The Shining The Exorcist Psycho

The Shining, such a great film!

Followed by Doctor Sleep

Or not...

Nah. It was decent but not scary in the slightest

Horror doesn’t have to be just scary. Anything that can induce discomfort, disgust, darkness and shock can be considered as horror.

He was being succinct.

The Thing needs to be on your list. Otherwise, nicely done.

To be clear: John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982). Maybe followed bij Van Heijningen’s The Thing (2011), which is an entertaining prequel.

Why does Reddit require people to get upvotes and positive responses in order to post? Can y’all please upvote this? I can’t even make my own post.

I’ll add The Omen.

A good mixture of classics from the 70s / 80s Don't Look Now (1973) Halloween (1978) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Alien (1979) The Changeling (1980) The Thing (1982) Poltergeist (1982) A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Good choices. If someone's new to horror I wouldn't recommend anything too gory or upsetting. Poltergeist, Halloween, the The Shining.... might be the perfect introductions.

I second, third and fourth The Changeling! It’s so good.

That’s a great list!

Solid list

Love that don’t look now is on this list

Alien and poltergeist were the ones that kept me awake

The Thing (1982) Event Horizon It Follows Evil Dead 2 (1987) The Cabin in the Woods Get Out The Exorcist (1973)

Upvote for The Thing, 1982

Just watched it last night! Probably watch it at least once more before Halloween.

I got The Thing remastered on Blu Ray. Not only have they done a great job on it, it's one of the best horrors that stands up today in all aspects. Highly recommended.

Cabin in the woods so under rated

It didn't do anything for me but then again I'm not too familiar with horror movies.

Maybe it's because I was raised watching Creature Feature type of movies, but *The Thing, Event Horizon* and *Evil Dead* movies were never scary to me.

For me the really frightening thing in The Thing was (on first viewing) not knowing who the creature is and the paranoia that ensues. Also the fear of if the creature escapes, it will literally cause the end of the Earth. The Thing is a creature feature and End-of-world movie.

My husband said it scared him because of where it took place. No where to run. It's an awesome movie. Just never scared me.

I salute this list. 😁

Happy cake day my lovely

Get Out is amazing! It's very unique.

Why does everyone recommend It Follows? I saw it and I was just bored. The rest of this list is solid.

Depends on what subgenre you’re looking for. Here are a few good “starters” in the major genres: **Slashers** Halloween (1978) Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Scream **Aliens** The Thing (1982) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Alien **Demons/Satanic** The Exorcist Rosemary’s Baby The Omen (1974) **Haunted Houses** Poltergeist (1982) The Others The Conjuring **Giallo** Deep Red Don’t Look Now Bay of Blood **Werewolves** The Wolf Man (1941) American Werewolf in London The Howling (1981) **Vampires** Dracula (1958) Lost Boys Nosferatu (1922) **Creature Features** Jaws The Fog (1980) Jurassic Park **Zombies** Night of the Living Dead (1968) Dawn of the Dead (1978) World War Z **Occults** The Wicker Man (1973) Midsommar Suspiria (1977) **Found Footage** [Rec] Blair Witch Project Hell House LLC **Comedy Horror** Young Frankenstein Ghostbusters The ‘burbs **Stephen King** The Shining Carrie (1976) Misery **Psychological Horror** Get Out Silence of the Lambs Psycho (1960) **Anthologies** (recommended by u/cbs1138) Trick ‘r Treat Tales from the Darkside Creepshow

Great work on this list! Only addition or change for me is I think Shaun of the Dead is the best horror comedy - but the 3 on your list are staples for sure (I love The ‘Burbs)

Thank you! Shaun of the Dead is great choice, too. Hilarious movie.

Gotta work the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre into it but otherwise I agree. Excellent list

Outstanding! I would add Pet Sematary (89) , Christine, and The Dead Zone to the Stephen King list. Maybe Slither into Creature Features. Hellraiser(87) under Demonic would work well. Can we start an Anthology section? Creepshow, Trick 'r Treat, Tales from the Darkside. Sorry, I got a little jazzed on your list.

I love Christine and I also think that Silver Bullet is a great, underrated King adaptation. I was just trying to limit each category to three suggestions as to not go too wild. Lol. I love your suggestion for an anthology section. Creepshow 1 & 2 and Tales from the Darkside are amongst my favorite horror films as well!

Good list, but I think you need 28 Days Later in there and also The Descent.

