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. 179 -10

    Le manoir du diable

    1896 — a.k.a. The House of the Devil, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 744 +3

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 344 +14

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  4. 172 -17

    Frankenstein

    1910, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 729 -212

    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    1949, in 1 top list Check
  6. 846 +83

    The Call of Cthulhu

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  7. 976 new

    Dementia

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 832 new

    Host

    2020, in 1 top list
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  9. 336 -16

    Mark of the Vampire

    1935 — a.k.a. Vampires of Prague, in 1 top list Check
  10. 352 -43

    Murders in the Rue Morgue

    1932, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 267 +27

    The Raven

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 494 +10

    Murders in the Zoo

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 212 -92

    La chute de la maison Usher

    1928 — a.k.a. The Fall of the House of Usher, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 305 -1

    The Most Dangerous Game

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  15. 115 +25

    The Unknown

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  16. 29 -1

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  17. 889 -14

    The Man They Could Not Hang

    1939, in 1 top list Check
  18. 63 +17

    The Black Cat

    1934, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 506 +352

    House of Horrors

    1946 — a.k.a. Joan Medford Is Missing, in 1 top list Check
  20. 746 +176

    Requiem pour un vampire

    1972 — a.k.a. Requiem for a Vampire, in 1 top list Check
  21. 217 +35

    A Bucket of Blood

    1959, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 514 -132

    The Leopard Man

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 360 +53

    The Walking Dead

    1936, in 1 top list Check
  24. 341 -96

    Blood Feast

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 19 +4

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  26. 610 -177

    The Ghost of Frankenstein

    1942, in 1 top list Check
  27. 490 +125

    House of Dracula

    1945 — a.k.a. The Wolf Man's Cure, in 1 top list Check
  28. 299 +50

    Tetsuo

    1989 — a.k.a. Tetsuo, the Iron Man, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 684 -101

    The Black Room

    1935, in 1 top list Check
  30. 735 +145

    The Devil Bat

    1940, in 1 top list Check
  31. 162 +5

    Mad Love

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 511 -198

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1920, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 56 +3

    I Walked with a Zombie

    1943, in 10 top lists Check
  34. 659 -24

    It! The Terror from Beyond Space

    1958 — a.k.a. It! The Vampire from Beyond Space, in 1 top list Check
  35. 872 -206

    The Return of the Vampire

    1943, in 1 top list Check
  36. 109 +28

    White Zombie

    1932, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 619 -171

    The Curse of the Cat People

    1944, in 1 top list Check
  38. 17 +1

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  39. 96 -17

    Island of Lost Souls

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 666 new

    Ju-on

    2000 — a.k.a. Ju-on: The Curse, in 1 top list Check
  41. 441 -42

    Kurutta ippêji

    1926 — a.k.a. A Page of Madness, in 12 top lists Check
  42. 51 +16

    The Wolf Man

    1941, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 439 -117

    Dracula's Daughter

    1936 — a.k.a. Daughter of Dracula, in 1 top list Check
  44. 627 -215

    House of Frankenstein

    1944, in 1 top list Check
  45. 64 +6

    The Invisible Man

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 615 -238

    Isle of the Dead

    1945, in 1 top list Check
  47. 160 -18

    L'Inferno

    1911 — a.k.a. Dante's Inferno, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 887 -141

    Nekromantik

    1988, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 147 -2

    The Seventh Victim

    1943, in 7 top lists Check
  50. 895 -86

    Begotten

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
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