The 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed Horror Films

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This the fourth (2023) edition of the They Shoot Zombies, Don't They? companion list specifically for films of the 21st century.

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    The Descent

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
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    Låt den rätte komma in

    2008 — a.k.a. Let the Right One In, in 14 top lists Check
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    28 Days Later...

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
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    The Others

    2001, in 9 top lists Check
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    Shaun of the Dead

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
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    [Rec]

    2007 — a.k.a. REC, in 2 top lists Check
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    El espinazo del diablo

    2001 — a.k.a. The Devil's Backbone, in 5 top lists Check
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    Saw

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
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    Martyrs

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
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    The Ring

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
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    El orfanato

    2007 — a.k.a. The Orphanage, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Cabin in the Woods

    2011, in 4 top lists Check
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    Haute tension

    2003 — a.k.a. High Tension, in 2 top lists Check
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    Get Out

    2017, in 16 top lists Check
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    It Follows

    2014, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Babadook

    2014, in 4 top lists Check
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    Paranormal Activity

    2007, in 3 top lists Check
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    Janghwa, Hongryeon

    2003 — a.k.a. A Tale of Two Sisters, in 5 top lists Check
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    Ginger Snaps

    2000, in 6 top lists Check
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    Hereditary

    2018, in 4 top lists
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    The VVitch: A New-England Folktale

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

    2013, in 3 top lists Check
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    À l'intérieur

    2007 — a.k.a. Inside, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 24 +3

    Session 9

    2001, in 2 top lists Check
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    Drag Me to Hell

    2009, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Mist

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
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    Dawn of the Dead

    2004, in 1 top list Check
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    Ju-on

    2002 — a.k.a. Ju-on: The Grudge, in 3 top lists Check
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    May

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
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    Trick 'r Treat

    2007, in 1 top list Check
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    Insidious

    2010, in 1 top list Check
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    The House of the Devil

    2009, in 2 top lists Check
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    Final Destination

    2000, in 1 top list Check
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    The Strangers

    2008, in 1 top list Check
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    Wolf Creek

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
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    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
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    Kairo

    2001 — a.k.a. Pulse, in 5 top lists Check
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    Frailty

    2001, in 1 top list Check
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    Hostel

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Devil's Rejects

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
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    Ang-ma-reul bo-at-da

    2010 — a.k.a. I Saw the Devil, in 3 top lists Check
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    Busanhaeng

    2016 — a.k.a. Train to Busan, in 4 top lists Check
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    American Psycho

    2000, in 12 top lists Check
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    Sinister

    2012, in 1 top list Check
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    Antichrist

    2009, in 7 top lists Check
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    Zombieland

    2009, in 3 top lists Check
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    Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

    2006, in 1 top list Check
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    Jeepers Creepers

    2001, in 1 top list Check
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    Dog Soldiers

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Loved Ones

    2009, in 1 top list Check