WatchMojo's 75 Most Influential Horror Films Of All Time (2017)

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Written by Caitlin Marceau.
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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  1. 9 new

    Cat People

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  2. 15 new

    House on Haunted Hill

    1959, in 1 top list Check
  3. 16 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  4. 27 new

    The Wicker Man

    1973, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 29 new

    Black Christmas

    1974, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 34 new

    The Omen

    1976, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 43 new

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  8. 49 new

    Child's Play

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 54 new

    Scream

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  10. 55 new

    Ringu

    1998, in 12 top lists Check
  11. 56 new

    The Blair Witch Project

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  12. 60 new

    Thir13en Ghosts

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  13. 63 new

    Saw

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 69 new

    The Cabin in the Woods

    2011, in 4 top lists Check
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Last updated on May 31, 2018; source