The Best Horror Movies

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As some people are aware, horror is the greatest genre ever and there is literally nothing better than a good horror film. It is, however, extremely under-appreciated and that means a lot of sifting to find the awesome stuff.
So, this is my personal list of the 'best' horror films that I've seen. This mostly consists of personal favourites, but also others which I didn't LOVE, but are good examples of what I like about horror, offer something to the genre or that I just think are kinda cool (mostly the latter). I've not included anything that I don't like at all though, so there may be some glaringly obvious omissions, but it's probably on purpose.
Sorted chronologically.
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Körkarlen
1921 — a.k.a. The Phantom Carriage, in 14 top lists Check -
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The Unknown
1927, in 8 top lists Check -
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Freaks
1932, in 16 top lists Check -
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The Invisible Man
1933, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945, in 5 top lists Check -
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Les diaboliques
1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 16 top lists Check -
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The Bad Seed
1956, in 5 top lists Check -
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Circus of Horrors
1960 — a.k.a. Phantom of the Circus, in 1 top list Check -
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Hanyo
1960 — a.k.a. The Housemaid, in 6 top lists Check -
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Premature Burial
1962, in 1 top list Check -
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962, in 12 top lists Check -
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Paranoiac
1963, in 1 top list Check -
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Lady in a Cage
1964, in 1 top list Check -
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Seance on a Wet Afternoon
1964, in 2 top lists Check -
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Strait-Jacket
1964, in 1 top list Check -
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Repulsion
1965, in 16 top lists Check -
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Wait Until Dark
1967, in 3 top lists Check -
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Viy
1967, in 4 top lists Check -
79 -1
Rosemary's Baby
1968, in 21 top lists Check -
81 -1
Hasta el viento tiene miedo
1968 — a.k.a. Even the Wind Is Afraid, in 1 top list Check -
83 -1
Twisted Nerve
1968, in 1 top list Check -
84 -1
Môjû
1969 — a.k.a. Blind Beast, in 1 top list Check -
85 -1
Count Yorga, Vampire
1970, in 1 top list Check -
87 -1
Hexen bis aufs Blut gequält
1970 — a.k.a. Mark of the Devil, in 1 top list Check -
88 -1
House of Dark Shadows
1970, in 1 top list Check -
93 -1
Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970, in 1 top list Check -
94 -1
10 Rillington Place
1971, in 2 top lists Check -
101 -1
Mais ne nous délivrez pas du mal
1971 — a.k.a. Don't Deliver Us from Evil, in 2 top lists Check -
103 -1
Shura
1971 — a.k.a. Demons, in 4 top lists Check -
106 -2
Deliverance
1972, in 14 top lists Check -
112 -2
The Other
1972, in 1 top list Check -
119 -2
Don't Look Now
1973, in 17 top lists Check -
126 -3
Bad Ronald
1974, in 0 top lists Check -
129 -3
Dead of Night
1974, in 1 top list Check -
134 -4
Phantom of the Paradise
1974, in 3 top lists Check -
136 -4
Jaws
1975, in 26 top lists Check -
138 -4
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975, in 14 top lists Check -
148 -6
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
1976, in 1 top list Check -
149 -6
Martin
1977, in 3 top lists Check -
159 -6
The Fury
1978, in 2 top lists Check -
174 -7
Altered States
1980, in 5 top lists Check -
181 -8
Maniac
1980, in 1 top list Check -
203 -10
Cat People
1982, in 1 top list Check -
205 -10
The Entity
1982, in 1 top list Check -
210 -10
Q
1982 — a.k.a. Serpent, in 2 top lists Check -
214 -10
White Dog
1982, in 5 top lists Check -
215 -10
Angst
1983, in 3 top lists Check -
216 -10
Christine
1983, in 1 top list Check -
220 -10
De vierde man
1983 — a.k.a. The 4th Man, in 4 top lists Check -
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Julie Darling
1983, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Nov 1, 2015 by mightysparks; source