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The Essential Horror Film - Page 3

A list of the best or most significant horror films of all time. Horror is a very underrated and too often ignored genre but there have been so many great films within it. In chronological order.
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Demon Seed (1977)
Demon Seed (1977)
81
58%6.3
Eraserhead (1977)
Eraserhead (1977)
82
90%7.4
The Car (1977)
The Car (1977)
83
28%6.2
The Sentinel (1977)
The Sentinel (1977)
84
50%6.4
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)
85
96%7.7
Piranha (1978)
Piranha (1978)
86
69%5.9
Martin (1978)
Martin (1978)
87
91%7.1
The Fury (1978)
The Fury (1978)
88
77%6.3
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
89
94%7.9
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
90
98%8.4
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
91
95%7.5
The Brood (1979)
The Brood (1979)
92
84%6.8
The Amityville Horror (1979)
The Amityville Horror (1979)
93
30%6.2
Salem's Lot (1979)
Salem's Lot (1979)
94
88%6.8
Zombie (1979)
Zombie (1979)
95
42%6.8
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
96
84%8.4
The Fog (1980)
The Fog (1980)
97
75%6.8
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
98
65%5.8
Prom Night (1980)
Prom Night (1980)
99
50%5.4
The Changeling (1980)
The Changeling (1980)
100
83%7.2
Inferno (1980)
Inferno (1980)
101
64%6.6
Alligator (1980)
Alligator (1980)
102
80%6.0
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th (1980)
103
63%6.4
Scanners (1981)
Scanners (1981)
104
70%6.8
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
105
95%7.5
Possession (1981)
Possession (1981)
106
88%7.4
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
107
88%7.5
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
108
87%7.3
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
109
82%8.1
Tenebre (1982)
Tenebre (1982)
110
77%7.1
Creepshow (1982)
Creepshow (1982)
111
74%6.9
The Hunger (1983)
The Hunger (1983)
112
55%6.7
Christine (1983)
Christine (1983)
113
69%6.7
Cujo (1983)
Cujo (1983)
114
62%6.1
Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
115
78%7.2
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
116
95%7.5
Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins (1984)
117
85%7.3
Children of the Corn (1984)
Children of the Corn (1984)
118
36%5.6
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
119
100%8.0
Day of the Dead (1985)
Day of the Dead (1985)
120
83%7.1
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