Some ‘best of’ horror movie lists can read like boring film class syllabuses with pretentious, obvious choices all deemed the scariest. But although these movies should be respected for what they did for the genre, they're often far from the choices anyone who loves horror would actually pick. The following list is made of recommendations from Fangoria readers, real horror fans who you can trust will know all things spooky. From underrated classics like Event Horizon and Pumpkinhead to newer gems like Barbarian and X, which movies do you consider must-sees, and which are better left for dead?
Most divisive: In the Mouth of Madness
Over 800 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of Top 100 Horror Movies (As Chosen By Fangoria Readers), Ranked
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Original Ranking: #3
- Released: 1973
- Directed by: William Friedkin
Original Ranking: #7
- Released: 1980
- Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Original Ranking: #2
- Released: 1982
- Directed by: John Carpenter
Original Ranking: #6
- Released: 1979
- Directed by: Ridley Scott
Original Ranking: #24
- Released: 1991
- Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Original Ranking: #1
- Released: 1978
- Directed by: John Carpenter