's Top 60 Horror Movies | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| Cult Labs Forum's Best Horror Films Year by Year | | Unranked | — |
| Cult Labs' Community Top 100 Horror Films of All Time | 2014 | Ranked | #2 |
| Cult Movie Forums' The 100 Greatest Horror & Exploitation Films Ever! | 2007 | Ranked | #5 |
| CultNuts' Badri Acharya's 30 Horror Movies That Are So Scary, You Just Can't Watch Them Alone | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Cultured Vultures' Gabriel Ricard's 15 Best Supernatural Horror Movies Ever Made | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Damnationdoormat's Top 100 Horror Films | 2006 | Ranked | #5 |
| Daniel Myrick's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Darkweb Online's Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time | 2002 | Ranked | #5 |
| Darrell Moore's The Best, Worst, And Most Unusual Horror Films | 1983 | Unranked | — |
| David Morrigan's Best Religious Horror Movies | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| David Weiner's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #6 |
| Dead Northern's Blake Reilly's Top 10 Scariest Horror Films of All Time | 2025 | Ranked | #4 |
| Debbie Rochon's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #3 |
| Den of Geek's Sarah Dobbs & Rosie Fletcher's The Best Creepy Horror Movies | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Den of Geek's Tony Sokol's 13 Movies That Scared Us | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Dennis Alink's Top 25 Best '70s Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Dennis Widmyer's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Derek Adam's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #4 |
| Derek Vinyard's Top 75 Horror movies | 2014 | Ranked | #6 |
| Dexerto's Cameron Frew's 104 best horror movies ever made | 2025 | Ranked | #6 |
| Diablo Cody's Top 10 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| 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 | #1 |
| DigitalDreamDoor's 250 Greatest Horror Movies | 2022 | Ranked | #2 |
| DiskuterFilms' Top 50 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #15 |
| Don Coscarelli's Top 10 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Don Sumner's Horror Movie Freak | 2010 | Unranked | — |
| Donna Davies' Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #4 |
| Dr-Faustus' GREATEST HORROR MOVIES OF ALL TIME | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Dr. Nocturna's 2006 Horror Movie Census! | 2006 | Ranked | #11 |
| Dread Central's Doctor Gash's Top 10 Greatest Horror Movies... EVER! | 2013 | Ranked | #1 |
| Dread Central's Joshua Macmillan's 8 of the Best Religious Horror Films to Check Out! | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Dread Central's Matt Molgaard's Controversy in Horror - 10 Movies that Shocked the World | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Dread Central's Scott Hallam's Top 10 Groundbreaking Horror Movies of All Time | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Dread Central's Scott Hallam's Top 13 Films to Watch With the Lights Off on Halloween | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Dread Central's Scott Hallam's Top 7 Supernatural Films that Haunt Us | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Dread Central's The Horror Movie That Impacted Me The Most - Over 40 Horror Voices Tell Their Story | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Dreadit's Top 100 Horror Films, 10th Anniversary Edition | 2022 | Ranked | #8 |
| Dreadit's Top 20 Ghost Story & Haunted House Films | 2021 | Ranked | #13 |
| Dreadit's Top 20 Halloween Films | 2021 | Ranked | #9 |
| Dreadit's Top 20 Horror Movies, 1970-1979 | 2017 | Ranked | #4 |
| DreadWorld's The Best Horror Films of the 70's | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| DREGstudios' Top 20 Horror Movies of all Time | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| Drew Hunt's 100 Greatest Horror Films | 2013 | Ranked | #42 |
| Drew McWeeny's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #5 |
| Dustin Putnam's The Fright File - 150 Films to See Before Halloween | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Ebony's Best Horror Movies Ever | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| EconomyTrivia's 17 BEST HORROR MOVIES | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| EcranLarge's Laurent Pecha's Les 31 meilleurs films d'horreur du monde | 2012 | Ranked | #6 |
| Edgar Wright's 100 Favorite Horror Movies | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Edmonton Journal's Darren Bland's top five horror movies | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Edmonton Journal's Girl Brain's top five horror movies | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Edmonton Journal's Jason McCaslin's top five horror movies | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Eduardo Sanchez's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| Eerie Books Blog's Randy Ray's 100 Top Horror Movies from the 1970s | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Egokick's Top 10 Best Horror Movies | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| eharmony's The 20 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2011 | Unranked | — |
| El antepenultimo mohicano's Las 100 mejores películas de terror | 2016 | Ranked | #1 |
| eldiario's Alicia Aviles Pozo & Dolores Sarto's Las 20 mejores películas de terror de la historia del cine | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Eli Craig's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| 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 | — |
| EMGN's 8 Horror Films You Need To Watch Before 'The Witch' | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Emily Hagins' Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| EMP Museum's 100 Horror Films to See Before You Die | | Unranked | — |
| Empire's The 50 Best Horror Movies | 2024 | Ranked | #7 |
| Empire's The Greatest Horror Movies Ever Guide | 2000 | Unranked | — |
| Empire's Top 400 Horrors Results | 2012 | Ranked | #8 |
| 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 | #1 |
| Entertainment Weekly's Clark Collis' 10 Great Religious Horror Movies | 2011 | Unranked | — |
| Eric Ian Steele's The Best Horror Movies of the Past 50 years! Part 2! The Seventies! | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Ernest R. Dickerson's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| 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 The 50 Best Classic Horror Movies Ever Made | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Esquire's Tom Nicholson's The 17 Best Horror Movies Ever Made | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Essential Home's 15 Vintage Horror Movies That Will Scare You This Halloween | 2019 | 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 | — |
