Top 500 Horror Movies

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The top 500 horror movies as selected by votes of users on the IMDb horror boards. Movies from virtually all decades are included in this list.

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    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  2. 294 -

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1920, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 193 -

    Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam

    1920 — a.k.a. The Golem, in 9 top lists Check
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    The Penalty

    1920, in 3 top lists Check
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    Häxan

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
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    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
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    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    1923, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Phantom of the Opera

    1925, in 11 top lists Check
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    Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

    1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check
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    The Cat and the Canary

    1927, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

    1927, in 12 top lists Check
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    The Unknown

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
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    The Man Who Laughs

    1928, in 10 top lists Check
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    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1931, in 7 top lists Check
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    Dracula

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
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    Drácula

    1931, in 2 top lists Check
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    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
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    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
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    Svengali

    1931, in 0 top lists Check
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    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
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    Island of Lost Souls

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Mask of Fu Manchu

    1932, in 1 top list Check
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    The Most Dangerous Game

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Mummy

    1932, in 2 top lists Check
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    Murders in the Rue Morgue

    1932, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Old Dark House

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
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    Vampyr

    1932, in 18 top lists Check
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    White Zombie

    1932, in 2 top lists Check
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    Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse

    1933 — a.k.a. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, in 13 top lists Check
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    The Invisible Man

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
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    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
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    Mystery of the Wax Museum

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Black Cat

    1934, in 8 top lists Check
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    The Black Room

    1935, in 1 top list Check
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    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
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    Mad Love

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
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    Mark of the Vampire

    1935 — a.k.a. Vampires of Prague, in 1 top list Check
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    The Raven

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
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    Werewolf of London

    1935 — a.k.a. Unholy Hour, in 1 top list Check
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    The Devil-Doll

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
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    Dracula's Daughter

    1936 — a.k.a. Daughter of Dracula, in 1 top list Check
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    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    1936, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    1939, in 1 top list Check
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    Son of Frankenstein

    1939, in 2 top lists Check
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    Tower of London

    1939, in 1 top list Check
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    Dr. Cyclops

    1940, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Mummy's Hand

    1940, in 0 top lists Check
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    All That Money Can Buy

    1941 — a.k.a. The Devil and Daniel Webster, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Black Cat

    1941, in 0 top lists Check
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    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1941, in 2 top lists Check
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