Well, in case you weren't aware, I have a pretty profound fascination with horror movies. Call me a masochist, but I adore watching them, and am infatuated with that sense of doom, that feeling of unbridled terror, that these films breed. So, with it being October and all, I figured a list of terrific horror flicks would be particularly apropos. Okay - without further deliberation, here are (in my opinion) 31 of the best. For all you film buffs out there, this list will feel pretty cliche. For you newcomers, though - this is a great introduction to the genre. (I
tried to steer clear of any movies that weren't "true horror," so I attempted to rid this list of all "thrillers," although I'm sure a couple managed to sneak on!) Enjoy!
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
- Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)
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The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
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Frankenstein (1931)
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King Kong (1933)
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
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Peeping Tom (1960)
- Psycho (1960)
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
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Night of the Living Dead (1968)
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Rosemary's Baby (1968)
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Deliverance (1972)
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Don't Look Now (1973)
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The Exorcist (1973)
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
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Jaws (1975)
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Halloween (1978)
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Alien (1979)
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The Shining (1980)
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An American Werewolf in London (1981)
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Poltergeist (1982)
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The Thing (1982)
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The Fly (1986)
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Evil Dead II (1987)
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Cape Fear (1991)
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
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Audition (1999)
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The Blair Witch Project (1999)
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The Sixth Sense (1999)
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The Mist (2007)
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Shutter Island (2010)
