Top 1000 Greatest Horror films, Hidden Horror Gems, and Disturbing Films

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A list of the Top 1000 horror films and/or disturbing movies of all time. After looking at a lot of lists like They Shoot Zombies Don't They and Horror, I thought about how there are films that are on the list that are amazing, yet there are so many that are terrible. So in an attempt to focus only on films that are still amazing or disturbing (but well made) and are worth seeing. Some of these films will be familiar to people and some have gone underappreciated or overlooked.

Yet all will be worth your time. But be warned some are hard to watch or stomach.

NOTE: I will be trying to update this list as I see new movies and it is a work in progress as I am going to complete They Shoot Zombies Don't They before I get to 1000 films.

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  1. 80 -

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  2. 264 +10

    Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam

    1920 — a.k.a. The Golem, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 674 +14

    Körkarlen

    1921 — a.k.a. The Phantom Carriage, in 16 top lists Check
  4. 704 +14

    Häxan

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  5. 671 +14

    The Cat and the Canary

    1927, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 209 +9

    The Unknown

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 300 +12

    The Man Who Laughs

    1928, in 10 top lists Check
  8. 736 +14

    West of Zanzibar

    1928, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 165 +8

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1931, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 51 +1

    Dracula

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
  11. 44 +1

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  12. 249 +10

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  13. 509 +14

    Doctor X

    1932, in 1 top list Check
  14. 69 -

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  15. 806 +14

    The Mask of Fu Manchu

    1932, in 1 top list Check
  16. 336 +13

    The Most Dangerous Game

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 329 +13

    Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse

    1933 — a.k.a. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, in 13 top lists Check
  18. 135 +4

    The Invisible Man

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 790 +14

    Murders in the Zoo

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 502 +14

    The Black Room

    1935, in 1 top list Check
  21. 45 +1

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  22. 242 +9

    Mad Love

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 342 +13

    Werewolf of London

    1935 — a.k.a. Unholy Hour, in 1 top list Check
  24. 327 +13

    The Devil-Doll

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 803 +14

    The Invisible Ray

    1936, in 1 top list Check
  26. 807 +14

    The Man Who Changed His Mind

    1936 — a.k.a. The Man Who Lived Again, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 672 +14

    The Cat and the Canary

    1939, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 781 +14

    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    1939, in 1 top list Check
  29. 783 +14

    Before I Hang

    1940, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 796 +14

    Dr. Cyclops

    1940, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 669 +14

    The Ghost Breakers

    1940, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 742 +14

    The Invisible Man Returns

    1940, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 787 +14

    The Mummy's Hand

    1940, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 754 +14

    King of the Zombies

    1941, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 850 +13

    Man-Made Monster

    1941 — a.k.a. Man Made Monster, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 120 +3

    The Wolf Man

    1941, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 94 +3

    Cat People

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  38. 146 +5

    Phantom of the Opera

    1943, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 48 +1

    House of Frankenstein

    1944, in 1 top list Check
  40. 411 +14

    The Lodger

    1944, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 688 +14

    The Uninvited

    1944, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 587 +14

    The Body Snatcher

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 118 +3

    Dead of Night

    1945, in 9 top lists Check
  44. 596 +14

    House of Dracula

    1945 — a.k.a. The Wolf Man's Cure, in 1 top list Check
  45. 369 +13

    Isle of the Dead

    1945, in 1 top list Check
  46. 802 +14

    House of Horrors

    1946 — a.k.a. Joan Medford Is Missing, in 1 top list Check
  47. 628 +14

    The Spiral Staircase

    1946, in 6 top lists Check
  48. 47 +1

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

    1948 — a.k.a. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, in 6 top lists Check
  49. 124 +3

    Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

    1949 — a.k.a. Abbot and Costello Meet the Killer, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 123 +3

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

    1951, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Nov 1, 2023 by samoan;