The Horror Show Guide: The Ultimate Frightfest of Movies

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All entries from the book written by Mike Mayo.

From atomic bombs to zealous zombies, this cinephile’s guidebook reviews 1,000 of the wickedest, weirdest, and wackiest scary movies from every age of horror. With reviews on many overlooked, underappreciated gems such as Alice Sweet Alice, Daughters of Darkness, and Zombie, as well as the numerous Stephen King adaptations and modern updates such as Night of the Living Dead 3D and The Wolfman, new devotees as well as the discriminating dark cinema enthusiast will love this big, beautiful, end-all, be-all guide to an always popular film genre.

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  1. 759 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 14 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  3. 842 -

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  4. 552 -

    Jaws

    1975, in 28 top lists Check
  5. 644 -

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  6. 833 -

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  7. 711 -

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  8. 607 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  9. 561 -

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  10. 15 -

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  11. 329 -

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  12. 283 -

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  13. 805 -

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  14. 692 -

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  15. 91 -

    Black Swan

    2010, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 565 -

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  17. 146 -

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  18. 666 -

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
  19. 432 -

    Halloween

    1978, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 321 -

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  21. 847 -

    The Sixth Sense

    1999, in 20 top lists Check
  22. 79 -

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  23. 838 -

    Shaun of the Dead

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  24. 587 -

    Låt den rätte komma in

    2008 — a.k.a. Let the Right One In, in 14 top lists Check
  25. 365 -

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  26. 987 -

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  27. 130 -

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  28. 410 -

    Ghostbusters

    1984, in 13 top lists Check
  29. 893 -

    Suspiria

    1977, in 17 top lists Check
  30. 907 -

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974, in 15 top lists Check
  31. 668 -

    Dawn of the Dead

    1978, in 15 top lists Check
  32. 354 -

    The Fly

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  33. 24 -

    American Psycho

    2000, in 12 top lists Check
  34. 158 -

    Carrie

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 681 -

    The Nightmare Before Christmas

    1993, in 16 top lists Check
  36. 287 -

    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  37. 372 -

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  38. 784 -

    Repulsion

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  39. 315 -

    Edward Scissorhands

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  40. 322 -

    The Evil Dead

    1981, in 8 top lists Check
  41. 1038 -

    Young Frankenstein

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  42. 532 -

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  43. 963 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  44. 719 -

    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
  45. 686 -

    A Nightmare on Elm Street

    1984, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 323 -

    Evil Dead II

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  47. 950 -

    28 Days Later...

    2002, in 9 top lists Check
  48. 821 -

    Scream

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  49. 96 -

    The Blair Witch Project

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  50. 472 -

    Les yeux sans visage

    1960 — a.k.a. Eyes Without a Face, in 14 top lists Check
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