| Rank | Film | Year | Director | Country | Genre | Keywords | IMDb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Exorcist | 1973 | William Friedkin | USA | Supernatural | Supernatural Horror, New Hollywood, Body Horror, Psychological Horror, Drama, Religious Film | IMDb ↗ |
| 2 | The Shining | 1980 | Stanley Kubrick | UK | Psychological | Psychological Horror, Haunted House, Psychological Thriller, Surrealism, Chamber Film | IMDb ↗ |
| 3 | Psycho | 1960 | Alfred Hitchcock | USA | Thriller | Psychological Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Slasher, Gothic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 4 | Alien | 1979 | Ridley Scott | USA | Science Fiction | Horror, Science Fiction, Extraterrestrial, Body Horror, Psychological Horror, Space Exploration, Survival, Cosmic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 5 | Halloween | 1978 | John Carpenter | USA | Slasher | Slasher, Halloween, Home Invasion, Teen Movie | IMDb ↗ |
| 6 | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | 1974 | Tobe Hooper | USA | Slasher | Slasher, Hixploitation, Southern Gothic, Sadistic Horror, Cannibal | IMDb ↗ |
| 7 | The Thing | 1982 | John Carpenter | USA | Body Horror | Body Horror, Psychological Horror, Science Fiction, Alien Invasion, Cosmic Horror, Mystery, Splatter, Survival, Thriller | IMDb ↗ |
| 8 | Night of the Living Dead | 1968 | George A. Romero | USA | Zombie | Zombie, Horror, Siege Film, Survival, Epidemic, Chamber Film, Gothic, Cosmic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 9 | Jaws | 1975 | Steven Spielberg | USA | Natural Horror | Natural Horror, Thriller, New Hollywood | IMDb ↗ |
| 10 | Rosemary’s Baby | 1968 | Roman Polanski | USA | Psychological | Mystery, Psychological Horror, New Hollywood, Psychological Thriller, Psychological Drama, Supernatural Horror, Surrealism, Gothic | IMDb ↗ |
| 11 | Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens | 1922 | F.W. Murnau | Germany | Vampire | Vampire, Gothic Horror, German Expressionism | IMDb ↗ |
| 12 | Dawn of the Dead | 1978 | George A. Romero | USA | Zombie | Zombie, Splatter, Horror, Siege Film, Black Comedy, Post-Apocalyptic, Action, Survival, Satire, Epidemic, Horror Comedy | IMDb ↗ |
| 13 | Bride of Frankenstein | 1935 | James Whale | USA | Gothic | Gothic Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy, Drama | IMDb ↗ |
| 14 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | 1984 | Wes Craven | USA | Slasher | Slasher, Supernatural Horror, Teen Movie, Psychological Horror, Surrealism, Mystery | IMDb ↗ |
| 15 | Suspiria | 1977 | Dario Argento | Italy | Giallo | Supernatural Horror, Mystery, Gothic, Giallo, Gothic Horror, Psychological Horror, Low Fantasy | IMDb ↗ |
| 16 | Frankenstein | 1931 | James Whale | USA | Gothic | Gothic Horror, Science Fiction, Zombie, Drama | IMDb ↗ |
| 17 | The Evil Dead | 1981 | Sam Raimi | USA | Splatter | Splatter, Supernatural Horror, Body Horror, Haunted House, Zombie, Horror Comedy, Chamber Film | IMDb ↗ |
| 18 | The Silence of the Lambs | 1991 | Jonathan Demme | USA | Thriller | Psychological Thriller, Crime, Police Procedural, Horror, Mystery | IMDb ↗ |
| 19 | Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari | 1920 | Robert Wiene | Germany | Psychological | German Expressionism, Mystery, Psychological Horror, Gothic Horror, Whodunit | IMDb ↗ |
| 20 | Evil Dead II | 1987 | Sam Raimi | USA | Comedy | Splatter, Black Comedy, Haunted House, Supernatural Horror, Horror Comedy, Slapstick, Zombie, Body Horror, Claymation, Siege Film | IMDb ↗ |
| 21 | Carrie | 1976 | Brian De Palma | USA | Supernatural | Drama, Supernatural Horror, New Hollywood, Coming-of-Age, Psychological Horror, Family Drama, Teen Movie | IMDb ↗ |
| 22 | The Birds | 1963 | Alfred Hitchcock | USA | Natural Horror | Natural Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Siege Film | IMDb ↗ |
| 23 | The Fly | 1986 | David Cronenberg | USA | Body Horror | Body Horror, Science Fiction, Psychological Drama, Romance | IMDb ↗ |
| 24 | Don’t Look Now | 1973 | Nicolas Roeg | UK | Mystery | Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Psychological Horror, Psychological Drama, Surrealism | IMDb ↗ |
| 25 | An American Werewolf in London | 1981 | John Landis | USA | Werewolf | Werewolf, Black Comedy, Horror, Horror Comedy, Body Horror, Romance | IMDb ↗ |
