TSZDT's The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films

As seen by eldee

You are viewing eldee's version of this list. You can view your version too.

TSZDT's The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films's icon

An official iCheckMovies list (adopted from mightysparks).

Favorited 395 times, disliked 21 times, added to 450 watchlists.

Horror is one of the most readily dismissed genres from critics and film buffs, yet is, arguably, the genre with the most avid and steadfast niche following and remains popular with the general public. With horror films aiming to terrify, spook, shock, disturb, repulse, amuse, entertain and more, it's no wonder the genre is so varied, divisive and controversial.

With so many people ignoring or simply not understanding horror, many great films slip under the radar and are relatively unknown to an audience outside of hardcore horror fans. In order to counteract this and bring awareness to the greatness of the genre, this list was created.

Compiled using 2,614 lists taken from various critics/polls/magazines/books/websites/forums/horror fans, They Shoot Zombies, Don't They? is intended to be the ultimate canonical top 1000 horror list. Spanning several decades, countries and sub-genres, and using lists from a wide range of people and publications, the resulting list is quite a diverse spread and representation of the best of horror.

Source

Remove ads

Pssst, want to check out the TSZDT's The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films list in our new look?

Filter

  1. 145 -24

    Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht

    1979 — a.k.a. Nosferatu the Vampyre, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 134 +27

    The Hills Have Eyes

    1977, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 19 +4

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  4. 650 +43

    Coraline

    2009, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 102 -37

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 358 -63

    Under the Skin

    2013, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 269 +70

    Yabu no naka no kuroneko

    1968 — a.k.a. Black Cat, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 190 -20

    Hausu

    1977 — a.k.a. House, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 472 -100

    I Know What You Did Last Summer

    1997, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 536 +259

    Hocus Pocus

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  11. 8 -

    Night of the Living Dead

    1968, in 20 top lists Check
  12. 66 -14

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1978, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 166 -8

    Gremlins

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 226 +12

    The Blob

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 93 +15

    Bram Stoker's Dracula

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  16. 45 -3

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  17. 92 -20

    Misery

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 10 +1

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  19. 88 +1

    The Cabin in the Woods

    2011, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 874 -300

    Grindhouse

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  21. 21 -7

    The Evil Dead

    1981, in 8 top lists Check
  22. 6 -1

    Halloween

    1978, in 17 top lists Check
  23. 618 -29

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  24. 881 +27

    Delicatessen

    1991, in 15 top lists Check
  25. 344 +14

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  26. 933 +11

    Requiem for a Dream

    2000, in 21 top lists Check
  27. 80 -25

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  28. 883 new

    Troll 2

    1990, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 184 -30

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  30. 281 +9

    Scream 2

    1997, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 40 +24

    Re-Animator

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 15 -2

    Dawn of the Dead

    1978, in 15 top lists Check
  33. 175 -9

    Army of Darkness

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  34. 209 +19

    The Blob

    1958, in 5 top lists Check
  35. 401 -32

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    1975, in 13 top lists Check
  36. 30 -

    Poltergeist

    1982, in 9 top lists Check
  37. 13 -1

    A Nightmare on Elm Street

    1984, in 8 top lists Check
  38. 448 -8

    Beetlejuice

    1988, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 221 -10

    American Psycho

    2000, in 12 top lists Check
  40. 452 -18

    Young Frankenstein

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  41. 297 +110

    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    2007, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 44 +2

    Dracula

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
  43. 22 +35

    The Phantom of the Opera

    1925, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 24 -5

    Evil Dead II

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 31 -9

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  46. 38 -2

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  47. 17 +1

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  48. 680 -159

    The Nightmare Before Christmas

    1993, in 16 top lists Check
  49. 77 -6

    The Ring

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 23 -2

    The Blair Witch Project

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
Remove ads
Show all 1000 movies

Last updated on May 10, 2023 by joachimt; source