TSZDT's The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films
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Horror is one of the most readily dismissed genres from critics and film buffs, yet is, arguably, the genre with the most avid and steadfast niche following and remains popular with the general public. With horror films aiming to terrify, spook, shock, disturb, repulse, amuse, entertain and more, it's no wonder the genre is so varied, divisive and controversial.
With so many people ignoring or simply not understanding horror, many great films slip under the radar and are relatively unknown to an audience outside of hardcore horror fans. In order to counteract this and bring awareness to the greatness of the genre, this list was created.
Compiled using 2,614 lists taken from various critics/polls/magazines/books/websites/forums/horror fans, They Shoot Zombies, Don't They? is intended to be the ultimate canonical top 1000 horror list. Spanning several decades, countries and sub-genres, and using lists from a wide range of people and publications, the resulting list is quite a diverse spread and representation of the best of horror.
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Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
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Jaws
1975, in 29 top lists Check -
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The Silence of the Lambs
1991, in 36 top lists Check -
26 +2
Cat People
1942, in 15 top lists Check -
39 -2
Don't Look Now
1973, in 17 top lists Check -
40 -1
The Wicker Man
1973, in 13 top lists Check -
43 -2
Repulsion
1965, in 17 top lists Check -
49 +1
Ôdishon
1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Sixth Sense
1999, in 20 top lists Check -
67 +1
Gojira
1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check -
76 -1
Saw
2004, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Ring
2002, in 5 top lists Check -
81 -1
Se7en
1995, in 29 top lists Check -
83 -2
Near Dark
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
84 -5
Black Christmas
1974, in 3 top lists Check -
87 -3
El orfanato
2007 — a.k.a. The Orphanage, in 3 top lists Check -
99 -1
Spoorloos
1988 — a.k.a. The Vanishing, in 14 top lists Check -
102 -10
Misery
1990, in 3 top lists Check -
104 +1
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962, in 15 top lists Check -
111 -23
The Cabin in the Woods
2011, in 4 top lists Check -
119 +1
The Babadook
2014, in 4 top lists Check -
122 -12
The Body Snatcher
1945, in 2 top lists Check -
123 +14
Drag Me to Hell
2009, in 2 top lists Check -
131 +1
À l'intérieur
2007 — a.k.a. Inside, in 3 top lists Check -
136 +5
The Mist
2007, in 2 top lists Check -
141 +5
6 donne per l'assassino
1964 — a.k.a. Blood and Black Lace, in 2 top lists Check -
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May
2002, in 2 top lists Check -
157 +2
Trick 'r Treat
2007, in 1 top list Check -
164 -1
Le locataire
1976 — a.k.a. The Tenant, in 7 top lists Check -
171 +14
Kairo
2001 — a.k.a. Pulse, in 5 top lists Check -
175 +3
Child's Play
1988, in 2 top lists Check -
178 +17
Sisters
1972, in 2 top lists Check -
185 -4
The Strangers
2008, in 1 top list Check -
188 +12
Ecologia del delitto
1971 — a.k.a. A Bay of Blood, in 2 top lists Check -
190 +25
The Incredible Shrinking Man
1957, in 10 top lists Check -
192 -22
The Exorcist III
1990, in 1 top list Check -
193 +14
Dressed to Kill
1980, in 6 top lists Check -
197 +12
The Blob
1958, in 5 top lists Check -
198 +5
The Hitcher
1986, in 2 top lists Check -
200 +20
Salem's Lot
1979, in 1 top list Check -
208 -21
Frailty
2001, in 1 top list Check -
210 +15
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006, in 1 top list Check -
216 +23
The Dead Zone
1983, in 1 top list Check -
217 +15
Communion
1976 — a.k.a. Alice Sweet Alice, in 1 top list Check -
218 +33
Dead Ringers
1988, in 12 top lists Check -
219 +24
Opera
1987, in 2 top lists Check -
224 +23
Cube
1997, in 5 top lists Check -
233 -15
Busanhaeng
2016 — a.k.a. Train to Busan, in 4 top lists Check -
235 -13
Sinister
2012, in 1 top list Check -
237 +45
Cloverfield
2008, in 3 top lists Check
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