| 26 | The Haunting | 1963 | Robert Wise | UK | Supernatural | Haunted House, Psychological Horror, Gothic, Gothic Horror, Supernatural Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 27 | The Innocents | 1961 | Jack Clayton | UK | Gothic | Gothic Horror, Haunted House, Psychological Horror, Mystery, Psychological Drama, Slice of Life | IMDb ↗ |
| 28 | The Blair Witch Project | 1999 | Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez | USA | Found Footage | Found Footage Horror, Mystery, Supernatural Horror, Psychological Horror, Folk Horror, Survival | IMDb ↗ |
| 29 | Freaks | 1932 | Tod Browning | USA | Drama | Drama, Romance, Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 30 | The Wicker Man | 1973 | Robin Hardy | UK | Mystery | Mystery, Folk Horror, Psychological Drama, Police Procedural, Music | IMDb ↗ |
| 31 | The Omen | 1976 | Richard Donner | UK | Supernatural | Supernatural Horror, Thriller, Gothic Horror, Psychological Horror, Psychological Drama, Religious Film | IMDb ↗ |
| 32 | Repulsion | 1965 | Roman Polanski | UK | Psychological | Psychological Thriller, Psychological Horror, Surrealism, Chamber Film | IMDb ↗ |
| 33 | Poltergeist | 1982 | Tobe Hooper | USA | Supernatural | Haunted House, Family Drama, Digital Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 34 | Ringu | 1998 | Hideo Nakata | Japan | Supernatural | J-Horror, Mystery, Digital Horror, Psychological Horror, Analog Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 35 | Låt den rätte komma in | 2008 | Tomas Alfredson | Sweden | Vampire | Vampire, Drama, Romance, Coming-of-Age, Horror, Body Horror, Low Fantasy, Thriller | IMDb ↗ |
| 36 | Hellraiser | 1987 | Clive Barker | UK | Supernatural | Supernatural Horror, Body Horror, Splatter, Sadistic Horror, Cosmic Horror, Gothic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 37 | Dracula | 1931 | Tod Browning | USA | Vampire | Vampire, Gothic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 38 | Scream | 1996 | Wes Craven | USA | Slasher | Slasher, Satire, Thriller, Black Comedy, Postmodernism, Teen Movie, Home Invasion, Mystery, Whodunit, Horror Comedy, Postmodernism | IMDb ↗ |
| 39 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 1956 | Don Siegel | USA | Science Fiction | Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Alien Invasion, Satire, Survival, Film noir | IMDb ↗ |
| 40 | Videodrome | 1983 | David Cronenberg | Canada | Body Horror | Body Horror, Science Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Satire, Digital Horror, Tech-Noir, Surrealism, Psychological Horror, Erotic Thriller, Postmodernism, Analog Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 41 | Les yeux sans visage | 1960 | Georges Franju | France | Psychological | Psychological Horror, Body Horror, Psychological Drama, Gothic, Tragedy | IMDb ↗ |
| 42 | The Descent | 2005 | Neil Marshall | UK | Natural Horror | Horror, Survival, Natural Horror, Adventure, Splatter, Psychological Horror, Action | IMDb ↗ |
| 43 | Ôdishon | 1999 | Takashi Miike | Japan | Psychological | Psychological Horror, Drama, Sadistic Horror, Mystery, Surrealism, Psychological Thriller, Romance | IMDb ↗ |
| 44 | Se7en | 1995 | David Fincher | USA | Thriller | Neo-Noir, Crime, Police Procedural, Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Buddy Cop, Whodunit, Psychological Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 45 | Aliens | 1986 | James Cameron | USA | Science Fiction | Action, Science Fiction, Horror, Extraterrestrial, Siege Film, Body Horror, Space Exploration | IMDb ↗ |
| 46 | Peeping Tom | 1960 | Michael Powell | UK | Psychological | Psychological Thriller, Psychological Horror, Drama, Slasher | IMDb ↗ |
| 47 | King Kong | 1933 | Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack | USA | Monster | Giant Monster, Adventure, Natural Horror, Romance, Stop-Motion, Low Fantasy, Live-Action Animation | IMDb ↗ |
| 48 | Dracula | 1958 | Terence Fisher | UK | Vampire | Vampire, Gothic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 49 | Friday the 13th | 1980 | Sean S. Cunningham | USA | Slasher | Slasher, Teen Movie, Splatter | IMDb ↗ |
| 50 | Les diaboliques | 1955 | Henri-Georges Clouzot | France | Mystery | Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Crime, Psychological Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 51 | Dead of Night | 1945 | Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer | UK | Anthology | Anthology Film, Psychological Horror, Black Comedy, Supernatural Horror, Psychological Thriller, Haunted House | IMDb ↗ |
