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The Definitive Top 200 Essential Horror Films

This is a list of the top two hundred films that should be seen by anyone claiming to be an avid fan of horror movies. It represents all sub-genres of horror, including disparate sub-categories such as action, comedy, foreign, and thriller.
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28 Days Later (2002)
28 Days Later (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
2
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
3
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   41%
4
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
5
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
6
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
7
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
8
Alice Sweet Alice (1976)
Alice Sweet Alice (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
9
Altered States (1980)
Altered States (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
10
American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
11
The Amityville Horror (1979)
The Amityville Horror (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   30%
12
Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   16%
13
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
14
Antichrist (2009)
Antichrist (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
15
Audition (1999)
Audition (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
16
The Babadook (2014)
The Babadook (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
17
A Bay of Blood (1971)
A Bay of Blood (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
18
The Beyond (1981)
The Beyond (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
19
The Birds (1963)
The Birds (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
20
The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (1970)
The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
21
The Black Cat (1934)
The Black Cat (1934)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
22
Black Christmas (1974)
Black Christmas (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
23
Black Sabbath (1963)
Black Sabbath (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
24
Black Sunday (1960)
Black Sunday (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
25
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
26
The Blob (1958)
The Blob (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
27
The Blob (1988)
The Blob (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
28
Blood and Black Lace (1964)
Blood and Black Lace (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
29
Blood Feast (1963)
Blood Feast (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   38%
30
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
31
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
32
The Brood (1979)
The Brood (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
33
The Burning (1981)
The Burning (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
34
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
35
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   43%
36
Candyman (1992)
Candyman (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
37
In the Jungle: The Making of Cannibal Holocaust (2003)
In the Jungle: The Making of Cannibal Holocaust (2003)
38
Cape Fear (1962)
Cape Fear (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
39
Cape Fear (1991)
Cape Fear (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
40
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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