| EW's Horror Quintessentials - The 5 best demon movies | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| Exploring Your Mind's 11 Psychological Horror Movies | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| F.X. Feeney's Ten Essential "Children of Horror" Films | 2008 | Ranked | #6 |
| Faber's [Horror author] Gabriel Bergmoser on his top horror films | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| FANGORIA's 300 Best Horror Movies | 2011 | Unranked | — |
| Fantoosy's Shalini's Top 10 Scariest Horror Movies of all time | 2016 | Ranked | #1 |
| Far Out Magazine's Calum Russell's The 50 greatest horror films of all time | 2022 | Ranked | #2 |
| Feel The Films' Greatest Horror Films of All-Time | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Fiction Horizon's Hrvoje Milakovic's 50 Best Psychological Horror Movies of All Time | 2025 | Unranked | — |
| Film and TV Now's The Top 10 Scariest Horror Films | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Film Daily's Amy Roberts' Ranking of the best horrors dubbed “the scariest film ever made” | 2018 | Ranked | #4 |
| Film School Rejects' Meg Shields' The Satanic Panic - A Cinematic Syllabus of Satanic films | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Film School Rejects' The 50 Best Horror Movies Ever | 2017 | Ranked | #15 |
| Film.com's The Top 50 Horror Movies of All Time | 2012 | Ranked | #5 |
| Film4's Top 50 Horror Films | | Ranked | #4 |
| Filmbalaya's Nick Petrick's Top 20 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #6 |
| Filmosaure's Anne-Swan's Dossier spécial - TOP 10 des films d'horreur les plus effrayants | 2013 | Ranked | #1 |
| filmsactu's TOP 20 des meilleurs films d'horreur de tous les temps! | 2012 | Ranked | #3 |
| FilmschoolWTF's Top 100 Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2014 | Ranked | #6 |
| FilmschoolWTF's Top 50 Best Halloween Movies Ever Made | 2015 | Ranked | #25 |
| FILMSTARTS' The 80 best horror movies of all time | 2019 | Ranked | #10 |
| FilmWalrus' My Top 200 Favorite Horror Films | 2013 | Ranked | #35 |
| FilmZone's Top 10 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2018 | Ranked | #1 |
| Final Girl Shocktoberfest Poll | 2017 | Ranked | #4 |
| Finn's Wake's My Top 5 Favorite Devils and Demons Movies | 2013 | Ranked | #1 |
| FirstClasse's Joanna Lee's 7 classic horror movies that will keep you up all night | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Flashbak's Yeoman Lowbrow's 15 Reasons The 1970s Were The Best Decade In Horror Cinema | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Flashy Magazine's List Of Best Top 100 Horror Movies Of All Time | 2013 | Ranked | #5 |
| Flavorwire's Alison Nastasi's 50 Essential Horror Films | 2012 | Ranked | #4 |
| Flickering Myth's EJ Moreno's The Must-See Horror Movies From Every Decade | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Flickering Myth's Red Stewart's The Best Religious Horror Movies of All Time | 2021 | Unranked | — |
| Flicks.com.au's Travis Johnson's The best horror movies about children | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| FLICKSIDE's Arun Kumar's 50 Greatest Horror Films Of All Time | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Flip the Channel's The 10 Scariest Horror Movies Ever | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| Floating Heads' Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #5 |
| Fluxkompensator's Stefan_F's Die besten Horrorfilme der 70er Jahre [Best Horror Films of the 70s] | 2019 | Ranked | #8 |
| Forbes' Mark Hughes' The Top 10 Best Horror Movies Of The 70s | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Fotogramas's Las 100 mejores películas de terror de la historia del cine buenas, recomendadas y aclamadas por la crítica (2025 | | Ranked | #1 |
| Frank Darabont's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| Fred Dekker's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Gabriel Rodriguez's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Galway Bay Blog's Donal McNamera's Top 10 Horror Films | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| GamesRadar+'s Becky Darke & Louise Blain's The 30 best horror movies that will haunt you long after the credits roll | 2024 | Ranked | #1 |
| GamesRadar+'s Louise Blain's The 30 best horror movies | 2021 | Ranked | #5 |
| Gary Gerani's Top 100 Horror Movies | 2010 | Ranked | #2 |
| Gateway Film Center's Horror 101 | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Gavin Heffernan's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| Gazette Review's Barry W Stanton's Ten Scariest Movies of All Time – Top 10 Horror Films Ever | 2016 | Ranked | #7 |
| Gear Patrol's The 50 Best Horror Movies | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| GearMoose's Amy Skorheim's 20 Best 70s Horror Movies | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Gene Simmons' 5 Favorite 'Elevated' Horror Movies | 2015 | Ranked | #4 |
| Geoffrey MacNab's Top 20 Horror Films | 2005 | Ranked | #1 |
| Ghouls Magazine's Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana's 13 Possession Horror Films That Will Make Your Head Spin | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| gingersnp's The Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Glamour UK's Jenn Selby's Top 25 Horror Flicks | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Glen Mazarra's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| Glen Morgan's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Glenn Hetrick's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #3 |
| Glenn of the Strip's TOP 100 HORROR MOVIES OF ALL TIME! | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Goliath's Jonny Hughes' The 10 Most Influential Horror Films Of All Time | 2015 | Ranked | #4 |
| Good Housekeeping's Katarina Avendano's 50 of the Best Classic Horror Movies of All Time | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Goomba Stomp's Ricky da Conceição's 150 Greatest Horror Films of the 20th Century | 2021 | Ranked | #6 |
| Goregirl's 100 Favourite Horror Films of All Time | 2009 | Ranked | #2 |
| Goregirl's Favourite Horror Films of the 1970s | 2013 | Ranked | #6 |
| GotchaMovies' Top 50 Horror Movies | 2014 | Ranked | #6 |
| GoUpstate's Jose Franco and Brad Tinsley's A guide to scary movies Classic and modern horror movies for Halloween | 2001 | Unranked | — |
