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50 Most Influential Horror Movies

A list of the fifty movies that seem to have had the biggest influence on the horror genre, whether in terms of style, storytelling, technical advancements, setting trends, or anything else.
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
2
Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu (1922)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
3
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
4
Dracula (1931)
Dracula (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
5
Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
6
Freaks (1932)
Freaks (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
7
The Mummy (1932)
The Mummy (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
8
King Kong (1933)
King Kong (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
9
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
10
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
11
The Wolf Man (1941)
The Wolf Man (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
12
Cat People (1942)
Cat People (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
13
The Thing From Another World (1951)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
14
Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
15
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
16
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
17
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
18
The Birds (1963)
The Birds (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
19
The Haunting (1963)
The Haunting (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
20
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
21
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
22
Don't Look Now (1973)
Don't Look Now (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
23
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
24
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Wicker Man (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
25
Black Christmas (1974)
Black Christmas (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
26
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
27
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
28
Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
29
The Omen (1976)
The Omen (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
30
Suspiria (1977)
Suspiria (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
31
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
32
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
33
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
34
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
35
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
36
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
37
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
38
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
39
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
40
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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