A tropical paradise has never been so terrifying. (Credit: www.ew.com)
99) Salem's Lot
This is not a Twilight vampire. (Credit: www.syfy.com)
98) The Fog
Stay inside when it's foggy. Just in case. (credit: blogs.amctv.com)
97) The Fourth Kind
Whether or not you believe in aliens, this movie will creep you out. (credit: allmovie.com)
96) Nosferatu
One of the first vampire movies ever. (credit: www.wikipedia.org)
95) Sinister
One of the scariest movies in recent years. (And one of the best examples, along with The Ring, of why you shouldn't watch a video just because it's there.)(credit: www.bloody-disgusting.com)
94) Les Diaboliques
The last few minutes are some of the scariest in film. (credit: www.wikipedia.org)
93) Videodrome
From the mind of David Cronenberg. (credit: www.imdb.com)
92) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
This remake introduced Leatherface and his family to a new generation. (credit: www.bloody-disgusting.com)
91) I Know What You Did Last Summer
The success of this movie owes a great deal to Scream and to a great cast. (Credit: www.slasherstudios.com)
90) The Haunting
Ignore the remake; the original is much better. (credit: www.imdb.com)
89) 13 Ghosts
This didn't need the gimmick of "Illusion-O" to be scary. (Credit: Movieposterexchange.com)
88) The Serpent and the Rainbow
One of Wes Craven's first movies after A Nightmare on Elm Street and possibly the scariest movie about voodoo ever. (credit: www.horrortalk.com)
87) Skeleton Key
The other really scary movie about voodoo. This one benefits from an excellent cast. (Credit: rogerebert.com)
86) The Wicker Man
It's best to go into this knowing absolutely nothing about the plot. (And definitely avoid the remake with Nicolas Cage.) (credit: www.dbcovers.com)
85) Joy Ride
This is the dark side of road trips. Trivia: the voice of "Rusty Nail" is Ted Levine, who is Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs. (credit: www.beyondhollywood.com)
84) The Stepfather
One of the best scary movies from the 1980s. (credit: www.avclub.com)
83) Invasion of the Body Snatchers
This has been remade at least three times (the first remake is the best known) but this is still one of the best versions. Don't fall asleep. (Credit: www.moviemail.com)
82) The Night of the Hunter
Between his roles in this and the original Cape Fear, Robert Mitchum is responsible for some of the creepiest characters in film. (credit: www.rogerebert.com)
81) Frailty
However you interpret it, this story of a family that fights demons is both chilling and a masterpiece. (credit: www.dvdactive.com)
80) The Devil's Rejects
This is the second of Rob Zombie's five horror movies (to date) and is arguably the best of all of them. It's a sequel to House of 1,000 Corpses. (credit: www.apple.com)
79) Wolf Creek
This is compared to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and is just as bloody and relentless. (Credit: www.bloody-disgusting.com)
78) The Exorcism Of Emily Rose
This is a mixture of horror film and courtroom drama. Thanks to the excellent cast, it succeeds at both. (credit: www.cinefantastique.com)
77) Reanimator
Forget the sequels, but definitely see this---it's creepy and funny in equal measure. (credit: fanpop.com)
76) Let the Right One In
One of the scariest movies in recent memory---and it's much better than the book. (credit: www.lettherightoneinmovie.com)
75) What Ever Happened To Baby Jane
Bette Davis and Joan Crawford are the best casting choices for this movie of sisterly love taken to a dark place. (credit: www.classichorrorcampaign.com)
74) They Live
One of John Carpenter's forays into science fiction and eerily prescient. (credit: www.filmschoolrejects.com)
73) Fire in the Sky
These aren't friendly aliens. I think this is the scariest alien movie ever. (credit: barnesandnoble.com)
72) Signs
This is an intense thriller with a paranormal twist. (credit: www.moviesnobs.net)
71) The Howling
The 80s take on werewolves. It's about to be remastered and released on Blu-Ray. (credit: www.horrordvds.com)
70) Deliverance
This movie has worked its way into pop culture. Even if you haven't seen the movie, you know some of the lines ("Squeal like a pig"). (credit: www.classichorrorcampaign.com)
69) The Devil's Backbone
This movie is guaranteed to freak you out. (credit www.filmfresh.com)
68) Fatal Attraction
This movie scared a generation of men. (credit: www.blogs.amctv.com)
67) The Vanishing (Spoorloos)
The Vanishing is one of those movies that needs to be gone into with as little prior knowledge as possible. Trivia: the director also directed the remake, which stars Jeff Bridges. (credit www.examiner.com)
