Top 250 Horror Movies (#101-#150)
101 - Fright Night (1985)
A teenager discovers that the newcomer in his neighborhood is a vampire, so he turns to a horror movie host for help dealing with the undead.
Directed by Tom Holland
Written by Tom Holland
Starring Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale and Amanda Bearse
Genre: Vampires, Horror Comedy
102 - Friday the 13th Part II (1981)
Mrs. Voorhees is dead, and Camp Crystal Lake is shut down, but a camp next to the infamous place is stalked by an unknown assailant.
Directed by Steve Miner
Written by Ron Kurz and Victor Miller
Starring Betsy Palmer, Amy Steel and John Furey
Genre: Slasher, Sequel
103 - Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Two hapless freight handlers find themselves encountering Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster and the Wolf Man.
Directed by Charles Barton
Written by Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo and John Grant
Starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi and Glenn Strange
Genre: Horror Comedy, Vampires, Werewolves, Frankenstein, Sequel
104 - Baron Blood (1972)
A young man, visiting the castle of a murderous ancestor in Austria, accidentally brings his dead relative back to life - searching for new victims.
Directed by Mario Bava
Written by Willibald Eser and Mario Bava
Starring Joseph Cotten, Elke Sommer and Massimo Girotti
Genre: Gothic, Witchcraft
105 - The Exorcist III (1990)
A police Lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer, leads him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward.
Directed by William Peter Blatty
Written by William Peter Blatty (from the novel by William Peter Blatty)
Starring George C. Scott, Ed Flanders and Brad Dourif
Genre: Possession, Sequels, Serial Killers
106 - The Girl Who Knew Too Much (The Evil Eye) (1963)
A tourist witnesses a murder and finds herself caught up in a series of bloody killings.
Directed by Mario Bava
Written by Ennio De Concini, Sergio Corbucci, Eliana De Sabata, Mino Guerrini, Franco Prosperi and Mario Bava
Starring Leticia Roman, John Saxon and Valentina Cortese
Genre: Giallo, Serial Killers, Mystery
107 - The Strangers (2008)
A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants.
Directed by Brian Bertino
Written by Brian Bertino
Starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman
Genre: Home Invasion
108 - The Fly (1986)
A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.
Directed by David Cronenberg
Written by Charles Edward Pogue and David Cronenberg (from the story by George Langelaan)
Starring Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis and John Getz
Genre: Body Horror, Remake
109 - A Quiet Place (2018)
In a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing.
Directed by John Krasinski
Written by Bryan Woods, Scott Beck and John Krasinski
Starring Emily Blunt, John Krasinki and Millicent Simmonds
Genre: Aliens, Post-Apocalyptic
110 - The Unnamable (1988)
High school students check out a haunted house where an ugly monster called "The Unnamable" was trapped in a vault in the 19th century.
Directed by Jean-Paul Ouellette
Written by Jean-Paul Ouellette (from the story by H.P. Lovecraft)
Starring Charles Klausmeyer, Mark Kinsey Stephenson and Alexandra Durrell
Genre: Creatures
111 - The Innocents (1961)
A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.
Directed by Jack Clayton
Written by William Archibald and Truman Capote (from the story by Henry James)
Starring Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarde and Megs Jenkins
Genre: Ghosts, Psychological Horror
112 - Invisible Man (2020)
When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.
Directed by Leigh Whannell
Written by Leigh Whannell
Starring Elizabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Harriet Dyer and Aldis Hodge
Genre: Remake, Mad Scientist
113 - Hereditary (2018)
After the family matriarch passes away, a grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences, and begin to unravel dark secrets.
Directed by Ari Aster
Written by Ari Aster
Starring Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne and Alex Wolff
Genre: Conspiracy Theories, Witchcraft
114 - Deep Red (1975)
A jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.
Directed by Dario Argento
Written by Dario Argento and Bernardino Zapponi
Starring David Hemmings, Dario Nicolodi and Gabriele Lavia
Genre: Giallo, Mystery, Serial Killers
115 - 28 Days Later (2002)
Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.
Directed by Danny Boyle
Written by Alex Garland
Starring Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris and Christopher Eccleston
Genre: Zombies, Plague
116 - Midsommar (2019)
A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown's fabled 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.
Directed by Ari Aster
Written by Ari Aster
Starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor and Vilhelm Blomgren
Genre: Cults, Sacrifice
117 - Carrie (1976)
Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
Directed by Brian De Palmo
Written by Lawrence D. Cohen (from the novel by Stephen King)
Starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie and Amy Irving
Genre: Revenge, Paranormal
118 - Freaks (1932)
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
Directed by Tod Browning
Written by Willis Goldbeck and Leon Gordon (from the story by Clarence Aaron "Tod" Robbins)
Starring Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams and Olga Baclanova
Genre: Circus Freaks, Revenge
119 - The Sixth Sense (1999)
A boy who communicates with spirits seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist.
