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In celebration of Halloween, I’ve compiled a list of horror films from several different sub-genres along with links to their respective IMDB pages. Please note that the films listed below may contain scenes that some find triggering, disturbing, or upsetting; if you have any concerns over a film’s content, I highly encourage you to research it prior to watching in order to make as informed a choice as possible.
PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR: films that inspire fear and tension by creating an unsettling atmosphere.
- 1408 (2007)
- Deathwatch (2002)
- Psycho (1960)
- Misery (1990)
- 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
- Session 9 (2001)
- Open Water (2003)
- Audrey Rose (1977)
- Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
- Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
FEMALE-CENTRIC FILMS: horror movies featuring women in starring roles outside of the “final girl” trope.
- Slaughter (2009)
- Alyce Kills (2013)
- Candyman (2002)
- American Mary (2012)
- The Ward (2010)
- Haunter (2013)
- It Follows (2015)
- The Vampire Lovers (1970)
- The Countess (2009)
GRAPHIC HORROR: films containing depictions of extreme acts, like heavy violence, body horror, and gore. Not recommended for those offended or disturbed by explicit, potentially-upsetting media.
- Baskin (2015)
- High Tension (2003)
- 31 (2016)
- Hostel (2005)
- Hatchet (2006)
- Cabin Fever: Patient Zero (2014)
- City of the Living Dead (1980)
- The Thing (1982)
HORROR ANTHOLOGIES: also known as “portmanteau films”, these movies contain multiple short segments that are sometimes connected by a main plot.
- Southbound (2016)
- Creepshow (1982)
- Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
- Tales of Terror (1962)
- Twice-Told Tales (1963)
- Black Sabbath (1963)
- Necronomicon: Book of the Dead (1993)
- The House that Dripped Blood (1971)
- Tales from the Crypt (1972)
- Night Gallery (1969)
- Extraordinary Tales (2013)
THRILLERS: scary stories with a suspenseful plot.
- Donkey Punch (2008)
- Green Room (2015)
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)
- Red State (2011)
- The Seasoning House (2012)
- Would You Rather? (2012)
- Tusk (2014)
- The Boy (2016)
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
MOVIE MONSTERS: horror films starring a variety of creatures, from vampires and werewolves to Lovecraft monsters and evil clowns.
- Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
- The Wolfman (2010)
- The Descent (2005)
- Clown (2014)
- Dagon (2001)
- Silent Hill (2006)
- Slither (2006)
- Jeepers Creepers (2001)
- The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
- The Burrowers (2008)
HORROR CLASSICS: definitive movies from the pre-1970’s horror era.
- The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
- House on Haunted Hill (1958)
- Horror of Dracula (1959)
- House of Wax (1953)
- The Mummy (1959)
- Corridors of Blood (1958)
- House of Usher (1960)
- Horror Hotel (1960)
- The Haunted Palace (1963)
- Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949)
SUPERNATURAL HORROR: all things paranormal, ghosts and ghouls.
- From Within (2008)
- The Gravedancers (2006)
- The Woman in Black (2012)
- House on Haunted Hill (1999)
- The Babadook (2014)
- Dead Silence (2007)
- Burnt Offerings (1976)
- Ghost Ship (2002)
- Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
- The Ring (2002)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- Pet Sematary (1989)
OCCULT AND POSSESSION: movies with rituals, demons, and possessed souls.
- The Devil Rides Out (1968)
- The Omen (1976)
- Drag Me To Hell (2009)
- The Evil Dead (1981)
- House of the Devil (2009)
- Event Horizon (1997)
- Hellraiser (1987)
- Wake Wood (2009)
- The Skull (1965)
- Starry Eyes (2014)
- The Wicker Man (1973)
- Inner Demons (2014)
ZOMBIES: a category encompassing everything from Romero’s undead to the living infected.
- Dawn of the Dead (1978)
- Day of the Dead (1985)
- Dead Snow (2009)
- Resident Evil (2002)
- Land of the Dead (2005)
- 28 Days Later (2002)
- 28 Weeks Later (2007)
- Zombi 2 (1979)
- The Crazies (2010)
- Pontypool (2008)
- The Last Man on Earth (1964)
FOUND FOOTAGE: movies comprised of camera footage filmed by hapless characters.
- Grave Encounters (2011)
- The Blair Witch Project (1999)
- V/H/S (2012)
- V/H/S 2 (2013)
- The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
- The Tunnel (2011)
- Creep (2014)
- The Borderlands (2013)
- Digging Up the Marrow (2014)
- As Above, So Below (2014)
- The Last Exorcism (2010)
- Cloverfield (2008)
- The Houses October Built (2014)
HAVE FUN WATCHING, AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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“Since I am dead I can take off my head to recite Shakespearean quotations.”
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) dir. Henry Selick
Me @ myself: Are you gonna draw today? Or are you gonna be a little bitch?




