Paste's A Century of Terror: The 100 Best Horror Movies of the Last 100 Years (2019)

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Jim Vorel chooses the best horror film for each year of the past century, from 1920 to 2019, as well as running down the runners-up.

1-100 are the best films of each year, 101-858 are the honorable mentions.

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  1. 8 new

    The Cat and the Canary

    1927, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 29 new

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

    1948 — a.k.a. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 66 new

    The Return of the Living Dead

    1985, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 68 new

    Evil Dead II

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 73 new

    Braindead

    1992 — a.k.a. Dead Alive, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 85 new

    Shaun of the Dead

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 87 new

    Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  8. 118 new

    The Monster

    1925, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 146 new

    The Old Dark House

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 165 new

    Lonesome Ghosts

    1937, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 173 new

    The Cat and the Canary

    1939, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 179 new

    The Ghost Breakers

    1940, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 181 new

    Hold That Ghost

    1941 — a.k.a. Oh, Charlie, in 1 top list Check
  14. 183 new

    All That Money Can Buy

    1941 — a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 188 new

    The Boogie Man Will Get You

    1942, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 207 new

    Hair-Raising Hare

    1946, in 1 top list Check
  17. 219 new

    Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

    1949 — a.k.a. Abbot and Costello Meet the Killer, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 223 new

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

    1951, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 235 new

    Scared Stiff

    1953, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 273 new

    A Bucket of Blood

    1959, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 283 new

    The Little Shop of Horrors

    1960, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 295 new

    Tales of Terror

    1962, in 1 top list Check
  23. 302 new

    La ragazza che sapeva troppo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Evil Eye, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 305 new

    The Raven

    1963, in 1 top list Check
  25. 330 new

    Dance of the Vampires

    1967 — a.k.a. The Fearless Vampire Killers, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 331 new

    Viy

    1967, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 358 new

    The Abominable Dr. Phibes

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 375 new

    Theatre of Blood

    1973 — a.k.a. Theater of Blood, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 384 new

    Young Frankenstein

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  30. 408 new

    Hausu

    1977 — a.k.a. House, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 433 new

    The Ninth Configuration

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 457 new

    Creepshow

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  33. 463 new

    Basket Case

    1982, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 465 new

    The Slumber Party Massacre

    1982, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 477 new

    Gremlins

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 479 new

    Night of the Comet

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 480 new

    The Toxic Avenger

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 487 new

    The Stuff

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 490 new

    Cat's Eye

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  40. 498 new

    Night of the Creeps

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  41. 500 new

    House

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  42. 502 new

    April Fool's Day

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  43. 509 new

    The Lost Boys

    1987, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 510 new

    The Monster Squad

    1987, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 514 new

    Creepshow 2

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  46. 515 new

    Blood Diner

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  47. 516 new

    They Live

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  48. 517 new

    Beetlejuice

    1988, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 521 new

    Brain Damage

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 525 new

    Killer Klowns from Outer Space

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
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