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
Written by M. Night Shyamalan
Starring Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment and Toni Collette
Genre: Ghosts, Psychic, Paranormal
120 - Cloverfield (2008)
A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.
Directed by Matt Reeves
Written by Drew Goddard
Starring Mike Vogel, Jessica Lucas and Lizzy Caplan
Genre: Handheld, Kaiju, Aliens
121 - Black Swan (2012)
A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Written by Andres Heinz, Mark Heyman and John J. McLaughlin
Starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel
Genre: Psychological, Paranoia
122 - The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
A suburban American family is being stalked by a group of psychotic people who live in the desert, far away from civilization.
Directed by Alexandre Aja
Written by Alexandre Aja and Gregory Levasseur (from the film by Wes Craven)
Starring Ted Levine, Kathleen Quinlan and Dan Byrd
Genre: Madmen, Cannibalism, Remake
123 - Lost Highway (1997)
After a bizarre encounter at a party, a jazz saxophonist is framed for the murder of his wife.
Directed by David Lynch
Written by David Lynch and Barry Gifford
Starring Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette and Balthazar Getty
Genre: Paranormal, Mystery, Doppelgangers
124 - Son of Frankenstein (1939)
One of the sons of Frankenstein finds his father's monster in a coma and revives him, only to find out he is controlled by Ygor, bent on revenge.
Directed by Rowland V. Lee
Written by Wyllis Cooper (from the novel by Mary Shelley)
Starring Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone and Bela Lugosi
Genre: Frankenstein, Sequel
125 - I Spit On Your Grave (1978)
An aspiring writer is raped, humiliated, and left for dead by four men whom she systematically hunts down to seek revenge.
Directed by Meir Zarchi
Written by Meir Zarchi
Starring Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor and Richard Pace
Genre: Revenge, Home Invasion
126 - The Babadook (2014)
A widowed mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
Directed by Jennifer Kent
Written by Jennifer Kent
Starring Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman and Daniel Henshall
Genre: Psychological Horror
127 - The Witch (2015)
A family in 1630's New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession.
Directed by Robert Eggers
Written by Robert Eggers
Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson and Kate Dickie
Genre: Witchcraft, Woods
128 - Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenage population. Except this time, they're out to get each other, too.
Directed by Ronny Yu
Written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift
Starring Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger and Kelly Rowland
Genre: Slasher, Nightmares, Demons, Horror Comedy, Sequel
129 - Cabin Fever (2002)
A group of college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of homicidal locals.
Directed by Eli Roth
Written by Eli Roth and Randy Pearlstein
Starring Jordan Ladd, Rider Strong and James DeBello
Genre: Body Horror, Gore, Plague
130 - Ready or Not (2019)
A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.
Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
Written by Guy Busick and Ryan Murphy
Starring Samara Weaving, Mark O'Brien, Adam Brody, Henry Czerny and Andie MacDowell
Genre: Horror Comedy, Curses, Madmen
131 - Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
The secret of Jason's evil is revealed. It is up to the last remaining descendant of the Voorhees family to stop Jason before he becomes immortal and unstoppable.
Directed by Adam Marcus
Written by Jay Huguely, Dean Lorey and Adam Marcus
Starring John D. LeMay, Kari Keegan and Kane Hodder
Genre: Slasher, Paranormal, Possession
132 - Don't Look Now (1973)
A married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond.
Directed by Nicolas Roeg
Written by Allan Scott and Chris Bryant (from the novel by Daphne Du Maurier)
Starring Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland and Hilary Mason
Genre: Serial Killers, Mystery, Psychics
133 - King Kong (1933)
A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal ape who takes a shine to their female blonde star. He is then captured and brought back to New York City for public exhibition.
Directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack
Written by James Ashmore Creelman, Ruth Rose, Merian C. Cooper, Leon Gordon and Edgar Wallace
Starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong and Bruce Cabot
Genre: Kaiju
134 - Let Me In (2010)
A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.
Directed by Matt Reeves
Written by Matt Reeves (from the screenplay and novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Grace Moretz and Richard Jenkins
Genre: Vampires, Remakes
135 - Evil Dead (2013)
Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods.
Directed by Fede Alvarez
Written by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues (from the movie by Sam Raimi)
Starring Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez and Jessica Lucas
Genre: Remake, Hauntings, Possession, Demons, Gore
136 - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.
