Top 500 Horror Movies

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The top 500 horror movies as selected by votes of users on the IMDb horror boards. Movies from virtually all decades are included in this list.

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  1. 16 -

    Braindead

    1992 — a.k.a. Dead Alive, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 55 -

    The Return of the Living Dead

    1985, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 67 -

    Evil Dead II

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  4. 79 -

    Creepshow

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  5. 90 -

    Army of Darkness

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 112 -

    The Abominable Dr. Phibes

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 153 -

    The Old Dark House

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 159 -

    Theatre of Blood

    1973 — a.k.a. Theater of Blood, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 165 -

    Tales of Terror

    1962, in 1 top list Check
  10. 186 -

    Shaun of the Dead

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  11. 192 -

    Killer Klowns from Outer Space

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 213 -

    The Lost Boys

    1987, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 231 -

    Tremors

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 239 -

    Slither

    2006, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 240 -

    A Bucket of Blood

    1959, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 250 -

    They Live

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 271 -

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

    1948 — a.k.a. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, in 6 top lists Check
  18. 281 -

    The Monster Squad

    1987, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 283 -

    Night of the Creeps

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  20. 290 -

    Dellamorte Dellamore

    1994 — a.k.a. Cemetery Man, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 293 -

    Fido

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  22. 317 -

    The Little Shop of Horrors

    1960, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 319 -

    Brain Damage

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 334 -

    The Comedy of Terrors

    1963 — a.k.a. The Graveside Story, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 335 -

    The Raven

    1963, in 1 top list Check
  26. 345 -

    Basket Case

    1982, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 346 -

    Gremlins

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 355 -

    Piranha

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 364 -

    Viy

    1967, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 373 -

    The Cat and the Canary

    1927, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 379 -

    Spider Baby or, the Maddest Story Ever Told

    1967, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 381 -

    Young Frankenstein

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  33. 390 -

    The Toxic Avenger

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 391 -

    House

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  35. 392 -

    The Black Cat

    1941, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 398 -

    The Gore Gore Girls

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  37. 403 -

    El día de la bestia

    1995 — a.k.a. The Day of the Beast, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 404 -

    The Frighteners

    1996, in 1 top list Check
  39. 409 -

    Dance of the Vampires

    1967 — a.k.a. The Fearless Vampire Killers, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 415 -

    Bubba Ho-Tep

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 421 -

    All That Money Can Buy

    1941 — a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 428 -

    Beetlejuice

    1988, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 454 -

    Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  44. 459 -

    The People Under the Stairs

    1991, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 467 -

    The Slumber Party Massacre

    1982, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 469 -

    The Lair of the White Worm

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 475 -

    La ragazza che sapeva troppo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Evil Eye, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 476 -

    The Flesh Eaters

    1964, in 1 top list Check
  49. 477 -

    Pretty Poison

    1968, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 485 -

    April Fool's Day

    1986, in 1 top list Check
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