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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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41. Dead Ringers (1988)

Dead Ringers (1988): Twin gynecologists with blurred identities share patients and lovers. When actress Claire disrupts them, jealousy, drug abuse and paranoia escalate into a clinical, hallucinatory descent into obsession and ruin. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 86 /100 IMDB Rating 7.2 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.6 /10

42. The Others (2001)

The Others is a slow-burning gothic thriller: Nicole Kidman’s devout mother protects photosensitive children in an isolated mansion as eerie disturbances grow, building dread and a shocking twist. read more

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 Metacritic Rating 74 /100 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.5 /10

43. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957): a tense sci‑fi horror where Scott Carey inexplicably shrinks after exposure to mist and insecticide, turning domestic life into a deadly, existential struggle. read more

Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 Metacritic Rating 73 /100 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.5 /10

44. Hour of the Wolf (1968)

Hour of the Wolf (1968) — Bergman’s psychological horror about painter Johan’s insomnia, jealousy and collapse on an isolated island; shifting memory, diary revelations and ambiguous, nightmarish intrusions. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 7.4 /10 IMDB Rating 7.5 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.5 /10

45. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

Werner Herzogs Nosferatu (1979) ist eine melancholische, kunstvolle Dracula‑Nacherzählung: langsames, atmosphärisches Gothichorror‑Drama mit Kinski als tragisch‑animalischem Graf, Adjani als verletzliche Lucy. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 79 /100 IMDB Rating 7.4 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.5 /10

46. Hereditary (2018)

Hereditary (2018) is a slow-burning psychological horror about the Graham family unraveling after their matriarch’s death. Toni Collette anchors an atmospheric, unsettling study of grief, inherited trauma and supernatural dread. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 6.6 /10 Metacritic Rating 87 /100 IMDB Rating 7.3 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.5 /10

47. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

Sweeney Todd is a dark, operatic Victorian tale: a wronged barber returns as Sweeney Todd to avenge Judge Turpin, slits victims, while Mrs. Lovett bakes their remains into pies. Graphic, tragic, and macabre. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Musical

Filmaffinity Rating 6.8 /10 Metacritic Rating 83 /100 IMDB Rating 7.3 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.5 /10

48. The Innocents (2021)

Set in a luminous Nordic summer, The Innocents follows children who secretly discover dangerous powers. Play turns to menace as telekinesis and uncanny ties cause harm, moral confusion, and tragic consequences. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Metacritic Rating 79 /100 IMDB Rating 7.0 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.5 /10

49. Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Shaun of the Dead (2004) blends sharp British comedy and zombie horror: directionless Shaun and friend Ed fight an outbreak with a cricket bat, mixing deadpan laughs, gore and heartfelt coming-of-age moments. read more

Genres: Comedy, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 6.8 /10 Metacritic Rating 76 /100 IMDB Rating 7.9 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.4 /10

50. Peeping Tom (1960)

Peeping Tom (1960): Mark Lewis, a lonely cameraman, secretly films and kills women to record their terror, shaped by childhood experiments. A neighbor and a pursuing detective frame a chilling study of voyeurism and guilt. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.4 /10

51. A Quiet Place (2018)

In a near-silent post-apocalypse, the Abbott family must stay utterly quiet to avoid blind, sound-seeking killers. The film builds nerve-tight suspense through sound design, visual storytelling and emotional family drama. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 6.6 /10 Metacritic Rating 82 /100 IMDB Rating 7.5 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.4 /10

52. 28 Days Later... (2002)

28 Days Later (2002): A released "rage" virus devastates Britain. Jim wakes to an empty London, joins Selena and Mark; their search for sanctuary confronts infected hordes, human cruelty, and military menace. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Metacritic Rating 73 /100 IMDB Rating 7.5 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.4 /10

53. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

The Phantom of the Opera (1925): a silent, gothic horror about a disfigured composer who haunts the Paris Opera, falls for Christine, kidnaps her, and is tragically unmasked. read more

Genre: Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 7.3 /10 IMDB Rating 7.5 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.4 /10

54. The Lighthouse (2019)

The Lighthouse (2019) is a black‑and‑white, hallucinatory drama-horror about two keepers trapped on a stormy isle whose isolation, booze and rivalry dissolve sanity into myth and violence. read more

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 6.6 /10 Metacritic Rating 83 /100 IMDB Rating 7.4 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.4 /10

55. Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007)

Bhool Bhulaiyaa: a horror-comedy where newlyweds awaken a vengeful spirit by opening a forbidden room in an ancestral mansion. Siddharth hires quirky psychiatrist Dr. Aditya to solve the eerie, funny mystery. read more

Genres: Comedy, Horror, Mystery

IMDB Rating 7.4 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.4 /10

56. Vampyr (1932)

Vampyr (1932) by Carl Theodor Dreyer is a brief, dreamlike vampire film favouring mood and suggestion over shocks. Allan Gray uncovers a vampiric curse on Léone, pursues shadows and breaks it; sparse dialogue, surreal visuals, slow, haunting atmosphere. read more

Genres: Fantasy, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 7.4 /10 IMDB Rating 7.4 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.4 /10

57. Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Dawn of the Dead (1978) follows four survivors who take refuge in an abandoned mall during a zombie apocalypse. It blends tense survival drama, brutal gore, and satirical critique of consumer culture. read more

Genres: Horror, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 6.9 /10 Metacritic Rating 71 /100 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.3 /10

58. What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

Deadpan mockumentary about four centuries‑old vampires sharing a Wellington flat. Mixes absurd roommate problems, dry Kiwi humor and horror tropes as they face rival werewolves, humans, and a new vampire. read more

Genres: Comedy, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 6.8 /10 Metacritic Rating 76 /100 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.3 /10

59. The Wailing (2016)

The Wailing (2016) is a slow-burning South Korean folk‑horror mystery: a stranger brings murders and illness to a mountain village; sergeant Jong‑goo fights to save his sick daughter as superstition and the supernatural blur. Atmospheric, ambiguous. read more

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 6.5 /10 Metacritic Rating 81 /100 IMDB Rating 7.4 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.3 /10

60. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a slow, paranoid sci‑fi horror set in San Francisco where plantlike pods replace people with emotionless duplicates, creating creeping dread, mistrust, and a tense, lingering finale. read more

Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 75 /100 IMDB Rating 7.4 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.3 /10

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