These are my picks for all the horror movies you should watch before you die. I update it this list all the time so check back often!
John Carpenter's The Thing (1982) The First Movie in John Carpenter's Doomsday Trilogy! Award winning special effects and ice in Kurt Russell's Beard!
John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)
Prince of Darkness (1987) The Second Movie in John Carpenter's Doomsday Trilogy! Creepy Atmospheric horror and Alice Cooper does his bicycle trick in it!
Prince of Darkness (1987)
In the Mouth of Madness (1994) The Third Movie in John Carpenter's Doomsday Trilogy! Visually stunning, LoveCraftian story.
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
Evil Dead (2013) The remake to end all remakes. TW: Probably shouldn't eat while watching,
Evil Dead (2013)
Evil Dead (1981) The original. Creepy, atmospheric, lots and lots of demon blood
The Evil Dead (1981)
Nosferatu (1922) The original classic. Essential watching
Nosferatu (1922)
The Birds (1963) I've never looked at Jungle Gyms the same since.
The Birds (1963)
Late Night With the Devil (2023) Nostalgic. Reminds me of why I hated the static that used to come on the television after the end of the day.
Late Night with the Devil (2023)
Dementia 13 (1963) Did you know Francis Ford Coppola once made a horror movie? Well, now you know.
Dementia 13 (1963)
Ghost Ship (2002) A haunted house movie…on the ocean. Fun Fact: Juliana Margulies hates this movie. ;)
Ghost Ship (2002)
Dracula (1931) The original Bella Lugosi classic
Dracula (1931)
Halloween (1978) The Godfather of slasher flicks!
Halloween (1978)
Suspiria (1977) Oddly beautiful film about Ballet Dancers get killed in some of the most dramatic ways possible
Suspiria (1977)
Train to Busan (2016) The single best zombie movie since Night of the Living Dead and I will DIE on that hill
Train to Busan (2016)
Night of the Living Dead (1968) The Original Classic that jumped off the genre
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Rawhead Rex (1986) My favorite monster movie that I consistently forget about.
Rawhead Rex (1986)
Irreversible (2002) Hard to watch and heartbreaking, but brilliant in its own ways.
Irreversible Movie (2002)
Ringu (1998) The beginning of my short obsession with Japanese ghost girls
Ringu (1998)
Pet Sematary (1989) “Sometimes Ded is bettah!”
Pet Sematary (1989)
Dawn of the Dead (2004) I distinctly remember the fierce debates about whether or not running zombies are scary. Fun fact: THEY ARE
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Get Out (2005) Jordan Peele's Classic contribution to the body snatchers/stepford wives style of horror.
Get Out (2005)
The Exorcist (1973) One of at least three reasons I don't eat pea soup.
The Exorcist (1973)
Gremlins (1984) Fun fact, Joe Dante HATED making this movie.
Gremlins (1984)
Critters (1986) When space rodents land on earth, somebody has to stop them.
Critters (1986)
C.H.U.D. (1984) A gritty cop drama about…cannibals that live underground, kinda.
C.H.U.D. (1984)
Possession (1981) This movie both scared me and excited me and might have been the reason I ended up in therapy later in life.
Possession (1981)
The Gate (1987) A movie about a boy fighting literal backyard demons from a hell hole in his backyard that came on every other weekend on network television in the 80s and 90s.
The Gate (1987)
Dead Alive (1992) Peter Jackson's classic movie about zombies and a WHOLE lot of gore.
Dead Alive (1992)
Alien (1979) By far, Xenomorphs have to be one of the scariest monsters to ever be in a horror movie.
Alien (1979)
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987) A sequel that outshined the original
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
Phantom of the Opera (1925) The classic silent film that spawned, like, a bunch of remakes
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Nope (2022) Be sure to watch this one on a really, really, really big screen
Nope (2022)
The Howling (1981) The end of this movie used to live in my childhood nightmares
The Howling (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1982) Rick Baker got the oscar for the makeup effects, and rightfully so.
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
The Hunger (1983) David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve, and Susan Sarandon. A vampire movie that's guaranteed to make you question your sexuality.
The Hunger (1983)
Cat People (1982) A stylish remake of the original sexy thriller…with a David Bowie soundtrack.
Cat People (1982)
Cat People (1942) Legend has it that people lost their mind over the sexual subtext of this movie.
Cat People (1942)
Carrie (1976) Stephen King's lesson in why being a bully is bad.
Carrie (1976)
One Missed Call (2005) Don't even bother with the remake.
One Missed Call (2005)
Vamp (1986) Grace Jones Vampire movie. That is all.
Vamp (1986)
Ganja and Hess (1973) One of the first black vampire films I've ever seen. An Artful Classic
Ganja & Hess (1973)
Blacula (1972) One of the greatest vampire movies of all time. No seriously.
Blacula (1972)
Attack the Block (2011) Just a cool movie. One of the best examples of CGI use for good.
Attack the Block (2011)
Silence of the Lambs (1991) I still walk around saying FAHVA BEANS to this day.
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Candyman (1992) I know old school hard gangsters that won't say his name in a mirror.