| GQ's Francesco Francavilla's 54 Movies That Will Make Every Man Scream Like a Little Girl | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| GQ's Gladys Lai's 42 movies that all true horror fans have watched | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| Granite High World's Thomas Moslander's 10 Horror Movies for a Terrifying Halloween | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Grazia's Alessandro Alicandri's 50 film horror più belli di sempre | 2013 | Ranked | #1 |
| GreenGoblin's My top 200 horror movies | 2007 | Ranked | #2 |
| Greenroom's L'Exorciste, Suspiria, Shining… le top 5 des meilleurs films d'horreur | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Greg Day's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #4 |
| Greg McLean's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Greg Nicotero's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #3 |
| Gregg Bishop's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #7 |
| groo-8's Top 200 Horror films Ever | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Guillem Morales' Top 10 | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Harpers BAZAAR's DeAnna Janes' The 35 Best Classic Horror Movies of All Time | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Harpers BAZAAR's DeAnna Janes' The Scariest Horror Movies of All Time | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| Harpers BAZAAR's Ella Alexander's 10 horror films to watch in your lifetime | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Harpymarx' Top 100 greatest horror films of all time | 2009 | Ranked | #14 |
| Hashtag Studios' drewcrowder's Top Ten Supernatural Horror Movies | 2016 | Ranked | #1 |
| Haunted House Association's Best Haunted House Movies of all Time | 2011 | Ranked | #1 |
| Heavy's Lauren Weigle's Top 15 Best Halloween Movies to Watch | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| HerCampus' Elizabeth Tompkins' The 30 Scariest Movies of All Time | 2013 | Ranked | #1 |
| HeyUGuys' Josh Wilding's 10 of Cinema's Greatest, Craziest Horror Films | 2014 | Ranked | #3 |
| HiConsumption's Sam Jordan's The 50 Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Highsnobiety's Alec Banks' The 10 Best Horror Movies Based on True Stories | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Hitek's Clemounet's Top 20 des films d'horreurs mythiques | 2013 | Ranked | #3 |
| HitFix's Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| HMV's 50 Greatest Horror Movies | 2008 | Ranked | #1 |
| Hollywood.com's The 26 Best Horror Films of All Time | 2013 | Ranked | #2 |
| Horror Film Trailer's Top 50 Horror Movies of All Time | 2011 | Ranked | #25 |
| Horror Freak News' Don Sumner's The Top 100 Best Horror Movies Ever | 2016 | Ranked | #1 |
| Horror Freak News' John Strand's The Ten Scariest Horror Movies of All Time | 2015 | Ranked | #4 |
| Horror Freak News' Joshua Millican's Top 15 Horror Movies You Should Never Watch Alone | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Horror Palace's Scariest Horror Movies | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| 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 Mister Joshua's 10 Best Horror Films From the '70s | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| HorrorMovies.ca's PoppaScotch's 7 Most Terrifying Horror Films Of All Time | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| HorrorMovies.ca's Poppascotch's Top 50 Horror Movies | | Ranked | #3 |
| Horrornews.net's Adrian Halen's Top 15 Demon Possession Movies | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| House Of Horrors' Vault of Favourite Horror | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Houston Press' Chris Lane's 8 of the Best Horror Films From the 1960s and '70s | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Howard Ford's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| HowStuffWorks' Ed Grabianowski's 10 Horror Films That Changed the Genre | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| HubPages' iwritegood's Top 100 Horror Movies | 2009 | Ranked | #1 |
| HuffPost India's Murtaza Ali Khan's 10 Scariest Horror Movies Ever Made | 2017 | Ranked | #1 |
| HuffPost Quebec's 10 meilleurs films d'horreur | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Humo's Erik Stockman's De 20 beste horrorfilms volgens Humo | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| I Hate JJ Redick's Nick Frisone's Top 10 Horror Films Of All Time | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| Ian Rattray's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| iCM Forum's Top 250 Favourite Horror Films | 2022 | Ranked | #5 |
| Icy Tales' Pricilla's The Top 10 Great 1973 Horror Movies | 2020 | Ranked | #1 |
| IFC's 10 Most Controversial Horror Movies Ever Made | 2014 | Ranked | #4 |
| IGN's 100 Best Horror Movies | 2017 | Ranked | #2 |
| IGN's William Bibbiani's The Most Controversial Horror Movies Ever | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Image Journal's Top 25 Horror Films | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| IMDb Horror Board Favorite 201 | 2014 | Ranked | #6 |
| 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 | #51 |
| Inquisitr's Carter Lee's 51 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Inside Nova's top 10 scariest horror films revealed | 2022 | Ranked | #1 |
| Insider Monkey's Isabel Rollandi's 10 Horror Movies Based on True Stories | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| io9's Meredith Woerner's 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time | 2011 | Ranked | #4 |
| IsaacOvHeck's Top 200 Horror Movies | | Ranked | #49 |
| It's A Stampede!'s Alex Wiggan's 150 best horror movies you must watch | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Jack Ketchum's Top 10 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Jack Wallen's My top 10 horror films of all time | 2016 | Ranked | #3 |
| Jacky Who's Top 20 Horror Movies | 2010 | Ranked | #16 |
| Jake West's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #2 |
| 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 | #1 |
| Jamie Russell's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #8 |
| Jamie_Shannon's Best Horror Films | 2016 | Ranked | #11 |
| JarvisCity's 15 Best Horror Movies Of 1973 | 2016 | Ranked | #1 |
| Jen and Sylvia Soska's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #3 |
| Jennifer Lynch's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Joanie Clothing's Holly's 10 Classic Halloween Movies | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Joe Hill's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #7 |
