TSZDT's The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films

TSZDT's The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films's icon

An official iCheckMovies list (adopted from mightysparks).

Favorited 395 times, disliked 21 times, added to 449 watchlists.

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.

Source

Remove ads

Pssst, want to check out the TSZDT's The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films list in our new look?

  1. 942 -265

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  2. 5 -1

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  3. 2 -

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  4. 80 -25

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  5. 16 +1

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  6. 3 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  7. 87 -37

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  8. 556 +97

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  9. 891 -171

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  10. 184 -30

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  11. 651 -201

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  12. 69 -13

    Shaun of the Dead

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  13. 680 -159

    The Nightmare Before Christmas

    1993, in 16 top lists Check
  14. 294 +40

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  15. 292 +18

    Black Swan

    2010, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 933 +11

    Requiem for a Dream

    2000, in 21 top lists Check
  17. 31 -9

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  18. 9 -

    Jaws

    1975, in 28 top lists Check
  19. 910 -94

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  20. 7 -

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  21. 816 +41

    Oldeuboi

    2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check
  22. 201 -22

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  23. 529 -103

    Ghostbusters

    1984, in 13 top lists Check
  24. 46 -1

    28 Days Later...

    2002, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 631 +173

    Alien³

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  26. 221 -10

    American Psycho

    2000, in 12 top lists Check
  27. 1 -

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  28. 52 +1

    The Sixth Sense

    1999, in 20 top lists Check
  29. 606 +170

    Zodiac

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  30. 338 +47

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  31. 452 -18

    Young Frankenstein

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  32. 36 -3

    Låt den rätte komma in

    2008 — a.k.a. Let the Right One In, in 14 top lists Check
  33. 102 -37

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  34. 12 -2

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  35. 11 +4

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  36. 17 +1

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  37. 297 +110

    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    2007, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 6 -1

    Halloween

    1978, in 17 top lists Check
  39. 45 -3

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  40. 539 +28

    Predator

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  41. 21 -7

    The Evil Dead

    1981, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 168 -3

    From Dusk Till Dawn

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 8 -

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
  44. 401 -32

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    1975, in 13 top lists Check
  45. 224 -9

    Zombieland

    2009, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 44 +2

    Dracula

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
  47. 10 +1

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  48. 421 +22

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  49. 520 +35

    Frenzy

    1972, in 7 top lists Check
  50. 448 -8

    Beetlejuice

    1988, in 5 top lists Check
Remove ads
Show all 1000 movies

Last updated on May 10, 2023 by joachimt; source