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100 Most Essential Horror Films of All Time

Horror is a broad genre of cinema aimed at eliciting fear and terror from the audience. Horror films employ diverse themes and go about different ways to achieve these purposes, with, for example, Supernatural Horror narratives focusing on otherworldly, magical creatures, contrasting with Natural Horror narratives where threats arise from the natural world. Other distinctions are made between Psychological Horror, which generally depicts the deteriorating psychological and mental states or insanity of characters to unsettle and cause dread in the audience, and Body Horror's focus on graphic, appalling changes made to the body. Horror films are commonly gruesome and graphic, and sub-genres such as Sadistic Horror and Cannibal are notable for relying on extreme violence and shock value to achieve their effects. While horror may incorporate other forms of cinema, a couple of genres most prominently crossover with horror, more so than others.
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28 Days Later (2002)
28 Days Later (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Altered States (1980)
Altered States (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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An American Werewolf in London (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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Angel Heart (1987)
Angel Heart (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
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Army of Darkness (1992)
Army of Darkness (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
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Audition (1999)
Audition (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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The Beyond (1981)
The Beyond (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
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The Birds (1963)
The Birds (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Black Christmas (1974)
Black Christmas (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
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Braindead (1992)
Braindead (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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The Brood (1979)
The Brood (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Carnival of Souls (1962)
Carnival of Souls (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Cat People (1942)
Cat People (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Cemetery Man (1994)
Cemetery Man (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   61%
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Climax (2018)
Climax (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
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Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Day of the Dead (1985)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Dead Ringers (1988)
Dead Ringers (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Deep Red (1975)
Deep Red (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Diabolique (1955)
Diabolique (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Dracula (1931)
Dracula (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Dracula (1958)
Dracula (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Eraserhead (1977)
Eraserhead (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Evil Dead II (1987)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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The Fly (1986)
The Fly (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Freaks (1932)
Freaks (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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From Beyond (1986)
From Beyond (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
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Get Out (2017)
Get Out (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Green Room (2016)
Green Room (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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The Haunting (1963)
The Haunting (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Hellraiser (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
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