Empire Magazine published this on Sept 21, 2016. The usual suspects here along with a few surprises. What’s missing?
“We’ve summoned up with the ultimate list of the greatest, scariest and most spine-rippingly horrific horror movies in cinema’s long history. From Dr. Caligari to It Follows, this is a compendium of scary movies to span the ages.”
http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-horror-movies/
sleestakk has logged 49 out of 50 movies in 50 best horror movies ever. Back to Lists Overview.
| Rank | Title | Director(s) | Year Released | Watched | Viewed On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Devil's Backbone, The | Guillermo del Toro | 2001 | Yes | 05/25/2009 |
| 49 | Kill List | Ben Wheatley | 2011 | Yes | 03/20/2012 |
| 48 | Evil Dead, The | Sam Raimi | 1981 | Yes | 11/17/2022 |
| 47 | Audition | Takashi Miike | 1999 | Yes | 10/02/2022 |
| 46 | Devil Rides Out, The | Terence Fisher | 1968 | Yes | 11/01/2013 |
| 45 | Cat People | Jacques Tourneur | 1942 | Yes | 10/11/2014 |
| 44 | Day of the Dead | George A. Romero | 1985 | Yes | 12/03/2010 |
| 43 | Drag Me to Hell | Sam Raimi | 2009 | Yes | 08/29/2022 |
| 42 | Skin I Live In, The | Pedro Almodóvar | 2011 | Yes | 03/15/2012 |
| 41 | Dracula | Terence Fisher | 1958 | Yes | 10/26/2021 |