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Best horror movies of all time - Page 2

In the following page, you will see a ranking of the bests horror movies of all time. We have gathered the ratings of Imdb, Metacritic, Filmaffinity and crafted our own algorithm and generated the following ratings.

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21. Untitled: The Walking Dead Movie (2024)

Rick and Michonne reunite in a ravaged post‑apocalyptic America, fighting new factions, walker horrors and moral dilemmas. A bleak, emotional, action‑driven tale about survival, identity, trauma and hope. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

IMDB Rating 7.9 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.9 /10

22. Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Night of the Living Dead (1968) follows strangers barricaded in a farmhouse during a sudden zombie outbreak. Tense, claustrophobic siege: scarce supplies, distrust, brutal violence and a bleak, tragic finale. read more

Genres: Horror, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 89 /100 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.9 /10

23. The Shining (1980)

The Shining: a slow psychological horror about isolation and family breakdown as Jack's sanity collapses at the haunted Overlook Hotel while son Danny's psychic 'shining' reveals terrifying visions. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 Metacritic Rating 68 /100 IMDB Rating 8.4 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.8 /10

24. Onibaba (1964)

Onibaba (1964): In war‑torn 14th‑century Japan, two women kill exhausted samurai to survive. A deserter's affair fuels jealousy; an older woman uses a demon mask to terrorize, spiraling into bleak psychological horror. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 7.7 /10 IMDB Rating 7.9 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.8 /10

25. Kwaidan (1964)

Kwaidan is a visually sumptuous anthology of four Japanese folk tales blending human drama and the uncanny. With painted backdrops, ritual pacing and striking sound, it explores love, guilt, memory and fate in a haunting, dreamlike style. read more

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 7.7 /10 IMDB Rating 7.9 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.8 /10

26. Halloween (1978)

Halloween (1978) is a lean, suspenseful slasher: silent killer Michael Myers escapes to stalk Haddonfield. Dr. Loomis and babysitter Laurie Strode confront mounting dread, minimalist score, and sudden violence. read more

Genres: Horror, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 6.7 /10 Metacritic Rating 90 /100 IMDB Rating 7.7 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.8 /10

27. The Invisible Man (1933)

The Invisible Man (1933) follows scientist Jack Griffin who becomes invisible and descends into madness, terrorizing a village. A tense, atmospheric classic blending suspense, dark humor, and pioneering effects. read more

Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 Metacritic Rating 87 /100 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.8 /10

28. One Cut of the Dead (2017)

One Cut of the Dead (2017) starts as a cheap, chaotic zombie one‑take and then becomes a hilarious, heartfelt backstage comedy-drama — a clever, inventive love letter to moviemaking blending scares, laughs and warmth. read more

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 86 /100 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.8 /10

29. Get Out (2017)

Get Out is a smart, tense psychological horror about Chris, a Black photographer whose visit to his white girlfriend’s family shifts from awkward politeness to eerie racism, manipulation, and shocking, terrifying revelations. read more

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 6.8 /10 Metacritic Rating 85 /100 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.7 /10

30. The Wicker Man (1973)

The Wicker Man (1973): a slow-burn folk-horror where devout Sgt. Howie probes a girl’s disappearance on pagan Summerisle — friendly islanders, unsettling rituals, growing dread and a tragic climax. read more

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.0 /10 Metacritic Rating 87 /100 IMDB Rating 7.5 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.7 /10

31. Deep Red (1975)

Deep Red (1975) is a stylish, suspenseful thriller: a psychic's on-stage claim precedes a brutal murder, prompting a pianist and witty journalist to chase cryptic clues, red herrings and shocking twists. read more

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 6.7 /10 Metacritic Rating 89 /100 IMDB Rating 7.5 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.7 /10

32. Godzilla (1954)

Godzilla (1954) is a bleak, suspenseful sci‑fi horror about a 50‑m monster born from nuclear tests that devastates Japan. It examines post‑war fear, scientific ethics and a grim choice over a world‑ending weapon. read more

Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi

Metacritic Rating 79 /100 IMDB Rating 7.5 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.7 /10

33. Carrie (1976)

Carrie (1976) follows shy, religiously repressed teen Carrie White whose telekinetic powers erupt after cruel humiliation and a prom prank, triggering a catastrophic, bloody revenge that blends psychological horror and tragedy. read more

Genres: Horror, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 7.0 /10 Metacritic Rating 86 /100 IMDB Rating 7.4 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.7 /10

34. Cat People (1942)

Cat People (1942): a moody psychological thriller about Irena, a Serbian immigrant who fears she’ll become a panther. Marriage, therapy and jealousy blur supernatural menace and psychological repression in an atmospheric, suggestive horror. read more

Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.3 /10 Metacritic Rating 85 /100 IMDB Rating 7.2 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.7 /10

35. Don't Look Now (1973)

Don't Look Now (1973) is Nicolas Roeg's haunting slow‑burn: grieving parents in foggy Venice, a blind psychic, red‑cloaked apparitions, fragmented visuals and sound building to a disturbing, tragic climax. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 6.4 /10 Metacritic Rating 95 /100 IMDB Rating 7.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.7 /10

36. Tenebrae (1982)

Tenebrae: an American novelist in Rome is terrorized as murders mimic his bestseller. Dario Argento’s stylish giallo mixes sleek visuals, elaborate killings, paranoia and a twisty mystery. read more

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Metacritic Rating 83 /100 IMDB Rating 7.0 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.7 /10

37. The Fly (1986)

David Cronenberg’s The Fly (1986): scientist Seth Brundle fuses with a housefly during teleportation, slowly becoming the grotesque 'Brundlefly.' A tragic, tense sci‑fi body‑horror about identity, loss and desperate decline. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.0 /10 Metacritic Rating 81 /100 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.6 /10

38. Stree 2 (2024)

After Stree, Chanderi faces new disappearances by a headless entity, Sarkatta. Vicky and friends reopen the haunted house mystery as an empowered mysterious woman returns; horror and comedy blend. read more

Genres: Comedy, Horror

IMDB Rating 7.6 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.6 /10

39. Grindhouse (2007)

Grindhouse is a pulpy, R-rated double feature by Tarantino and Rodriguez recreating 1970s exploitation: gore-heavy Planet Terror, car‑centric Death Proof, plus cheesy faux trailers, grainy visuals, dark humor and violent spectacle. read more

Genres: Action, Horror, Thriller

Metacritic Rating 77 /100 IMDB Rating 7.5 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.6 /10

40. Eraserhead (1977)

Eraserhead (1977) is David Lynch’s stark, surreal debut: a nightmarish, black‑and‑white immersion in paranoia and domestic terror as Henry cares for a deformed baby amid industrial, dreamlike horror. read more

Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 6.8 /10 Metacritic Rating 87 /100 IMDB Rating 7.3 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.6 /10

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