Top 100 Horror movies – January
2007
Rating Methodology and Criteria.
New for 2007, BHM employed a (psudo) scientific
rating methodology to create the Top 100 Horror Movie list.
First a master horror movie list was created,
composed of elements of the 100 Best Horror Movies List from January
2006, nominations from Best-Horror-Movies.com site
visitors and surveys of BHM contributors.
Nominations were collected from approximately 45 sources.
The list was then shortened by removing elements from the 2006 list
that were not “100 best caliber”, based on feedback
from BHM site visitors. The remaining list of 107
horror movies was then rated on a scale of 1-10 in the following
categories: • Originality
• Impact (i.e. awards, sequels, notoriety,
revitalizing
horror,
etc.)
• Scares
• Visuals (i.e. gore, location,
cinematography, effects, etc.)
• Story
• Favorite (subjective response of judge,
10 being an all-time
favorite)
• Script
A total of 14 judges participated in the final rating process. In this
rating methodology average
scores
were rounded to the closest whole number in each category.
In the event of scoring ties the categories were weighted in the order
listed above. For example, when two movies had a total score of 45 then
the one with the highest Originality score was rated higher –
if the originality scores were the same then the movie with the highest
impact score would get the call…and on down the list.
The scoring results are listed below: | Movie |
Originality |
Impact |
Scares |
Visuals |
Story |
Favorite |
Script |
Total |
| | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | The
Exorcist | 8 |
10 | 10 | 10 |
10 | 10 | 10 |
68 | | 2 | Alien | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 67 | | 3 | The Descent | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 66 | | 4 | Dawn of the Dead |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 65 | | 5 | Halloween | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 65 | | 6 | Night of the living Dead |
10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 65 | | 7 | The Shining | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 65 | | 8 | Nightmare on Elm Street |
10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 64 | | 9 | Psycho | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 64 | | 10 | Evil
Dead |
10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 63 | | 11 | Dead Alive | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 62 | | 12 | Friday the 13th | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 62 | | 13 | Shaun of the Dead |
8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 62 | | 14 | Carrie | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 61 | | 15 | White Zombie | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 61 | | 16 | May | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 61 | | 17 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 61 | | 18 | Frailty | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 60 | | 19 | The Eye | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 60 | | 20 | Zombi 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 59 | | 21 | Jaws | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 59 | | 22 | Suspiria | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 59 | | 23 | High Tension | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 59 | | 24 | Aliens | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 59 | | 25 | The Thing | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 58 | | 26 | Audition | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 58 | | 27 | Silence of the Lambs |
8 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 58 | | 28 | Black Christmas | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 57 | | 29 | 28 Days Later | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 57 | | 30 | Feast | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 57 | | 31 | Saw | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 56 | | 32 | The Serpent and the Rainbow |
9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 56 | | 33 | Dawn of the dead 2004 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 55 | | 34 | The Abominable Dr. Phibes |
9 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 55 | | 35 | Hostel | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 55 | | 36 | Ginger Snaps | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 55 | | 37 | Bride of Frankenstein |
9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 54 | | 38 | Hell Raiser | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 53 | | 39 | Cemetary Man | 9 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 53 | | 40 | Day of the dead | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 53 | | 41 | Misery | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 52 | | 42 | Rosemary's Baby | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 51 | | 43 | The Omen | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 51 | | 44 | The invisible Man |
9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 50 | | 45 | Aminityville Horror |
5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 50 | | 46 | Polterguist | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 49 | | 47 | Phantasm | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 49 | | 48 | The Grudge - Ju-On |
5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 49 | | 49 | Reanimator | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 49 | | 50 | Puppet Master | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 48 | | 51 | Prom Night | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 48 | | 52 | Salem's Lot | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 48 | | 53 | the Stepford Wives |
9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 47 | | 54 | Event Horizon | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 47 | | 55 | The Birds | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 47 | | 56 | Don't Look Now | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 47 | | 57 | Seven | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 47 | | 58 | Darkness Falls | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 47 | | 59 | The Mummy | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 47 | | 60 | The Wolfman | 5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 47 | | 61 | Pet Semetary | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 46 | | 62 | The Lost Boys | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 46 | | 63 | Dracula | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 46 | | 64 | Scream | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 46 | | 65 | Frankenstein | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 46 | | 66 | Nosferatu | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 46 | | 67 | Final Destination |
9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 45 | | 68 | Return of the living dead |
8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 45 | | 69 | The Ring | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 45 | | 70 | When a Stranger Calls |
7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 44 | | 71 | IT | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 44 | | 72 | The Hitcher | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 44 | | 73 | Child's Play | 9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 43 | | 74 | Phantom of the Opera |
8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 43 | | 75 | Creature from the Black
Lagoon | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 43 | | 76 | Silent Night, Deadly Night |
8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 43 | | 77 | The Fog | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 43 | | 78 | Candyman | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 43 | | 79 | Alone in the Dark |
9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 42 | | 80 | People under the stairs |
7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 42 | | 81 | Resident Evil | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 42 | | 82 | Children of the Corn |
8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 41 | | 83 | Manhunter | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 41 | | 84 | Children of the damned |
8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 41 | | 85 | House of 1000 corpses |
5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 41 | | 86 | House on Haunted Hill |
5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 38 | | 87 | From Dusk Till Dawn |
5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 38 | | 88 | Christine | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 37 | | 89 | The Blob | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 37 | | 90 | Cujo | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 37 | | 91 | Creepshow | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 36 | | 92 | House of Wax | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 36 | | 93 | Pumpkin Head | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 36 | | 94 | Fright Night | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 36 | | 95 | Cabin Fever | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 36 | | 96 | Deranged | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 35 | | 97 | April Fools Day | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 34 | | 98 | Mimic | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34 | | 99 | Silver Bullet | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 34 | | 100 | Return of the living Dead 2 |
4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 33 | | 101 | Urban Legend | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 32 | | 102 | The Haunting | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 32 | | 103 | Fire Starter | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 30 | | 104 | Joy Ride | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | | 105 | The Night Flyer | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 29 | | 106 | Jeepers Creepers |
5 | 5 | 4 |
3 | 3 | 3 |
3 | 26 | | 107 | Hannibal | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
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