Best Horror Movies of All Time

1. 1
   Psycho 1960

   Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on Netflix, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
   8.4

   8.4 · 11K votes
2. 2
   The Shining 1980

   Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.2

   8.2 · 20K votes
3. 3
   Alien 1979

   Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Netflix, fuboTV
   8.2

   8.2 · 17K votes
4. 4
   Obsession 2026

   Directed by Curry Barker · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
   8.1

   8.2 · 6.3K votes
5. 5
   Come and See 1985

   Directed by Elem Klimov
   8.1

   8.2 · 2K votes
6. 6
   Michael Jackson's Thriller 1983

   Directed by John Landis
   8.1

   8.3 · 808 votes
7. 7
   The Thing 1982

   Directed by John Carpenter · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus
   8.1

   8.1 · 8.4K votes
8. 8
   Colony 2026

   Directed by Yeon Sang-ho
   8.0

   8.1 · 1.2K votes
9. 9
   Coraline 2009

   Directed by Henry Selick · Streaming on Hulu, HBO Max, Peacock Premium
   7.9

   7.9 · 9.6K votes
10. 10
    Las leyendas: El origen 2021

    Directed by Ricardo Arnaiz · Streaming on VIX , ViX Premium
    7.8

    8.4 · 289 votes
11. 11
    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1920

    Directed by Robert Wiene · Streaming on fuboTV, Philo, The Roku Channel
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.8K votes
12. 12
    La Leyenda de los Chaneques 2023

    Directed by Marvick Núñez · Streaming on VIX , ViX Premium
    7.8

    8.3 · 277 votes
13. 13
    Rosemary's Baby 1968

    Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.8

    7.8 · 4.6K votes
14. 14
    Succubus 2024

    Directed by R.J. Daniel Hanna · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Plex Channel
    7.8

    8.3 · 276 votes
15. 15
    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962

    Directed by Robert Aldrich · Streaming on fuboTV, Kanopy, YouTube Free
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.2K votes
16. 16
    Lee Cronin's The Mummy 2026

    Directed by Lee Cronin · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.8

    7.8 · 2.8K votes
17. 17
    I Saw the Devil 2010

    Directed by Kim Jee-woon · Streaming on Philo
    7.8

    7.8 · 3.2K votes
18. 18
    Train to Busan 2016

    Directed by Yeon Sang-ho · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Hoopla, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.7

    7.8 · 8.9K votes
19. 19
    The Exorcist 1973

    Directed by William Friedkin · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.7

    7.7 · 9K votes
20. 20
    Jaws 1975

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Netflix, YouTube TV, TNT
    7.7

    7.7 · 12K votes
21. 21
    Black Swan 2010

    Directed by Darren Aronofsky
    7.7

    7.7 · 16K votes
22. 22
    Freaks 1932

    Directed by Tod Browning · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, FlixHouse
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.4K votes
23. 23
    Ghosts 1997

    Directed by Stan Winston
    7.7

    8.1 · 301 votes
24. 24
    The Legend of the Black Charro 2018

    Directed by Alberto Rodríguez · Streaming on VIX , YouTube Free
    7.6

    8.2 · 212 votes
25. 25
    Deep Red 1975

    Directed by Dario Argento · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.7K votes
26. 26
    Get Out 2017

    Directed by Jordan Peele · Streaming on fuboTV, Peacock Premium, YouTube TV
    7.6

    7.6 · 20K votes
27. 27
    Ninja Scroll 1993

    Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri · Streaming on HiDive, Hidive
    7.6

    7.8 · 790 votes
28. 28
    Faust 1926

    Directed by F. W. Murnau · Streaming on Kanopy, MUBI, Darkroom
    7.6

    7.9 · 424 votes
29. 29
    The Others 2001

    Directed by Alejandro Amenábar · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.6

    7.6 · 7.5K votes
30. 30
    Nosferatu 1922

    Directed by F. W. Murnau · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, AMC+
    7.6

    7.7 · 2.6K votes
31. 31
    The Legend of the Nahuala 2007

    Directed by Ricardo Arnaiz · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, YouTube Free
    7.6

    8.1 · 265 votes
32. 32
    Frankenstein 2025

    Directed by Guillermo del Toro · Streaming on Netflix
    7.6

    7.6 · 4K votes
33. 33
    Godzilla Minus One 2023

    Directed by Takashi Yamazaki · Streaming on Netflix
    7.6

    7.6 · 3.5K votes
34. 34
    Night of the Living Dead 1968

    Directed by George A. Romero · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV, HBO Max
    7.6

    7.6 · 2.9K votes
35. 35
    Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter: The Great Calamity 2012

    Directed by Javier Soto
    7.6

    8.1 · 223 votes
36. 36
    Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust 2001

    Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri
    7.6

    7.7 · 868 votes
37. 37
    Insidious: Out of the Further 2026

    Directed by Jacob Chase
    7.6

    7.7 · 893 votes
38. 38
    The Legend of La Llorona 2011

    Directed by Alberto Rodríguez
    7.5

    7.9 · 328 votes
39. 39
    Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island 1998

    Directed by Jim Stenstrum
    7.5

    7.7 · 893 votes
40. 40
    Halloween 1978

    Directed by John Carpenter · Streaming on fuboTV, Philo, AMC Plus
    7.5

    7.6 · 6.5K votes
41. 41
    The Conjuring 2013

    Directed by James Wan · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.5

    7.5 · 13K votes
42. 42
    Shaun of the Dead 2004

    Directed by Edgar Wright · Streaming on Peacock Premium, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.5

    7.5 · 9.7K votes
43. 43
    Evil Dead Burn 2026

    Directed by Sébastien Vaniček · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.8K votes
44. 44
    Godzilla 1954

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Cinemax
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.2K votes
45. 45
    Constantine: City of Demons - The Movie 2018

    Directed by Doug Murphy
    7.5

    7.7 · 688 votes
46. 46
    King Kong 1933

    Directed by Merian C. Cooper
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.7K votes
47. 47
    Exhuma 2024

    Directed by Jang Jae-hyun · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.5

    7.7 · 853 votes
48. 48
    Let the Right One In 2008

    Directed by Tomas Alfredson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.4K votes
49. 49
    One Cut of the Dead 2017

    Directed by Shinichiro Ueda · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.1K votes
50. 50
    Evil Dead II 1987

    Directed by Sam Raimi · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, IndieFlix Shorts
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.7K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Drakula Tok 1979

   Directed by Sawong Supsamruay
   6.7

   10.0 · 18 votes
2. 2
   Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen 2007

   Directed by Matt Engstrom
   6.7

   8.3 · 34 votes
3. 3
   Gamera 2015

   Directed by Katsuhito Ishii
   6.5

   9.2 · 15 votes
4. 4
   Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean 1957

   Directed by Ishirō Honda
   6.6

   8.6 · 21 votes
5. 5
   The United Monster Talent Agency 2010

   Directed by Greg Nicotero
   6.5

   9.1 · 14 votes
6. 6
   The Specter's Road 1967

   Directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares · Streaming on Pluto TV
   6.5

   8.3 · 24 votes
7. 7
   There's a Man in the Woods 2014

   Directed by Jacob Streilein
   6.6

   8.0 · 35 votes
8. 8
   The Devil's Hour 2016

   Directed by Joshua Bruening
   6.4

   8.9 · 14 votes
9. 9
   After Sundown 2023

   Directed by Bhandit Thongdee
   6.5

   8.4 · 18 votes
10. 10
    Jail 2009

    Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar · Streaming on Hoopla, Tubi TV
    6.5

    8.3 · 20 votes