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The Best Supernatural Horror Movies, Ranked

Updated February 24, 2021 70.1k votes 5.1k voters 213.7k views144 items

List RulesVote up your favorite horror movies that feature characters from another realm.

This list contains information on the best supernatural horror movies, ranked from best to worst by user votes. The best supernatural horror films come in many forms. Some good supernatural horror movies involve ghostly hauntings while other good supernatural horror movies are about demons and devils. Many of the best supernatural horror movies have produced sequels and spin-offs.

What films will you find on this top supernatural horror movies list? The Exorcist has to be near the top. This William Friedkin film finds two priests helping a mother to rid her daughter of a terrifying possession. To this day, the 1973 movie is frequently referred to as the scariest film of all time. Carrie is another great supernatural horror movie.

Bad dreams and sleepless night plagued movie-goers who went to the theater to see A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984. Other scary ghost horror films featured on this list include Poltergeist, Paranormal Activity, Thirteen Ghosts, and The Conjuring.

Which supernatural horror movie is your favorite? Let your voice be heard by voting up the scariest films to help determine the scariest paranormal movies ever. Come back as new good paranormal movies are added to the list once they're released.

Then, check out our list of the best ghost movies.

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The Conjuring
Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson
Released: 2013
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The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist
Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson
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The Exorcist
Max von Sydow, Ellen Burstyn
Released: 1973
Directed by: William Friedkin
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Insidious
Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey
Released: 2010
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Sinister
Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio
Released: 2012
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
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The Others
Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston
Released: 2001
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Poltergeist
Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams
Released: 1982
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
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The Shining
Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall
Released: 1980
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
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Insidious: Chapter 2
Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey
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The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Laura Linney, Jennifer Carpenter
Released: 2005
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The Ring
Naomi Watts, Pauley Perrette
Released: 2002
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The Amityville Horror
James Brolin, Margot Kidder
Released: 1979
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A Nightmare on Elm Street
Johnny Depp, Robert Englund
Released: 1984
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The Omen
Gregory Peck, Lee Remick
Released: 1976
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Samuel L. Jackson, John Cusack
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Stir of Echoes
Jennifer Morrison, Kevin Bacon
Released: 1999
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Carrie
John Travolta, Sissy Spacek
Released: 1976
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The Autopsy of Jane Doe
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The Grudge
Sarah Michelle Gellar, KaDee Strickland
Released: 2004
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Evil Dead
Jane Levy, Jessica Lucas
Released: 2013
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Rosemary's Baby
Mia Farrow, Tony Curtis
Released: 1968
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Paranormal Activity
Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat
Released: 2007
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The Amityville Horror
Chloë Grace Moretz, Ryan Reynolds
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The Haunting
Claire Bloom, Lois Maxwell
Released: 1963
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