TSZDT's The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films

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Horror is one of the most readily dismissed genres from critics and film buffs, yet is, arguably, the genre with the most avid and steadfast niche following and remains popular with the general public. With horror films aiming to terrify, spook, shock, disturb, repulse, amuse, entertain and more, it's no wonder the genre is so varied, divisive and controversial.

With so many people ignoring or simply not understanding horror, many great films slip under the radar and are relatively unknown to an audience outside of hardcore horror fans. In order to counteract this and bring awareness to the greatness of the genre, this list was created.

Compiled using 2,614 lists taken from various critics/polls/magazines/books/websites/forums/horror fans, They Shoot Zombies, Don't They? is intended to be the ultimate canonical top 1000 horror list. Spanning several decades, countries and sub-genres, and using lists from a wide range of people and publications, the resulting list is quite a diverse spread and representation of the best of horror.

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  1. 5 -1

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  2. 2 -

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  3. 3 -

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  4. 69 -13

    Shaun of the Dead

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 31 -9

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  6. 7 -

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  7. 46 -1

    28 Days Later...

    2002, in 9 top lists Check
  8. 1 -

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  9. 36 -3

    Låt den rätte komma in

    2008 — a.k.a. Let the Right One In, in 14 top lists Check
  10. 12 -2

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 11 +4

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  12. 17 +1

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  13. 297 +110

    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    2007, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 6 -1

    Halloween

    1978, in 17 top lists Check
  15. 45 -3

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  16. 539 +28

    Predator

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 21 -7

    The Evil Dead

    1981, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 168 -3

    From Dusk Till Dawn

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 8 -

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
  20. 224 -9

    Zombieland

    2009, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 44 +2

    Dracula

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 10 +1

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  23. 15 -2

    Dawn of the Dead

    1978, in 15 top lists Check
  24. 42 +5

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  25. 24 -5

    Evil Dead II

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  26. 166 -8

    Gremlins

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 13 -1

    A Nightmare on Elm Street

    1984, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 20 +4

    The Fly

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  29. 49 -11

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  30. 291 -59

    Sleepy Hollow

    1999, in 4 top lists Check
  31. 175 -9

    Army of Darkness

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  32. 4 +2

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974, in 15 top lists Check
  33. 64 +6

    The Invisible Man

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  34. 75 +6

    Saw

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 557 -198

    Planet Terror

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  36. 18 +2

    Carrie

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  37. 37 -3

    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  38. 78 -15

    Eraserhead

    1977, in 20 top lists Check
  39. 30 -

    Poltergeist

    1982, in 9 top lists Check
  40. 33 +2

    Scream

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  41. 51 +16

    The Wolf Man

    1941, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 25 -

    An American Werewolf in London

    1981, in 12 top lists Check
  43. 41 -4

    Repulsion

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
  44. 88 +1

    The Cabin in the Woods

    2011, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 460 -132

    28 Weeks Later

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 60 +13

    Creature from the Black Lagoon

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  47. 148 -13

    Dawn of the Dead

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  48. 23 -2

    The Blair Witch Project

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  49. 19 +4

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  50. 68 +57

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
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