TSZDT's The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films
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Horror is one of the most readily dismissed genres from critics and film buffs, yet is, arguably, the genre with the most avid and steadfast niche following and remains popular with the general public. With horror films aiming to terrify, spook, shock, disturb, repulse, amuse, entertain and more, it's no wonder the genre is so varied, divisive and controversial.
With so many people ignoring or simply not understanding horror, many great films slip under the radar and are relatively unknown to an audience outside of hardcore horror fans. In order to counteract this and bring awareness to the greatness of the genre, this list was created.
Compiled using 2,614 lists taken from various critics/polls/magazines/books/websites/forums/horror fans, They Shoot Zombies, Don't They? is intended to be the ultimate canonical top 1000 horror list. Spanning several decades, countries and sub-genres, and using lists from a wide range of people and publications, the resulting list is quite a diverse spread and representation of the best of horror.
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991 new
C.H.U.D.
1984, in 1 top list Check -
979 -78
Westworld
1973, in 5 top lists Check -
962 -96
Maximum Overdrive
1986, in 2 top lists Check -
955 -295
The Deadly Spawn
1983, in 1 top list Check -
954 new
Altered
2006, in 1 top list Check -
947 new
Phase IV
1974, in 1 top list Check -
942 -265
A Clockwork Orange
1971, in 37 top lists Check -
934 new
Patrick
1978, in 2 top lists Check -
930 -77
Pitch Black
2000, in 1 top list Check -
926 new
Prometheus
2012, in 4 top lists Check -
921 -179
Return of the Living Dead III
1993 — a.k.a. Return of the Living Dead Part III, in 1 top list Check -
920 new
Body Bags
1993, in 1 top list Check -
913 +74
Deep Blue Sea
1999, in 1 top list Check -
910 -94
The Terminator
1984, in 24 top lists Check -
901 -51
Tôkyô zankoku keisatsu
2008 — a.k.a. Tokyo Gore Police, in 2 top lists Check -
900 -187
Chopping Mall
1986, in 1 top list Check -
889 -14
The Man They Could Not Hang
1939, in 1 top list Check -
881 +27
Delicatessen
1991, in 15 top lists Check -
880 -129
J'accuse!
1938 — a.k.a. I Accuse, in 2 top lists Check -
856 +20
Monkey Shines
1988, in 1 top list Check -
851 +43
Swamp Thing
1982, in 1 top list Check -
850 new
Jason X
2001, in 1 top list Check -
848 new
Monsters
2010, in 3 top lists Check -
833 +122
Repo! The Genetic Opera
2008, in 1 top list Check -
810 -7
The Cell
2000, in 1 top list Check -
808 -136
Revenge of the Creature
1955, in 1 top list Check -
797 +107
Body Melt
1993, in 2 top lists Check -
784 -9
Demon Seed
1977, in 2 top lists Check -
768 +225
Los cronocrÃmenes
2007 — a.k.a. Timecrimes, in 1 top list Check -
764 -16
The Day of the Triffids
1963 — a.k.a. Invasion of the Triffids, in 1 top list Check -
758 new
The Fourth Kind
2009, in 1 top list Check -
756 new
Beyond the Black Rainbow
2010, in 3 top lists Check -
755 +244
The Invisible Man
2020, in 2 top lists Check -
753 +139
10 Cloverfield Lane
2016, in 2 top lists Check -
752 -179
The Crazies
1973, in 1 top list Check -
750 +222
Detention
2011, in 1 top list Check -
749 new
Annihilation
2018, in 3 top lists Check -
737 -337
The Invisible Ray
1936, in 1 top list Check -
736 -214
The Signal
2007, in 1 top list Check -
735 +145
The Devil Bat
1940, in 1 top list Check -
731 new
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
1958, in 2 top lists Check -
730 -67
Fiend Without a Face
1958, in 5 top lists Check -
693 -152
Mimic
1997, in 1 top list Check -
675 +281
I Am Legend
2007, in 5 top lists Check -
673 +263
Splice
2009, in 1 top list Check -
670 -120
Hardware
1990 — a.k.a. M.A.R.K. 13, in 1 top list Check -
664 -192
Resident Evil
2002, in 1 top list Check -
662 +202
Quarantine
2008, in 1 top list Check -
659 -24
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958 — a.k.a. It! The Vampire from Beyond Space, in 1 top list Check -
651 -201
Jurassic Park
1993, in 23 top lists Check
Last updated on May 10, 2023 by joachimt; source