| 52 | The Phantom of the Opera | 1925 | Rupert Julian | USA | Gothic | Gothic Horror, Melodrama | IMDb ↗ |
| 53 | Cat People | 1942 | Jacques Tourneur | USA | Mystery | Mystery, Psychological Horror, Romance, Gothic, Supernatural Horror, Film noir, German Expressionism | IMDb ↗ |
| 54 | 28 Days Later… | 2002 | Danny Boyle | UK | Zombie | Post-Apocalyptic, Zombie, Horror, Epidemic, Road Movie, Survival, Dystopian | IMDb ↗ |
| 55 | The Sixth Sense | 1999 | M. Night Shyamalan | USA | Mystery | Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Drama, Supernatural Horror, Melodrama, Low Fantasy | IMDb ↗ |
| 56 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 1978 | Philip Kaufman | USA | Science Fiction | Science Fiction, Psychological Horror, New Hollywood, Alien Invasion, Body Horror, Cosmic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 57 | Profondo rosso | 1975 | Dario Argento | Italy | Giallo | Giallo, Horror, Whodunit | IMDb ↗ |
| 58 | The Invisible Man | 1933 | James Whale | USA | Science Fiction | Science Fiction, Horror, Black Comedy, Crime, Police Procedural | IMDb ↗ |
| 59 | Eraserhead | 1977 | David Lynch | USA | Psychological | Surrealism, Psychological Horror, Body Horror, Experimental, Absurdist Comedy, Dystopian, Family Drama, Black Comedy, Slow Cinema, Gothic, Chamber Film | IMDb ↗ |
| 60 | Vampyr | 1932 | Carl Theodor Dreyer | France | Vampire | Vampire, Supernatural Horror, Gothic Horror, Psychological Horror, Surrealism, Experimental, Slow Cinema, Mystery | IMDb ↗ |
| 61 | Night of the Demon | 1957 | Jacques Tourneur | UK | Supernatural | Supernatural Horror, Thriller, Psychological Horror, Folk Horror, Mystery | IMDb ↗ |
| 62 | Shaun of the Dead | 2004 | Edgar Wright | UK | Zombie | Zombie, Black Comedy, Parody, Horror Comedy, Comedy, Buddy, Romantic Comedy, Epidemic, Siege Film, Splatter, Action | IMDb ↗ |
| 63 | Braindead | 1992 | Peter Jackson | New Zealand | Zombie | Zombie, Splatter, Black Comedy, Body Horror, Gross-Out Comedy, Horror Comedy, Slapstick, Romantic Comedy, Absurdist Comedy, Family Drama | IMDb ↗ |
| 64 | I Walked with a Zombie | 1943 | Jacques Tourneur | USA | Zombie | Mystery, Voodoo Zombie, Supernatural Horror, Zombie, Psychological Drama, Gothic, Psychological Horror, Romance, Melodrama, Gothic Horror, Folk Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 65 | Re-Animator | 1985 | Stuart Gordon | USA | Splatter | Splatter, Body Horror, Zombie, Science Fiction, Black Comedy, Horror Comedy, Gross-Out Comedy | IMDb ↗ |
| 66 | The Return of the Living Dead | 1985 | Dan O'Bannon | USA | Zombie | Zombie, Black Comedy, Horror, Horror Comedy, Splatter, Parody | IMDb ↗ |
| 67 | Creature from the Black Lagoon | 1954 | Jack Arnold | USA | Science Fiction | Horror, Science Fiction, Adventure, Natural Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 68 | Black Christmas | 1974 | Bob Clark | Canada | Slasher | Slasher, Christmas, Canuxploitation, Mystery, Home Invasion, Police Procedural, Black Comedy | IMDb ↗ |
| 69 | Carnival of Souls | 1962 | Herk Harvey | USA | Psychological | Psychological Horror, Supernatural Horror, Mystery, Surrealism, Gothic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 70 | Day of the Dead | 1985 | George A. Romero | USA | Zombie | Zombie, Post-Apocalyptic, Splatter, Horror, Epidemic, Satire, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Drama, Siege Film | IMDb ↗ |
| 71 | La maschera del demonio | 1960 | Mario Bava | Italy | Gothic | Gothic Horror, Vampire, Romance, Supernatural Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 72 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | 1931 | Rouben Mamoulian | USA | Gothic | Gothic Horror, Drama, Science Fiction, Crime, Romance | IMDb ↗ |
| 73 | Misery | 1990 | Rob Reiner | USA | Thriller | Psychological Thriller, Chamber Film, Psychological Horror, Black Comedy | IMDb ↗ |
| 74 | The Wolf Man | 1941 | George Waggner | USA | Werewolf | Werewolf, Horror, Gothic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 75 | Spoorloos | 1988 | George Sluizer | Netherlands | Mystery | Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Psychological Drama, Crime | IMDb ↗ |
