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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172 -17
Frankenstein
1910, in 3 top lists Check -
889 -14
The Man They Could Not Hang
1939, in 1 top list Check -
360 +53
The Walking Dead
1936, in 1 top list Check -
610 -177
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942, in 1 top list Check -
490 +125
House of Dracula
1945 — a.k.a. The Wolf Man's Cure, in 1 top list Check -
299 +50
Tetsuo
1989 — a.k.a. Tetsuo, the Iron Man, in 10 top lists Check -
735 +145
The Devil Bat
1940, in 1 top list Check -
162 +5
Mad Love
1935, in 2 top lists Check -
511 -198
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1920, in 4 top lists Check -
659 -24
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958 — a.k.a. It! The Vampire from Beyond Space, in 1 top list Check -
17 +1
Frankenstein
1931, in 18 top lists Check -
627 -215
House of Frankenstein
1944, in 1 top list Check -
64 +6
The Invisible Man
1933, in 8 top lists Check -
730 -67
Fiend Without a Face
1958, in 5 top lists Check -
612 -313
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943, in 1 top list Check -
11 +4
Bride of Frankenstein
1935, in 19 top lists Check -
435 +109
Doctor X
1932, in 1 top list Check -
622 -201
I Was a Teenage Werewolf
1957, in 1 top list Check -
900 -187
Chopping Mall
1986, in 1 top list Check -
197 -47
Village of the Damned
1960, in 5 top lists Check -
437 -156
The Devil-Doll
1936, in 2 top lists Check -
731 new
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
1958, in 2 top lists Check -
503 +5
Invaders from Mars
1953, in 3 top lists Check -
60 +13
Creature from the Black Lagoon
1954, in 1 top list Check -
512 +27
Plan 9 from Outer Space
1957, in 6 top lists Check -
462 -106
X
1963 — a.k.a. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, in 5 top lists Check -
623 -281
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953, in 3 top lists Check -
388 +108
Humanoids from the Deep
1980 — a.k.a. Humanoids of the Deep, in 2 top lists Check -
38 -2
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956, in 19 top lists Check -
737 -337
The Invisible Ray
1936, in 1 top list Check -
634 +77
Tarantula
1955, in 2 top lists Check -
797 +107
Body Melt
1993, in 2 top lists Check -
955 -295
The Deadly Spawn
1983, in 1 top list Check -
215 -40
The Incredible Shrinking Man
1957, in 10 top lists Check -
438 -7
It Came from Outer Space
1953, in 2 top lists Check -
191 +1
Spider Baby or, the Maddest Story Ever Told
1967, in 2 top lists Check -
605 new
Xtro
1982, in 1 top list Check -
67 +17
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957, in 1 top list Check -
244 +56
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955 — a.k.a. The Creeping Unknown, in 2 top lists Check -
808 -136
Revenge of the Creature
1955, in 1 top list Check -
361 -6
Splinter
2008, in 1 top list Check -
202 +11
The Tingler
1959, in 4 top lists Check -
173 -51
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948 — a.k.a. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, in 6 top lists Check -
947 new
Phase IV
1974, in 1 top list Check -
282 +41
Cloverfield
2008, in 3 top lists Check -
551 +179
Frankenhooker
1990, in 2 top lists Check -
293 -49
From Beyond
1986, in 1 top list Check -
315 +90
Quatermass 2
1957 — a.k.a. Enemy from Space, in 2 top lists Check -
601 +35
Shock Waves
1977 — a.k.a. Almost Human, in 2 top lists Check -
630 -193
The War of the Worlds
1953, in 6 top lists Check
Last updated on May 10, 2023 by joachimt; source