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Must See Classic Horror Films

Happy Halloween! The following is a list of classic horror films in chronological order from 1920- 1980 that I consider to be the the essential films of the genre.
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
2
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
3
Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu (1922)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
4
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
5
Dracula (1931)
Dracula (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
6
Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
7
The Mummy (1932)
The Mummy (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
8
White Zombie (1932)
White Zombie (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
9
Freaks (1932)
Freaks (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
10
The Old Dark House (1932)
The Old Dark House (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
11
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
12
Bride of Frankestein (1935)
Bride of Frankestein (1935)
13
The Wolf Man (1941)
The Wolf Man (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
14
The Undying Monster (1942)
The Undying Monster (1942)
15
The Lodger (1944)
The Lodger (1944)
16
The Body Snatcher (1945)
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
17
The Thing From Another World (1951)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
18
House of Wax (1953)
House of Wax (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
19
Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
20
Diabolique (1955)
Diabolique (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
21
The Abominable Snowman (1957)
The Abominable Snowman (1957)
22
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
23
The Horror of Dracula (1958)
The Horror of Dracula (1958)
24
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
25
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
26
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
27
The Haunting (1963)
The Haunting (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
28
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
29
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
30
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
31
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
32
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
33
The Omen (1976)
The Omen (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
34
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
35
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
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