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. 5 new

    Orlacs Hände

    1924 — a.k.a. The Hands of Orlac, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 16 new

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  3. 17 new

    The Devil-Doll

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 19 new

    J'accuse!

    1938 — a.k.a. I Accuse, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 20 new

    Son of Frankenstein

    1939, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 29 new

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

    1948 — a.k.a. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 32 new

    The Thing from Another World

    1951, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 35 new

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
  9. 38 new

    The Incredible Shrinking Man

    1957, in 10 top lists Check
  10. 60 new

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  11. 63 new

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  12. 64 new

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  13. 66 new

    The Return of the Living Dead

    1985, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 67 new

    The Fly

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 102 new

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1920, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 140 new

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  17. 142 new

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1931, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 143 new

    Svengali

    1931, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 150 new

    The Invisible Man

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 157 new

    Mad Love

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 163 new

    The Walking Dead

    1936, in 1 top list Check
  22. 164 new

    The Invisible Ray

    1936, in 1 top list Check
  23. 172 new

    The Man They Could Not Hang

    1939, in 1 top list Check
  24. 177 new

    Before I Hang

    1940, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 178 new

    Black Friday

    1940, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 180 new

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1941, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 185 new

    The Ghost of Frankenstein

    1942, in 1 top list Check
  28. 189 new

    Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

    1943, in 1 top list Check
  29. 196 new

    House of Frankenstein

    1944, in 1 top list Check
  30. 204 new

    House of Dracula

    1945 — a.k.a. The Wolf Man's Cure, in 1 top list Check
  31. 222 new

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  32. 223 new

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

    1951, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 224 new

    Five

    1951, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 225 new

    The Man from Planet X

    1951, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 228 new

    Alraune

    1952 — a.k.a. Mandragore, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 231 new

    The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 232 new

    The War of the Worlds

    1953, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 233 new

    It Came from Outer Space

    1953, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 234 new

    Invaders from Mars

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 238 new

    Them!

    1954, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 239 new

    Creature from the Black Lagoon

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  42. 241 new

    Target Earth

    1954, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 244 new

    Tarantula

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 245 new

    It Came from Beneath the Sea

    1955 — a.k.a. Monster from Beneath the Sea, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 246 new

    The Quatermass Xperiment

    1955 — a.k.a. The Creeping Unknown, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 248 new

    This Island Earth

    1955, in 1 top list Check
  47. 249 new

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  48. 251 new

    Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

    1956 — a.k.a. Invasion of the Flying Saucers, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 253 new

    The Creature Walks Among Us

    1956, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 254 new

    X the Unknown

    1956, in 0 top lists Check
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