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Friday, October 8, 2021

My 31 Favorite Horror Films


If you know me at all, then you already know I'm a fan of horror movies - the good, the gory, and the goofy. Over the years I've posted way too many lists about horror, but recently I realized something - with each list, I tried to be as objective as possible, to keep my own opinion out of the equation as best I could. But, like...why? Movies, especially the scary ones, can be intensely personal experiences. So this year, let's take "objectivity" and stab it repeatedly in the shower, shall we? Below you'll find my 31 favorite horror movies - one for each day of October. Not all of these films are perfect, but who cares about that? They're posted in chronological order below. Enjoy! 

Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 

Psycho (1960) 

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) 

Rosemary's Baby (1968) 

Don't Look Now (1973) 

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 

Jaws (1975) 

Halloween (1978) 

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) 

The Shining (1980) 

The Thing (1982) 

The Fly (1986) 

Evil Dead II (1987) 

The Monster Squad (1987) 

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 

Jurassic Park (1993) 

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) 

Audition (1999) 

The Blair Witch Project (1999) 

Signs (2002) 

Trick 'r Treat (2007) 

The House of the Devil (2009)

The Cabin in the Woods (2012) 

The Babadook (2014) 

Willow Creek (2014) 

Bone Tomahawk (2015) 

Don't Breathe (2016) 

Train to Bussan (2016) 

Annihilation (2018) 

The Clovehitch Killer (2018) 

Doctor Sleep (2019)