| 76 | The Brood | 1979 | David Cronenberg | Canada | Body Horror | Psychological Horror, Body Horror, Canuxploitation, Science Fiction, Mystery, Psychological Drama, Family Drama | IMDb ↗ |
| 77 | Island of Lost Souls | 1932 | Erle C. Kenton | USA | Science Fiction | Horror, Science Fiction, Body Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 78 | The Thing from Another World | 1951 | Christian Nyby | USA | Science Fiction | Science Fiction, Horror, Alien Invasion, Cosmic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 79 | The Black Cat | 1934 | Edgar G. Ulmer | USA | Gothic | Horror, Gothic Horror, Crime, Psychological Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 80 | The Curse of Frankenstein | 1957 | Terence Fisher | UK | Gothic | Gothic Horror, Science Fiction | IMDb ↗ |
| 81 | The Changeling | 1980 | Peter Medak | Canada | Supernatural | Haunted House, Mystery, Gothic Horror, Psychological Horror, Thriller | IMDb ↗ |
| 82 | The Ring | 2002 | Gore Verbinski | USA | Mystery | Mystery, Supernatural Horror, Digital Horror, Psychological Horror, Analog Horror, J-Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 83 | The Howling | 1981 | Joe Dante | USA | Werewolf | Werewolf, Horror, Supernatural Horror, Body Horror, Satire | IMDb ↗ |
| 84 | El orfanato | 2007 | J.A. Bayona | Spain | Supernatural | Haunted House, Mystery, Drama, Psychological Horror, Gothic, Gothic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 85 | Saw | 2004 | James Wan | USA | Splatter | Sadistic Horror, Psychological Thriller, Death Game, Mystery, Police Procedural, Chamber Film, Psychological Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 86 | [Rec] | 2007 | Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza | Spain | Zombie | Zombie, Found Footage Horror, Epidemic, Supernatural Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 87 | Near Dark | 1987 | Kathryn Bigelow | USA | Vampire | Vampire, Road Movie, Horror, Neo-Western, Weird West, Romance, Action | IMDb ↗ |
| 88 | El espinazo del diablo | 2001 | Guillermo del Toro | Spain | Supernatural | Drama, Supernatural Horror, Magical Realism, Gothic, Period Drama, War, Gothic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 89 | The Others | 2001 | Alejandro Amenábar | Spain | Supernatural | Haunted House, Mystery, Psychological Horror, Gothic, Gothic Horror, Psychological Drama | IMDb ↗ |
| 90 | The Night of the Hunter | 1955 | Charles Laughton | USA | Thriller | Thriller, Southern Gothic, Crime, Drama, Film noir, Gothic Horror, Period Drama, Coming-of-Age | IMDb ↗ |
| 91 | Zombi 2 | 1979 | Lucio Fulci | Italy | Zombie | Zombie, Splatter, Horror, Voodoo Zombie | IMDb ↗ |
| 92 | Possession | 1981 | Andrzej Zulawski | France | Psychological | Psychological Horror, Psychological Drama, Surrealism, Body Horror, Family Drama, Mystery, Cosmic Horror, Melodrama | IMDb ↗ |
| 93 | Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer | 1986 | John McNaughton | USA | Thriller | Crime, Thriller, Horror, Psychological Horror, Sadistic Horror, Slasher | IMDb ↗ |
| 94 | Martyrs | 2008 | Pascal Laugier | France | Splatter | Sadistic Horror, New French Extremity, Psychological Horror, Splatter, Home Invasion, Body Horror, Psychological Drama | IMDb ↗ |
| 95 | Cannibal Holocaust | 1980 | Ruggero Deodato | Italy | Exploitation | Cannibal Boom, Adventure, Found Footage Horror, Sadistic Horror, Splatter, Snuff Film, Satire, Found Footage Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 96 | Kaidan | 1964 | Masaki Kobayashi | Japan | Anthology | Anthology Film, Kaidan, Supernatural Horror, Surrealism, Tragedy, Jidaigeki, Psychological Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 97 | Onibaba | 1964 | Kaneto Shindô | Japan | Psychological | Jidaigeki, Psychological Horror, Folk Horror, Kaidan, War, Family Drama, Japanese New Wave | IMDb ↗ |
| 98 | Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam | 1920 | Carl Boese, Paul Wegener | Germany | Fantasy | German Expressionism, Fantasy, Horror, Medieval | IMDb ↗ |
| 99 | Haute tension | 2003 | Alexandre Aja | France | Slasher | Slasher, New French Extremity, Splatter, Home Invasion, Sadistic Horror, Psychological Horror, LGBTQ | IMDb ↗ |
| 100 | The Body Snatcher | 1945 | Robert Wise | USA | Gothic | Gothic Horror, Thriller, Psychological Drama, Tragedy, Crime, Period Drama, Melodrama | IMDb ↗ |