Directed by Robert Wiene
Written by Carl Meyer and Hans Janowitz
Starring Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt and Friedrich Feher
Genre: Madmen, Hypnotism, Silent Film
137 - The Uninvited (1944)
A composer and his sister discover that the reason they are able to purchase a beautiful Gothic seacoast mansion very cheaply is the house's unsavory past.
Directed by Lewis Allen
Written by Dobie Smith and Frank Partos (from the novel by Dorothy Macardle)
Starring Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey and Donald Crisp
Genre: Ghosts, Hauntings
138 - Halloween (2007)
After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution and immediately returns to Haddonfield to find his baby sister, Laurie.
Directed by Rob Zombie
Written by Rob Zombie, John Carpenter and Debra Hill
Starring Scout Taylor-Compton, Malcolm McDowell and Tyler Mane
Genre: Slasher, Remake
139 - Fright Night (2011)
When a nice new neighbor moves in next door, Charley discovers that he is an ancient vampire who preys on the community. Can he save his neighborhood from the creature with the help of the famous "vampire killer", Peter Vincent?
Directed by Craig Gillespie
Written by Marti Noxon (from the story and film by Tom Holland)
Starring Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Toni Collette and David Tennant
Genre: Vampires, Remakes
140 - Split (2016)
Three girls are kidnapped by a man with a diagnosed 23 distinct personalities. They must try to escape before the apparent emergence of a frightful new 24th.
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
Written by M. Night Shyamalan
Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, James McAvoy, Haley Lu Richardson and Jessica Sula
Genre: Madmen, Abduction
141 - The Others (2001)
A woman who lives in a darkened old house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that her family home is haunted.
Directed by Alejandro Amenabar
Written by Alejandro Amenabar
Starring Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston and Fionnula Flanagan
Genre: Ghosts, Hauntings
142 - Green Room (2015)
A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing a murder at a neo-Nazi skinhead bar.
Directed by Jeremy Saulnier
Written by Jeremy Saulnier
Starring Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat and Patrick Stewart
Genre: Thriller, Gore
143 - Night of the Hunter (1955)
A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.
Directed by Charles Laughton
Written by James Agee (from the novel by Davis Grubb)
Starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish
Genre: Madmen
144 - Haxan (Witchcraft Through the Ages) (1922)
Fictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in modern Europe.
Directed by Benjamin Christensen
Written by Benjamin Christensen
Starring Benjamin Christensen, Maren Pedersen and Clara Pontoppidan
Genre: Silent Film, Witchcraft, Witches
145 - Subspecies (1991)
The evil vampire villain Radu returns to his hometown Prejnar, after spending years in exile. He steals the precious blood stone which is said to be bleeding from all saints, from his father and kills him. Meanwhile two American schoolgirls team up with a local girl for work on Romanian culture. Radu becomes attracted to them but runs into trouble when his brother Stephan helps the girls.
Directed by Ted Nicolaou
Written by Jackson Barr, David Pabian and Charles Band
Starring Angus Scrimm, Anders Hove and Irina Movila
Genre: Vampires
146 - Revenge (2017)
A romantic getaway with Jen's wealthy boyfriend is suddenly disrupted when his friends arrive for a hunting trip. Tension mounts in the house until brutal events leave Jen for dead.
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Written by Coralie Fargeat
Starring Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Kevin Jansenns and Vincent Colombe
Genre: Revenge, Gore
147 - The Mummy (1932)
A living mummy stalks the beautiful woman he believes is the reincarnation of his lover.
Directed by Karl Freund
Written by John L. Balderston (from the story by Nina Wilcox Putnam and Richard Schayer)
Starring Boris Karloff, Zita Johann and David Manners
Genre: Mummies
148 - The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
On the way to California, a family has the misfortune to have their car break down in an area closed to the public, and inhabited by violent savages ready to attack.
Directed by Wes Craven
Written by Wes Craven
Starring Suze Lanier-Bramlett, Robert Houston, Martin Speer and Dee Wallace
Genre: Cannibals
149 - Splice (2009)
Genetic engineers Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast hope to achieve fame by successfully splicing together the DNA of different animals to create new hybrid animals for medical use.
Directed by Vincenzo Natali
Written by Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor
Starring Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley and Delphine Chaneac
Genre: Creatures, Science Fiction
150 - Doctor Sleep (2019)
Years following the events of The Shining (1980), a now-adult Dan Torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as The True Knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.
Directed by Mike Flanagain
Written by Mike Flanagan (based on the novel by Stephen King)
Starring Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson and Kyliegh Curran
Genre: Nightmares, Sequel, Serial Killers
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