Best Horror Movies of the 1960s

1. 1
   Psycho 1960

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

   8.4 · 11K votes
2. 2
   Rosemary's Baby 1968

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

   7.8 · 4.6K votes
3. 3
   What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962

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

   7.9 · 1.2K votes
4. 4
   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
5. 5
   The Birds 1963

   Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
   7.5

   7.5 · 4.6K votes
6. 6
   Onibaba 1964

   Directed by Kaneto Shindō · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.5

   7.7 · 508 votes
7. 7
   Kwaidan 1965

   Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
   7.5

   7.7 · 484 votes
8. 8
   Eyes Without a Face 1960

   Directed by Georges Franju · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV
   7.4

   7.6 · 837 votes
9. 9
   The Cremator 1969

   Directed by Juraj Herz · Streaming on Criterion Channel, DocAlliance Films
   7.4

   7.8 · 280 votes
10. 10
    Peeping Tom 1960

    Directed by Michael Powell · Streaming on Kanopy, Fawesome, Cultpix
    7.3

    7.4 · 942 votes
11. 11
    The Innocents 1961

    Directed by Jack Clayton · Streaming on fuboTV
    7.3

    7.5 · 701 votes
12. 12
    Repulsion 1965

    Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV, Brew
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.2K votes
13. 13
    Hour of the Wolf 1968

    Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.3

    7.4 · 584 votes
14. 14
    Even the Wind Is Afraid 1968

    Directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada · Streaming on FlixHouse, Fawesome, Bloodstream
    7.2

    7.9 · 148 votes
15. 15
    Black Sunday 1960

    Directed by Mario Bava · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC+
    7.2

    7.4 · 612 votes
16. 16
    Seconds 1966

    Directed by John Frankenheimer · Streaming on Kanopy
    7.2

    7.4 · 462 votes
17. 17
    Wait Until Dark 1967

    Directed by Terence Young
    7.2

    7.3 · 623 votes
18. 18
    Blood and Black Lace 1964

    Directed by Mario Bava · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Hoopla
    7.1

    7.3 · 489 votes
19. 19
    The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales 1960

    Directed by Rogelio A. González · Streaming on Darkroom
    7.1

    8.0 · 91 votes
20. 20
    Kuroneko 1968

    Directed by Kaneto Shindō
    7.1

    7.4 · 241 votes
21. 21
    Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte 1964

    Directed by Robert Aldrich · Streaming on fuboTV, Hoopla
    7.0

    7.3 · 296 votes
22. 22
    Village of the Damned 1960

    Directed by Wolf Rilla · Streaming on fuboTV, TCM, Plex
    7.0

    7.2 · 531 votes
23. 23
    Black Sabbath 1963

    Directed by Mario Bava · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    7.0

    7.2 · 502 votes
24. 24
    The Haunting 1963

    Directed by Robert Wise · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.0

    7.1 · 751 votes
25. 25
    The Book of Stone 1969

    Directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel, Fawesome
    7.0

    7.8 · 93 votes
26. 26
    Mother Joan of the Angels 1961

    Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
    6.9

    7.5 · 124 votes
27. 27
    The Fearless Vampire Killers 1967

    Directed by Roman Polanski
    6.9

    6.9 · 860 votes
28. 28
    Carnival of Souls 1962

    Directed by Herk Harvey · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV
    6.8

    6.9 · 564 votes
29. 29
    The Scapular 1968

    Directed by Servando González · Streaming on Darkroom
    6.8

    8.3 · 43 votes
30. 30
    The Big Shave 1967

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Criterion Channel, HBO Max
    6.8

    6.9 · 372 votes
31. 31
    Viy 1967

    Directed by Georgi Kropachyov · Streaming on Night Flight Plus, Screambox, Plex
    6.7

    6.9 · 296 votes
32. 32
    The Hand 1965

    Directed by Jiří Trnka · Streaming on Klassiki
    6.7

    7.4 · 85 votes
33. 33
    Taste of Fear 1961

    Directed by Seth Holt · Streaming on Tubi TV
    6.7

    7.1 · 153 votes
34. 34
    The Pit and the Pendulum 1961

    Directed by Roger Corman · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    6.7

    6.8 · 407 votes
35. 35
    Kill, Baby... Kill! 1966

    Directed by Mario Bava · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, AMC Plus, AMC+
    6.7

    6.9 · 271 votes
36. 36
    Castle of Blood 1964

    Directed by Antonio Margheriti · Streaming on Hoopla, FlixHouse, Night Flight Plus
    6.7

    7.1 · 131 votes
37. 37
    The Girl Who Knew Too Much 1963

    Directed by Mario Bava · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus
    6.6

    6.9 · 197 votes
38. 38
    Spider Baby 1967

    Directed by Jack Hill · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo
    6.6

    6.8 · 193 votes
39. 39
    House of Usher 1960

    Directed by Roger Corman · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free
    6.6

    6.7 · 386 votes
40. 40
    The Nanny 1965

    Directed by Seth Holt · Streaming on TCM
    6.6

    6.9 · 114 votes
41. 41
    Transylvania 6-5000 1963

    Directed by Chuck Jones
    6.6

    7.2 · 65 votes
42. 42
    The Masque of the Red Death 1964

    Directed by Roger Corman · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    6.6

    6.7 · 386 votes
43. 43
    Quatermass and the Pit 1967

    Directed by Roy Ward Baker
    6.6

    6.7 · 285 votes
44. 44
    The Brides of Dracula 1960

    Directed by Terence Fisher · Streaming on TCM
    6.5

    6.7 · 272 votes
45. 45
    The Specter's Road 1967

    Directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares · Streaming on Pluto TV
    6.5

    8.3 · 24 votes
46. 46
    Dracula: Prince of Darkness 1966

    Directed by Terence Fisher
    6.5

    6.7 · 306 votes
47. 47
    Dead Ringer 1964

    Directed by Paul Henreid · Streaming on TCM, Plex, Plex Channel
    6.5

    6.9 · 117 votes
48. 48
    The Last Man on Earth 1964

    Directed by Ubaldo Ragona · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV
    6.5

    6.6 · 506 votes
49. 49
    The Haunted Palace 1963

    Directed by Roger Corman · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    6.5

    6.7 · 206 votes
50. 50
    The Demon 1964

    Directed by Brunello Rondi · Streaming on Philo, Night Flight Plus, Screambox
    6.5

    7.2 · 56 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
   I, the Executioner 1968

   Directed by Tai Katō · Streaming on Hoopla, MUBI, Xumo Play
   6.3

   7.4 · 23 votes
2. 2
   Portrait of Hell 1969

   Directed by Shirō Toyoda
   6.3

   7.9 · 12 votes
3. 3
   Hangman 1964

   Directed by Les Goldman
   6.3

   7.6 · 15 votes
4. 4
   The Cube 1969

   Directed by Jim Henson
   6.3

   7.1 · 30 votes
5. 5
   The Bride from Hades 1968

   Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
   6.2

   7.4 · 14 votes
6. 6
   The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost 1961

   Directed by Tai Katō
   6.2

   7.6 · 11 votes
7. 7
   The Bloody Vampire 1962

   Directed by Miguel Morayta · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.2

   7.4 · 14 votes
8. 8
   The Enchanting Shadow 1960

   Directed by Li Han-Hsiang
   6.2

   7.2 · 18 votes
9. 9
   What a Carve Up! 1961

   Directed by Pat Jackson
   6.2

   7.0 · 22 votes
10. 10
    The Door and the Butcher's Wife 1969

    Directed by Luis Alcoriza
    6.2

    7.4 · 11 votes