| Rank | Film | Year | Director | Country | Genre | Keywords | IMDb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Exorcist | 1973 | William Friedkin | USA | Supernatural | Supernatural Horror, New Hollywood, Body Horror, Psychological Horror, Drama, Religious Film | IMDb ↗ |
| 2 | The Shining | 1980 | Stanley Kubrick | UK | Psychological | Psychological Horror, Haunted House, Psychological Thriller, Surrealism, Chamber Film | IMDb ↗ |
| 3 | Psycho | 1960 | Alfred Hitchcock | USA | Thriller | Psychological Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Slasher, Gothic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 4 | Alien | 1979 | Ridley Scott | USA | Science Fiction | Horror, Science Fiction, Extraterrestrial, Body Horror, Psychological Horror, Space Exploration, Survival, Cosmic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 5 | Halloween | 1978 | John Carpenter | USA | Slasher | Slasher, Halloween, Home Invasion, Teen Movie | IMDb ↗ |
| 6 | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | 1974 | Tobe Hooper | USA | Slasher | Slasher, Hixploitation, Southern Gothic, Sadistic Horror, Cannibal | IMDb ↗ |
| 7 | The Thing | 1982 | John Carpenter | USA | Body Horror | Body Horror, Psychological Horror, Science Fiction, Alien Invasion, Cosmic Horror, Mystery, Splatter, Survival, Thriller | IMDb ↗ |
| 8 | Night of the Living Dead | 1968 | George A. Romero | USA | Zombie | Zombie, Horror, Siege Film, Survival, Epidemic, Chamber Film, Gothic, Cosmic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 9 | Jaws | 1975 | Steven Spielberg | USA | Natural Horror | Natural Horror, Thriller, New Hollywood | IMDb ↗ |
| 10 | Rosemary’s Baby | 1968 | Roman Polanski | USA | Psychological | Mystery, Psychological Horror, New Hollywood, Psychological Thriller, Psychological Drama, Supernatural Horror, Surrealism, Gothic | IMDb ↗ |
| 11 | Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens | 1922 | F.W. Murnau | Germany | Vampire | Vampire, Gothic Horror, German Expressionism | IMDb ↗ |
| 12 | Dawn of the Dead | 1978 | George A. Romero | USA | Zombie | Zombie, Splatter, Horror, Siege Film, Black Comedy, Post-Apocalyptic, Action, Survival, Satire, Epidemic, Horror Comedy | IMDb ↗ |
| 13 | Bride of Frankenstein | 1935 | James Whale | USA | Gothic | Gothic Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy, Drama | IMDb ↗ |
| 14 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | 1984 | Wes Craven | USA | Slasher | Slasher, Supernatural Horror, Teen Movie, Psychological Horror, Surrealism, Mystery | IMDb ↗ |
| 15 | Suspiria | 1977 | Dario Argento | Italy | Giallo | Supernatural Horror, Mystery, Gothic, Giallo, Gothic Horror, Psychological Horror, Low Fantasy | IMDb ↗ |
| 16 | Frankenstein | 1931 | James Whale | USA | Gothic | Gothic Horror, Science Fiction, Zombie, Drama | IMDb ↗ |
| 17 | The Evil Dead | 1981 | Sam Raimi | USA | Splatter | Splatter, Supernatural Horror, Body Horror, Haunted House, Zombie, Horror Comedy, Chamber Film | IMDb ↗ |
| 18 | The Silence of the Lambs | 1991 | Jonathan Demme | USA | Thriller | Psychological Thriller, Crime, Police Procedural, Horror, Mystery | IMDb ↗ |
| 19 | Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari | 1920 | Robert Wiene | Germany | Psychological | German Expressionism, Mystery, Psychological Horror, Gothic Horror, Whodunit | IMDb ↗ |
| 20 | Evil Dead II | 1987 | Sam Raimi | USA | Comedy | Splatter, Black Comedy, Haunted House, Supernatural Horror, Horror Comedy, Slapstick, Zombie, Body Horror, Claymation, Siege Film | IMDb ↗ |
| 21 | Carrie | 1976 | Brian De Palma | USA | Supernatural | Drama, Supernatural Horror, New Hollywood, Coming-of-Age, Psychological Horror, Family Drama, Teen Movie | IMDb ↗ |
| 22 | The Birds | 1963 | Alfred Hitchcock | USA | Natural Horror | Natural Horror, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Siege Film | IMDb ↗ |
| 23 | The Fly | 1986 | David Cronenberg | USA | Body Horror | Body Horror, Science Fiction, Psychological Drama, Romance | IMDb ↗ |
| 24 | Don’t Look Now | 1973 | Nicolas Roeg | UK | Mystery | Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Psychological Horror, Psychological Drama, Surrealism | IMDb ↗ |
| 25 | An American Werewolf in London | 1981 | John Landis | USA | Werewolf | Werewolf, Black Comedy, Horror, Horror Comedy, Body Horror, Romance | IMDb ↗ |