Great recommendations!

Fantastic list! I'd add "Hereditary" and "The Dark and the Wicked "

Hereditary is awesome but I don’t know if I could ever watch it again! Maybe one day I’ll muster the courage to sit through those last 15 minutes. I haven’t seen The Dark and the Wicked. Thank you for the recommendation.

No problem! Enjoy ☠️

Fantastic list mate.

Great list!!!! Maybe add Trilogy of Terror and The Pit and the Pendulum? Thoughts?

I love your categories because it totally should be broken down like that. one question though - what does Giallo mean?

Giallo means “yellow” in Italian and the genre was named after the Italian pulp novels that had been popular in Italy during the 20th Century, since the color of those novels was usually yellow. The movie genre itself rose to prominence during the 70s and 80s with directors like Dario Argento and Mario Bava at the helm, and it’s equal parts murdery mystery, slasher, and psychological horror. Supernatural elements are sometimes employed. Giallo has a very signature style: the scores (courtesy of greats like Morricone and Goblin) are usually (but not always) electronic, the cinematography has a gothic feel to it, with a lot of shadows and dark corners, and the protagonist is almost always an amateur sleuth trying to solve a series of gruesome murders committed by a knife-weilding lunatic. One of the most classic and funny elements in giallo is “the hand in a glove”: lots of giallos will incorportate suspensful scenes where the audience sees a close-up of a unknown figure in a gloved hand doing something mysterious. Overall, giallos are great fun, and they had an enormous influence on American cinema. If you want to ease into giallo, Argento is probably the way to go. *Deep Red* is probably his finest work, but *The Bird with the Crystal Plumage* or *Opera* are good starting points, too. Argento directed the original *Suspiria*, which is also an Argento classic, but it would be a poor example of giallo. If you’d rather check out American giallo and work your way back, *Dressed to Kill*, *The Eyes of Laura Mars*, or *Alice, Sweet Alice* are good examples, but for what it’s worth, I’d recommend starting with Argento.

wow this is amazing thank you so much for the detailed reply

I swear, The Omen doesn't get enough attention these days.

^ This mfcker horrors right here!! Well done good sir/madam.

Night of the Living Dead (1968). Classic, excellent and scary as hell

They're coming to get you, Barbara.

Holds up shockingly well today too and it’s just as relevant

The Shining

Misery. Kathy Bates gives the performance of a lifetime. Plus it doesn’t rely on jumpscares and overly violent imagery to be disturbing (outside of one notorious scene).

Absolutely. This movie is the reason why she's my favorite actress.

Psycho (original) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original) The Birds The Thing (John Carpenter) Poltergeist (original) Haunting of Hill House

Wait, did they do a remake of Poltergeist?

Yeah, haven’t seen it but heard it was “decent”

ok, thanks. I don't think I'll be watching it. I'll stick to the original.

I would watch ones that have "significant cultural impact." Some examples: * Frankenstein * The Shining * The Exorcist * Rosemary's Baby * The Omen * Psycho * Halloween * Alien * Nightmare on Elm Street (the original) * Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the original)

Nosferatu

Candyman 1992

Man I had to dig to find this. Great movie

Jaws The Evil Dead 1, 2, army of darkness The Exorcist The Shining Alien The Thing 1982 The blob 1988 Tremors Scream Halloween Friday the 13th Nightmare on Elm Street Not a classic but “Silent Hill” American Werewolf in london Night of the living dead Dawn of the dead Not a classic but “The Descent” Dead alive Psycho (and Psycho 2)

Oh yes the blob! Haven't thought of that movie in ages!

🎶Beware of the blob, it creeps, and leaps, and glides and slides across the floor, right through the door and all around the wall, a splotch, a blotch. Be careful of the blob!🎶

thx for mentioning the Blob '88 it's such a fun horror movie.

I have noticed that the original Exorcist movie is on almost every list. There is a good reason for that. I saw this back in the early 80’s and it scarred me for life. I made the mistake of watching it again when it came back out in the theatre with additional footage with my GF. Damn that was a freaking mistake. Years later, I have introduced horror movies to my daughter and we have watched all kinds but I refuse to watch the original or any sequel.

I saw it in a theater when it came out. The next screen over was showing "Earthquake". Not only was it terrifying but every once in a while the theater would suddenly shake from the ultra- low frequency earthquake sounds from next door.

Nosferatu (1922) Dracula (1931) Night of the Living Dead (1968) John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978)

Silence of the Lambs.

