In September 2021 Time Out writers and horror experts chose their list of the 100 best horror movies of all time. The list includes everything from slasher films, scary alien productions to monster features and silent cinema classics. Perhaps unsurprisingly its American cinema of the 1970s that receives the most recognition.
- 100. The Babadook (2014)
- 99. The Invisible Man (2020)
- 98. The Mist (2007)
- 97. God Told Me To (1976)
- 96. It Follows (2014)
- 95. Saint Maud (2020)
- 94. Scream (1996)
- 93. Re-Animator (1985)
- 92. It (2017)
- 91. Braindead (1992)
- 90. Dead Ringers (1988)
- 89. Day of the Dead (1985)
- 88. The Unknown (1927)
- 87. Session 9 (2001)
- 86. Saló, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
- 85. Phantasm (1979)
- 84. Candyman (1992)
- 83. Dracula (1958)
- 82. Black Sabbath (1963)
- 81. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
- 80. Midsommar (2019)
- 79. A Quiet Place (2018)
- 78. Ginger Snaps (2000)
- 77. The Fog (1979)
- 76. Get Out (2017)
- 75. Hellraiser (1987)
- 74. Black Sunday (aka The Mask of Satan, Revenge of the Vampire) (1960)
- 73. Black Christmas (1974)
- 72. The Old Dark House (1932)
- 71. Kill, Baby… Kill! (aka Operazione Paura, Curse of the Dead)
- 70. The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920)
- 69. 28 Days Later… (2002)
- 68. Night of the Demon (1957)
- 67. The Witch (2015)
- 66. Switchblade Romance (2003)
- 65. Pulse (Kairo) (2001)
- 64. The Beyond (1981)
- 63. Lake Mungo (2008)
- 62. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
- 61. Les Diaboliques (1955)
- 60. [Rec] (2007)
- 59. Vampyr (1932)
- 58. Kwaidan (1964)
- 57. The Vanishing (1988)
- 56. The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 55. The Wailing
- 54. Repulsion (1965)
- 53. Eraserhead (1977)
- 52. Deep Red (1975)
- 51. The Devils (1971)
- 50. The Descent (2005)
- 49. Peeping Tom (1960)
- 48. Ring (Ringu) (1998)
- 47. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1958)
- 46. Dead of Night (1945)
- 45. The Others (2001)
- 44. The Silence of the Lambs (1990)
- 43. The Tenant (1976)
- 42. Hour of the Wolf (1967)
- 41. The Devil’s Backbone (2001)
- 40. Possession (1981)
- 39. Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
- 38. Eyes Without a Face (1959)
- 37. Frankenstein (1931)
- 36. The Wicker Man (1973)
- 35. Carnival of Souls (1962)
- 34. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
- 33. Hereditary (2018)
- 32. Cat People (1942)
- 31. Videodrome (1982)
- 30. The Changeling (1979)
- 29. The Birds (1963)
- 28. The Evil Dead (1981)
- 27. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
- 26. Poltergeist (1982)
- 25. The Omen (1976)
- 24. Freaks (1932)
- 23. Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)
- 22. The Haunting (1963)
- 21. Audition (1999)
- 20. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- 19. Let the Right One In (2008)
- 18. The Fly (1986)
- 17. Evil Dead II (1987)
- 16. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- 15. Carrie (1982)
- 14. The Innocents (1961)
- 13. Don’t Look Now (1973)
- 12. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
- 11. Suspiria (1976)
- 10. Jaws (1975)
- 9. Dawn of the Dead (1974)
- 8. Halloween (1978)
- 7. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
- 6. The Thing (1982)
- 5. Psycho (1960)
- 4. Alien (1979)
- 3. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
- 2. The Shining (1980)
- 1. The Exorcist (1973)
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