Top 1000 Greatest Horror films, Hidden Horror Gems, and Disturbing Films

Top 1000 Greatest Horror films, Hidden Horror Gems, and Disturbing Films's icon

Created by samoan.

Favorited 12 times, disliked 0 times, added to 16 watchlists.

A list of the Top 1000 horror films and/or disturbing movies of all time. After looking at a lot of lists like They Shoot Zombies Don't They and Horror, I thought about how there are films that are on the list that are amazing, yet there are so many that are terrible. So in an attempt to focus only on films that are still amazing or disturbing (but well made) and are worth seeing. Some of these films will be familiar to people and some have gone underappreciated or overlooked.

Yet all will be worth your time. But be warned some are hard to watch or stomach.

NOTE: I will be trying to update this list as I see new movies and it is a work in progress as I am going to complete They Shoot Zombies Don't They before I get to 1000 films.

Remove ads

Pssst, want to check out the Top 1000 Greatest Horror films, Hidden Horror Gems, and Disturbing Films list in our new look?

  1. 42 +1

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 79 -

    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
  3. 113 +3

    Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

    1986, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 128 +3

    From Dusk Till Dawn

    1996, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 144 +5

    Perdita Durango

    1997 — a.k.a. Dance with the Devil, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 158 +5

    American Psycho

    2000, in 12 top lists Check
  7. 180 +8

    Frailty

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  8. 205 +8

    Maniac Cop

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 206 +8

    Maniac Cop 2

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  10. 221 +9

    Ang-ma-reul bo-at-da

    2010 — a.k.a. I Saw the Devil, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 224 +9

    Chugyeokja

    2008 — a.k.a. The Chaser, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 225 +9

    Salinui chueok

    2003 — a.k.a. Memories of Murder, in 17 top lists Check
  13. 233 +9

    The Exorcism of Emily Rose

    2005, in 1 top list Check
  14. 234 +9

    The Loved Ones

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  15. 249 +10

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  16. 262 +10

    I Spit on Your Grave

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  17. 263 +10

    I Spit on Your Grave 2

    2013, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 281 +10

    Cure

    1997 — a.k.a. The Cure, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 286 +10

    God Told Me To

    1976, in 1 top list Check
  20. 297 +11

    Angst

    1983, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 303 +12

    Jisatsu sâkuru

    2001 — a.k.a. Suicide Club, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 305 +12

    Manhunter

    1986, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 309 +13

    Koroshiya 1

    2001 — a.k.a. Ichi the Killer, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 311 +13

    Wait Until Dark

    1967, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 329 +13

    Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse

    1933 — a.k.a. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 330 +13

    C'est arrivé près de chez vous

    1992 — a.k.a. Man Bites Dog, in 12 top lists Check
  27. 344 +13

    Irréversible

    2002 — a.k.a. Irreversible, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 353 +13

    Cape Fear

    1991, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 363 +13

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  30. 411 +14

    The Lodger

    1944, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 414 +14

    The Girl Next Door

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  32. 423 +14

    The Hidden

    1987, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 425 +14

    Hard Candy

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 484 +14

    Bat sin fan dim: Yan yuk cha siu bau

    1993 — a.k.a. The Eight Immortals Restaurant: The Untold Story, in 1 top list Check
  35. 487 +14

    Hanyo

    1960 — a.k.a. The Housemaid, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 497 +14

    Kim Bok-nam salinsageonui jeonmal

    2010 — a.k.a. Bedevilled, in 1 top list Check
  37. 499 +14

    Zodiac

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  38. 502 +14

    The Black Room

    1935, in 1 top list Check
  39. 541 +14

    Yi boh lai beng duk

    1996 — a.k.a. Ebola Syndrome, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 554 +14

    Sightseers

    2012, in 0 top lists Check
  41. 568 +14

    Cheap Thrills

    2013, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 573 +14

    Fallen

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 574 +14

    8MM

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 575 +14

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    2011, in 1 top list Check
  45. 576 +14

    Män som hatar kvinnor

    2009 — a.k.a. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, in 1 top list Check
  46. 578 +14

    Ms .45

    1981, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 589 +14

    Big Bad Wolves

    2013, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 590 +14

    Les 7 jours du talion

    2010 — a.k.a. 7 Days, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 594 +14

    Geu-rim-ja sal-in

    2009 — a.k.a. Private Eye, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 600 +14

    Fight for Your Life

    1977 — a.k.a. Blood Bath at 1313 Fury Road, in 1 top list Check
Remove ads
Show all 1000 movies

Last updated on Nov 1, 2023 by samoan;