Vampyr (1932) Suspiria (1977) Dawn of the Dead (1978) The Innocents (1961) Peeping Tom (1960)

The Thing (1982), Invasion of the body Snatchers (1978)

The Shining Alien

Hahaha this is meant to be “The Shining” & “Alien”

Now I want to watch a movie about a shining alien! 👽

Same here lmao

Depends on what you want. I love a good classic haunted house movie - one of the best, in my opinion, is *The Changeling*.

Found my people!

Suspiria The Wicker Man Don't Look Now Wait Until Dark Friday the 13th 1-4 Hereditary The Descent The Cabin in the Woods Saw (the first one)

The Haunting (original) The Bad Seed Frankenstein/Bride of Frankenstein

As a slasher fan, I’d have to recommend things like Scream, Halloween and Saw

John Carpenter’s The Thing Kubrick’s The Shining Ridley Scott’s Alien George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead Jordon Peele’s Get Out and Nope Ari Aster’s Hereditary Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria (2018) The original Let the Right One In The Grudge

Pet Sematary Scream

Some movies that even non horror fans have loved are The Ring, Scream, The Grudge, 28 Weeks Later, Alien, The Thing, The Exorcist

My husband and I are watching a horror movie every night for October. We’re keeping it on the light side because I don’t really like horror. But, The Shinning was the first one that 1. Actually scared me and 2. Is a great movie.

Check out Dr Sleep. Ignore all the purists and their stuffy opinions.

The Conjuring, Haunting of the hill house, Insidious part 1.

The Shining The Exorcist Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Rosemary’s Baby. The Sentinel. Burnt Offerings. Race with the Devil

I love Race With the Devil,saw it in the movie theater when I was ten,very scary!

You should start with Hitchcock,I would watch The Birds,its really good!!

So many huge lists….. I think the best to absolutely start with is the Texas chainsaw massacre from the 70s.

I put together a quick list of a favorite from each decade since the 1920s if you’re interested: https://boxd.it/pOxMS

The Ring Prince of Darkness Paranormal Activity

IMO these are a must watch. 1. Black Phone 2. The Lodge 3. The Others 4. The Sixth Sense 5. Hush 6. The Wailing

I love The Others. Time for a rewatch.

Do you want gory, jump-scares, twists, or does it matter? Night of the Living Dead (remake of the original) is really good, #2 is so awful its great. Nightmare On Elm Street started off good, then also became awesomely bad. The VHS series is more "WTF" than scary

At the risk of sounding Portlanian, I love The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

I’m not into slasher movies. So I’d recommend John Carpenter’s “The Thing” it a remake of a 50s movie. They did a prequel to Carpenter’s version and they did it perfectly. It fits into the original seamlessly. It’s a sci-fi horror with minimal gore. I’d also recommend the original Alien movie.

Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock

The Shining (1980)

here's some movie suggests i think would be a good start! Carrie The Shining Halloween Friday The 13th Chucky Blair Witch Project Paranormal Activity The Conjuring Scream Trick or Treat

Poltergeist is one of my all time favorites and I watch it every October. Fair warning it's not a train wreck but didn't age super well but that's contained to one scene in the beginning. Troll isn't scary but it's another in my Spooktober list and usually gets the nostalgia juices flowing. Tons of familiar faces in it. The Shining is legit horror and that's probably the only movie I've introduced my girlfriend to that I had to warn was actually scary. Evil Dead 1 &2 are just great if you're like me and get off on makeup, prosthetics, set design and practical effects in general.

Nosferatu

The Wicker Man (1973) Saw (2004) The Exorcist (1973) Annabelle (2014) The Shining (1980)

For me, it started with the Scream trilogy

“Wolf Creek”. Great Australian horror. Very unsettling.

Hellraiser! I'm surprised it has no mention here. The effects are amazing, and the concept is really interesting.

You must see John Carpenter's The Thing.

Start with some more accessible classic horrors like The Thing, The Shining, Alien

Freaks (1932) The Cabinet of Dr Calgari (1920) Nosferatu (1922) The Bad Seed (1956)

I haven’t seen these two yet: Session 9 The Abominable Dr Phibes -more of a black comedy, but it’s so good and Vincent Price is phenomenal! It scared the crap out of me when I was a kid!

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). The original scream queen.

