Indiewire's The 100 Greatest Horror Movies of All-Time

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From underseen Laird Cregar vehicles to a Russian chiller based on a Nikolai Gogol story, from J-Horror to the Mexican gem "Alucarda," these are the best horror movies the genre has to offer.

By Christian Blauvelt, Kate Erbland, Eric Kohn, Anne Thompson, David Ehrlich, Jamie Righetti, Michael Nordine, Chris O'Falt, Tambay Obenson, Steve Greene

originally published Oct 23, 2018

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  1. 18 new

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 59 new

    The Sixth Sense

    1999, in 20 top lists Check
  3. 1 new

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  4. 16 new

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
  5. 9 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  6. 6 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  7. 4 new

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 99 new

    The Ring

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 14 new

    28 Days Later...

    2002, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 45 new

    The Blair Witch Project

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  11. 33 new

    Scream

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 8 new

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  13. 40 new

    The Others

    2001, in 9 top lists Check
  14. 24 new

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  15. 5 new

    Halloween

    1978, in 17 top lists Check
  16. 3 new

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  17. 86 new

    A Nightmare on Elm Street

    1984, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 21 new

    Carrie

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  19. 63 new

    Låt den rätte komma in

    2008 — a.k.a. Let the Right One In, in 14 top lists Check
  20. 12 new

    Dawn of the Dead

    1978, in 15 top lists Check
  21. 10 new

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
  22. 20 new

    The Fly

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  23. 60 new

    Poltergeist

    1982, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 2 new

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974, in 15 top lists Check
  25. 61 new

    Evil Dead II

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  26. 17 new

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  27. 52 new

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  28. 66 new

    The Descent

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 71 new

    Bram Stoker's Dracula

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 27 new

    The Omen

    1976, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 19 new

    Get Out

    2017, in 16 top lists Check
  32. 57 new

    The Conjuring

    2013, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 31 new

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  34. 30 new

    The Wicker Man

    1973, in 13 top lists Check
  35. 65 new

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  36. 85 new

    Antichrist

    2009, in 8 top lists Check
  37. 26 new

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  38. 42 new

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  39. 25 new

    Suspiria

    1977, in 17 top lists Check
  40. 62 new

    Jacob's Ladder

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 54 new

    The Babadook

    2014, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 82 new

    La piel que habito

    2011 — a.k.a. The Skin I Live In, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 46 new

    It Follows

    2014, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 50 new

    Candyman

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  45. 13 new

    Ôdishon

    1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check
  46. 56 new

    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 84 new

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  48. 22 new

    Repulsion

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  49. 36 new

    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 53 new

    The VVitch: A New-England Folktale

    2015 — a.k.a. The Witch, in 4 top lists Check
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