| Joe Lansdale's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| Joe Lynch's Ten Movies My Mother Should Have Never Let Me Watch (But Thankfully Did!) | 2008 | Ranked | #2 |
| John Carpenter's 8 scariest horror classics | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| John Erick Dowdle's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| John Landis' Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Unranked | — |
| John McNaughton's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #7 |
| John Penney's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| Johnny Kevorkian's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| Jonathan Rigby's Studies in Terror (featured films) | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Jorge Michel Grau's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| Joseph McCabe's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| Josh Keown's My Top 50 Satanic Films of All Time | 2012 | Ranked | #3 |
| Kaare Andrews's Top 10 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| kabel eins' Die besten Horrorfilme | | Ranked | #8 |
| Kane Hodder's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #1 |
| Katie Featherston's 5 favourite scary movies for Halloween | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Kevin Kolsch's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| khaleesi_101's Favourite Horror Movies | 2017 | Ranked | #1 |
| KilltheSnark's The 100 Greatest Horror Films | 2007 | Ranked | #3 |
| KOEL 950 AM Radio's Tiffany Kay's Top 10 Horror Movies You NEED To Watch This Halloween | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Kotaku's Patrick Klepek's 31 Movies For Horror Newcomers | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| LAmag's Steve Erickson's A Controversial List of the Greatest Horror Movies of All Time | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Land Of Way's James Wayland's Top 20 Horror Movies | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| 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 | #4 |
| Leigh Whannell's Top 10 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Let's Eat Cake's Kate Santos' The 25 Best Horror Movies Of All Time, No Questions Asked | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| Letterboxd's Top 250 Horror Films | 2025 | Ranked | #62 |
| Letterboxd's Top 250 Horror Films | 2025 | Ranked | #55 |
| Liedke's top 9 horror films | 2014 | Ranked | #7 |
| Lin Shaye's Top 10 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Lisa Wilcox's Top 10 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| List25's 25 Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2018 | Ranked | #3 |
| Listverse's Tarni Kirkpatrick's 10 Horror Films Based On True Stories | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Live Science's Benjamin Radford's Top 10 Scariest Movies Ever | 2008 | Unranked | — |
| Liverpool John Moores University's top 10 scary movies | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Living Daylights Pictures' Dominick Bagnato's 30 Scariest Horror Movies to Watch This Halloween | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| LockedIN Magazine's The 10 Best Horror Movies | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| London Evening Standard's Harry Fletcher's 10 best horror movies of all time | 2017 | Ranked | #1 |
| 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 | #1 |
| Love Horror's Top 10 Demon Films | 2018 | Ranked | #1 |
| Love Horror's Top 10 Possession Films | 2018 | Ranked | #2 |
| Ludwig_von_Mises' Favourite Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #187 |
| Lunatic's Project's Abby Brenker's The Best Demonic Horror Films | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| Mandatory's The 50 Scariest Horror Movies Ever Made | 2013 | Ranked | #5 |
| Marcel Sarmiento's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Marginal_Crogeny's The Top 250 Horror Films of All Time | 2016 | Ranked | #1 |
| 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 | — |
| Mark Salisbury's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #2 |
| Martin Scorsese's Top 11 Scariest Horror Movies Ever Made | 2009 | Ranked | #8 |
| Martyn Conterio's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #5 |
| Mary Kuryla's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| Mashable's Alison Foreman's 31 essential history-making horror movies to stream this spooky season | 2021 | Unranked | — |
| Matt Glasby's The Book of Horror - The Anatomy of Fear in Film | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Matt Reeves's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #1 |
| Men's Health's Joshua Ocampo and Evan Romano's 41 of the Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Mens Health's Lea Anderson & Milan Polk's The Best '70s Horror Movies | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| MensXP's Surabhi Verma's 10 Greatest Horror Films Of All Time That Are Enough To Give Anyone Sleepless Nights | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Mental Floss' Rebecca Pahle's The 20 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2018 | Ranked | #11 |
| Metro News' Adam Boult's The 100 Best Horror Films | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Michael Berryman's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #5 |
| Michael Dougherty's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #4 |
| Michael R. Perry's Top 10 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Mighty Ape's Shiri's Top 10 Horror Films | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| Mike Mayo's VideoHound's Horror Show - 999 Hair-Raising, Hellish, and Humorous Movies | 1998 | Unranked | — |
| Mike Thorn's 100 Favorite Movies | 2019 | Ranked | #67 |
| Monster Mania's The 13 Greatest Horror Films Of The 1970s | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| Movie Forums' Top 100 Horror Films | | Ranked | #8 |
| Moviefone's Best Horror Movies Ever | 2007 | Ranked | #2 |
| MovieMaker's Tim Molloy's The 11 Scariest Horror Movies of the 1970s | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| MovieMeditation's His Top 50 Favorite Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #41 |
| MovieMeter's Top 300 Horror Films | 2020 | Ranked | #5 |
| Movies & Mania's Essential Horror Films | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Movies of Hollywood's M. Imran Khan's 20 Greatest Top Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2013 | Ranked | #5 |
