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In celebration of Halloween, I’ve compiled a list of horror films from several different sub-genres along with links to their respective IMDB pages. Please note that the films listed below may contain scenes that some find triggering, disturbing, or upsetting; if you have any concerns over a film’s content, I highly encourage you to research it prior to watching in order to make as informed a choice as possible. 

PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR: films that inspire fear and tension by creating an unsettling atmosphere.

1408 (2007)

Deathwatch (2002)

Psycho (1960)

Misery (1990)

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

Session 9 (2001)

Open Water (2003)

Audrey Rose (1977)

Berberian Sound Studio (2012)

Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

FEMALE-CENTRIC FILMS: horror movies featuring women in starring roles outside of the “final girl” trope.

Slaughter (2009)

Alyce Kills (2013)

Candyman (2002)

American Mary (2012)

The Ward (2010)

Haunter (2013)

It Follows (2015)

The Vampire Lovers (1970)

The Countess (2009)

GRAPHIC HORROR: films containing depictions of extreme acts, like heavy violence, body horror, and gore. Not recommended for those offended or disturbed by explicit, potentially-upsetting media.

Baskin (2015)

High Tension (2003)

31 (2016)

Hostel (2005)

Hatchet (2006)

Cabin Fever: Patient Zero (2014)

City of the Living Dead (1980)

The Thing (1982)

HORROR ANTHOLOGIES: also known as “portmanteau films”, these movies contain multiple short segments that are sometimes connected by a main plot.

Southbound (2016)

Creepshow (1982)

Trick ‘r Treat (2007)

Tales of Terror (1962)

Twice-Told Tales (1963)

Black Sabbath (1963)

Necronomicon: Book of the Dead (1993)

The House that Dripped Blood (1971)

Tales from the Crypt (1972)

Night Gallery (1969)

Extraordinary Tales (2013)

THRILLERS: scary stories with a suspenseful plot.

Donkey Punch (2008)

Green Room (2015)

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)

Red State (2011)

The Seasoning House (2012)

Would You Rather? (2012)

Tusk (2014)

The Boy (2016)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

MOVIE MONSTERS: horror films starring a variety of creatures, from vampires and werewolves to Lovecraft monsters and evil clowns.

Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

The Wolfman (2010)

The Descent (2005)

Clown (2014)

Dagon (2001)

Silent Hill (2006)

Slither (2006)

Jeepers Creepers (2001)

The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

The Burrowers (2008)

HORROR CLASSICS: definitive movies from the pre-1970’s horror era.

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

House on Haunted Hill (1958)

Horror of Dracula (1959)

House of Wax (1953)

The Mummy (1959)

Corridors of Blood (1958)

House of Usher (1960)

Horror Hotel (1960)

The Haunted Palace (1963)

Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949)

SUPERNATURAL HORROR: all things paranormal, ghosts and ghouls.

From Within (2008)

The Gravedancers (2006)

The Woman in Black (2012)

House on Haunted Hill (1999)

The Babadook (2014)

Dead Silence (2007)

Burnt Offerings (1976)

Ghost Ship (2002)

Thir13en Ghosts (2001)

The Ring (2002)

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Pet Sematary (1989)

OCCULT AND POSSESSION: movies with rituals, demons, and possessed souls.

The Devil Rides Out (1968)

The Omen (1976)

Drag Me To Hell (2009)

The Evil Dead (1981)

House of the Devil (2009)

Event Horizon (1997)

Hellraiser (1987)

Wake Wood (2009)

The Skull (1965)

Starry Eyes (2014)

The Wicker Man (1973)

Inner Demons (2014)

ZOMBIES: a category encompassing everything from Romero’s undead to the living infected.

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Day of the Dead (1985)

Dead Snow (2009)

Resident Evil (2002)

Land of the Dead (2005)

28 Days Later (2002)

28 Weeks Later (2007)

Zombi 2 (1979)

The Crazies (2010)

Pontypool (2008)

The Last Man on Earth (1964)

FOUND FOOTAGE: movies comprised of camera footage filmed by hapless characters.

Grave Encounters (2011)

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

V/H/S (2012)

V/H/S 2 (2013)

The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)

The Tunnel (2011)

Creep (2014)

The Borderlands (2013)

Digging Up the Marrow (2014)

As Above, So Below (2014)

The Last Exorcism (2010)

Cloverfield (2008)

The Houses October Built (2014)