| 26 | The Haunting | 1963 | Robert Wise | UK | Supernatural | Haunted House, Psychological Horror, Gothic, Gothic Horror, Supernatural Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 27 | The Innocents | 1961 | Jack Clayton | UK | Gothic | Gothic Horror, Haunted House, Psychological Horror, Mystery, Psychological Drama, Slice of Life | IMDb ↗ |
| 28 | The Blair Witch Project | 1999 | Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez | USA | Found Footage | Found Footage Horror, Mystery, Supernatural Horror, Psychological Horror, Folk Horror, Survival | IMDb ↗ |
| 29 | Freaks | 1932 | Tod Browning | USA | Drama | Drama, Romance, Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 30 | The Wicker Man | 1973 | Robin Hardy | UK | Mystery | Mystery, Folk Horror, Psychological Drama, Police Procedural, Music | IMDb ↗ |
| 31 | The Omen | 1976 | Richard Donner | UK | Supernatural | Supernatural Horror, Thriller, Gothic Horror, Psychological Horror, Psychological Drama, Religious Film | IMDb ↗ |
| 32 | Repulsion | 1965 | Roman Polanski | UK | Psychological | Psychological Thriller, Psychological Horror, Surrealism, Chamber Film | IMDb ↗ |
| 33 | Poltergeist | 1982 | Tobe Hooper | USA | Supernatural | Haunted House, Family Drama, Digital Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 34 | Ringu | 1998 | Hideo Nakata | Japan | Supernatural | J-Horror, Mystery, Digital Horror, Psychological Horror, Analog Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 35 | Låt den rätte komma in | 2008 | Tomas Alfredson | Sweden | Vampire | Vampire, Drama, Romance, Coming-of-Age, Horror, Body Horror, Low Fantasy, Thriller | IMDb ↗ |
| 36 | Hellraiser | 1987 | Clive Barker | UK | Supernatural | Supernatural Horror, Body Horror, Splatter, Sadistic Horror, Cosmic Horror, Gothic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 37 | Dracula | 1931 | Tod Browning | USA | Vampire | Vampire, Gothic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 38 | Scream | 1996 | Wes Craven | USA | Slasher | Slasher, Satire, Thriller, Black Comedy, Postmodernism, Teen Movie, Home Invasion, Mystery, Whodunit, Horror Comedy, Postmodernism | IMDb ↗ |
| 39 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 1956 | Don Siegel | USA | Science Fiction | Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Alien Invasion, Satire, Survival, Film noir | IMDb ↗ |
| 40 | Videodrome | 1983 | David Cronenberg | Canada | Body Horror | Body Horror, Science Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Satire, Digital Horror, Tech-Noir, Surrealism, Psychological Horror, Erotic Thriller, Postmodernism, Analog Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 41 | Les yeux sans visage | 1960 | Georges Franju | France | Psychological | Psychological Horror, Body Horror, Psychological Drama, Gothic, Tragedy | IMDb ↗ |
| 42 | The Descent | 2005 | Neil Marshall | UK | Natural Horror | Horror, Survival, Natural Horror, Adventure, Splatter, Psychological Horror, Action | IMDb ↗ |
| 43 | Ôdishon | 1999 | Takashi Miike | Japan | Psychological | Psychological Horror, Drama, Sadistic Horror, Mystery, Surrealism, Psychological Thriller, Romance | IMDb ↗ |
| 44 | Se7en | 1995 | David Fincher | USA | Thriller | Neo-Noir, Crime, Police Procedural, Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Buddy Cop, Whodunit, Psychological Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 45 | Aliens | 1986 | James Cameron | USA | Science Fiction | Action, Science Fiction, Horror, Extraterrestrial, Siege Film, Body Horror, Space Exploration | IMDb ↗ |
| 46 | Peeping Tom | 1960 | Michael Powell | UK | Psychological | Psychological Thriller, Psychological Horror, Drama, Slasher | IMDb ↗ |
| 47 | King Kong | 1933 | Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack | USA | Monster | Giant Monster, Adventure, Natural Horror, Romance, Stop-Motion, Low Fantasy, Live-Action Animation | IMDb ↗ |
| 48 | Dracula | 1958 | Terence Fisher | UK | Vampire | Vampire, Gothic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 49 | Friday the 13th | 1980 | Sean S. Cunningham | USA | Slasher | Slasher, Teen Movie, Splatter | IMDb ↗ |
