So there are heaps of movies that people claim are the greatest movies of time and must see movies

Movies like

Gone with the win

E.T

close encounters of the third kind

Schindlers list

And the list goes on and on

What would be make the list of the greatest and must see horror films of all time?

There is literally well over 100 years of horror movies to choose from

Fun fact the 1898 movie house if the devil was start of the genre

I've got a complicated relationship with the horror genre. I actively avoid stuff that's disturbing/gory for the pure sake of it, while I consider The Thing (1982) and The Shining to be the bests of all time. World War Z is one of very few modern horror movies I've actually enjoyed and gone back to see twice. I haven't really found much else anywhere close to the first 2 in quality/storytelling though. Any ideas?

My friends and i have planned a horror movie night, only one has watched horror movies before. This friend wants to watch the Conjuring and Insidious as these are the only ones he heard of that were good and i want them to watch movies that scare them till they shit their pants or cry from existential horror.

As i said i know nothing about horror, thats why im asking the experts. I want to find 2 movies for them to never forget and please no comments about where we should start.

Ofcourse this is very objective as the best is something else for everyone, i personally dont think nuns and clowns are scary but rather just creepy so it would need a good story for me and not just jumpscares. Please feel free to tell me why i need us to watch your recommendation, love yall<3

Edit: my current List: •Hereditary •Henry: Portrait of a Killer •Midsommar •The Witch / VVitch •Sinister •Barbarian •The blair witch project •Martyrs •Evil Dead 2013 •Nosferatu

Barbarian or Martyrs are my favorites for ending the night because i read those are hardcore, Evil Dead looks fun to watch as well as Nosferatu and im trying to pick 2 of the rest for this evening. On one hand i dont want to scare them too hard that they wont do it again because i have gotten so many recommendations that we could do like 5 to 10 movie nights...on the other hand tho i want them to scream, jump from the couch or cry xd (i love my friend i swear)

* Obviously it's just a snapshot of what we like at this very moment. But who doesn't like a little hyperbole?

Approximately every two years, we like to go back and re-evaluate our opinions on this matter. This year, we received so many entries and so many votes, it only made sense to expand the original Top 50 into a Top 100 list. (Thanks u/hail_freyr for the suggestion!)

You can see our past Top 50 lists at the Dreadit Movie Guide page (link also in the sidebar).

But, now it's time for our new list!

As submitted and voted on by r/horror readers

Dreadit's Top 100 Horror Films, 2018 ed.

1. The Shining - Stanley Kubrick - 1980

2. The Thing - John Carpenter - 1982

3. Halloween - John Carpenter - 1978

4. Alien - Ridley Scott - 1979

5. Hereditary - Ari Aster - 2018

6. The Exorcist - William Friedkin - 1973

7. It Follows - David Robert Mitchell - 2014

8. The Evil Dead - Sam Raimi - 1981

9. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (aka The Texas Chain Saw Massacre) - Tobe Hooper - 1974

