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. 7 -

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  3. 11 +4

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  4. 17 +1

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  5. 20 +4

    The Fly

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  6. 38 -2

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  7. 40 +24

    Re-Animator

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 49 -11

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  9. 60 +13

    Creature from the Black Lagoon

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  10. 64 +6

    The Invisible Man

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  11. 66 -14

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1978, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 67 +17

    The Curse of Frankenstein

    1957, in 1 top list Check
  13. 68 +57

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
  14. 85 -2

    The Thing from Another World

    1951, in 7 top lists Check
  15. 86 -18

    The Return of the Living Dead

    1985, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 87 -37

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  17. 90 +19

    Phantasm

    1979, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 97 -2

    The Brood

    1979, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 106 -28

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1931, in 7 top lists Check
  20. 133 +10

    Shivers

    1975, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 141 -18

    The Mist

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 142 +15

    The Fly

    1958, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 148 -13

    Dawn of the Dead

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  24. 161 -20

    Son of Frankenstein

    1939, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 162 +5

    Mad Love

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 169 -7

    Event Horizon

    1997, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 172 -17

    Frankenstein

    1910, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 173 -51

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

    1948 — a.k.a. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 186 +53

    Orlacs Hände

    1924 — a.k.a. The Hands of Orlac, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 191 +1

    Spider Baby or, the Maddest Story Ever Told

    1967, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 197 -47

    Village of the Damned

    1960, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 199 -19

    Them!

    1954, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 202 +11

    The Tingler

    1959, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 209 +19

    The Blob

    1958, in 5 top lists Check
  35. 211 -23

    No profanar el sueño de los muertos

    1974 — a.k.a. Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 215 -40

    The Incredible Shrinking Man

    1957, in 10 top lists Check
  37. 226 +12

    The Blob

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 239 -3

    The Dead Zone

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  39. 240 +8

    Scanners

    1981, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 244 +56

    The Quatermass Xperiment

    1955 — a.k.a. The Creeping Unknown, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 247 -33

    Cube

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 248 +45

    Rabid

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  43. 270 -52

    Gwoemul

    2006 — a.k.a. The Host, in 11 top lists Check
  44. 272 -19

    Halloween III: Season of the Witch

    1982, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 277 -92

    Tremors

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 282 +41

    Cloverfield

    2008, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 284 +4

    Slither

    2006, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 293 -49

    From Beyond

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  49. 299 +50

    Tetsuo

    1989 — a.k.a. Tetsuo, the Iron Man, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 301 -67

    Night of the Creeps

    1986, in 1 top list Check
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