Horror Movies I've Seen
Compiling all the horror movies I've seen and ranking them from favorite (#1) to least favorite. This list will be always evolving! **Short Films are at the end and unranked.
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- DirectorDon CoscarelliStarsA. Michael BaldwinBill ThornburyReggie BannisterA teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.I have seen this movie so many times (as well as all the sequels) and have introduced it to so many people, you'd think I'd have realized it's not as great as I first thought it was. But, on the contrary, every time I watch this mind-bending rubber-reality film from Don Coscarelli, I swear it's like experiencing it for the first time. The most criminally underwatched horror movie of the 1970's is never dull and sets up a universe of infinite possibilities that keeps you on the edge of your seat. And to top that all off, it's got an excellent ensemble cast of characters who just closed out this iconic Phranchise with Phantasm: Ravager. Get on it, people!
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn HurtThe crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.Sci Fi horror at its finest. This movie is immensely more well-crafted than the run-of-the-mill blockbuster that Cameron cooked up as a sequel. Ridley Scott's subtleties combined with his visual direction and H.R. Giger's amazing creature design come together in the best alien movie of all time. Ripley is a timeless and fantastic heroin whose story is best told in this original entry of the series.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceJamie Lee CurtisTony MoranFifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.Michael Meyers is my #1 iconic slasher villain. Just the image of the shape made me go crazy as a kid. Didn't actually watch the original until much later, and studying it in film school made me love it more than I ever did before.
- DirectorNeil MarshallStarsShauna MacdonaldNatalie MendozaAlex ReidA caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.No movie has scared me more than this one. That alone secures it a spot inside my top 5!
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsHal HolbrookLeslie NielsenAdrienne BarbeauFive grisly tales from a kid's comic book about a murdered father rising from his grave, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.Fun, innovative, creepy, and genre-bending. I love every part of this movie, and it's just as fun every time.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid ArquetteA year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.One of my childhood-defining movies. I think I actually saw part 3 first, but after revisiting the series I can't believe this movie is so good. It's the definition of an instant classic.
- DirectorClive BarkerStarsAndrew RobinsonClare HigginsAshley LaurenceA woman discovers the newly resurrected, partially formed, body of her brother-in-law and lover. She starts killing for him to revitalize his body and escape the demonic beings that are pursuing him after he escaped their underworld.A movie that I like more every time I see it. It's bizarre, it's disgusting, it's taboo-breaking, it's multi-layered. It's awesome.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda BlairWhen a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.Possibly the scariest movie of all time. But I never want to watch it again, so it can't be too high on my list.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJames WoodsDebbie HarrySonja SmitsA programmer at a Toronto TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.Wow. So weird. So disturbing. So relevant to our culture. One of the most underrated movies near the top of my list!
- DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonVera FarmigaRon LivingstonParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.The quintessential supernatural horror film since the beginning of the 2000's.
- DirectorTony MaylamStarsBrian MatthewsLeah AyresBrian BackerA former summer camp caretaker, horribly burned from a prank gone wrong, lurks around an upstate New York summer camp bent on killing the teenagers responsible for his disfigurement.I know it's a F13 ripoff, but I like this one better. It's got some of the most iconic slasher scenes in my opinion.
- DirectorMichael GornickStarsGeorge KennedyLois ChilesDomenick JohnThree macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.The Chief Wood'nhead and The Raft sequences are absolute classics I can watch anytime.
- DirectorSean S. CunninghamStarsBetsy PalmerAdrienne KingJeannine TaylorA group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer.Not technically the best movie, but I'll still always love it for creating Jason Voorhees, and having a great twist that viewers today STILL frequently don't expect.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppChristina RicciMiranda RichardsonIchabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people; the culprit is legendary apparition The Headless Horseman.First R-Rated horror I ever saw @ 6 years old. Will stick with me forever!
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard DreyfussWhen a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.First time I was genuinely scared by a movie.
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsMarilyn BurnsEdwin NealAllen DanzigerFive friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.The most raw and brutal 70's slasher. I was late to the game on seeing this one, but it's an instant favorite.
- DirectorRobert EggersStarsAnya Taylor-JoyRalph InesonKate DickieA family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession.
- DirectorRobert WieneStarsWerner KraussConrad VeidtFriedrich FeherHypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.My favorite silent film, tied with Metropolis (which is also a horror film in some ways).
- DirectorAri AsterStarsFlorence PughJack ReynorVilhelm BlomgrenA couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown's fabled Swedish mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
- DirectorDon CoscarelliStarsJames Le GrosReggie BannisterAngus ScrimmMike, now released from a psychiatric hospital, meets with Reggie, and discover his dreams (the events of the original film) are real, and they both journey to find and stop the evil Tall Man from his grim work.Totally different tone than the original, but still a blast to watch.
- DirectorSeverin FialaVeronika FranzStarsLukas SchwarzElias SchwarzSusanne WuestTwin boys move to a new house with their mother after she has face-changing cosmetic surgery, but under the bandages is someone the boys don't recognize.Surprising if slightly overhyped, I was fortunate enough to catch a theatrical showing of this excellent slow burn thriller. Watch it with as little knowledge as possible going in.
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsSharni VinsonJoe SwanbergAJ BowenWhen the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of the victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.Always entertaining, and a crowd-pleaser
- DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonRose ByrneTy SimpkinsA family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.
- DirectorAndy MuschiettiStarsJessica ChastainJames McAvoyBill HaderTwenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back.
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie HarrisClaire BloomRichard JohnsonHill House has stood for about 90 years and appears haunted: its inhabitants have always met strange, tragic ends. Now Dr. John Markway has assembled a team of people who he thinks will prove whether or not the house is haunted.