| Movies Talk's Top 12 creepy horror movies that you shouldn't watch alone | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| Movieweb's Alex Arabian's 13 Scariest and Most Important Horror Movies of All Time | 2022 | Ranked | #7 |
| MSN's Dave McCoy's Top 10 Scariest Movies | 2006 | Ranked | #9 |
| MSN's Glenn Kenny's 50 Scariest Movies of All Time | 2011 | Ranked | #9 |
| 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 | #64 |
| Neville Page's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| New Arena's Harris Ahmadzai's Ranking The 31 Best Horror Movies For Halloween | 2018 | Ranked | #2 |
| News from the San Diego Becks' Overcoming the Omissions of AFI - The 25 Best Horror Films | 2008 | Ranked | #5 |
| News.com.au's What is the scariest horror movie of all time | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Nicholas McCarthy's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #5 |
| Nick Cheek's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #1 |
| Nicolas Cage's 5 Favorite Horror Movies | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Nightmares in Red, White and Blue - Featured Movies | 2009 | Unranked | — |
| Nikil Rawat's 30 Horror Movies That Are So Scary You Just Can't Watch Them Alone | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| NME's Jack Beaumont's The 25 scariest horror films of all time | 2017 | Ranked | #2 |
| Nowhere Else's Steve Hemmerstoffer's TOP 10 - The best horror films to see or review the Halloween night | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| OH THE HORROR! - Must see horror movies | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Osservatori Esterni's I Migliori Film Horror 1971 - 1980 | 2011 | Ranked | #8 |
| Otto's Movies' Ultimate Top 500 Horror Movies | | Ranked | #18 |
| Paco Plaza's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| Paper Street Cinema's Greg Douglass' Top 50 Best Horror Movies | 2009 | Ranked | #7 |
| Paperblog's Johntwentyfourframes' Ten Favorite Horror Films Plus Some | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Parade's Lindsay Lowe's Top 10 Scariest Flicks of All Time | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Parade's Michael Patrick's The Best Demonic Possession Movies of All Time | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| Parade's Samuel R. Murrian's 152 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2025 | Ranked | #1 |
| Pascal Laugier's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #1 |
| 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 | #1 |
| Paul Harris Boardman's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| Paul Wells' The Horror Genre - From Beelzebub to Blair Witch (Short Cuts) | 2000 | Unranked | — |
| Philip Ridley's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #3 |
| Phoenix New Times' Heather Hoch's The 20 Scariest Horror Films of All Time | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| PickyTop's Top 10 Scariest Ghost Movies Ever | 2020 | Ranked | #5 |
| Plugman's Top 100 Horror Films | | Ranked | #3 |
| PoemofQuotes' Gary R. Hess' The 10 Best Classic Horror Movies | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Pop Culture Petri Dish's 50 Greatest Horror Movies | 2007 | Unranked | — |
| Pop Culture Uncovered's Pauly D's My Top 25 Horror Films Part | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| PopMatters' SE&L's 10 Best Horror Films of All Time | 2006 | Ranked | #1 |
| PopOptiq's Greg Cwik's 40 Great Horror Films for the Halloween Season | 2014 | Ranked | #8 |
| PopOptiq's Ricky da Conceição's 200 Greatest Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #8 |
| PrettyFamous' Tessa Boyce's The 25 Best Horror Movies | 2016 | Ranked | #10 |
| 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 | — |
| Radio Times' 100 Greatest Horror Films Ever | 2010 | Ranked | #1 |
| Rage of Rayzor's Top 100 Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Ramsey Campbell's Stevie's Top 100 Horror Movies | 2013 | Ranked | #1 |
| Rank & File Top 250 HorrorThrillers of All Time | 2025 | Ranked | #64 |
| RantNOW's Dave Joseph's 20 Epic Horror Films | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| Rathcoombe Manor's The Best Horror Films | | Unranked | — |
| Re93animator's Top 100 Horror Films | 2011 | Ranked | #11 |
| Reader's Digest's Kelly Kuehn's The 50 Scariest Movies of All Time | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Reader's Digest's Mandi Goodier's The 13 Scariest Films of All Time | 2014 | Ranked | #5 |
| Record Head's 10 Best Classic Horror Movies | 2021 | Unranked | — |
| Redlight's The 10 best horror films | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Reel Reviews' Frank Wilkins' Best Horror Films | 2010 | Unranked | — |
| Reel.com's Top 100 Scary Movies | 1999 | Ranked | #7 |
| Refinery29's Alexandra Koster and Claire Fox's The 55 Best Horror Movies To Scare Yourself Silly | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| Refinery29's Scariest Horror Movies | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Retro Junk's jswift's My 25 Favorite Horror Movies | 2011 | Ranked | #2 |
| Retrospace's 100 Greatest Horror Films of All Time | 2009 | Ranked | #2 |
| Richard Corliss' Top 25 Horror Films | 2007 | Unranked | — |
| Richard Patrick's 10 Scary Movies for Halloween | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Robert Kurtzman's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| Roger Corman's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #6 |
| Rolling Stone's 101 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2022 | Ranked | #1 |
| Rolling Stone's Banned and Brutal - 14 Beyond-Controversial Horror Movies | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Rolling Stone's Readers' Poll - The 10 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| Rosie Fletcher's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| Rotten Tomatoes' The 200 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2019 | Ranked | #120 |
| Ruggero Deodato's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #8 |
| Ryan 'Rotten' Turek's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #3 |
| Satanic Pandemonium's 1970s Horror - 100 Films | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Saturn Award for Best Horror & Thriller Film | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| Saturn Award for Best Horror & Thriller Film (All nominees) | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| ScareTissue's JP Mulvanetti's Top Ten Horror Films | 2014 | Ranked | #3 |
