Top 20 Greatest Horror Movies of All Time

These are the greatest horror movies of all time! For this list, we’ll be looking at the world’s most legendary and critically acclaimed horror movies. Our countdown includes “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, "Jaws", "Scream", “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre”, “The Shining”, and more! What do you make of these classics? Let us know in the comments below!

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[WatchMojo]

What do you make of these classics? Let us know in the comments below!

[jyriii]

0:28 - Suspiria
1:33 - Nightmare On Elm Street
2:29 - Saw
3:22 - Frankenstein
4:18 - Ring
5:15 - The Innocents
6:16 - Hereditary
7:14 - Night Of The Living Dead
8:11 - Rosemary's Baby
9:03 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
10:05 - Scream
11:04 - Get Out
12:05 - Halloween
13:10 - Jaws
14:07 - The Silence Of The Lambs
15:11 - Alien
16:07 - The Shining (personal fav :0)
17:16 - Dracula
18:10 - The Exorcist
19:30 - Psycho


now this took quite a while. hope it's helpful :)

[timinator]

Not having “The Thing” is absolutely criminal.

[myzaferejupi]

John Carpenter's THE THING is another level of horror genre 🔥

[jonathanmccullough]

Halloween 1978 is my all-time favorite horror movie, even though I grew up through the 90s- 00s as a kid I was hooked the first time I seen The Shape on screen l, I was really amazed by the score, the mood and atmosphere, the small claustrophobic town setting and I appreciated the slow burn feeling as you never knew when and where he was going to strike which kept me on the edge of my seat and when he did it was out of nowhere and unpredictable, even as a kid I really appreciated this masterpiece

[roundtheclockfrights]

The fact that Saw beat out films like Peeping Tom, The Thing, The Haunting (63), Nosferatu and Dawn of the Dead (1978)...unforgivable.

[michaelmonthey]

Here are some classic horror movies that deserve honorable mentions. “The Omen, The Conjuring, It, Misery, Evil Dead, The Wolfman, The Fly, Carrie, Child’s Play, It Follows, The Thing, They Live, Poltergeist, Ghost Busters, Friday the 13th, The Blair Witch Project, The Cabin in the Woods, The Wicker Man (original), An American Werewolf in London, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and The Witch.

[GhostieGore]

The original Halloween and Nightmare On Elm Street will always be some of my favorites

[borednapoleon]

I always felt that old school horror movies were the best like....the Fog, the Thing, the Blob, etc.

[COBHC]

The Oscar's really cemented itself as a sham popularity contest after Toni Collette was snubbed. It was one of the greatest performances put on film.

[JayMarksMD]

Scream is iconic. Had arguably the greatest final girl ever in the legendary Sidney Prescott. And that opening scene is still one of the greatest openings in all of cinema

[mr.decencykeepinitreal]

George A. Romero’s classic creation ‘Night of the Living Dead’ is still one of my top 10 most favorite zombie movies.

[claytondunn]

While I agree with this list for the most part my top 3 are 1. The Shining 2. Hellraiser 3. Halloween

[batgurrl]

Psycho is an Iconic masterpiece on multiple levels. Hitchcock was a genius in marketing as well. I saw a movie about him and he had crews of people buying every copy of the book everywhere, as he was filming it to prevent people from knowing the story before the movie came out in the LA region at lesst

[miltiadisathanasiou]

In my opinion:
1. The Shinning
2. Alien
3. Rosemarys Baby
4. The Thing
5. Psycho
6. Possession
7. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
8. The Exorcist
9. Get Out
10. The Wicker Man
11. Night of the Living Dead
12. Hereditary
13. Suspiria
14. The Tenant
15. The Witch
16. Halloween
17. The Wailing
18. Nosferatu
19. Carrie
20. Midsommar

[olvialee]

Toni Colette In Hereditary, Mia Farrow in Rosemary’s Baby and Linda Blair in The Exorcist. Now imagine them in a horror movie together

[mr.decencykeepinitreal]

1973’s ‘The Exorcist’, my number one most favorite horror movie of all time.
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[Grumpygrumpygrumpy]

Hereditary, one of the best horror movies I have ever seen, not your jumpscare horror movies, but the story telling and the ending is so amazing

[curtismwilliams]

There are so many films that should get honorable mentions. “Friday the 13th”, “The Blair Witch Project”, “Child’s Play” and “The cabin in the woods”. Yes I said “The Cabin in the Woods”. It’s ability to subvert the idea of horror and like scream poke fun at the standard tropes is beautifully done.

[adamcheek]

The fact that The Thing isn't on here immediately nullifies it. Perfect film.