10. The Witch - Robert Eggers - 2015

11. The Silence of the Lambs - Jonathan Demme - 1990

12. The Cabin in the Woods - Drew Goddard - 2011

13. Scream - Wes Craven - 1996

14. Get Out - Jordan Peele - 2017

15. A Nightmare on Elm Street - Wes Craven - 1984

16. 28 Days Later - Danny Boyle - 2002

17. The Descent - Neil Marshall - 2005

18. The Blair Witch Project - Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez - 1999

19. The Conjuring - James Wan - 2013

20. Psycho - Alfred Hitchcock - 1960

21. Rosemary's Baby - Roman Polanski - 1968

22. Evil Dead II - Sam Raimi - 1987

23. The Babadook - Jennifer Kent - 2014

24. IT - Andy Muschietti - 2017

25. Hellraiser - Clive Barker - 1987

26. Suspiria - Dario Argento - 1977

27. Night of the Living Dead - George Romero - 1968

28. Jaws - Steven Spielberg - 1975

29. Trick 'r Treat - Michael Dougherty - 2007

30. Shaun of the Dead - Edgar Wright - 2004

31. Saw - James Wan - 2004

32. The Fly - David Cronenberg - 1986

33. Seven (aka Se7en) - David Fincher - 1995

34. Carrie - Brian De Palma - 1976

35. [REC] - Paco Plaza & Jaume Balaguero - 2007

36. The Ring - Gore Verbinski - 2002

37. Friday the 13th - Sean S. Cunningham - 1980

38. Dawn of the Dead - George Romero - 1978

39. Poltergeist - Tobe Hooper - 1982

40. Sinister - Scott Derrickson - 2012

41. Aliens - James Cameron - 1986

42. An American Werewolf in London - John Landis - 1981

43. Re-Animator - Stuart Gordon - 1985

44. The Sixth Sense - M. Night Shyamalan - 1999

45. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil - Eli Craig - 2010

46. Insidious - James Wan - 2010

47. Event Horizon - Paul W.S. Anderson - 1997

48. Paranormal Activity - Oren Peli - 2007

49. A Quiet Place - John Krasinski - 2018

50. The Mist - Frank Darabont - 2007

51. Evil Dead - Fede Alvarez - 2013

52. Martyrs - Pascal Laugier - 2008

53. Army of Darkness - Sam Raimi - 1992

54. American Psycho - Mary Harron - 2000

55. Misery - Rob Reiner - 1990

56. Drag Me to Hell - Sam Raimi - 2009

57. Green Room - Jeremy Saulnier - 2015

58. You're Next - Adam Wingard - 2011

59. Train to Busan - Yeon Sang-ho - 2016

60. The Ritual - David Bruckner - 2017

61. Dead Alive (aka Braindead) - Peter Jackson - 1992

62. Pet Sematary - Mary Lambert - 1989

63. In the Mouth of Madness - John Carpenter - 1994

64. The Wailing - Na Hong-jin - 2016

65. The Strangers - Bryan Bertino - 2008

66. Jacob's Ladder - Adrian Lyne - 1990

67. 10 Cloverfield Lane - Dan Trachtenberg - 2016

68. What We Do in the Shadows - Jermaine Clement, Taika Waititi - 2014

69. Audition - Takashi Miike - 1999

70. Candyman - Bernard Rose - 1992

71. Child's Play - Tom Holland - 1988

72. Black Christmas - Bob Clark - 1974

73. El laberinto del fauno (aka Pan's Labyrinth) - Guillermo del Toro - 2006

74. The Omen - Richard Donner - 1976

75. The Return of the Living Dead - Dan O'Bannon - 1985

76. The Others - Alejandro Amenábar - 2001

77. The Lost Boys - Joel Schumacher - 1987

78. Creep - Patrick Brice - 2014

79. Black Swan - Darren Aronofsky - 2010

80. The Wicker Man - Robin Hardy - 1973

81. Cube - Vincenzo Natali - 1997

82. Nosferatu - F.W. Murnau - 1922

83. Autopsy of Jane Doe - André Øvredal - 2017

84. The Devil's Rejects - Rob Zombie - 2005

85. Creepshow - George A. Romero - 1982

86. Bone Tomahawk - S. Craig Zahler - 2015

87. From Dusk Till Dawn - Robert Rodriguez - 1996

88. Don’t Breathe - Fede Álvarez - 2016

89. Oculus - Mike Flanagan - 2014

90. Annihilation - Alex Garland - 2018

91. Låt den rätte komma in (aka Let the Right One In) - Tomas Alfredson - 2008

92. The House of the Devil - Ti West - 2009

93. Fright Night - Tom Holland - 1985

94. The Fog - John Carpenter - 1980

95. Dawn of the Dead - Zach Snyder - 2004

96. Pontypool - Bruce McDonald - 2008

97. They Live - John Carpenter - 1988

98. The Orphanage - J.A. Bayona - 2007

99. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors - Chuck Russell - 1987

100. Ringu - Hideo Nakata - 1998

Voting Thread

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What's the highest ranking movie you still haven't seen yet? (Mine's Psycho.)

I know that lists are usually bad, but holy crap, this is reaaaaally bad.

List

First 5 places:

1. His House

2. Under the Shadow

3. The Wailing

4. Get Out

5. The Babadook

Most of these seem to be in the list by merits other than horror. His House and Under the Shadow are okay movies but completely forgettable and not scary in the slightest.

This is mine. What’s yours? I might eventually do a top 50.

