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Horror films are designed to frighten and to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale, while captivating and entertaining us at the same time in a cathartic experience. Horror films feature a wide range of styles, from the earliest silent Nosferatu classic, to today's CGI monsters and deranged humans. They are often combined with science fiction when the menace or monster is related to a corruption of technology, or when Earth is threatened by aliens. There are many sub-genres of horror: slasher, teen terror, serial killers, satanic, Dracula, Frankenstein, etc.

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  1. 50 -10

    Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 49 -11

    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
  3. 48 -11

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  4. 47 -12

    What We Do in the Shadows

    2014, in 7 top lists Check
  5. 46 -10

    The Fly

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  6. 45 -11

    The Others

    2001, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 44 -12

    Saw

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 43 -10

    Busanhaeng

    2016 — a.k.a. Train to Busan, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 42 -11

    American Psycho

    2000, in 12 top lists Check
  10. 41 -11

    The Unknown

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  11. 40 -11

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  12. 39 -11

    Evil Dead II

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  13. 38 -11

    Halloween

    1978, in 17 top lists Check
  14. 37 new

    The Vampire Diaries

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  15. 36 -10

    The Innocents

    1961, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 35 -10

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  17. 34 -11

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  18. 33 -9

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  19. 32 -10

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
  20. 31 -11

    Låt den rätte komma in

    2008 — a.k.a. Let the Right One In, in 14 top lists Check
  21. 30 -9

    Dawn of the Dead

    1978, in 15 top lists Check
  22. 29 -10

    Predator

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  23. 28 -10

    Get Out

    2017, in 16 top lists Check
  24. 27 -10

    Kaidan

    1964 — a.k.a. Kwaidan, in 13 top lists Check
  25. 26 -10

    Onibaba

    1964, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 25 -10

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  27. 24 -10

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  28. 23 -10

    Shaun of the Dead

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  29. 22 -10

    Körkarlen

    1921 — a.k.a. The Phantom Carriage, in 16 top lists Check
  30. 21 -10

    Spalovac mrtvol

    1969 — a.k.a. The Cremator, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 20 -10

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  32. 19 -10

    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  33. 18 -10

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  34. 17 new

    American Horror Story

    2011, in 1 top list Check
  35. 16 -9

    Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

    1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 14 top lists Check
  36. 15 -9

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  37. 14 -9

    The Exorcist

    1973, in 27 top lists Check
  38. 13 new

    The Walking Dead

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  39. 12 new

    Riget

    1994 — a.k.a. The Kingdom, in 9 top lists Check
  40. 11 -7

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  41. 10 -7

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  42. 9 new

    Supernatural

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 8 new

    Twin Peaks

    2017, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 7 -5

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  45. 6 new

    Hannibal

    2013, in 1 top list Check
  46. 5 -4

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  47. 4 new

    Michael Jackson: Thriller

    1983, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 3 new

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

    1987, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 2 new

    Stranger Things

    2016, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 1 new

    The Twilight Zone

    1959, in 3 top lists Check
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