My favourite horror films - top 20
These are the best horror movies of all time, in my opinion. I have not watched all movies that exist, so the list is being updated...
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- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny LloydA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.This masterpiece of true horror bulids up an atmosphere that no movie has ever even been close to. The actors make an outstanding performance. "Here's Johnny..."
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera MilesA Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.Not the scariest film made, but exactly as The Shining, this is a masterpiece. The truth behind Anthony Perkins is shocking. Great story directed by Mr. Hitchcook.
- DirectorBanjong PisanthanakunParkpoom WongpoomStarsAnanda EveringhamNatthaweeranuch ThongmeeAchita SikamanaA young photographer and his girlfriend discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after a tragic accident. They soon learn that you can not escape your past.Total horror. The scariest *beep*
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda BlairWhen a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.It is scary as hell. It has a great plot. Simply great.
- DirectorBernard RoseStarsVirginia MadsenXander BerkeleyTony ToddThe Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.Extremely underrated movie, which gave me several mini heart attacks.
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsJoBeth WilliamsHeather O'RourkeCraig T. NelsonA family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.Poltergeist is an enthraling, surprising and original haunted house movie.
Underrated. - DirectorRobert HarmonStarsRutger HauerC. Thomas HowellJennifer Jason LeighA young man who escapes the clutches of a murderous hitchhiker is subsequently stalked by the hitcher and framed for his crimes.Well, after watching this, you won't pick up hitchhikers anymore.
- DirectorNeil MarshallStarsShauna MacdonaldNatalie MendozaAlex ReidA caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.Scary creatures in a claustrophobic setting. Great horror.
- DirectorTakashi ShimizuStarsSarah Michelle GellarJason BehrClea DuVallAn American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.This hart attack lasted for 92 minutes, and is the second scariest movie I have ever watched. If The Grudge also had a good plot, it would be higher on this list.
- DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsTed LevineKathleen QuinlanDan ByrdA traveling family falls victim to a group of mutated cannibals in a desert far away from civilization.The best remake ever, actually far better than Wes Craven's original from 1977. Very thrilling. It's a brutal movie, but also one of my absolute favourites.
- DirectorDrew GoddardStarsKristen ConnollyChris HemsworthAnna HutchisonFive college friends head out to a remote cabin for a getaway, but things don't go as planned when they start getting killed. They soon discover that there is more to the cabin than it seems.The most surprising movie I have ever watched. I knew nothing about this film before watching it, and that made The Cabin in the Woods a fantastic experience. A great adventure for horror fans.
- DirectorDaniel MyrickEduardo SánchezStarsHeather DonahueMichael C. WilliamsJoshua LeonardThree film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.This movie is amazing, because you don't actually see anything in the entire film that should be able to scare you, but still it does.
- DirectorStan WinstonStarsLance HenriksenJeff EastJohn D'AquinoAfter a tragic accident, a man conjures up a towering, vengeful demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy a group of unsuspecting teenagers.The atmosphere is so nice, and the monster will scare you. Pumpkinhead is underrated.
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsMarilyn BurnsEdwin NealAllen DanzigerFive friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard DreyfussWhen a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.Even if the special effects don't look as good as they did in the 1970's, Jaws is still a great movie.
- DirectorFrank DarabontStarsThomas JaneMarcia Gay HardenLaurie HoldenA freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.A great (and very sad) story with characters who makes you both angry and gets your sympathy. Me and my friends cheered out loud when the idiotic christian lady got killed.
- DirectorSean S. CunninghamStarsBetsy PalmerAdrienne KingJeannine TaylorA group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer.Probably one the most famous horror movies. This first film is the best in the franchise, with Pamela Vorheels as the creepy murderer.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid ArquetteA year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.Scream will probably not make you scream, but it will surprise and entertain you.
- DirectorMary LambertStarsDale MidkiffDenise CrosbyFred GwynneAfter tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home with the power to raise the dead.The idea of transform a little cute boy into a cold-hearted murderer is great. But avoid the sequel, it's worthless.
- DirectorBrett SimmonsStarsDevon GrayeWes ChathamC.J. ThomasonA group of friends stranded near a desolate cornfield find shelter in an old farmhouse, though they soon discover the dwelling is the center of a supernatural ritual.And here is a real surprise on the list. I really liked this B-movie, because it's creepy and got me scared. It has something more than just some yougsters running around and get killed (even if that is also a part of this movie).