Time Out's best horror films

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Time Out proudly presents the 100 best horror movies, as chosen by those who write in, direct, star in and celebrate the genre.

Time Out polled well over 100 horror enthusiasts – including big names like Roger Corman, Guillermo del Toro, Simon Pegg, Clive Barker and Alice Cooper, and horror legends like Coffin Joe, Kim Newman and Tom Six – and came up with a definitive top 100 list.

The list was first produced in 2012. The list was revised in 2016 with the inclusion of new voters, including Stephen King.

After the top 100 I have included the runners up: every film nominated by the contributers.

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  1. 388 new

    Saw

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 384 new

    The Fourth Kind

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  3. 383 new

    Yellowbrickroad

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 376 new

    Berberian Sound Studio

    2012, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 374 new

    Child's Play

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 373 new

    The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

    1976, in 1 top list Check
  7. 372 new

    A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

    2014, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 371 new

    The Burrowers

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  9. 368 new

    Gaslight

    1940, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 364 new

    Osoi hito

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 362 new

    The Stepfather

    1987, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 360 new

    The Dead Zone

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  13. 356 new

    Pi

    1998, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 355 new

    Duel

    1971, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 345 new

    Ravenous

    1999, in 1 top list Check
  16. 343 new

    A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

    1987, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 340 -131

    The Hitcher

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 337 -127

    Manhunter

    1986, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 334 -5

    The Hills Have Eyes

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  20. 325 -109

    À l'intérieur

    2007 — a.k.a. Inside, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 317 -45

    Teeth

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  22. 312 -3

    My Little Eye

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  23. 298 +14

    Frozen

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  24. 297 -27

    Gin gwai

    2002 — a.k.a. The Eye, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 295 +5

    Thriller - en grym film

    1973 — a.k.a. Thriller: A Cruel Picture, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 292 -86

    Una lucertola con la pelle di donna

    1971 — a.k.a. A Lizard in a Woman's Skin, in 1 top list Check
  27. 291 -105

    The Ninth Configuration

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 290 +41

    Eden Lake

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  29. 289 +6

    Paroxismus

    1969 — a.k.a. Venus in Furs, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 285 -32

    Cujo

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  31. 284 -33

    Dressed to Kill

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 282 -51

    The Car

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  33. 277 -49

    Deliverance

    1972, in 15 top lists Check
  34. 275 -29

    The Baby

    1973, in 1 top list Check
  35. 273 +4

    The Tomb of Ligeia

    1964, in 1 top list Check
  36. 271 -86

    The Last Wave

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 265 -39

    Night Tide

    1961, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 263 +45

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 262 -13

    Autostop rosso sangue

    1977 — a.k.a. Hitch-Hike, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 261 -46

    Altered

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  41. 257 +30

    The Dark Hours

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 252 +64

    Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas

    1977 — a.k.a. Alucarda, in 1 top list Check
  43. 243 +61

    Regarde la mer

    1997 — a.k.a. See the Sea, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 241 -37

    The Body Snatcher

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 239 +71

    30 Days of Night

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  46. 234 +67

    Race with the Devil

    1975, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 233 +32

    The Pit

    1981 — a.k.a. Teddy, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 229 +57

    Caché

    2005, in 15 top lists Check
  49. 224 -16

    Ms .45

    1981, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 222 +96

    Long Weekend

    1978, in 3 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jan 17, 2017 by ChrisReynolds; source