Marginal's Top 200 Horror Movies of All Time

by Marginal
(CA, USA)

Top 200 Horror Movies of All Time

Of course, all of these are just my opinion, but these are the best horror movies ever, ranked from 200 to the #1 of all time. You probably won’t agree with all of the movies on this list, but that’s what makes it a good list. I’d like to note that I haven’t allowed popular opinion to effect my rankings. “Classic horror movies” (i.e. from the 20’s and 30’s) are given their due as well as “great classics” from the 60’s through the 80’s… but the list is not weighted either way. New and old alike, popular and obscure… all have a shot. The whole point is to raise awareness of great horror movies that people miss or never hear of.

And without further ado, the top 200 horror movies ever!

200. Scarecrows (1988, William Wesley)
199. House of 1000 Corpses (2003, Rob Zombie)
198. What Lies Beneath (2000, Robert Zemeckis)
197. House on Haunted Hill (1999, William Malone)
196. Feast (2005, John Gulager)
195. Trauma (1993, Dario Argento)
194. One Missed Call (2003, Takashi Miike)
193. Premonition (2004, Norio Tsuruta)
192. I Am Legend (2007, Francis Lawrence)
191. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971, Robert Fuest)
190. Flatliners (1990, Joel Schumacher)
189. Alone in the Dark (1982, Jack Sholder)
188. The Hills Have Eyes (1977, Wes Craven)
187. Silent Hill (2006, Christophe Gans)
186. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997, Jim Gillespie)
185. Storm of the Century (1993, Craig R. Baxley)
184. Nightbreed (1990, Clive Barker)
183. Wolfen (1981, Michael Wadleigh)
182. Demons (1985, Lamberto Bava)
181. Sphere (1998, Barry Levinson)
180. Copycat (1995, Jon Amiel)
179. Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971, John D. Hancock)
178. Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994, Wes Craven)
177. Dawn of the Dead (2004) (2004, Zack Snyder)
176. Resident Evil (2002, Paul W. S. Anderson)
175. From Dusk Til Dawn (1996, Robert Rodriguez)
174. Mimic (1997, Guillermo del Toro)
173. Stagefright (1987, Michele Soavi)
172. Phenomena (1985, Dario Argento)
171. The Lost Boys (1987, Joel Schumacher)
170. The Host (2006, Joon-ho Bong)
169. Fright Night (1985, Tom Holland)
168. The Dark Half (1993, George A. Romero)
167. Arachnophobia (1990, Frank Marshall)
166. Hannibal (2001, Ridley Scott)
165. Altered States (1980, Ken Russell)
164. I Walked With a Zombie (1943, Jacques Tourneur)
163. Eyes Without a Face (1960, Georges Franju)
162. My Little Eye (2002, Marc Evans)
161. Dead Ringers (1988, David Cronenberg)
160. Amityville Horror (1979, Stuart Rosenberg)
159. Hour of the Wolf (1968, Ingmar Bergman)
158. Pumpkinhead (1989, Stan Winston)
157. Cat People (1942, Jacques Tourneur)
156. The Birds (1963, Alfred Hitchcock)
155. Onibaba (1964, Kaneto Shindô)
154. Demon Seed (1977, Donald Cammell)
153. Pitch Black (2000, David Twohy)
152. Prom Night (1980, Paul Lynch)
151. The Devil's Backbone (2001, Guillermo del Toro)
150. Tremors (1990, Ron Underwood)
149. Witchfinder General (1968, Michael Reeves)
148. The Faculty (1998, Robert Rodriguez)
147. Scanners (1981, David Cronenberg)
146. Prince of Darkness (1987, John Carpenter)
145. In the Mouth of Madness (1995, John Carpenter)
144. Identity (2003, James Mangold)
143. Bay of Blood (1971, Mario Bava)
142. Cabin Fever (2002, Eli Roth)
141. The Skeleton Key (2005, Iain Softley)
140. Dressed to Kill (1980, Brian De Palma)
139. The Others (2001, Alejandro Amenabar)
138. Freaks (1932, Tod Browning)
137. Night of the Demon (1957, Jacques Tourneur)
136. The Legend of Hell House (1973, John Hough)
135. Raising Cain (1992, Brian De Palma)
134. Dog Soldiers (2002, Neil Marshall)
133. Eraserhead (1977, David Lynch)
132. Carnival of Souls (1962, Herk Harvey)
131. Near Dark (1987, Kathryn Bigelow)
130. Lord of Illusions (1995, Clive Barker)
129. Dead Silence (2007, James Wan)
128. The Brood (1979, David Cronenberg)
127. Opera (1987, Dario Argento)
126. Revenge of Frankenstein (1958, Terence Fisher)
125. The Vanishing (1988, George Sluizer)
124. Christine (1983, John Carpenter)
123. The Haunting (1963, Robert Wise)
122. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983, John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, and George Miller)
121. Final Destination (2000, James Wong)
120. Peeping Tom (1960, Michael Powell)
119. The Company of Wolves (1984, Neil Jordan)
118. Ravenous (1999, Antonia Bird)
117. The Sixth Sense (1999, M. Night Shyamalan)
116. The Blob (1988, Chuck Russell)
115. Last House on the Left (1972, Wes Craven)
114. The Return of the Living Dead (1985, Dan O'Bannon)
113. House of Wax (1953, André De Toth)
112. The Other (1972, Robert Mulligan)
111. Phantom of the Opera (1925, Rupert Julian)
110. Ghost Story (1981, John Irvin)
109. Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970, Dario Argento)
108. The Wolf Man (1941, George Wagner)
107. Cube (1997, Vincenzo Natali)
106. Children of the Corn (1984, Fritz Kiersch)
105. Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984, Charles E. Sellier Jr.)
104. Event Horizon (1997, Paul Anderson)
103. Magic (1978, Richard Attenborough)
102. Blood and Black Lace (1964, Mario Bava)
101. Screamers (1995, Christian Duguay)
100. Phantasm (1979, Don Coscarelli)
99. Inferno (1980, Dario Argento)
98. When a Stranger Calls (1979, Fred Walton)
97. Shutter (2004, Banjong Pisanthanakun & Parkpoom Wongpoom)
96. Frankenstein (1931, James Whale)
95. Demon Knight (1995, Earnest R. Dickerson & Gilbert Adler)
94. Body Snatcher (1945, Robert Wise)
93. Creepshow (1982, George A. Romero)
92. The Mist (2007, Frank Darabont)
91. Stir of Echoes (1999, David Koepp)
90. The Mummy (1932, Karl Freund)
89. Nosferatu (1922, F. W. Murnau)
88. The Stepford Wives (1975, Bryan Forbes)
87. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931, Rouben Mamoulian)
86. Land of the Dead (2005, George A. Romero)
85. The Howling (1981, Joe Dante)
84. Hostel (2005, Eli Roth)
83. Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954, Jack Arnold)
82. An American Werewolf in London (1981, John Landis)
81. Day of the Dead (1985, George A. Romero)
80. The Fog (1980, John Carpenter)
79. Three... Extremes (2004, Fruit Chan & Takashi Miike & Chan-wook Park)
78. Red Dragon (2002, Brett Ratner)
77. Horror of Dracula (1958, Terence Fisher)
76. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986, John McNaughton)
75. Child's Play (1988, Tom Holland)
74. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006, Scott Glosserman)
73. April Fool's Day (1986, Fred Walton)
72. Black Sabbath (1963, Mario Bava)
71. The Invisible Man (1933, James Whale)
70. White Zombie (1932, Victor Halperin)
69. Village of the Damned (1960, Wolf Rilla)
68. Shaun of the Dead (2004, Edgar Wright)
67. Cape Fear (1962, J. Lee Thompson)
66. Puppet Master (1989, David Schmoeller)
65. Martin (1977, George A. Romero)
64. Sleepaway Camp (1984, Robert Hiltzik)
63. Hard Candy (2005, David Slade)
62. Dracula (1992, Francis Ford Coppola)
61. Pet Cemetery (1989, Mary Lambert)
60. The Descent (2005, Neil Marshall)
59. Fallen (1998, Gregory Holbit)
58. Jacob's Ladder (1990, Adrian Lyne)
57. 28 Days Later (2002, Danny Boyle)
56. American Psycho (2000, Mary Harron)
55. Audition (1999, Takashi Miike)
54. Session 9 (2001, Brad Anderson)
53. Curse of Frankenstein (1957, Terence Fisher)
52. Re-Animator (1985, Dennis Paoli)
51. Zombie (1979, Lucio Fulci)
50. House on Haunted Hill (1959, William Castle)
49. Tenebre (1982, Dario Argento)
48. The Eye (2002, Pang Brothers)
47. Les Diaboliques (1955, Henri-Georges Clouzot)
46. The Omen (1976, Richard Donner)
45. The Fly (1986) (1986, David Cronenberg)
44. May (2002, Lucky McKee)
43. Ginger Snaps (2000, John Fawcett)
42. Don't Look Now (1973, Nicolas Roeg)
41. Rosemary's Baby (1968, Roman Polanski)
40. Misery (1990, Rob Reiner)
39. It (1990, Tommy Lee Wallace)
38. The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988, Wes Craven)
37. Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966, Mario Bava)
36. Haute Tension (2003, Alexandre Aja)
35. Bride of Frankenstein (1935, James Whale)
34. Interview with the Vampire (1994, Neil Jordan)
33. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974, Tobe Hooper)
32. Aliens (1986, James Cameron)
31. Poltergeist (1982, Tobe Hooper)
30. Frailty (2001, Bill Paxton)
29. Cemetery Man (1996, Michele Soavi)
28. Braindead (Dead Alive) (1992, Peter Jackson)
27. The Ring (2002, Gore Verbinski)
26. Carrie (1976, Brian De Palma)
25. Saw (2004, James Wan)
24. Videodrome (1983, David Cronenberg)
23. Candyman (1992, Benard Rose)
22. Ju-on: The Grudge (2003, Takashi Shimizu)
21. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003, Ji-woon Kim)
20. The Innocents (1961, Jack Clayton)
19. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978, Philip Kaufman)
18. Night of the Living Dead (1968, George A. Romero & Dean Lachiusa)
17. Hellraiser (1987, Clive Barker)
16. Scream (1996, Wes Craven)
15. Se7en (1995, David Fincher)
14. Suspiria (1977, Dario Argento)
13. Evil Dead (1981, Sam Raimi)
12. Dawn of the Dead (1978, George A. Romero)
11. Jaws (1975, Steven Spielberg)
10. Silence of the Lambs (1991, Johnathan Demme)
9. Friday the 13th (1980, Sean S. Cunningham)
8. The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
7. The Shining (1980, Stanley Kubrick)
6. Psycho (1960, Alfred Hitchcock)
5. Halloween (1978, John Carpenter)
4. Black Christmas (1974, Bob Clark)
3. Alien (1979, Ridley Scott)
2. A Nightmare on Elm St. (1984, Wes Craven)
1. The Exorcist (1973, William Friedkin)