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. 5 -1

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 10 +1

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
  3. 13 -1

    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  4. 21 -3

    Ôdishon

    1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check
  5. 32 -3

    Cat People

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 36 +19

    The Wicker Man

    1973, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 44 -1

    Le locataire

    1976 — a.k.a. The Tenant, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 46 +13

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  9. 55 +7

    Repulsion

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  10. 56 +7

    The Sixth Sense

    1999, in 20 top lists Check
  11. 57 +9

    Spoorloos

    1988 — a.k.a. The Vanishing, in 15 top lists Check
  12. 65 +6

    Kairo

    2001 — a.k.a. Pulse, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 73 -9

    Black Christmas

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 79 -12

    Angel Heart

    1987, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 84 -8

    El orfanato

    2007 — a.k.a. The Orphanage, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 90 -11

    Dead Ringers

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 99 -11

    The Mist

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 100 new

    The Babadook

    2014, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 105 +221

    The Ring

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 107 +60

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  21. 108 +11

    Tenebre

    1982 — a.k.a. Tenebrae, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 109 +18

    The Strangers

    2008, in 1 top list Check
  23. 113 +44

    May

    2002, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 116 +141

    Near Dark

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 124 -20

    Salem's Lot

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  26. 128 +17

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  27. 129 new

    Joy Ride

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  28. 135 -22

    Drag Me to Hell

    2009, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 136 -24

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  30. 137 new

    The Cabin in the Woods

    2011, in 4 top lists Check
  31. 143 -29

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  32. 150 -27

    Misery

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 155 +8

    Straw Dogs

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  34. 156 +24

    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 157 +134

    6 donne per l'assassino

    1964 — a.k.a. Blood and Black Lace, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 160 +5

    Cape Fear

    1991, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 174 +156

    Ils

    2006 — a.k.a. Them, in 1 top list Check
  38. 179 new

    Lost Highway

    1997, in 10 top lists Check
  39. 180 -47

    When a Stranger Calls

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  40. 181 -52

    The Spiral Staircase

    1946, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 187 -53

    Madman

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  42. 191 -41

    Tourist Trap

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  43. 195 -51

    The Incredible Shrinking Man

    1957, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 199 -45

    The Exorcist III

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  45. 201 -52

    The Driller Killer

    1979, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 202 -51

    Friday the 13th Part 2

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  47. 203 -50

    Witchboard

    1986, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 206 -28

    Trick 'r Treat

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  49. 209 -37

    Trilogy of Terror

    1975, in 1 top list Check
  50. 210 -35

    Next of Kin

    1982, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jan 17, 2017 by ChrisReynolds; source