WatchMojo's 75 Most Influential Horror Films Of All Time (2017)
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This list is taken from a WatchMojo ebook publication which reviews 75 films described as the most influential for the horror genre.
A video companion hosted by WatchMojo was developed in conjunction with this ebook. That list can be found here:
https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/watchmojos+top+50+influential+horror+films+of+all+time+2017/chrisreynolds/
Each list contains films that do not appear in the other, and this list is in chronological order, whereas the video is ranked.
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Le manoir du diable
1896 — a.k.a. The House of the Devil, in 3 top lists Check -
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Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 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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Dracula
1931, in 11 top lists Check -
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931, in 7 top lists Check -
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White Zombie
1932, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Mummy
1932, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Wolf Man
1941, in 2 top lists Check -
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Cat People
1942, in 15 top lists Check -
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
1948 — a.k.a. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, in 6 top lists Check -
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Gojira
1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check -
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956, in 19 top lists Check -
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The Curse of Frankenstein
1957, in 1 top list Check -
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Dracula
1958 — a.k.a. Horror of Dracula, in 8 top lists Check -
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House on Haunted Hill
1959, in 1 top list Check -
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Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
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House of Usher
1960, in 2 top lists Check -
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La maschera del demonio
1960 — a.k.a. Black Sunday, in 8 top lists Check -
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The Haunting
1963, in 6 top lists Check -
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Witchfinder General
1968, in 8 top lists Check -
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Night of the Living Dead
1968, in 20 top lists Check -
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Rosemary's Baby
1968, in 21 top lists Check -
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Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde
1971, in 1 top list Check -
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Tales from the Crypt
1972, in 1 top list Check -
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The Last House on the Left
1972, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Exorcist
1973, in 27 top lists Check -
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The Wicker Man
1973, in 13 top lists Check -
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974, in 15 top lists Check -
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Black Christmas
1974, in 3 top lists Check -
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Shivers
1975, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975, in 13 top lists Check -
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Jaws
1975, in 28 top lists Check -
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Carrie
1976, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Omen
1976, in 7 top lists Check -
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Day of the Woman
1978 — a.k.a. I Spit on Your Grave, in 3 top lists Check -
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Halloween
1978, in 17 top lists Check -
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Alien
1979, in 30 top lists Check -
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Phantasm
1979, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Shining
1980, in 28 top lists Check -
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Friday the 13th
1980, in 3 top lists Check -
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An American Werewolf in London
1981, in 12 top lists Check -
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The Evil Dead
1981, in 8 top lists Check -
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The Thing
1982, in 20 top lists Check -
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A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984, in 8 top lists Check -
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Re-Animator
1985, in 7 top lists Check -
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Little Shop of Horrors
1986, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Fly
1986, in 11 top lists Check -
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Hellraiser
1987, in 3 top lists Check -
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Child's Play
1988, in 2 top lists Check -
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They Live
1988, in 7 top lists Check
Last updated on May 31, 2018; source