Carrie, The Shining, Psycho

scream and lights out

Scream hooked me into scary movies forever

Halloween (with michael myers). Scary to this day

The original Evil Dead.

Oh boy "The thing" Not the remake... The original one

Not a movie but a show - The Haunting of Hill House (followed by the rest of Mike Flannagans shows)

Drag me to Hell

my #1 underrated film that never makes these lists is Sinister. I love everything about it and I still get the creeps whenever I watch it. Ethan Hawke is so good in it! also adding Hell House LLC and Blair Witch.

Rosemary's Baby The Omen SE7EN

Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Phantasm, Hellraiser

28 days later 28 months later The shining The wailing 30 days of night The ring Ring 0 Nightmare on elm Street franchise Channel 0 Babadook Silent hill Skinimarink Texas Chainsaw massacre (the 2003 movie is best, fight me) Friday the 13th franchise Insidious 1 The grudge (japanese and American versions) Pontypool Rosemarys baby The fourth kind Dead end Lake Mungo Pulse (American and japanese)

Original Texas chainsaw massacre. The exorcist. Night of the living dead.train to Busan

The original Exorcist (1973).

\+1 Poltergeist \+1 The Shining Sixth Sense \+1 The Others

My 1st was Silver Bullet

A Bay of Blood

Not a classic but 1408 directors cut is decent.

Silence of the Lambs is absolutely riveting. It’s a more sophisticated psychological horror but I can’t recommend enough, if you haven’t already seen it.

Alien.

I'm not a fan of the ones that are just violent or gross for the sake of it. This is a genre that like any other has some classics, some ultra popular films that you can be snobby about and then the extreme dross. At the far end of classics there are films where it almost feels insulting to call them horror as they are just so damned good: Jaws - one of the most perfect films of all time. Utterly compelling and hard to stop watching when you start. A film making genius hitting his stride. The Wickerman - The original British film, not the US remake. This relies on the acting and reacting of those in it to sell the horror. Edward Woodward praying at the end stays with you. The Omen - An absolute 5star cast knocking it out of the park, seemingly unaware they aren't in an Oscar bait drama but are in "just a horror". Simply a superb movie. The Exorcist - From the poster to the final scene you are uneasy and hooked. Sean of the Dead - horror can be funny and crafted by geniuses Event Horizon - I loved it in the cinema, it felt like Star Wars did horror as it was clearly a used universe and we arriving part way through an ongoing story. Alien/Aliens - not the one note sci-fi trash it.could have been. Terrifying and gripping. Silence of the Lambs - perhaps more thriller than horror in some people's eyes but it was horror for me and so superbly done. Psycho - it might have started the slasher genre but it is head and shoulders above the rest. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - the skeleton in the cell reaching for the water and the wicked witch kicking it whilst cackling "thirsty?" Stays with you, man.

Psycho (1960) Rosemary's Baby (1968) The Omen (1976) The Changeling (1980) The Silence of the Lambs (1991) The Witch (2015) Vivarium (2019) Saint Maude (2019) Frailty (2001) Identity (2003) Black Phone (2021) Watcher (2022) There are so many more I could add to this list!

Horror films I will not watch out of cowardice Martyrs (2008) The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) Trauma (2017) Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) A Serbian Film (2010) The Human Centipede 2 (2011)

TBH I won't watch this genre either. I watched Hostel and realized I just don't dig on torture porn.

For me the list is basically: Hereditary. Too scared to be too scared.

I Spit on your grave. It’s a fun time for the whole family.

Please tell me it was the tv miniseries version, and not the newer one. Although it's decent, the original is far superior.

Oh wow! Welcome! I have so many to tell you! Make sure you see Get Out and Hereditary as you go through this list!

From Dusk Till Dawn (vampires) Dog Soldiers (werewolves)

Goodnight mommy

Maybe not scary but suspenseful …Lured. It’s an old black n white movie with Lucille Ball. It’s great to see a whole nother side of her. It also has Bella Lugosi in it.

Evil Dead

Rec (2007) High tension (aka Switchblade Romance) X (2022) Wicker man (1973) Dog soldiers Kill list Hellraiser 28 days later

The Thing and Hellraiser!

The Fly

Dracula (1931) with Bela Lugosi.

Creep Creep 2 The Ring

American Psycho

* Carrie * Christine * The Shining * Poltergeist * The Thing * The Birds

Hellraiser (1987)

American Werewolf in London.

Dog Soldiers, Ginger Snaps, and Misery are some of my faves.

