Skip to main content
Media Snobs
All lists
Electric Sheep

My Top 25 Horror Movies

By Electric Sheep Founder· August 12, 2026 · 25 items ·38 views

One per director and one per franchise. No explicitly comedy horrors. Not really ranked outside of the top 5

Cheers2
Salty
Hereditary1A-
Hereditary
2018
HorrorMystery +1
Dread. So much dread.
Evil Dead2A
Evil Dead
2013
Horror
I could have put Evil Dead 2, but I'd be lying. There are scenes from this movie still seared into my brain.
Mandy3A-
Mandy
2018
FantasyAction +1
Psychedelic. Heavy metal. John Wick meets Evil Dead. Nicholas Cage.
Skinamarink4A+
Skinamarink
2023
Horror
This either resonates with you completely or you'll wonder why we're staring at tv static for an hour and a half.
Alien5A
Alien
1979
HorrorScience Fiction
It's Alien. I don't need to explain.
Scream6A+
Scream
1996
CrimeHorror +1
Letting Scream slide on the "no comedy" stipulation, as I think it counts as a horror itself.
Saw II7B+
Saw II
2005
Horror
Does this hold up with time? Not really. Did this scar me as a young child? Absolutely. Still a cool concept for a villain, despite the franchise being mostly bad.
A Nightmare on Elm Street8A
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
Horror
Maybe the first horror movie I remember watching.
Hellraiser9A-
Hellraiser
1987
HorrorThriller
My very first favorite horror movie. I hope one day we get a Hellraiser movie that lives up to its potential.
Green Room10A-
Green Room
2016
HorrorCrime +1
Escape Room: Skinhead Edition
The Mist11A-
The Mist
2007
HorrorScience Fiction +1
IYKYK
10 Cloverfield Lane12A-
10 Cloverfield Lane
2016
ThrillerScience Fiction +2
This movie is just The John Goodman Show, and that's ok.
It Follows13B+
It Follows
2015
HorrorMystery
One of the earlier movies that helped kick off the horror renaissance we've been in for the last 10 years or so.
The Wailing14A-
The Wailing
2016
HorrorMystery
It's as good as everyone says.
The Descent15A-
The Descent
2005
AdventureHorror
Are you claustrophobic? You will be.
Eraserhead16A
Eraserhead
1977
Science FictionHorror
Do you want a kid? Are you sure?
The Blair Witch Project17A-
The Blair Witch Project
1999
HorrorMystery
The one that started it all for the found footage genre. It may have become an oversaturated genre, but this one still holds up.
The Thing18A
The Thing
1982
HorrorMystery +1
Again... It's The Thing. No description needed.
Pontypool19A-
Pontypool
2009
HorrorMystery +1
Just a very cool original idea. Not the scariest thing in the world, but it is a fun time.
Creep20B+
Creep
2014
HorrorThriller
A movie where less is more.
Funny Games21A
Funny Games
1997
DramaHorror +1
One of the best horror movies I'll never watch again... or recommend to anyone.
Videodrome22A
Videodrome
1983
HorrorScience Fiction +1
Insert any Cronenberg movie here.
Possessor23A-
Possessor
2020
HorrorThriller +1
Speaking of the Cronenbergs...
28 Days Later24A-
28 Days Later
2002
HorrorThriller +1
Maybe with time I'll say 28 Years has surpassed this as my favorite, but it's too early to call.
Sinners25A
Sinners
2025
HorrorAction +1
I know it's recent, but as a Blues fan it's just too cool not to have on here.

Comments (4)

to leave a comment

alkemest
alkemest Connoisseur5d ago

Sick list man. Evil Dead 2013 is still probably my favorite modern horror movie, followed by Hereditary so I obviously dig 1 and 2. Lots of other classics or future classic on here, but also cool seeing Pontypool mentioned. I feel like I rarely bump into people who have seen that.

Electric Sheep
Electric Sheep Founder⭐5d ago

It's such a cool one! I had a friend introduce me to it years ago. I should revisit it this year.

Replying to @electricsheep
alkemest
alkemest Connoisseur5d ago

Do eet! Spooky season approaches.

Electric Sheep
Electric Sheep Founder⭐Aug 12, 2026 (edited)

@Kirkletonn since you asked. It would look different if I didn't purposely leave out comedy-horrors. Thanks to @CreatureFeature for showing me

PontypoolMovie