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50 Horror Movie Essentials (Imo)

towards the end i didnt know to put so some arent quite must watches
my picks for best horror movie must-watches. i havent seen of all of these movies but this list is a combination of my favorite horror movies and movies that i think are essential for the horror genre, with iconic films like psycho to personal favorites like saw and house of 1000 corpses.
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avg. score: 30 of 50 (59%)
required scores: 1, 17, 28, 34, 42 
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Child's Play (1988)
Child's Play (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
2
Scream (1996)
Scream (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
3
Saw (2004)
Saw (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   51%
4
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
5
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
6
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
7
Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu (1922)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
8
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
9
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
10
Hellraiser (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
11
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
12
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
13
The Babadook (2014)
The Babadook (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
14
Midsommar (2019)
Midsommar (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
15
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   20%
16
The Devil's Rejects (2005)
The Devil's Rejects (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   55%
17
Get Out (2017)
Get Out (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
18
Us (2019)
Us (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
19
The Fly (1986)
The Fly (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
20
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
21
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
22
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
23
It (2017)
It (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
24
Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
25
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
26
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
27
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
28
The Ring (2002)
The Ring (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
29
The Descent (2005)
The Descent (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
30
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
31
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
32
Suspiria (1977)
Suspiria (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
33
Sinister (2012)
Sinister (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
34
Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
35
Misery (1990)
Misery (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
36
Pet Sematary (1989)
Pet Sematary (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   51%
37
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
38
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
39
Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
40
Hostel (2005)
Hostel (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   60%
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