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Watchmojo's Top 20 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time

They don't get more terrifying than this! For this list, we'll be looking at the scariest horror films in history, focusing on more traditional, dark examples of the genre. Our countdown includes "The Silence of the Lambs", "The Thing", "The Exorcist", "Alien", "Hereditary", and more! What's the horror movie that scares you the most?
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The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
2
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
3
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
4
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
5
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
6
Hereditary (2018)
Hereditary (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
7
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
8
The Omen (1976)
The Omen (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
9
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
10
The Ring (2002)
The Ring (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
11
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
12
The Conjuring (2013)
The Conjuring (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
13
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
14
Insidious (2010)
Insidious (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
15
28 Days Later (2002)
28 Days Later (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
16
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
17
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
18
The Witch (2016)
The Witch (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
19
Paranormal Activity (2007)
Paranormal Activity (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
20
Sinister (2012)
Sinister (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
21
The Grudge (2004)
The Grudge (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   40%
22
Candyman (1992)
Candyman (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
23
Get Out (2017)
Get Out (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
24
The Strangers (2008)
The Strangers (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   48%
25
The Descent (2005)
The Descent (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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