66) An American Werewolf in London
This movie is very funny, but don't underestimate it: it's also scary. (credit www.screenrant.com)
65) The Hitcher
In case you still pick up hitchhikers, I'm guessing this movie is enough to make you stop. But I'm pretty sure Rutger Hauer isn't someone you'd pick up, anyway. (credit: www.cinegeek.com)
64) Jacob's Ladder
I'm still not entirely sure how much of this movie's plot is real vs. imagined, but it's a great flick. (credit: themoviebuff.net)
63) Scanners
This movie is not for the faint of heart. (credit: www.bloody-disgusting.com)
62) Wait Until Dark
The last few moments of this are some of the scariest ever filmed. (credit: www.slantmagazine.com)
61) Funny Games
This is one of the most unsettling and emotionally exhausting movies ever made. Proceed with caution. (credit: www.fanpop.com)
60) Suspiria
The use of color is dazzling in this film. It's a good distraction from how creepy it is. (credit: www.fanpop.com)
59) Cujo
This movie is slow to get going, but when it does... (credit www.fanpop.com)
58) The Fly
This is a remake, but is just brilliant. Watch this, but skip the sequel. (credit: www.drafthouse.com)
57) Audition
This movie is a classic bait-and-switch. Don't watch this while eating. (credit: reeltimes.blogspot.com)
56) Marathon Man
Don't see this if you don't like going to the dentist. (credit: nymag.com)
55) Phantasm
This is the first installment of one of the most iconic horror film series ever. (credit: www.amazon.com)
54) Wrong Turn
One of the most underrated horror movies ever. (Credit: thewolfmancometh.com)
53) The Hills Have Eyes
This is incredibly disturbing, due in no small part to Michael Berryman's portrayal of Pluto. (credit: greencine.com)
52) Freaks
One of the first genuinely scary movies ever; it may still be banned in several countries. (Credit: www.fearnet.com)
51) Scream
Horror for the new millennium. (Credit: www.cinemablend.com)
50) Child's Play
Before the sequels got increasingly silly, this movie about a boy and his doll/best friend is quite creepy. (credit: filmschoolrejects.com)
49) the evil dead
The movie that gave us Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell. (credit: dvdactive.com)
48) [REC]
Widely considered to be one of the scariest movies ever. Watch this instead of the American version, Quarantine. (credit: www.reddit.com)
47) Hostel
A slow start, but it becomes one of the creepiest, grossest movies. (credit: blog.goretorium.com)
46) Hellraiser
Even if you haven't seen Hellraiser, you know who Pinhead is. (credit: fanpop.com)
45) The Descent
Don't watch this if you're afraid of the dark or claustrophobic. (credit: lefthandhorror.com)
44) Black Christmas
The best of the holiday-themed movies that came out after Halloween. This one has a stellar cast, including Margot Kidder. (credit: classic-horror.com)
43) Amityville Horror
This movie---based on a true story---spawned several sequels and a remake. It'll be remastered and released on Blu-Ray with the first two sequels later this year. (credit: bloghorror.com)
If you're talking to the doll, it's already too late. (credit: www.fanpop.com)
40) Aliens
The debate over which movie is better, Alien or Aliens, will probably never be definitively solved. Both are amazing. (credit: wallpapervortex.com)
39) Insidious
Insidious didn't rely on cheap scares or blood. Instead, it had an excellent script and cast. Trivia: Lin Shaye is in the original Nightmare on Elm Street. (credit: the filmpilgrim.com)
38) The Changeling
This movie is a favorite of horror icon Stephen King. (credit: filmschoolrejects.com)
37) Last House on the Left
This is Wes Craven's first movie, and it is absolutely brutal. (credit: www.imdb.com)
36) Invasion of the Body Snatchers
This is one of the rare remakes that surpassed the original. (credit: shadowlocked.com)
35) Friday the 13th
This spawned nine sequels, a remake and a massive battle with Freddy Krueger. Trivia: Jason didn't show up until the sequel and didn't get the hockey mask until part 3. (credit: fanpop.com)
34) In the Mouth of Madness
John Carpenter explores the line between entertainment and reality. (credit: horrorpedia.com)
33) The Grudge
Another remake of Asian horror, the Grudge is a very faithful adaptation and spawned several sequels. (credit: fanpop.com)
32) Carrie
You could definitely make the case that this is more a tragedy than a horror film, but there are definitely scares in this adaptation of Stephen King's novel. It will be remade later this year. (credit: thatfilmguy.net)
31) The Others
This is scariest the first time you see it, but it holds up on subsequent viewings, too. (credit fanpop.com)
