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Best Horror Movie Per Year

Look, we know that it's the time of year when everyone and their sister has a list of the best horror movies of all time. This time out, we at Rotten Tomatoes decided to take a slightly different tack. Using our weighted formula, we compiled a list of the best-reviewed fright fests from each year since 1920 — the year The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, which created the template for horror cinema, was released. This wasn't an easy assignment — there were several years, like 1932 and 1960, that boasted a slate of classic films (and a few others, like 1937 and 1938, in which we had trouble finding any solid contenders). What was the best horror flick the year you were born? Check out our list — if you dare.
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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The Phantom Carriage (1921)
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu (1922)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
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The Hands of Orlac (1924)
The Hands of Orlac (1924)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Faust (1926)
Faust (1926)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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The Cat and the Canary (1927)
The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
9
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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The Mysterious Island (1929)
The Mysterious Island (1929)
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The Bat Whispers (1930)
The Bat Whispers (1930)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
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Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Vampyr (1932)
Vampyr (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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King Kong (1933)
King Kong (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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The Black Cat (1934)
The Black Cat (1934)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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The Devil-Doll (1936)
The Devil-Doll (1936)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
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Night Must Fall (1937)
Night Must Fall (1937)
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I Accuse (1938)
I Accuse (1938)
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Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Dr. Cyclops (1940)
Dr. Cyclops (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
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The Wolf Man (1941)
The Wolf Man (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Cat People (1942)
Cat People (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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I Walked With a Zombie (1943)
I Walked With a Zombie (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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Bluebeard (1944)
Bluebeard (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Dead of Night (1945)
Dead of Night (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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The Beast With Five Fingers (1946)
The Beast With Five Fingers (1946)
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Scared to Death (1947)
Scared to Death (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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The Queen of Spades (1949)
The Queen of Spades (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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House by the River (1950)
House by the River (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   57%
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The Thing From Another World (1951)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
33
The White Reindeer (1952)
The White Reindeer (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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House of Wax (1953)
House of Wax (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
35
Them! (1954)
Them! (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
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The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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The Fly (1958)
The Fly (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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House on Haunted Hill (1959)
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
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