Another year has come and gone, and we’re back for our annual Halloween tradition. You’ll note that this list is (once again) similar to last year. I’ve made a few more changes; to my list.
Removed:
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) – Cut to make room for another wildcard.
- The Evil Dead (1981) – I understand the importance of this film; it’s just hard to watch year after year.
- An American Werewolf in London (1981) – Every year I recalculate the ratings for the top 100 movies on my list; after the recalculation, this one didn’t make the cut.
- Evil Dead II (1987) – See above.
- Under the Shadow (2016) – Similar to An American Werewolf, this recalculation was far more dramatic.
Added:
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) – Wildcard
- The Fly (1986) – Recalculation
- Ringu (1998) – Another recalculation
- A Quiet Place (2018) – Inclusion from 2018
- Upgrade (2018) – Inclusion from 2018
Film | Year | Genre | Director |
The cabinet of dr. Caligarie | 1920 | German silent horror | Robert Wiene |
Psycho | 1960 | American psychological horror | Alfred Hitchcock |
Repulsion | 1965 | British psychological horror | Roman Polanski |
Rosemary’s Baby | 1968 | American psychological horror | Roman Polanski |
Night of the Living dead | 1968 | American independent horror | George A. Romero |
The Exorcist | 1973 | American psychological horror | William Friedkin |
The Tenant | 1976 | psychological horror | Roman Polanski |
Dawn of the Dead | 1978 | American independent zombie horror | George A. Romero |
Halloween | 1978 | American independent slasher | John Carpenter |
Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 1978 | science fiction horror | Philip Kaufman |
Alien | 1979 | British-American science fiction horror | Ridley Scott |
The Shining | 1980 | British-American psychological horror | Stanley Kubrick |
The Thing | 1982 | American science-fiction horror | John Carpenter |
A Nightmare on elm street | 1984 | American supernatural slasher | Wes Craven |
Aliens | 1986 | American science fiction action horror | James Cameron |
The Fly | 1986 | American science fiction horror | David Cronenberg |
Misery | 1990 | American psychological thriller | Rob Reiner |
Silence of the Lambs | 1991 | American horror-thriller | Jonathan Demme |
Ringu | 1998 | Japanese psychological horror | Hideo Nakata |
The Sixth Sense | 1999 | American supernatural horror-thriller | M. Night Shyamalan |
The Devil’s Backbone | 2001 | Spanish-Mexican gothic horror | Guillermo del Toro |
Shaun of the Dead | 2004 | British horror comedy | Edgar Wright |
Let the Right One In | 2008 | Swedish romantic horror | Tomas Alfredson |
Zombieland | 2009 | American zombie comedy | Ruben Fleischer |
Black Swan | 2010 | American psychological thriller-horror | Darren Aronofsky |
What We Do In the Shadows | 2014 | New Zealand mockumentary horror comedy | Jemaine Clement |
Train to Busan | 2016 | zombie apocalypse action thriller | Yeon Sang-ho |
The Wailing | 2016 | South Korean horror | Na Hong-jin |
Get out | 2017 | American horror | Jordan Peele |
A Quiet Place | 2018 | American Post-Apocalyptic | John Krasinski |
Upgrade | 2018 | Science fiction Action Body Horror | Leigh Whannell |