100 Favorite Horror Films

100 Favorite Horror Films


As a way to test myself, I am listing my favorite horror films which may not be what many consider “the best” but they are ones that I can (and will continue to) watch over and over again because I just can’t get enough of them. I’m making myself include only films I’ve seen more than two times as to me that is a true indicator that a film has had an impact on when – when I know I can pop it into the DVD player and watch it again and again.

1. THE EXORCIST

2. ROSEMARY’S BABY

3. CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962)

4. THE HAUNTING (1963)

5. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)

6. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1990)

7. DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)

8. DAY OF THE DEAD (1985)

9. MARTIN (1977)

10. THE DARK HALF

11. SCREAM

12. THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977)

13. PHANTASM

14. PHANTASM II

15. SUSPIRIA

16. ZOMBIE (1979)

17. NIGHT OF THE CREEPS

18. HOUSE (1986)

19. HOUSE II: THE SECOND STORY

20. THE EVIL DEAD

21. THE EVIL DEAD 2

22. ARMY OF DARKNESS

23. POLTERGEIST

24. LIFEFORCE

25. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)

26. A NAIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: THE DREAM WARRIORS

27. WES CRAVEN’S NEW NIGHTMARE

28. HALLOWEEN (1978)

29. HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH

30. HALLOWEEN IV: RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS

31. SAW

32. JOHN CARPENTER’S PRINCE OF DARKNESS

33. JOHN CARPENTER’S THE FOG (1980)

34. MISERY

35. JOHN CARPENTER’S IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS

36. NAKED LUNCH

37. DAVID CRONENBERG’S THE FLY (1986)

38. THE FLY II

39. JOHN CARPENTER’S BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA

40. THE CROW (1994)

41. RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART 3

42. RE-ANIMATOR (1985)

43. BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR

44. CHILD’S PLAY (1988)

45. CHILD’S PLAY 2

46. FRIDAY THE 13TH THE FINAL CHAPTER

47. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 6: JASON LIVES!

48. KING KONG (1933)

49. THEM!

50. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)

51. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978)

52. BODY SNATCHERS (1993)

53. SLUGS

54. ALIGATOR

55. ARACHNOPHOBIA

56. PSYCHO (1960)

57. PSYCHO 2

58. THE BIRDS (1963)

59. SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

60. SISTERS (1973)

61. CARRIE (1976)

62. DEEP RISING

63. THE MUMMY (1999)

64. PUMPKINHEAD

65. PUMKINHEAD 2: BLOOD WINGS

66. CANDYMAN

67. CANDYMAN: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH

68. HELLRAISER (1987)

69.HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER 2

70. HELLRAISER 3: HELL ON EARTH

71. WATCHERS (1988)

72. NIGHTBREED

73. LORD OF ILLUSSIONS

74. THE BEYOND (1981)

75. FROM BEYOND (1986)

76. BRAINDEAD

77. THE FRIGHTENERS

78. LEVIATHON

79. DEEP STAR SIX

80. CREEPSHOW

81. TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS DEMON KNIGHT

82. DEAD OF NIGHT (1945)

83. CUBE

84. THE HOWLING

85. THE HOWLING III: THE MARSUPIALS

86. AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON

87. WOLFEN

88. JACOB’S LADDER

89. SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT

90. SLEEPAWAY CAMP

91. THE GUARDIAN (1990)

92. THE EXORCIST 3

93. RESIDENT EVIL

94. PITCH BLACK

95. EVENT HORIZON

96. PET SEMETARY

97. VIDEODROME

98. THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS

99. STEPHEN KING’S IT

100. STEPHEN KING’S THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT (1990)

Now many of the films on this list may be questionable. Some are great films while others are great entertainment but I know that when I put one of them into my DVD player I will be entertained throughout the night.