voting thread

1. The Thing - John Carpenter - 1982

2. Alien - Ridley Scott - 1979

3. The Shining - Stanley Kubrick - 1980

4. 28 Days Later - Danny Boyle - 2002

5. The Exorcist - William Friedkin - 1973

6. Evil Dead II - Sam Raimi - 1987

7. Night of the Living Dead - George Romero - 1968

8. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Tobe Hooper - 1974

9. Halloween - John Carpenter - 1978

10. A Nightmare on Elm Street - Wes Craven - 1984

11. Psycho - Alfred Hitchcock - 1960

12. Hellraiser - Clive Barker - 1987

13. Dawn of the Dead - George Romero - 1978

14. Evil Dead - Sam Raimi - 1981

15. The Silence of the Lambs - Jonathan Demme - 1990

16. [REC] - Paco Plaza & Jaume Balaguero - 2007

17. Let the Right One In - Tomas Alfredson - 2008

18. The Descent - Neil Marshall - 2005

19. Poltergeist - Tobe Hooper - 1982

20. Rosemary's Baby - Roman Polanski - 1968

21. Event Horizon - Paul W.S. Anderson - 1997

22. The Fly - David Cronenberg - 1986

23. Shaun of the Dead - Edgar Wright - 2004

24. Trick 'r Treat - Michael Dougherty - 2007

25. Dead Alive (aka Braindead) - Peter Jackson - 1992

26. Suspiria - Dario Argento - 1977

27. The Cabin in the Woods - Drew Goddard - 2011

28. The Mist - Frank Darabont - 2007

29. Re-Animator - Stuart Gordon - 1985

30. Jaws - Steven Spielberg - 1975

31. Cube - Vincenzo Natali - 1997

32. Jacob's Ladder - Adrian Lyne - 1990

33. Pet Sematary - Mary Lambert - 1989

34. An American Werewolf in London - John Landis - 1981

35. Audition - Takashi Miike - 1999

36. Martyrs - Pascal Laugier - 2008

37. Scream - Wes Craven - 1996

38. The Blair Witch Project - Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez - 1999

39. The Ring - Gore Verbinski - 2002

40. Misery - Rob Reiner - 1990

41. Videodrome - David Cronenberg - 1983

42. Paranormal Activity - Oren Peli - 2007

43. The Omen - Richard Donner - 1976

44. From Dusk Till Dawn - Robert Rodriguez - 1996

45. Nosferatu - F.W. Murnau - 1922

46. Phantasm - Don Coscarelli - 1979

47. In the Mouth of Madness - John Carpenter - 1994

48. Seven (aka Se7en) - David Fincher - 1995

49. Drag Me to Hell - Sam Raimi - 2009

50. Dawn of the Dead - Zach Snyder - 2004

NY Times just did a top 100 Movies of the 21st Century, where they asked notable filmmakers for their 10 favorite of the century so far, and I'm curious what you all would put as your top 10 HORROR Movies of the 21st Century.

1. Psycho

2. The Shining

3. The Exorcist

4. The Silence of the Lambs

5. Halloween

6. Alien & Aliens

7. The Sixth Sense

8. Jaws

9. The Thing

10. Rosemary's Baby

Completely opinionated and debate would be cool

There's a lot that could go into this but basically in your opinion based off of story, cinematics, theme, score, tone as well as acting, directing, producing etc. What would be a horror movie you would say is damn near perfect or absolutely perfect. Reviews, critics, scores don't exist in this question, only based on what can be articulated to defend your answer. I'm very curious on the diversity of answers.

A few months ago I asked people to name worst horror movie they've ever seen and got a lot of responses. This time I'd like to know about your favorite or the best horror movie you've ever seen. The movie you never get tired of, the one that you'd recommend to any horror enthusiast.

1. The Exorcist (1973)

2. Hereditary (2018)

3. The Conjuring (2013)

4. The Shining (1980)

5. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

6. The Ring (2002)

7. Halloween (1978)

8. Sinister (2012)

9. Insidious (2010)

10. It (2017)

This list isn’t the greatest thing I’ve ever seen but it isn’t the worst. Personally, Sinister is my pick for all time scariest but in no world can I see It breaking too 10.

What do you guys think?

I am looking for more to watch that I may not have seen. I personally think what I consider to be the absolute best in horror is Hereditary, Midsommar, 1408, Scream (the first one, not sure if this is considered the greatest movie so it may just be my bias for liking it haha), Psycho, The Shining, Nightmare on Elm Street (not a fan of anything past 2 tbh), Talk To Me, Incantation, and more.

edited to add a little more of my top favorite movies also wanted to thank everyone for their suggestions!

List down

In no particular order these are mine:

1. Drag me to Hell

2. Oculus

3. Evil Dead (2013)

4. Mama

5. Insidious 2 or Conjuring 2

Interested in seeing others' opinions as well as getting recommendations. Currently on an October horror movie-watching spree. My personal top 10 are:

1. Halloween

2. The Silence of the Lambs

3. The Thing

4. Evil Dead 2

5. REC

6. 28 Days Later

7. Scream

8. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

9. Psycho

10. Alien

So I’m a lifelong horror fan, my first horror movie was 1408 when I was 9 (I’m now 24), but I’ve mostly stuck to watching newer horror that has come out. I’ve watched a few classic horror movies and have tried to watch a few more but didn’t finish, but there are still a ton I haven’t seen.

What classic horror movies would you guys recommend I watch that would give me a good, well rounded watchlist in this genre? I’m thinking of making a list of 10-15.

Classics I’ve watched:

-The Exorcist Trilogy -The Thing -Scream movies -Pet Semetary -The Blair Witch Project