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List of highest-grossing horror films - Wikipedia
2 days ago - The following page lists the highest-grossing horror films, highest-grossing horror film franchises at the box office and the biggest opening weekends for many horror films. The figures have not been adjusted for inflation. † Background shading indicates films playing in the week commencing 12 December 2025 in theaters around the world.
The Numbers
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All Time Worldwide Box Office for Horror Movies
Overview of the various Worldwide Genres box office records for All Movies available at The Numbers.
The Top 10 Scariest Horror Films of All Time - According to Rotten Tomatoes
What scares us is so subjective that any attempt to make a list like this will be met by both applause and derision. That said, it's a pretty good list, although I think Sinister is overrated (except for the videos) and I think the first part of the IT miniseries was scarier than either parts of the movie version. More on reddit.com
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March 11, 2025What's the best horror movie you've ever seen?
So far, nothing has topped seeing The Descent in theaters. Scared the crap out of me at the time. Still holds up well all these years later! More on reddit.com
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January 19, 2024Best Horror Movies of All Time?
Conjuring 1st part is cinematic beauty. More on reddit.com
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May 10, 2024What are the greatest horror movies of all time ???
it depends, if u wanna see ⬇️⬇️ • something creepy : Mother! Orphan Shutter Get out Sinister Babadook The strangers Truth or dare • if u wanna see something with jumpscares: The nun The conjuring Insidious Lights out The exorcist III The Grudge Incantation • if u wanna see some found footage horrors: As above so below Creep 1 & 2 Rec Esp The Blair witch project Paranormal activity Antrum The pyramid • if u wanna see some psychological horrors with good art: Midsommar The menu Possum The killing of a sacred deer The vvitch • if u wanna see something a bit disgusting / not so legal: Megan is missing Red room 1 & 2 The Poughkeepsie types The human centipede A serbian film Skinamarink Cannibal holocaust Martyrs Trauma I spit on your grave Salò, or the 120 days of Sodom Hostel Incident in a Ghostland More on reddit.com
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January 13, 2023Videos
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Collider
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The 25 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time, Ranked
Pulse, The Exorcist, and Hereditary are all among the absolute most terrifying horror movies ever made.
Published August 5, 2025
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r/horror on Reddit: The Top 10 Scariest Horror Films of All Time - According to Rotten Tomatoes
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The Exorcist (1973)
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Hereditary (2018)
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The Conjuring (2013)
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The Shining (1980)
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
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The Ring (2002)
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Halloween (1978)
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Sinister (2012)
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Insidious (2010)
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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.
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What scares us is so subjective that any attempt to make a list like this will be met by both applause and derision. That said, it's a pretty good list, although I think Sinister is overrated (except for the videos) and I think the first part of the IT miniseries was scarier than either parts of the movie version.
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I’m braver than I thought. Lol.
IMDb
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The 10 Best Horror Movies In World
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A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, NYC, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar elderly neighbors. ... Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders. ... A former vaudeville child star torments her paraplegic sister, who eclipsed her as a movie star, in their decaying Hollywood mansion while desperately clinging to hopes of a comeback.
Rotten Tomatoes
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The 10 Scariest Horror Movies Ever | Rotten Tomatoes
November 4, 2024 - You may not agree that The Exorcist is the scariest movie ever, but it probably also isn’t much of a surprise to see it at the top of our list — with a whopping 19% of all the votes cast.
Time Out
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The 100 best horror movies of all time
October 23, 2025 - Updated for 2025: From 'The Exorcist' to 'Sinners', we've compiled the best horror movies ever made guaranteed to scare you senseless.
Man of Many
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20 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time—According to Science | Man of Many
October 7, 2025 - With horror expert James Wan helming the ship for the Insidious franchise, it’s little wonder participants had their hearts racing. Resting BPM: 64 Movie BPM: 85 Difference: 21 Highest BPM Spike: 133 Total Score: 90 Release Date: 1 April 2011 Director: James Wan
Thrillist
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The 75 Best Horror Movies of All Time
October 30, 2020 - Please don't dwell too much on the actual "rankings," though it's always fun to argue out the top ten on a list like this. As always, the suggestion box is open if you think I've gotten it horribly wrong, or horrifically right. Want more horror? Check out the best horror movies of 2021, and for even more movies, read our ranking of the best movies of 2021. ... Nostalgia is great and all, but there's no way Friday the 13th is "better" than, say, Videodrome.
EN World
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Best Horror Movies of All Time | EN World D&D & Tabletop RPG News & Reviews
October 13, 2024 - And if your answer is mother! you just have bad taste in movies. ... My Fave: Let the right one in This Year: Strange Darling Alien: Romulus Late night with the Devil Maxxxine I saw the TV glow Longlegs Modern Classics: Nope Midsommar Pearl Hereditary Under the Skin Vvitch Train to Busan Barbarian Classic: Evil Dead 1 The Shining Nightmare on Elm Street 1 (I'm sure I'm forgetting plenty, but this was just some off the top of my head) ... Just on the topic of horror, Smile 2 is out this week.
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The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time (Variety)
The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time (Variety)
GamesRadar+
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The 30 best horror movies that will haunt you long after the credits roll
November 14, 2025 - The fear of the unknown is potent as Woodward’s Neil Howie blunders into a world with its own set of rules and beliefs. And, if you have managed to somehow not know how it ends, the reveal is still absolutely devastating. ... The movie: Alfred Hitchcock’s proto-slasher classic is now over 60 years old and still packs the sort of punch that elevates horror films into the realms of cinematic legend.
Variety
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The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time: Critics' Pick
October 31, 2024 - From "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" to "Get Out," Variety selects the 100 best horror movies of all time.
Reddit
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r/horror on Reddit: What's the best horror movie you've ever seen?
January 19, 2024 -
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.
MovieWeb
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The Best Free Horror Movies on YouTube, Ranked
October 18, 2025 - When it comes to Blood Cult, the low quality is part of the movie's charm. The gore is so over-the-top that it looks incredibly unrealistic in the best way, and it features a lot of entertaining scenes that contribute to solid pacing in this slasher flick. Its moody cinematography enhances the film visually and helps make it a cult classic among genre fans. In a post-apocalyptic world ruled by a small group of ruthless and violent gangs, Moonchild follows one man, Jacob, who is released into the desolate landscape after escaping a facility.
Hollywood Reporter
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The 25 Best Horror Movies of the 21st Century, Ranked
September 29, 2025 - There have been countless screen riffs on The Turn of the Screw, and while Alejandro Amenábar’s supernatural psychodrama is inspired by, rather than adapted from, Henry James’ 1898 gothic horror novella, it’s probably the most effective ...
Netflix
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Scary Movies | Netflix Official Site
Fear Street Part 1: 1994 · The Privilege · Killer Book Club · Fear Street: Prom Queen · Afraid · Veronica · Shaitaan · Re/Member · Fear Street Part 2: 1978 · Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight 2 · Death Whisperer · HollyBlood · Fear ...
Netflix Tudum
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29 Best Horror Movies to Watch for a Good Scare - Netflix Tudum
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Cracks the Case at No. 1 in the Top 10
Published September 5, 2025