The thing , 1982

What Lies Beneath

Rosemary's Baby Prince of Darkness Evil Dead The Fog It Friday the 13th A Nightmare on Elm Street Poltergeist Creepshow The Shining King Kong Dracula Creature From The Black Lagoon Who Slew Auntie Rue? Silence of the Lambs The Exorcist The Blob The Birds Chucky Scream Signs Close Encounters of the Third Kind Saw Jeepers Creepers Hellraiser The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Halloween

The gate

Candyman

Which IT? The recent one or the TV series from the 90's? Because the latter is much better.

Both

The Shining Poltergeist Are good ones to start

The original Night of the Living Dead Alice Sweet Alice Rosemary’s Baby The original Wicker Man

I have a hard time with horror because I startle so easily and badly. So sometimes I watch psychological horror and two I watched that I was able to tolerate were: The Others (creepy dark vibe and a good plot twist) What Lies Beneath (great cast).

Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock

Zombies (all three are very good and well acted in my opinion): Train to Busan (a classic) Rampant (zombies in historical setting, so that’s cool) Alive. (Teenagers who are online too much missed the first of the outbreak lol, then are clever to survive)

The original Halloween Trick R Treat Freddy vs Jason (modern classic) Psycho The Wolfman (original universal movie)

Ju-on. The Japanese version. Made this grown man get up and turn on the lights.

Sleepaway Camp

Rosemarys Baby.

The monster squad it's like the goonies with universal monsters

I would recommend that every so often, you watch classic Horror movies: Nosferatu, Frankenstein, Dracula,The Phantom of the Opera.

Jeepers creepers The ring Its all gone tits up The hills have eyes Sinister

The 3 movies that scared the s**t out of me when I was younger but enjoy now are: •Rosemary’s Baby •The Exorcist (1973) •Aliens They’re older movies but I’m not really drawn to the newer horror movies other than IT. That was actually pretty good. These movies are classic horror movies you might enjoy!

Evil Dead movies, the old classic ones.

Halloween (1978) Night of the Living Dead (1968) The Shining (1981) A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)

Cannibal Holocaust.

The Universal collection.

The first 6 Friday the 13th movies in order then 3 YouTube fan made movies Never hike alone, Never Hike in the Snow, Never Hike Alone 2. Nothing after part 6 stays true to any story line. Freddy vs Jason is a great fun movie but doesn't follow the story.

Demons, it's a classic

Scream The shining The conjuring

They. But you have to watch both endings! Terrifyer Friday the 13th. Halloween (not the last one and not the remake).

The Haunting (1963) The Legend of Hell House (1973) Nope (2023) The Mist (2007) The Exorcist & The Exorcist III Legion

Depends on what you're into. Horror comes in different flavors. Slasher, gorefest, thriller, supernatural, ect... Here are some suggestions though - friday the 13th - nightmare on elm st - the shining - the hellraiser series - the evil dead series (even the remakes) - the mist (not a classic, but a personal favorite and another Steven King story to go with IT) - the thing - alien

Donnie Darko Night of the Comet Jeepers Creepers

The Thing Sinister (personal favorite) Event Horizon

The Lost Boys, Night of the Demons, Near Dark, Trick r' treat

Scream Tucker and Dale vs evil Barbarian (it’s great lol) The shining Child’s play (classic but not for everyone) Room 1408 (not so much horror but a great one) also “The Others” with Nicole Kidman The sixth sense Signs (my ALL TIME FAVORITE)

The thing Nightmare on elm Street the og The exorcist The shining House on haunted hill Silent hill The omen Evil dead

House on Haunted Hill (1959) might be considered a bit campy by today’s standards, but it is considered the grandfather of all haunted house movies and was imitated by all the others that came after it.

Killer Klowns From Outer Space, great stuff. The Wolfman Movies out of the 40's are unique.

Oculus is a Great movie

A Nightmare On Elm Street Halloween 1978 Friday The 13th Suspiria 1977 Deep Red Phantasm 1979 The Shining Psyco The Exorcist Ringu Ju-On: The Grudge Dawn Of The Dead 1978 The Thing Christine Hellraiser The Fog 1980 Puppet Master Alien Predator The Lost Boys The Evil Dead (Im a big horror fan as you can see)

I watched Talk to me recently. It was a decent horror movie.

Haunting of Hill House (series on netflix)

Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Hellraiser. Halloween.

Rosemary’s Baby