30) Cabin Fever
Eli Roth manages to make you expect one kind of horror movie and gives you a completely different one, an all-too-plausible account of what people will do to survive. (credit: allmovie.com)
29) Haute Tension
In case you thought that French movies were all pretentious and boring, this will change your mind. (credit: movieposters.2038.net)
28) The Birds
I credit this movie with making me afraid of birds. (credit: fanpop.com)
27) Pet Sematary
See it before the reported remake. There are so many scary things in this movie; Zelda (pictured) is one of the scariest. (credit: fanpop.com)
26) Seven
This movie is guaranteed to unsettle you. (credit: mubi.com)
25) Paranormal Activity series
This is the only series that belongs on the list. If you included sequels, every other movie would drop off the list. So far, the four Paranormal Activity movies are consistently good and scary. We'll see if 5 can continue the trend. (credit: mashable.com)
24) Dawn of the Dead
The rare remake that's better than the original. This movie is scarier and grosser than the original and introduced the idea of fast zombies. (credit: ultimatezombiesource.com)
23) Silence of the Lambs
The horror movie that won Best Picture! (We can argue about whether it's a horror movie or a thriller if you want, but the truth is, this movie is scary.) (credit: filmpop.com)
22) Rear Window
Beyond creepy Hitchcock movie. For the record, Grace Kelly is my favorite Hitchcock blonde. (credit: filmpop.com)
21) The Thing
This is another John Carpenter film. The X-Files paid homage to it in its first season (and, arguably, with its "Trust No One" line). (credit: lefthandhorror.com)
20) Night of The living Dead
The movie that gave us George Romero, a reason to fear cemeteries and "They're coming to get you, Barbara!" (credit: drafthouse.com)
19) It
There are a lot of reasons to be afraid of clowns, but Stephen King gave us the best reason with Pennywise. (credit: ontheredcarpet.com)
18) Candyman
The scariest man with a hook ever. The backstory is horrible enough but if you couple it with Tony Todd... (credit: drafthouse.com)
17) Misery
This is it's good not to be famous: you don't want Annie Wilkes to know who you are. (credit: cinemasights.com)
16) The Sixth Sense
This movie will make you believe in ghosts. (credit: thecinemaguy.com)
15) 28 Days Later
They're technically infected with the rage virus, not zombies, but they're still scary. (credit: rottentomatoes.com)
14) The Ring
Another example of why it's not good to be curious. The setting and cast help make this terrifying. (credit: dvdactive.com)
13) Poltergeist
The angelic little girl and involvement of Steven Spielberg combine to make this one of the best horror movies of the 1980s. (credit: geektyrant.com)
12) The Omen
The cast includes Gregory Peck and Lee Remick and it's directed by the guy who went on to do The Goonies. Throw in the scariest music ever, and you have a hit. (credit: allmovie.com)
11) Rosemary's Baby
The creepiest thing about this movie is the sense of paranoia---Rosemary can't trust anyone. (And yes, the fact that she's carrying the devil's baby doesn't help, either.) (credit: frocktalk.com)
10) The Strangers
One of the scariest movies I've ever seen. The isolated location, creepy music and plausibility combine to make this terrifying. (credit: aceshowbiz.com)
9) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
This is the movie that gave us Tobe Hooper and horror icon Leatherface. Trivia: there is almost no blood in this movie. (credit: spectrumculture.com)
8) A Nightmare on Elm Street
The only thing that can make sleep scary. (credit: horrorhomework.com)
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7) -- "The Blair Witch Project"
"The Blair Witch Project" stirred up a few scares in Adamstown, Md.
6) Psycho
The movie that scared people away from showers. (credit: moviemadnessvideo)
5) The Shining
A favorite adaption from Stephen King's novel. Trivia: The "Here's Johnny!" line was ad libbed. (credit: fanpop.com)
4) Halloween
It's scary all year long! Trivia: John Carpenter did the score. (credit: tumblr.com)
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The debate over Ridley Scott's Alien and James Cameron's Aliens rages on. But Alien works better before you rarely see the actual creature doing all the killing. (Photo Credit: Amazon.com)
2) Jaws
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1) The Exorcist
I maintain any horror list that doesn't have this as #1 is flawed. It's still the scariest movie ever made. (credit: thisdistractedglobe.com)