| Scene360's Martyn Conterio's 10 Extraordinary Banned Horror Movies You Have To See | 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 | — |
| Scott Derrickson's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Scott Stewart's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #4 |
| Screen Rant's Helen Engleberth's 10 Scary-Ass Movies to Watch On Halloween | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Screen Rant's Jak Burton's 8 Best Horror Movies About Evil Children | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| Screen Rant's Kevin Wilson's 12 Best Horror Movies with Creepy Kids | 2016 | Ranked | #1 |
| Screen Rant's Ross Tanenbaum's 10 Most Influential Horror Movies Of All Time | 2020 | Ranked | #5 |
| Screen Rant's Scout Tafoya's 11 Best Horror Movies of the 1970s | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Screen Rant's Scout Tafoya's 15 Horror Movies That Will Give You Nightmares | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Screen Rant's Scout Tafoya's 20 Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2016 | Ranked | #3 |
| Screen Rant's The 20 Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2024 | Ranked | #2 |
| ScreenTalk.com.au's Top 10 Horror Movies | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| Sean Decker's Top 10 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Sean S. Cunningham's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #16 |
| Seroword's Top 10 Horror Films Based on True Stories | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| SF Weekly's Juan de Anda's Reel Spooky - Top 10 Halloween Horror Films | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| SFX Magazine's Top 20 Horror Films | 2004 | Ranked | #8 |
| SHEA MAGAZINE's Richard B. Phillips' The Top Ten Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| SheKnows' Kristine Cannon's Top 10 scariest horror movies | 2011 | Unranked | — |
| Shoot the Projectionist's 31 FLICKS THAT GIVE YOU THE WILLIES | 2007 | Ranked | #6 |
| Shudder's The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time | 2022 | Ranked | #7 |
| Siachen Studios' Shraddha Sisodiya's 20 Best Horror Movies That Will Give You Goosebumps | 2021 | Unranked | — |
| Simon Pegg's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #5 |
| Skraeg og Raedsel's 50 Greatest Horror Movies | 2010 | Ranked | #6 |
| Skraek og Raedsel's Readers' 50 Greatest Horror Movies | 2010 | Ranked | #3 |
| Sky Movies' Top 100 Horror Films | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| Slant Magazine's 100 Greatest Horror Films of All Time | 2019 | Ranked | #26 |
| SlashFilm's Chad Collins's The 25 Best Movies About The Devil, Ranked | 2025 | Ranked | #1 |
| SlashFilm's Layla Halfhill's The 20 Best '70s Horror Movies | 2023 | Ranked | #3 |
| SlashFilm's Margaret David's The 10 Best Religious Horror Movies You Need To Check Out | 2025 | Unranked | — |
| SlashFilm's R. R. Fletcher's The 20 Best Psychological Horror Movies Ranked | 2026 | Ranked | #4 |
| SlashFilm's The 106 Best Horror Movies Ever | 2025 | Unranked | — |
| Soopercool's Haseeb Aslam's 10 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2016 | Ranked | #3 |
| South China Morning Post's Nicole Tan's 15 best horror movies for beginners - the ultimate introduction to scary films | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Spanish GQ's Noel Ceballos' Las 100 mejores películas de terror de la historia | 2021 | Ranked | #8 |
| Splatter Critic's Top 113 Horror Movies | 2015 | Ranked | #85 |
| Sporcle's The 13 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Stacker's Jacob Osborn & Madison Troyer's 100 best horror movies of all time | 2021 | Ranked | #21 |
| 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 | #26 |
| Stephen King's "Danse Macabre" | 1981 | Unranked | — |
| Stephen Wagner's Top 10 Scariest Movies | | 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 | #2 |
| Stuff's 13 scariest horror movies ever | 2010 | Unranked | — |
| SuperAficionado.com's David Alday's Las 107 mejores películas de terror de la historia | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| SYFY WIRE's Don Kaye's 15 of the most epic horror movies ever | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| SYFY WIRE's Matthew Jackson's The best horror movies of all time | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| Sélection du Reader's Digest's Nadine Descheneaux's 31 films d'horreur à voir absolument | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Tales from the Border's Fintan McDonagh's Top 10 Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #9 |
| Taschen's Jonathan Penner and Paul Duncan's Horror Cinema Top 50 Horror Movies | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Taste of Cinema's Daniel Evans' The 10 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time | 2017 | Ranked | #4 |
| Taste of Cinema's Edwanike Harbour's The 15 Best Horror Movies of The 1970s | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Taste of Cinema's Edwanike Harbour's The 15 Scariest Horror Movies Featuring Creepy Kids | 2015 | Ranked | #3 |
| Taste of Cinema's Guillermo de Querol's The 20 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2022 | Ranked | #9 |
| Taste of Cinema's Janiera Eldridge's 17 Disturbing Horror Movies You Will Never Watch Again | 2013 | Ranked | #1 |
| Taste of Cinema's Jeremy Sklar's 15 Of The Best Horror Films With Social-Political Subtext | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Taste of Cinema's Matthew Benbenek's The 15 Most Profound Horror Movies of All Time | 2018 | Ranked | #1 |
| Taste of Cinema's Shane Scott-Travis' The 25 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2019 | Ranked | #7 |
| Taste of Cinema's Tom Blicq's 15 Great Supernatural Horror Movies Worth Your Time | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| Tech Advisor's Dominic Preston's 11 best horror movies | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Technique's Yesha Thakkar's The top 5 scary films to kick off Halloween | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Ted Nicolaou's Top 10 | 2015 | 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 | #4 |
| That Film Guy's Top 30 Horror Movies | 2011 | Ranked | #1 |
| That Hashtag Show's Hunter Bolding's The Top 10 Best Horror Films Ever | 2020 | Ranked | #6 |
| The Astounding B Monster - Leonard Hughes' horror top ten | 2014 | Ranked | #4 |
| The Astounding B Monster - Ted Bohus' horror top ten | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Atlantic's Kevin Fallon's The Greatest Horror Films of the Past 51 Years | 2011 | Ranked | #7 |
