This list in no way represents my personal opinion.
This list in no way represents my personal opinion.
100. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1990 - Directed by John McNaughton)
99. Salem's Lot (1979 - Directed by Tobe Hooper)
98. Subspecies (1991 - Directed by Ted Nicolaou)
97. When A Stranger Calls (1979 Directed by Fred Walton)
96. The First Power (1990 Directed by Robert Resnikoff)
95. Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984 Directed by Charles E. Sellier Jr.)
94. The Last House on the Left (1972 Directed by Wes Craven)
93. Tremors (1990 Directed by Ron Underwood)
92. The Thing (1982 Directed by John Carpenter)
91. Cat People (1942 Directed by Jacques Tourneur)
90. Critters (1986 Directed by Stephen Herek)
89. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 Directed by Don Siegel)
88. Night of the Demons (1987 Directed by Kevin Tenney)
87. April Fools Day (1986 Directed by Fred Walton)
86. Demons (1971 Directed by Toshio Matsumoto)
85. Event Horizon (1997 Directed by Paul Anderson)
84. Jack Frost (1996 Directed by Michael Cooney)
83. Fiday the 13th 5 (1985 Directed by Danny Steinmann)
82. Near Dark (1987 Directed by Kathryn Bigelow)
81. Black Christmas (1974 Directed by Bob Clark)
80. Halloween 5 (1989 Directed by Dominique Othenin-Girard)
79. The Hills Have Eyes (1978 Directed by Wes Craven)
78. The Haunting (1963 Directed by Robert Wise)
77. Candyman (1992 Directed by Bernard Rose)
76. Aliens (1986 Directed by James Cameron)
75. Misery (1990 Directed by Rob Reiner)
74. The Fly (1986 Directed by David Cronenberg)
73. Interview with the Vampire (1994 Directed by Neil Jordan)
72. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986 Directed by Tobe Hooper)
71. The Re-Animator (1985 Directed by Stuart Gordon)
70. Seven (1995 Directed by David Fincher)
69. Christine (1983 Directed by John Carpenter)
68. Hellraiser 2 (1988 Directed by Tony Randel)
67. Fiday the 13th 8 Jason takes Manhatten (1989 Directed by Rob Hedden)
66. Puppet Master (1989 Directed by David Schmoeller)
65. Suspiria (1977 Directed by Dario Argento)
64. Cemetary Man (1993 Directed by Michele Soavi)
63. The Craft (1996 Directed by Andrew Fleming)
62. Amityville Horror (1979 Directed by Stuart Rosenberg)
61. Zombie (1979 Directed by Lucio Fulci)
60. Freddy's Dead the Final Nightmare (1991 Directed by Rachel Talalay)
59. Night of the Living Dead (1990 Directed by Tom Savini)
58. Children of the Corn (1984 Directed by Fritz Kiersch)
57. Bride of Frankenstein (1935 Directed by James Whale)
56. An American Werewolf in London (1981 Directed by John Landis)
55. The Howling (1981 Directed by Joe Dante)
54. Fiday the 13th 3 (1982 Directed by Steve Miner)
53. Rosemary's Baby (1968 Directed by Roman Polanski)
52. The Silence of the Lambs (1991 Directed by Jonathan Demme)
51. The Birds (1963 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock)
50. Silver Bullet (1985 Directed by Daniel Attias)
49. The Lost Boys (1987 Directed by Joel Schumacher)
48. In the Mouth of Madness (1995 Directed by John Carpenter)
47. Prom Night (1980 Directed by Paul Lynch)
46. Nightmare on Elm Street 4 The Dream Master (1984 Directed by Renny Harlin)
45. Halloween: The Curse of Mike Myers (1995 Directed by Joe Chapelle)
44. It (1990 Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace)
43. Fright Night (1985 Directed by Tom Holland)
42. The Wolfman (1941 Directed by George Waggner)
41. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996 Directed by Robert Rodriguez)
40. Pet Semetary (1989 Directed by Mary Lambert)
39. Return of the Living Dead (1985 Directed by Dan O'Bannon)
38. Nosferatu (1922 Directed by F.W. Murnau)
37. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 Directed by Francis Coppola)
36. Fiday the 13th 4 The Final Chapter (1984 Directed by Joseph Zito)
35. Frankenstein (1931 Directed by James Whale)
34. Phantasm (1979 Directed by Don Coscarelli)
33. Fiday the 13th 7 The New Blood (1988 Directed by John Carl Buechler)
32. Poltergiest (1982 Directed by Tobe Hooper)
31. The Omen (1976 Directed by Richard Donner)
30. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993 Directed by Adam Marcus)
29. Army of Darkness (1993 Directed by Sam Raimi)
28. Fiday the 13th 6 Jason Lives (1986 Directed by Tom McLoughlin)
27. Jaws (1975 Directed by Steven Spielberg)
26. Day of the Dead (1985 Directed by George A. Romero)
25. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997 Directed by Jim Gillespie)
24. Carrie (1976 Directed by Brian De Palma)
23. Halloween 4 The Return of Michael Myers (1988 Directed by Dwight H. Little)
22. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 Dream Warriors (1987 Directed by Chuck Russell)
21. Dracula (1931 Directed by Tod Browning )
20. Child's Play (1988 Directed by Tom Holland)
19. Alien (1979 Directed by Ridley Scott)
18. Dead Alive (1992 Directed by Peter Jackson)
17. Friday the 13th 2 (1981 Directed by Steve Miner)
16. Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994 Directed by Wes Craven)
15. Evil Dead 2 Dead by Dawn (1987 Directed by Sam Raimi)
14. Scream 2 (1997 Directed by Wes Craven)
13. Halloween 2 (1981 Directed by Rick Rosenthal)
12. Dawn of the Dead (1978 Directed by George A. Romero)
11. Evil Dead (1982 Directed by Sam Raimi)
10. Hellraiser (1987 Directed by Clive Barker)
9. The Shining (1980 Directed by Stanley Kubrick)
8. Night of the Living Dead (1968 Directed by George A. Romero)
7. The Exorcist (1973 Directed by William Friedkin)
6. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974 Directed by Tobe Hooper)
5. Psycho (1960 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock)
4. Friday the 13th (1980 Directed by Sean S. Cunningham)
3. Scream (1996 Directed by Wes Craven)
2. Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 Directed by Wes Craven)
1. Halloween (1978 Directed by John Carpenter)The above list was taken from The Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time.
To read a more in depth review of the list please visit Evidence of a Decaying Mind.
Ranking in the list was based on fan vote, NOT by a so-called panel of experts.
My first problem with a list such as this is that it is hardly accurate unless under controled conditions. Current phenomenon and fanatics tend to skew the accuracy of such lists. Though this list is incredibly good it is obviously wrong on many cases. Some films on here I wouldn't have even considered. And others are ranked much too high or too low. Case in point, Scream is ranked far too high at #3, while John Carpenter's The Thing is ranked far too low at #92. But even given its inaccuracy it is a great conversation piece given that you can talk about it with fellow fans and discuss how you would rank certain movies and what was left off and what should have been left off.