| 50 | Les diaboliques | 1955 | Henri-Georges Clouzot | France | Mystery | Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Crime, Psychological Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 51 | Dead of Night | 1945 | Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer | UK | Anthology | Anthology Film, Psychological Horror, Black Comedy, Supernatural Horror, Psychological Thriller, Haunted House | IMDb ↗ |
| 52 | The Phantom of the Opera | 1925 | Rupert Julian | USA | Gothic | Gothic Horror, Melodrama | IMDb ↗ |
| 53 | Cat People | 1942 | Jacques Tourneur | USA | Mystery | Mystery, Psychological Horror, Romance, Gothic, Supernatural Horror, Film noir, German Expressionism | IMDb ↗ |
| 54 | 28 Days Later… | 2002 | Danny Boyle | UK | Zombie | Post-Apocalyptic, Zombie, Horror, Epidemic, Road Movie, Survival, Dystopian | IMDb ↗ |
| 55 | The Sixth Sense | 1999 | M. Night Shyamalan | USA | Mystery | Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Drama, Supernatural Horror, Melodrama, Low Fantasy | IMDb ↗ |
| 56 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 1978 | Philip Kaufman | USA | Science Fiction | Science Fiction, Psychological Horror, New Hollywood, Alien Invasion, Body Horror, Cosmic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 57 | Profondo rosso | 1975 | Dario Argento | Italy | Giallo | Giallo, Horror, Whodunit | IMDb ↗ |
| 58 | The Invisible Man | 1933 | James Whale | USA | Science Fiction | Science Fiction, Horror, Black Comedy, Crime, Police Procedural | IMDb ↗ |
| 59 | Eraserhead | 1977 | David Lynch | USA | Psychological | Surrealism, Psychological Horror, Body Horror, Experimental, Absurdist Comedy, Dystopian, Family Drama, Black Comedy, Slow Cinema, Gothic, Chamber Film | IMDb ↗ |
| 60 | Vampyr | 1932 | Carl Theodor Dreyer | France | Vampire | Vampire, Supernatural Horror, Gothic Horror, Psychological Horror, Surrealism, Experimental, Slow Cinema, Mystery | IMDb ↗ |
| 61 | Night of the Demon | 1957 | Jacques Tourneur | UK | Supernatural | Supernatural Horror, Thriller, Psychological Horror, Folk Horror, Mystery | IMDb ↗ |
| 62 | Shaun of the Dead | 2004 | Edgar Wright | UK | Zombie | Zombie, Black Comedy, Parody, Horror Comedy, Comedy, Buddy, Romantic Comedy, Epidemic, Siege Film, Splatter, Action | IMDb ↗ |
| 63 | Braindead | 1992 | Peter Jackson | New Zealand | Zombie | Zombie, Splatter, Black Comedy, Body Horror, Gross-Out Comedy, Horror Comedy, Slapstick, Romantic Comedy, Absurdist Comedy, Family Drama | IMDb ↗ |
| 64 | I Walked with a Zombie | 1943 | Jacques Tourneur | USA | Zombie | Mystery, Voodoo Zombie, Supernatural Horror, Zombie, Psychological Drama, Gothic, Psychological Horror, Romance, Melodrama, Gothic Horror, Folk Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 65 | Re-Animator | 1985 | Stuart Gordon | USA | Splatter | Splatter, Body Horror, Zombie, Science Fiction, Black Comedy, Horror Comedy, Gross-Out Comedy | IMDb ↗ |
| 66 | The Return of the Living Dead | 1985 | Dan O'Bannon | USA | Zombie | Zombie, Black Comedy, Horror, Horror Comedy, Splatter, Parody | IMDb ↗ |
| 67 | Creature from the Black Lagoon | 1954 | Jack Arnold | USA | Science Fiction | Horror, Science Fiction, Adventure, Natural Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 68 | Black Christmas | 1974 | Bob Clark | Canada | Slasher | Slasher, Christmas, Canuxploitation, Mystery, Home Invasion, Police Procedural, Black Comedy | IMDb ↗ |
| 69 | Carnival of Souls | 1962 | Herk Harvey | USA | Psychological | Psychological Horror, Supernatural Horror, Mystery, Surrealism, Gothic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 70 | Day of the Dead | 1985 | George A. Romero | USA | Zombie | Zombie, Post-Apocalyptic, Splatter, Horror, Epidemic, Satire, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Drama, Siege Film | IMDb ↗ |
| 71 | La maschera del demonio | 1960 | Mario Bava | Italy | Gothic | Gothic Horror, Vampire, Romance, Supernatural Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 72 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | 1931 | Rouben Mamoulian | USA | Gothic | Gothic Horror, Drama, Science Fiction, Crime, Romance | IMDb ↗ |
| 73 | Misery | 1990 | Rob Reiner | USA | Thriller | Psychological Thriller, Chamber Film, Psychological Horror, Black Comedy | IMDb ↗ |
| 74 | The Wolf Man | 1941 | George Waggner | USA | Werewolf | Werewolf, Horror, Gothic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 75 | Spoorloos | 1988 | George Sluizer | Netherlands | Mystery | Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Psychological Drama, Crime | IMDb ↗ |