| The Bedrock Blog's The Cutting Room Floor | 2010 | Unranked | — |
| The Best Horror Movies' The Best Supernatural Movies | | Ranked | #1 |
| The Black List Blog's Kate Hagen's 31 Days of Feminist Horror Films | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| The Bloody Pit of Horror's Top 10 List For 1973 | 2009 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Busybody's The Greatest Horror Films of All Time | 2013 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Cinemaholic's Gautam Anand's 10 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2018 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Cinemaholic's Shubham Sharma's 12 Best Horror Movies of the 1970s | 2018 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Columbus Dispatch's Rafer Guzman's The 20 scariest horror movies of all time | 2019 | Ranked | #2 |
| The Cullman Times' Clay Byrom's top 10 horror films for Halloween | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| The Digital Fix' Emma-Jane Bett's The 50 best horror movies of all time | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| The Essential Films' 100 Essential Horror Films | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| The Ghost Diaries' Jamie Naqvi's The Ten Greatest Horror Films Of All Time | 2013 | Ranked | #2 |
| The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw's Scariest horror films ever | 2018 | Ranked | #3 |
| The Guardian's The 25 best horror films of all time | 2010 | Ranked | #6 |
| The Heritage Foundation's James Jay Carafano's Forget Pandemics & Panic - 7 Scariest Movies Where Biology and Body Horror Buddy-Up | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| The Hollywood Verdict's Top 10 Best Horror Movies | 2020 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Horror Movies Blog's Nadia Vella's The 6 Greatest Halloween Movies of All Time | 2018 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Horror Syndicate's Top 100 Horror Movies Fan Vote 2019 | 2019 | Ranked | #16 |
| The Horror Syndicate's Top 100 Horror Movies of All-Time | 2017 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Independent's Derek O'Connor's The ten scariest movies ever made | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| The Independent's Jacob Stolworthy's 37 horror films that will actually scare you | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| The Irish Times' Darragh Geraghty's 50 scary films to watch at Halloween | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| The Lineup's DeAnna Janes' 11 Scary Movies Starring Very Evil Children | 2015 | Ranked | #8 |
| The Lineup's Jessica Ferri's 13 Terrifying 70s Horror Movies That Will Bug You Out | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| The Lineup's Orrin Grey & DeAnna Janes 32 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time | 2019 | Ranked | #5 |
| The Man Guide's Michael Alvarez's 10 Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2016 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Manual's Eric Shorey's 10 Classic Horror Movies You Need to Know | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| The Meghalayan's Top 5 classic horror movies of all time | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| The Montgomery Caller's Bess Danielski and Aditi Evans's Best of the Best Horror Movies | 2019 | Ranked | #2 |
| The Northern Star's Marc Stapelberg's Top 10 horror movies right there for your TV on Friday 13th | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| The Orlok's Top 5 of 1973 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Pioneer Woman's Erin Cavoto & Nora Knoepflmacher's 40 Best Scary Halloween Movies That Will Give You Nightmares All October | 2021 | Unranked | — |
| The Playlist's Jessica Kiang and Oliver Lyttelton's The 25 Best Horror Films Of The 1970s | 2016 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Quietus' Sean Kitching's A Halloween Guide To Transgressive Horror | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| The Scariest Thing's The Top 500 Horror Movies of All Time | 2022 | Ranked | #5 |
| The Scariest Things' Andrew Migliore's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #4 |
| The Scariest Things' Chris Ralph's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #7 |
| The Scariest Things' Deena Warner's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #16 |
| The Scariest Things' Gretchen Brooks' Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Scariest Things' Gwen Callahan's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #19 |
| The Scariest Things' Jeff Dean's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #3 |
| The Scariest Things' Joe Moe's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Scariest Things' Luca Pincelli's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #2 |
| The Scariest Things' Mike Campbell's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #6 |
| The Scariest Things' Mike Fryer's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #13 |
| The Scariest Things' Robert Zilbauer's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #8 |
| The Scariest Things' Roberta Pennington's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #25 |
| The Scariest Things' Rocky Gray's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Scariest Things' Sara Sometti Michaels' Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #2 |
| The Scariest Things' Scott Allie's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #5 |
| The Scariest Things' Sharon L Yablon's Top 25 Horror Films | 2018 | Ranked | #5 |
| The Scariest Things' Willy Greer's Top 25 Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #8 |
| The Sci-Fi Slob's Top 100 Horror Movies | 2014 | Ranked | #3 |
| The Sunday Post's Alan Shaw's Ten of the best horror movies to enjoy this Halloween | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| The Sydney Morning Herald's Andrew Stephens' Top 25 Horror | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| The Sydney Morning Herald's Thomas Hounslow's Thank God it's frightday - 10 great horror films for Halloween | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Telegraph's 100 Best Films - Horror | 2008 | Ranked | #3 |
| The Telegraph's The 75 best horror movies of all time for Hallowe'en | 2021 | Unranked | — |
| The Times' The best horror films ever made Top 40 ranked | 2023 | Ranked | #1 |
| The Trend Spotter's Alex Linde's Scariest Horror Movies of All Time | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| The Undead Critic's The Ultimate 50 Horror Movies | 2012 | Ranked | #10 |
