Ranker FilmList RulesVote up the best scary zombie horror films
This list of the best zombie horror movies doesn't discriminate on why the zombies exist, it only screams in terror at the fact. Fast zombies, slow zombies, whether the undead have risen due to plague or aliens, they're on screen for one reason: to terrify us.
Zombie horror movies can be tense thrillers like 28 Days Later, or science fiction bloodbaths like the Resident Evil franchise. Body horror zombie films like Contracted find a different, and much more intimate, way to scare us. There's even still terror in old films like the 1968 original Night of the Living Dead and even I Walked with a Zombie from 1943 still holds chills. The themes that make zombie movies inherently scary, like loss of control and the restlessness of the dead, are still there, no matter how old a movie is. That's probably why is a good scary movie is often also a good zombie movie.
Get in there and vote the best zombie horror movies to the top and keep them beyond the reach of the unsettling undead!
1
22436Dawn of the Dead
Tom Savini, Ken ForeeReleased: 1978
Directed by: George A. Romero
This film is a 1978 Italian-American horror drama film written and directed by George A.... more
2
20541Night of the Living Dead
Duane Jones, Judith O'DeaReleased: 1968
Directed by: George A. Romero
Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent zombie horror film directed by George... more3
2164828 Days Later
Cillian Murphy, Christopher EcclestonReleased: 2002
Directed by: Danny Boyle
28 Days Later is a 2002 British post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle. The... more4
21049Train to Busan
Gong Yoo, Ma Dong-seokReleased: 2016
Directed by: Yeon Sang-ho
Train to Busan is a 2016 South Korean zombie apocalypse action thriller film directed by Yeon... more5
19843Dawn of the Dead
Ving Rhames, Ty BurrellReleased: 2004
Directed by: Zack Snyder
This film is a 2004 American horror film directed by Zack Snyder in his feature film... more6
1745528 Weeks Later
Rose Byrne, Idris ElbaReleased: 2007
Directed by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
28 Weeks Later is a 2007 British-Spanish post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film,... more7
14143Night of the Living Dead
Tony Todd, Bill MoseleyReleased: 1990
Directed by: Tom Savini
This film is a 1990 American horror film directed by Tom Savini and starring Tony Todd,... more8
13745The Evil Dead
Bruce Campbell, Sam RaimiReleased: 1981
Directed by: Sam Raimi
This film is a 1981 American horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi and executive... more9
14760Resident Evil
Milla Jovovich, Michelle RodriguezReleased: 2002
Directed by: Paul W. S. Anderson
Resident Evil is a 2002 German-British-French science fiction horror film written and directed... more10
13354The Crazies
Danielle Panabaker, Timothy OlyphantReleased: 2010
Directed by: Breck Eisner
The Crazies is a 2010 American horror film directed by Breck Eisner, with a screenplay by... more11
12650Day of the Dead
Sherman Howard, Jarlath ConroyReleased: 1985
Directed by: George A. Romero
This film is a 1985 American horror film written and directed by George A. Romero and the... more12
12953Pet Sematary
Stephen King, Fred GwynneReleased: 1989
Directed by: Mary Lambert
Pet Sematary is a 1989 American horror film adaptation of Stephen King's novel of the same... more13
16383I Am Legend
Will Smith, Emma ThompsonReleased: 2007
Directed by: Francis Lawrence
I Am Legend is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film directed by... more14
180100World War Z
Brad Pitt, Matthew FoxReleased: 2013
Directed by: Marc Forster
This film is a 2013 American apocalyptic action horror film directed by Marc Forster. The... more15
10441REC
Manuela Velasco, Javier BotetReleased: 2007
Directed by: Paco Plaza, Jaume Balagueró
REC is a 2007 Spanish horror film, co-written and directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza.... more16
10543The Girl With All The Gifts
Gemma Arterton, Paddy ConsidineReleased: 2016
Directed by: Colm McCarthy
The Girl with All the Gifts is a 2016 British post-apocalyptic zombie horror drama film... more17
10249Land of the Dead
Dennis Hopper, Simon PeggReleased: 2005
Directed by: George A. Romero
This film is a 2005 post-apocalyptic horror film written and directed by George A. Romero; the... more18
10960Quarantine
Dania Ramirez, Jennifer CarpenterReleased: 2008
Directed by: John Erick Dowdle
Quarantine is a 2008 American science fiction horror film directed by John Erick Dowdle and... more19
7647Trick 'r Treat
Anna Paquin, Leslie BibbReleased: 2007
Directed by: Michael Dougherty
Trick 'r Treat is a 2007 American-Canadian anthology horror film written and directed by... more20
8962Planet Terror
Bruce Willis, Rose McGowanReleased: 2007
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Planet Terror is a 2007 American action horror science-fiction film directed by Robert... more21
9468Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Milla Jovovich, Iain GlenReleased: 2004
Directed by: Alexander Witt
Resident Evil: Apocalypse is a 2004 British-Canadian apocalyptic fiction action horror film... more22
6844The Last Man on Earth
Vincent Price, Giacomo Rossi-StuartReleased: 1964
Directed by: Sidney Salkow, Ubaldo Ragona
The Last Man on Earth is a 1964 science fiction horror film based on the Richard Matheson 1954... more23
6443Zombi 2
Lucio Fulci, Richard JohnsonReleased: 1979
Directed by: Lucio Fulci
Zombi 2 is a 1979 Italian zombie film directed by Lucio Fulci. The film has also been released... more24
6241Phantasm
Angus Scrimm, A. Michael BaldwinReleased: 1979
Directed by: Don Coscarelli
Phantasm is a 1979 American horror film directed, written, photographed, co-produced, and... more25
5231The Serpent and the Rainbow
Bill Pullman, Paul WinfieldReleased: 1988
Directed by: Wes Craven
The Serpent and the Rainbow is a 1988 American horror film directed by Wes Craven and starring... more
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25