| 76 | The Brood | 1979 | David Cronenberg | Canada | Body Horror | Psychological Horror, Body Horror, Canuxploitation, Science Fiction, Mystery, Psychological Drama, Family Drama | IMDb ↗ |
| 77 | Island of Lost Souls | 1932 | Erle C. Kenton | USA | Science Fiction | Horror, Science Fiction, Body Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 78 | The Thing from Another World | 1951 | Christian Nyby | USA | Science Fiction | Science Fiction, Horror, Alien Invasion, Cosmic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 79 | The Black Cat | 1934 | Edgar G. Ulmer | USA | Gothic | Horror, Gothic Horror, Crime, Psychological Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 80 | The Curse of Frankenstein | 1957 | Terence Fisher | UK | Gothic | Gothic Horror, Science Fiction | IMDb ↗ |
| 81 | The Changeling | 1980 | Peter Medak | Canada | Supernatural | Haunted House, Mystery, Gothic Horror, Psychological Horror, Thriller | IMDb ↗ |
| 82 | The Ring | 2002 | Gore Verbinski | USA | Mystery | Mystery, Supernatural Horror, Digital Horror, Psychological Horror, Analog Horror, J-Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 83 | The Howling | 1981 | Joe Dante | USA | Werewolf | Werewolf, Horror, Supernatural Horror, Body Horror, Satire | IMDb ↗ |
| 84 | El orfanato | 2007 | J.A. Bayona | Spain | Supernatural | Haunted House, Mystery, Drama, Psychological Horror, Gothic, Gothic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 85 | Saw | 2004 | James Wan | USA | Splatter | Sadistic Horror, Psychological Thriller, Death Game, Mystery, Police Procedural, Chamber Film, Psychological Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 86 | [Rec] | 2007 | Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza | Spain | Zombie | Zombie, Found Footage Horror, Epidemic, Supernatural Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 87 | Near Dark | 1987 | Kathryn Bigelow | USA | Vampire | Vampire, Road Movie, Horror, Neo-Western, Weird West, Romance, Action | IMDb ↗ |
| 88 | El espinazo del diablo | 2001 | Guillermo del Toro | Spain | Supernatural | Drama, Supernatural Horror, Magical Realism, Gothic, Period Drama, War, Gothic Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 89 | The Others | 2001 | Alejandro Amenábar | Spain | Supernatural | Haunted House, Mystery, Psychological Horror, Gothic, Gothic Horror, Psychological Drama | IMDb ↗ |
| 90 | The Night of the Hunter | 1955 | Charles Laughton | USA | Thriller | Thriller, Southern Gothic, Crime, Drama, Film noir, Gothic Horror, Period Drama, Coming-of-Age | IMDb ↗ |
| 91 | Zombi 2 | 1979 | Lucio Fulci | Italy | Zombie | Zombie, Splatter, Horror, Voodoo Zombie | IMDb ↗ |
| 92 | Possession | 1981 | Andrzej Zulawski | France | Psychological | Psychological Horror, Psychological Drama, Surrealism, Body Horror, Family Drama, Mystery, Cosmic Horror, Melodrama | IMDb ↗ |
| 93 | Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer | 1986 | John McNaughton | USA | Thriller | Crime, Thriller, Horror, Psychological Horror, Sadistic Horror, Slasher | IMDb ↗ |
| 94 | Martyrs | 2008 | Pascal Laugier | France | Splatter | Sadistic Horror, New French Extremity, Psychological Horror, Splatter, Home Invasion, Body Horror, Psychological Drama | IMDb ↗ |
| 95 | Cannibal Holocaust | 1980 | Ruggero Deodato | Italy | Exploitation | Cannibal Boom, Adventure, Found Footage Horror, Sadistic Horror, Splatter, Snuff Film, Satire, Found Footage Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 96 | Kaidan | 1964 | Masaki Kobayashi | Japan | Anthology | Anthology Film, Kaidan, Supernatural Horror, Surrealism, Tragedy, Jidaigeki, Psychological Horror | IMDb ↗ |
| 97 | Onibaba | 1964 | Kaneto Shindô | Japan | Psychological | Jidaigeki, Psychological Horror, Folk Horror, Kaidan, War, Family Drama, Japanese New Wave | IMDb ↗ |
| 98 | Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam | 1920 | Carl Boese, Paul Wegener | Germany | Fantasy | German Expressionism, Fantasy, Horror, Medieval | IMDb ↗ |
| 99 | Haute tension | 2003 | Alexandre Aja | France | Slasher | Slasher, New French Extremity, Splatter, Home Invasion, Sadistic Horror, Psychological Horror, LGBTQ | IMDb ↗ |
| 100 | The Body Snatcher | 1945 | Robert Wise | USA | Gothic | Gothic Horror, Thriller, Psychological Drama, Tragedy, Crime, Period Drama, Melodrama | IMDb ↗ |