| The Vault of Horror's Presenting the Top 50 Horror Films of All Time! | 2008 | Ranked | #2 |
| The Vault of Horror's The Horror Canon | 2009 | Ranked | #2 |
| The Wandering Image's TOP 70 HORROR MOVIES OF THE 70s | 2013 | Ranked | #3 |
| The Washington Free Beacon's Matthew Waither's The 10 Best Horror Films of All Time | 2015 | Ranked | #4 |
| TheLastDriveIn's Top 175 Classic Horror Films | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| TheUsualSuspect's Top 50 Horror Films | 2014 | Ranked | #20 |
| Thought Catalog's Michael Gursky's 50 Of The Scariest Horror Movies Of All Time | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Thrill Fiction's Top 20 Horror Films | 2009 | Ranked | #11 |
| Thrillist's Scott Weinberg's The 75 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2019 | Ranked | #2 |
| Ti West's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| Tiffany Shepis' Top 10 | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Time Out's Andy Kryza, Joshua Rothkopf & Matthew Singer's The best Halloween movies of all time | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| Time Out's Matthew Singer's The 31 best serial killer movies of all time | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| Time Out's The 100 best horror movies of all time | 2026 | Ranked | #1 |
| TMA's 25 Greatest Horror Movies of All Time | 2010 | Ranked | #3 |
| TN Tecno's las 15 mejores películas de terror para ver en Halloween | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Tobe Hooper's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #2 |
| Tobin Bell's Five Favorite Horror Films | 2017 | Unranked | — |
| Today's Sarah Lemire's 68 of the scariest horror movies of all time | 2022 | Unranked | — |
| TokeZa's Top 100 Horror Movies | 2013 | Ranked | #10 |
| Tom Holland's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #9 |
| Tom Six's Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #3 |
| Tom Woodruff, Jr.'s Top 10 | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| Ton Petit Look's Jeremie Romain's Look's Un palmarès des meilleurs films d'horreur DE TOUS LES TEMPS! | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Tony Timpone's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #3 |
| Too Scary To Watch's Best 70's Horror Films | 2011 | Unranked | — |
| Top 10 Films' Neal Damiano's Top 10 Influential American Horror Films | 2015 | Ranked | #6 |
| Top 10 Lists' Top 10 Most Scary Horror Movies List of all Time | 2013 | Ranked | #2 |
| Top 15 Horror Films of the 1970s by John Kenneth Muir | 2007 | Ranked | #1 |
| Top 200 Movies' Top 50 Best Horror Movies | | Ranked | #2 |
| TOP 666 HORROR MOVIES (Freaky Fuckin Friday) | 2014 | Ranked | #1 |
| Topito's Top 15 des films les plus flippants de l'histoire du cinéma | 2012 | Unranked | — |
| Tor.com's Michael Moreci's Five Religious-Themed Horror Movies That Are Scarier Than The Nun | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Total Sci-Fi's The 100 Greatest Horror Movies | 2009 | Ranked | #21 |
| 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 | — |
| Trinikid's Moumita Basu's List Of 20 Of The Best Horror Movies Of All Time | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Tuko's Zindzy Gracia's Top 25 scariest horror movies of all time | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| UK Mix Top 100 Horror Films | 2011 | Ranked | #1 |
| 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 | #6 |
| Urban Cocktail's 12 Horror Movies You Can't Watch Without Your Roommate | 2015 | Unranked | — |
| Urbo's Jamie Wiles' The Top 50 Horror Movies Of All Time | 2018 | Ranked | #3 |
| Us Magazine's Kat Pettibone and Molly McGuigan's The 15 Best Horror Movies of All Time | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 | #2 |
| Variety's 100 best horror films of all time | 2024 | Ranked | #2 |
| Vincent Monton's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| VIRUS' Creepy ClasSICKs Vol. 1 | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| VIRUS' Retro Virus: Early Screams | 2023 | Unranked | — |
| Vizag's 5 must watch horror movies that you need to watch ASAP | 2018 | Ranked | #1 |
| Vocal's Amanda Stables' 10 Best Horror Movies from the 1970s | 2019 | Ranked | #2 |
| Vogue's 20 Scary Movies to Watch (or Avoid) this Halloween | 2014 | Unranked | — |
| Vogue.fr's Manon Garrigues' Les 15 meilleurs films d'horreur de tous les temps [The 15 best horror films of all time] | 2019 | Unranked | — |
| Vulture's Brooke Knisley's Hail Mary, Very Scary. The 13 Best Catholic Horror Movies | 2024 | Unranked | — |
| Vulture's Jordan Crucchiola's The 100 Scares That Shaped Horror | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Wales Online's Kate Rees' Halloween - 13 horror films to watch on fright night | 2014 | Ranked | #11 |
| Wales Online's Steffan Rhys' The 25 scariest films ever made | 2018 | Unranked | — |
| Wannabe Magazine's Sedam najboljih horora svih vremena (Seven best horror film of all time) | 2016 | Unranked | — |
| WatchMojo's Top 10 Horror Movies of the 1970s | | Ranked | #1 |
| We Got This Covered's Top 100 Horror Movies | 2013 | Ranked | #7 |
| 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 | #5 |
| WhatCulture's David Braga's 50 Most Essential Horror Movies Of All Time | 2013 | Ranked | #1 |
| WhatCulture's Ian Watson's 20 Scariest Horror Movies Of All Time | 2015 | Ranked | #9 |
| WhatCulture's Joe Pring's 25 Most Controversial Horror Movies Ever Made | 2015 | Ranked | #1 |
| WhatCulture's Michael John-Day's 10 Greatest Religious Horror Movies Of All Time | 2020 | Ranked | #1 |
| WILDSound Movies' Top 100 Horror Movies | 2011 | Ranked | #21 |
| WIRED's The 25 Best Horror Films of All Time | 2010 | Unranked | — |
| Word of the Nerd's Minda Powers-Douglas' Top 10 Intelligent Horror Movies | 2018 | Ranked | #2 |
| World of Reel's Jordan Ruimy's The 10 Best Horror Movies of All-Time | 2021 | Unranked | — |
| WTOP.com's Jason Fraley's Best Horror Movies | 2020 | Ranked | #3 |
| Xavier Aldana Reyes' Gothic Cinema Filmography (Routledge Film Guidebooks) | 2020 | Unranked | — |
| Yam Laranas's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #2 |
| Yardbarker's Matt Sulem's 25 horror movies that were based on true stories | 2021 | Unranked | — |
| You Wanna See Something Really Scary A 365 Day Guide to Must See Horror Films by W.P. Spence | 2013 | Unranked | — |
| You're Gonna Need a Bigger Blog's Top 10 Horror Movies | 2014 | Ranked | #8 |
| YouGov's Scariest Horror Movies Survey | 2015 | Ranked | #2 |
| Zack Carlson's Top 10 | 2012 | Ranked | #5 |
| Zack Snyder's Top 10 Horror Films | 2010 | Ranked | #4 |
