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I'm a huge horror junkie but I must admit that, although entertaining, many are just not all that scary. However there have been a few that have managed to penetrate the chinks in my armor. How about you?

 
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Rank   Name Release Directed by Genre(s) Actor(s)
  1. 1
    1978
    John Carpenter
    Horror, Teen, Slasher, Indie, Cult
    Kyle Richards, Charles Cyphers, Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, P. J. Soles, Brian Andrews, Nancy Kyes, Nick Castle, Sandy Johnson More
  2. 2
    2001
    Brad Anderson
    Psychological thriller, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Supernatural, Crime Thriller More
    Josh Lucas, Peter Mullan, Jurian Hughes, Paul Guilfoyle, Charley Broderick, Brendan Sexton III, David Caruso, Larry Fessenden, Stephen Gevedon, Sheila Stasack, Lonnie Farmer More
  3. 3
    1961
    Jack Clayton
    Drama, Black-and-white, Thriller, Horror, Film adaptation, Cult
    Megs Jenkins, Clytie Jessop, Pamela Franklin, Deborah Kerr, Isla Cameron, Eric Woodburn, Michael Redgrave, Peter Wyngarde, Martin Stephens More
  4. 4
    1968
    George A. Romero
    Black-and-white, Mystery, Horror, Indie, Zombie, Cult, Doomsday film, Splatter film More
    Russell Streiner, Duane Jones, Keith Wayne, Marilyn Eastman, Karl Hardman, Kyra Schon, Judith O'Dea, Judith Ridley, S. William Hinzman More
  5. 5
    1974
    Tobe Hooper
    Horror, Teen, Slasher, Cult, Road-Horror
    Marilyn Burns, Gunnar Hansen, Edwin Neal, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain, Jim Siedow, Teri McMinn, Allen Danziger, John Henry Faulk, John Dugan, William Vail More
  6. 6
    2001
    Guillermo del Toro
    Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Supernatural, World cinema
    Federico Luppi, Adrián Lamana, Junio Valverde, Berta Ojea, Marisa Paredes, Daniel Esparza, Irene Visedo, Eduardo Noriega, Fernando Tielve, Íñigo Garcés, José Manuel Lorenzo, Francisco Maestre More
  7. 7
    1960
    Mario Bava
    Black-and-white, Horror, Supernatural, Cult
    Barbara Steele, Arturo Dominici, Andrea Checchi, John Richardson, Ivo Garrani More
  8. 8
    1922
    Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
    Horror, Silent film, Expressionism, Indie
    John Gottowt, Georg H. Schnell, Gustav Botz, Max Nemetz, Wolfgang Heinz, Max Schreck, Ruth Landschoff, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder, Alexander Granach, Fanny Normann, Greta Schröder More
  9. 9
    1982
    John Carpenter
    Science fiction, Horror, Cult
    Charles Hallahan, Wilford Brimley, Richard Dysart, Peter Maloney, Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Moffat, Joel Polis, David Clennon, Kurt Russell, Keith David, Joel Polis, Thomas G. Waites, T. K. Carter, Richard Masur More
  10. 10
    1978
    Richard Attenborough
    Drama, Psychological thriller, Thriller, Horror, Romance film, Cult
    Anthony Hopkins, Lillian Randolph, Jerry Houser, Ann-Margret, David Ogden Stiers, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter More
  11. 11
    1962
    Herk Harvey
    Drama, Thriller, Horror, Supernatural, Indie, Cult
    Frances Feist, Candace Hilligoss, Dan Palmquist, Bill de Jarnette, Tom McGinnis, Steve Boozer, Stan Levitt, Forbes Caldwell, Art Ellison More
  12. 12
    2002
    Neil Marshall
    Horror
    Emma Cleasby, Liam Cunningham, Leslie Simpson, Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Thomas Lockyer, Chris Robson, Darren Morfitt More
  13. 13
    1995
    John Carpenter
    Psychological thriller, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Supernatural, Suspense More
    Wilhelm Von Homburg, Julie Carmen, Sam Neill, Jürgen Prochnow, Hayden Christensen, Bernie Casey, David Warner, John Glover, Frances Bay, Charlton Heston, Peter Jason More
  14. 14
    1978
    George A. Romero
    Drama, Horror, Crime, Cult
    Tom Savini, Elyane Nadeau, Sarah Venable, Fran Middleton, Christine Forrest, John Amplas, Christine Firrest, Lincoln Maazel, Al Levitsky More
  15. 15
    1943
    Jacques Tourneur
    Black-and-white, Horror, Supernatural, Zombie
    Tom Conway, James Ellison, Frances Dee, Boris Karloff
  16. 16
    1944
    Lewis Allen, Lewis Allen
    Black-and-white, Mystery, LGBT
    Donald Crisp, Gail Russell, Ruth Hussey, Dorothy Stickney, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Ray Milland More
  17. 17
    1956
    Don Siegel
    Black-and-white, Thriller, Science fiction, Cold War, Doomsday film, Alien invasion More
    Richard Deacon, Larry Gates, Kevin McCarthy, Carolyn Jones, King Donovan, Ralph Dumke, Sam Peckinpah, Jean Willes, Dana Wynter More
  18. 18
    1978
    Philip Kaufman
    Thriller, Science fiction, Doomsday film, Remake, New Hollywood
    Michael Chapman, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Leonard Nimoy, Donald Sutherland, Veronica Cartwright, Lelia Goldoni, Robert Duvall, Art Hindle, Kevin McCarthy, Philip Kaufman More
  19. 19
    1965
    Roman Polanski
    Black-and-white, Psychological thriller, Thriller
    Yvonne Furneaux, Roman Polanski, Ian Hendry, Catherine Deneuve, John Fraser, Patrick Wymark, Renee Houston, James Villiers, Valerie Taylor More
  20. 20
    1980
    Peter Medak
    Thriller, Horror, Supernatural, Suspense
    Ruth Springford, Jean Marsh, Melvyn Douglas, Frances Hyland, Barry Morse, George C. Scott, Helen Burns, Trish Van Devere, John Colicos, Madeleine Sherwood More

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  1. omw
    Horror films that are actually scary at 10/29/2009 12:27 PM
    great list! SESSION 9 is teh awesome.
  2. Anonymous
    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre at 8/10/2009 2:30 AM
    Indeed scary!
  3. litgoddess
    Horror films that are actually scary at 8/12/2009 9:42 PM
    Thank you for putting REAL horror movies on here.
  4. kristen1985
    Horror films that are actually scary at 11/17/2009 11:29 AM
    And thank god that your number one is Halloween. God i love the holiday so it only makes sense that the greatest horror movie is Halloween!!!
    check this out for great costumes.
    http://www.ranker.com/list/uncommon-sexy-halloween-costume-ideas--or--sexy-halloween-2009/elaineyo
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