HMF's Top 100 Horror Movies (20th Anniversary Edition)

[Reign in Blood]

Every film on our lists made it on. Top 50 sans one chunk of shit looks pretty dope. After that the list jacknifes right off a fucking cliff en route to the bottom of a ditch. There's an intentional break after the top 50, that way if you only want to share half the list with your loved ones, you're good to go. : P

1. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)- 25, 21, 25, 17, 12, 19, 6, 19 = 144
2. The Thing (1982)- 23, 24, 21, 21, 22, 25 = 136
3. Halloween (1978)- 18, 5, 23, 25, 15, 25, 20 = 131
4. The Exorcist (1973)- 24, 8, 24, 17, 23 = 96
5. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)- 20, 4, 3, 5, 25, 21 = 78
6. Aliens (1986)- 20, 15, 23, 18 = 76
7. Black Christmas (1974)- 22, 10, 22, 20 = 74
8. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)- 21, 13, 19, 21 = 74
9. Dawn of the Dead (1978)- 19, 16, 23, 14 = 72
10. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)- 23, 18, 22 = 63
11. Near Dark (1987)- 11, 11, 15, 9, 12 = 58
12. Psycho (1960)- 23, 19, 15 = 57
13. Suspiria (1977)- 3, 12, 24, 15 = 54
14. The Shining (1980)- 14, 4, 18, 17 = 53
15. Jaws (1975)- 25, 24 = 49
16. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)- 13, 9, 25, 2 = 49
17. Hellraiser (1987)- 17, 11, 18 = 46
18. The Fog (1980)- 20, 9, 14 = 43
19. Phantasm 2 (1988)- 19, 6, 18 = 43
20. Sleepaway Camp (1983)- 21, 14, 6 = 41
21. The Evil Dead (1981)- 24, 16 = 40
22. Deep Red (1975)- 13, 23 = 36
23. My Bloody Valentine (1981)- 10, 24 = 34
24. Gremlins (1984)- 15, 19 = 34
25. Friday the 13th (1980)- 18, 16 = 34
26. Night of the Living Dead (1968)- 3, 22, 8 = 33
27. Creepshow (1984)- 10, 22 = 32
28. Motel Hell (1980)- 15, 16 = 31
29. Basket Case (1982)- 20, 9 = 29
30. The Howling (1981)- 2, 13, 14 = 29
31. Re-Animator (1985)- 6, 6, 8, 7, 1 = 28
32. Alien (1979)- 17, 10 = 27
33. An American Werewolf in London (1981)- 7, 20 = 27
34. The Fly (1986)- 14, 13 = 27
35. The Lost Boys (1987)- 9, 16 = 25
36. IT (2017)- 16, 9 = 25
37. Phantasm (1979)- 12, 3, 10 = 25
38. Prince of Darkness (1987)- 24
39. House on Haunted Hill (1959)- 3, 21 = 24
40. Poltergeist (1982)- 7, 17 = 24
41. Battle Royale (2000)- 22
42. Evil Dead (2013)- 22
43. Maniac (1980)- 14, 8 = 22
44. Storm of the Century (1999)- 20
45. Fright Night (1985)- 18, 2 = 20
46. The Monster Squad (1987)- 12, 8 = 20
47. Saw (2004) - 19
48. The Burning (1981)- 4, 11, 4 = 19
49. Arachnophobia (1990)- 17
50. Se7en (1995)- 17

51. The Invisible Man (1933)- 16
52. Carrie (1976)- 16
53. The Night Flier (1997)- 15
54. Tourist Trap (1979)- 14
55. Scream (1996)- 10, 4 = 14
56. Friday the 13th Part III (1982)- 13
57. The New Mutants (2020)- 13
58. Evil Dead Rise (2023)- 13
59. The Blob (1958)- 12
60. The Return of the Living Dead (1985)- 12
61. Candyman (1992)- 12
62. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)- 11
63. Demons (1985)- 11
64. The Exorcist III (1990)- 11
65. The House at the End of Time (2013)- 11
66. Cat People (1982)- 10
67. Halloween (2018)- 10
68. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)- 2, 8 = 10
69. Chopping Mall (1986)- 9
70. Dolls (1986)- 9
71. Pet Sematary (1989)- 8
72. Haute Tension (2003)- 8
73. In the Mouth of Madness (1994) - 5, 3 = 8
74. Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)- 7
75. The Gate (1987)- 7
76. The Stepfather (1987)- 7
77. The Blob (1988)- 7
78. The Devil's Rejects (2005)- 7
79. The Omen (1976)- 5, 2 = 7
80. Godzilla (1954)- 6
81. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)- 6
82. Christine (1983)- 6
83. Hell Night (1981)- 5
84. C.H.U.D. (1984)- 5
85. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)- 5
86. The Descent (2005)- 5
87. Pumpkinhead (1988)- 4
88. Merchants of Death (1989)- 4
89. Audition (1999)- 4
90. The Wicker Man (1973)- 3
91. Ginger Snaps (2000)- 3
92. The Walking Dead (1936)- 2
93. American Psycho (2000)- 2
94. May (2002)- 2
95. Peeping Tom (1960)- 1
96. The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)- 1
97. The Initiation (1984)- 1
98. Day of the Dead (1985)- 1
99. Creepshow 2 (1987)- 1
100. [rec] (2007)- 1

And Lastly, Mr. Shutout and Irrelevant is!:
101. Krampus (2015)- 1

[Jason]

You telling me that I was the only one that had The Blob (1988) on my list and because of this, Jig's Blob puts it ahead of the superior version?

[Tiggnutz]

It's a solid list

[zombie]

You telling me that I was the only one that had The Blob (1988) on my list and because of this, Jig's Blob puts it ahead of the superior version?

if only you'd ranked it a little better.

[Tiggnutz]

29 of the top 50 are from the 80's.

[Jason]

You telling me that I was the only one that had The Blob (1988) on my list and because of this, Jig's Blob puts it ahead of the superior version?

if only you'd ranked it a little better.

I'm surprised 1922's Nosferatu didn't make the top 100. Jig failed there.

[Lazerus]

Decent list but there are some films on there that I don't consider horror.

[Jigsaw]

You telling me that I was the only one that had The Blob (1988) on my list and because of this, Jig's Blob puts it ahead of the superior version?

if only you'd ranked it a little better.

I'm surprised 1922's Nosferatu didn't make the top 100. Jig failed there.

To be honest, while I appreciate the movie, there are plenty of other silent horror films I'd prefer to watch.