Candyman(1992)
Hellraiser (1987) “Oh, no tears. Such a waste of good suffering!”
Hellraiser (1987)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980) Fun Fact: Director Ruggero Deodato almost went to jail for murder over this film.
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Psycho (1960) We all go mad sometimes.
Psycho (1960)
Rosemary's Baby (1968) “What's wrong with his eyes!!”
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) The greatest nearly bloodless slasher movie ever made.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Candyman (2021) A gorgeous, powerful continuation of the story.
Candyman (2021)
Eve's Bayou (1997) Haunting and mysterious, one of the finest movies to come out of the nineties
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Blade (1998) There's only one Blade. :D
Blade (1998)
The Blackening (2023) This movie should have been way more popular than it was.
The Blackening (2023)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) This is the movie that happens when the director didn't even want to do the first movie.
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
April Fool's Day (1986) The ending guaranteed to make you flip a table
April Fool's Day (1986)
Sleepaway Camp (1983) I recommend watching with someone a generation below you.
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
The Rite (2011) If you like a good exorcist redemption film, here you go!
The Rite (2011)
Interview with a Vampire (1994) The original story with a surprising performance by Tom Cruise.
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Shadow of the Vampire (2001) Did you know that the original actor was rumored to be a vampire for real?
Shadow of the Vampire (2001)
Nosferatu (2024) Gorgeous remake of a classic
Nosferatu (2024)
The Omen (1976) Every day I think about the ending to this movie and whether or not I could kill the antichrist if he was a four year old.
The Omen (1976)
Burnt Offerings (1976) Once upon a time, Bette Davis, Oliver Reed, Karen Black, and Burgess Meredith were all in the same movie at the same time.
Burnt Offerings (1976)
Ghoulies (1985) The cover is of a monster in a toilet. If that doesn't sell you, I don't know what will.
Ghoulies (1985)
Frankenhooker (1990) “Wanna Date?” lives rent free in my head.
Frankenhooker (1990)
Frankenstein (1931) James Whale's classic that started it all.
Frankenstein (1931)
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Still a heart wrenching romantic story for me.
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) Groundbreaking special effects, done with lighting and a lot of ingeuity.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) I can't tell you the nightmares I had as a kid from this one.
Don't Breathe (2016) This takes place in my hometown, which made it extra believable for me.
Don't Breathe (2016)
My Bloody Valentine (1981) The original classic, great valentines day watch. ;)
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Still scary after all these years.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Amityville Horror (1979) Based on a True Story, stretched to its limit, but a fine horror movie just the same.
Amityville Horror (1979)
Scanners (1981) Headexplody! WEEEEE!
Scanners (1981)
Oddity (2024) A story of revenge served cold.
Oddity (2024)
Sweetheart (2019) Love this movie of survival.
Sweetheart (2019)
The Substance (2024) How far would you go for beauty?
The Substance (2024)
Angel Heart (1987) This movie has still got me messed up
Angel Heart (1997)
Infested (2024) I can handle spiders and this one freaked me out.
Infested (2024)
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2024) There are movies I like, Movies I love and then there are movies I would wear out from watching it so much.
Humanist Vampire Seeking Suicidal Person (2024)
The Descent (2005) I honestly respect this movie more than I like it. It's a solid scare with a plot that'll make you want to punch a wall.
The Descent (2005)
Misery (1990) But the ankle scene is so much worse in the book.
Misery (1990)
Thinner (1996) This was my first introduction to the idea that sometimes, the protag deserves just what he gets.
Stephen King's Thinner (1996)
Midsommar (2019) You really have to watch this one a few times to really get it, but it's worth it.
Midsommar (2019)
The Witch (2015) A slow burn, but a great ending.
The Witch (2015)
Witches of Eastwick (1987) The devil coming to a small town is never a great idea.
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
House (1985) I regularly forget this movie ever existed, which is wild because it's one of my all time favorites.
House (1985)
The Blob (1988) There are very few times that I'll recommend a remake over an original and this is one of them.
The Blob (1988)
Return to Horror High (1987) This is George Clooney's first big movie. If you decide to skip the first five minutes, you will miss him.
Return to Horror High (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) Patricia Arquette does flippies in this one.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) Arguably the best and worst in the series.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
From Beyond (1986) Try not to eat and watch this one at the same time.
From Beyond (1986)
Chopping Mall (1986) I'm just a sucker for dumb slasher movies with headexplody in them.
Chopping Mall (1986)
Phantasm (1979) I still don't really know what this movie is about, but I'm terrified of flying silver balls.
Phantasm (1979)
Jeepers Creepers (2001) AKA Play stupid games, get stupid prizes.
Jeepers Creepers (2001)
Abigail (2024) Baby Vampires are really the best.
Abigail (2024)
House of 1000 Corpses (2003) I am of the opinion that if Rob Zombie had only made this movie, he could have retired from making movies.
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
X (2022) I would love to put the whole series on this list, but this one will have to do.
X (2022)
Sinister (2012) I told my youngest daughter she wasn't allowed to make me coffee after watching this movie.
