Well, would you look at that? It's almost Halloween again. But before you have to fill up the candy bowl and set the plastic cauldron of dry ice out on the porch, your good friends at RT have taken the time to refresh our list of the best horror movies of all time!
What makes a horror movie? The definition is open to interpretation, but if it made a sizeable portion of its audience scream, jump involuntarily, or dive for the covers, then you'll probably find it on this list. (Notable exception: The Hottie and the Nottie.) We've assembled all the usual suspects -- Freddy, Dracula, that cat with the leathery face -- and, as always, have taken care to add a few choices you may not expect.
As you'll know if you've read any of our previous lists, each entry has 20 reviews or more to back up its inclusion here, and the final rankings were devised using a weighted system that takes into account both the movies' Tomatometers and number of reviews.
Now that we've established the parameters and laid out the ground rules, there's nothing left to do but start the scariest countdown of the year!
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yah i remember "Dark Night of the Scarecrow" i was prolly 7-8 when i saw it and it scared the crap out of me.
BTW: If you know how to use BitTorrents software, like "Utorrents, "Dark Night of the Scarecrw" is available for download on almost all of the public trackers, its a fairly decent VHSrip.
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This list is so idiotic. How can a Top 50 List of the best horror movies not even MENTION The Shining, The Exorcist, The Thing, or The Omen? "How It Works" should have been "How It Fails", as this is clearly evidence of critic and editor failure.
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this list is f-ing retarded....how is a shyt movie like house of wax better or scarier than halloween....nuf sed
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The fact that Wicker Man is on this list negates it completely.
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Freddy Got Fingered should have been in there. That was extremely horrifying!
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I just can't believe they left "The Shining" out. Bad...bad...bad
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And they left out also the Omen? Can't believe it. I'm very dissapointed.
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Uh....NEWSFLASH!
They would be talking about the ORIGINAL King Kong. The original was a horror film, Kong was a scary rampaging monster who killed thousands of innocent people in the most gruesome and horrific ways.
You peeps are obviously thinking of the Peter Jackson romantic comedy remake. With Kong being a gentle giant watching sunsets and ice skating. YUCK! Pathetic!
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And tidussquall10x back on page 1, it's KING KONG, not DONKEY KONG you twit.
And yes, I am a diehard fan of the original King Kong.
I guess you are all teeny boppers who never read 'Famous Monsters of Filmland' or anything like that, huh?
Creeps.
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Increible que no esté El Exorcista (The Exorcist)!!! Where is The Exorcist!!?????
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I don't know. All I know is I am sick of people bashing KONG!
KONG IS KING! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!
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this list really exposes the weaknesses of the RT rating system. Some movies have been obviously under rated, most obviously the Exorcist, others too highly, where do I start? Others included as horror on a marginal basis and others excluded. I've seen most of the films on the list, actually all bar one, and most are good. Just a point for some others that have not been included, Night of the Demon, The Mist, The Haunting, Les Diabolique, I could go on. The inclusion of Shaun of the Dead, the over promotion of Aliens (though a decent film I am always stunned by how highly rated this movie is, I genuinely thought the first movie was significantly better). Please RT rethink this list. I know we all have different opinions and as much as we will always disagree and that is part of the fun, this list is too wide of the mark to take seriously. Simply put a list that does not contain the Exorcist is wrong.
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I approve of "Jaws", "Rosemary's Baby", and "King Kong" (though not a horror movie) being so high. But where in the holy mother of god is "The Exorcist"? Instead, make way for stuff like "Aliens", an action film, and "Shaun of the Dead", a comedy.
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Any horror list missing the original THE HAUNTING directed by Robert Wise is sadly lacking a true classic. To me, THE INNOCENTS (which IS on the list) is the scariest movie of all time. But among the most creative is LET THE RIGHT ONE IN.
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The Blair Witch Project and Pan's Labyrinth should have gotten some love too...
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misery (1990) it's the best horror movie of all time.
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I was going to check out this list just out of curiosity as I don't care for horror movies, but decided against doing so if I've got to go through 50, one at a time. Why not just publish the list with a link next to each title to view whatever clip is attached? As with any list, it should be an open vote. Let the fans decide which movies should be on the list. Number of votes alone should determine position on the list.
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King Kong as number 1? wow I'm shocked. I can't believe "The Shining" isn't on here. If "Silence of the lambs" is on here then I think Shining deserves to be. I found it way scarier then Lambs in fact i found Lambs to be boring, and more of a thriller. I guess these are ranked by what rating they have on the Tomatoemeter but "The Shining' should be on here somewhere. It's disturbing, chilling, and well made and by Stanley Kubrick. And of course who can forget Jack Nicholson's unforgettable performance.
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"Freddy vs Jason" that's not scary that's a complete joke. I've watched it five times now for some reason and it gets stupider every-time.
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And as for taking 28 days later off the list, if you think Freddy v jason is better? nooooo way
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