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. 421 -

    All That Money Can Buy

    1941 — a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 106 -

    American Psycho

    2000, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 303 -

    The Amityville Horror

    1979, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 220 -

    The Bad Seed

    1956, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 282 -

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 219 -

    Bedlam

    1946, in 1 top list Check
  7. 415 -

    Bubba Ho-Tep

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 51 -

    Candyman

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  9. 368 -

    Captain Clegg

    1962 — a.k.a. Night Creatures, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 450 -

    Castle Freak

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  11. 207 -

    Christine

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  12. 286 -

    Circus of Horrors

    1960 — a.k.a. Phantom of the Circus, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 384 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  14. 308 -

    The Curse of the Cat People

    1944, in 1 top list Check
  15. 122 -

    The Curse of the Werewolf

    1961, in 1 top list Check
  16. 451 -

    Dans ma peau

    2002 — a.k.a. In My Skin, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 366 -

    De vierde man

    1983 — a.k.a. The 4th Man, in 5 top lists Check
  18. 340 -

    Dead of Night

    1974 — a.k.a. Deathdream, in 1 top list Check
  19. 320 -

    Dead Ringers

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 328 -

    Deliverance

    1972, in 15 top lists Check
  21. 300 -

    The Devils

    1971, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 158 -

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  23. 113 -

    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  24. 294 -

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1920, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 393 -

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1941, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 462 -

    Dracula Has Risen from the Grave

    1968, in 1 top list Check
  27. 316 -

    Dracula's Daughter

    1936 — a.k.a. Daughter of Dracula, in 1 top list Check
  28. 157 -

    El espinazo del diablo

    2001 — a.k.a. The Devil's Backbone, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 322 -

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  30. 348 -

    El orfanato

    2007 — a.k.a. The Orphanage, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 429 -

    The Entity

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  32. 127 -

    Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

    1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check
  33. 293 -

    Fido

    2006, in 1 top list Check
  34. 342 -

    Frailty

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  35. 222 -

    Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

    1969, in 1 top list Check
  36. 9 -

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  37. 431 -

    Funny Games

    1997, in 12 top lists Check
  38. 460 -

    The Ghost of Frankenstein

    1942, in 1 top list Check
  39. 149 -

    Gin gwai

    2002 — a.k.a. The Eye, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 48 -

    Ginger Snaps

    2000, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 147 -

    Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

    1986, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 306 -

    Honogurai mizu no soko kara

    2002 — a.k.a. Dark Water, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 329 -

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    1923, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 151 -

    The Incredible Shrinking Man

    1957, in 10 top lists Check
  45. 73 -

    The Invisible Man

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 302 -

    Isle of the Dead

    1945, in 1 top list Check
  47. 367 -

    It

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  48. 84 -

    Jacob's Ladder

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 59 -

    Janghwa, Hongryeon

    2003 — a.k.a. A Tale of Two Sisters, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 21 -

    Jaws

    1975, in 29 top lists Check
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