Name↕ | Title↕ | Year↕ | Director↕ | Sub-Genre↕ | IMDb Rating↕ | Scare Type↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Shining | The Shining | 1980 | Stanley Kubrick | Psychological Horror | 8.4 | Dread / Psychological |
Psycho | Psycho | 1960 | Alfred Hitchcock | Psychological Thriller | 8.5 | Suspense / Shock |
Get Out | Get Out | 2017 | Jordan Peele | Social Horror | 7.7 | Social Commentary / Dread |
Hereditary | Hereditary | 2018 | Ari Aster | Supernatural Horror | 7.3 | Slow Burn / Dread |
The Exorcist | The Exorcist | 1973 | William Friedkin | Supernatural Horror | 8.1 | Possession / Shock |
Alien | Alien | 1979 | Ridley Scott | Sci-Fi Horror | 8.5 | Creature / Suspense |
Halloween | Halloween | 1978 | John Carpenter | Slasher | 7.7 | Slasher / Suspense |
A Quiet Place | A Quiet Place | 2018 | John Krasinski | Sci-Fi Horror | 7.5 | Tension / Sound |
Midsommar | Midsommar | 2019 | Ari Aster | Folk Horror | 7.1 | Folk / Daylight Dread |
It (2017) | It (2017) | 2017 | Andy Muschietti | Supernatural Horror | 7.3 | Clown / Creature |
The Babadook | The Babadook | 2014 | Jennifer Kent | Psychological Horror | 6.8 | Grief / Psychological |
Rosemary's Baby | Rosemary's Baby | 1968 | Roman Polanski | Psychological Horror | 8 | Paranoia / Dread |
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | 1974 | Tobe Hooper | Slasher | 7.4 | Gore / Isolation |
Scream | Scream | 1996 | Wes Craven | Meta-Slasher | 7.4 | Self-aware Slasher |
The Witch | The Witch | 2015 | Robert Eggers | Folk Horror | 6.9 | Historical Dread / Folk |
Annihilation | Annihilation | 2018 | Alex Garland | Sci-Fi Horror | 6.8 | Cosmic Dread / Body Horror |
Us | Us | 2019 | Jordan Peele | Social Horror | 6.8 | Doppelganger / Allegory |
The Conjuring | The Conjuring | 2013 | James Wan | Supernatural Horror | 7.5 | Haunting / Jump Scares |
28 Days Later | 28 Days Later | 2002 | Danny Boyle | Zombie Horror | 7.6 | Post-Apocalyptic / Rage |
Nope | Nope | 2022 | Jordan Peele | Sci-Fi Horror | 6.8 | Spectacle / Creature |
The Thing | The Thing | 1982 | John Carpenter | Sci-Fi Horror | 8.2 | Body Horror / Paranoia |
Suspiria | Suspiria | 1977 | Dario Argento | Giallo | 7.5 | Visual Style / Gore |
Parasite | Parasite | 2019 | Bong Joon-ho | Dark Thriller | 8.5 | Social / Shock Twist |
Talk to Me | Talk to Me | 2022 | Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou | Supernatural Horror | 7.1 | Possession / Social Media |
Smile | Smile | 2022 | Parker Finn | Supernatural Horror | 6.7 | Trauma / Psychological |
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