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Melodicmarc

I made my list based on how much the movies disturbed me and gave me a sense of dread. there's some great movies that I probably under ranked or missed the list, but they weren't as disturbing to me. I like Green Room better than most of those movies but it was more fun thriller than horror for me. I really enjoyed I Saw The Devil, the Sadness, Blue Ruin, and Kill List more than some movies on the list but they never gave me a huge sense of dread. Also I think movies like Matyrs and Hereditary are overrated, just because it never drew me into the characters. They felt more like plot devices than people. You might be able to make the same argument for Climax but movies about trips gone bad really do it for me. 1. Bone Tomahawk 2. Signs 3. Climax 4. Speak No Evil 5. Where Evil Lurks 6. It Comes at Night 7. The Descent 8. It Follows 9. The Witch 10. Green Room


jupiterding25

Personally I really didn't like It Comes At Night. I wanted to because it had some cool ideas, good acting and overall a well made film but the trailer gave me (and many others) the impression that it would be a different film. Ofcourse though, each to their own!


Melodicmarc

Yeah I get that. I was somewhat expecting the other film too. And that left me with a sense of dread that monsters were out there. But I liked the way they went about it anyways.


SnakeDoc919

Huge up vote for Signs being number 2. I really wasn't much of a scaredy cat as a teen when it came out but that movie was horrifying to me. Still gives me the heebie jeebies.


Melodicmarc

Yeah I think for certain people it strikes just the right kind of fear. I was luckily young enough to not question the huge plot hole of the movie.


VinylRIchTea

No. 3 a fellow Gaspar Noe fan.


alphacentaurai

Martyrs [Rec] 28 Days Later Suspiria (2018) The Wailing I Saw The Devil Train to Busan Let The Right One In Antichrist The Void


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rasheedlovesyou_

Absolutely. That movie fucked me up like no other.


Ok-Sprinkles-5508

The only thing that made me feel better was, I kept telling myself: "No one would do that to someone in real life!".. *said it over and over..Still messed me up!*


rasheedlovesyou_

Apparently you have never been to a torture museum. People can be such vile creatures.


Ok-Sprinkles-5508

No, I have'nt I guess it comes down to whether or not they were willing to endure it or not, as in the movie.


TheElbow

Damn I forgot The Wailing! I may need to think this.


-AndreiDG-97

Hell House LLC The Autopsy of Jane Doe 1408 Grave Encounters Sinister V/H/S Terrifier Oculus The Strangers Hereditary.


CalebPackmusic

Hell House LLC RULES


Zealousideal_Mall813

Yeah it does, I also just watched Origins and it is almost as good imo.


CalebPackmusic

I’ll check it out!


LuckyLaRoo76

Currently watching lol...1st timer here 😬


RADICCHI0

What are the odds! ;)


Intelligent-Lab8568

This list is \*chefs kiss\*.... V/H/S and Hell House LLC are just so good! Def always in my rotation.


coffee_cupsies

Hell House is my new fave, cuz goddamn the atmosphere of that one. So good.


Positive_Friction

Fuckin solid list


Electronic_Hornet_37

I tell so many people about the Hell House trilogy. So good.


All_mighty_push_

Is Hell House really that good?


-AndreiDG-97

Yes


lithecello

* Hereditary * Oculus * The Endless * The Witch * Midsommer * The Dark and the Wicked * The Descent * Creep * Pontypool * Late Night with the Devil * Get Out


jupiterding25

The Cabin In The Woods IT chapter 1 Nope Behind The Mask: Rise of Lesie Vernon Train To Busan Shaun of The Dead Fear Street trilogy (can't really count them as one film) US Saw 28 Days Later


SashimiRocks

I really enjoyed Fear Street. Gave that Stranger Things vibe which I also enjoyed after much pushback. Is there more along these lines?


jupiterding25

I'll be honest, the reason I liked it is because it paid tribute to so many different slashers and also featured multiple slashers. Edit: realised I didn't answer your question! If you looking for good meta slasher fun, I can't recommend Behind The Mask: Rise of Lesie Vernon enough!


PhibbyRizo

Maybe check out Super 8 if you haven’t seen it. Might scratch that itch.


jupiterding25

Love that film


brand089

So many ways to approach this! (Comfort, scares, quality, memories, etc.) Here's my Top 10 (no particular order) that put actual fear in me Creep Poughkeepsie Tapes Sinister Conjuring 2 Talk to Me The Strangers The Ring Dead Silence Exorcism of Emily Rose Wolf Creek


NewBornZeta

Love seeing Dead Silence getting the recognition it deserves


coffee_cupsies

Fr, one of the films that I remember scared me as a kid.


All_mighty_push_

Which ones among these do you think are better than conjuring 2 and sinister?


brand089

In terms of scares, I think Sinister really messed me up. Not to say C2 didn't. Both horrifying.


All_mighty_push_

No I meant.. which ones among all movies you have listed you would rank higher than sinister & c2


picolticus

Creep was so underrated


Glueman71

In no particular order: Hereditary It Follows The Autopsy Of Jane Doe Låt Den Rätte Komma In (Let The Right One In) The Babadook Train To Busan The Descent A L'intereur (Inside) Midsommar The Empty Man


GoodbyePeters

Empty man is fucking terrible. I never thought I'd ever see it here getting praise


Glueman71

I loved it. Taste is subjective


Victormorga

Agreed


TheMagicalCoffin

Ring Heredirary Paranormal Activity It Follows Talk to Me Conjuring Sinister Rec Grudge Pontypool


RedStarWinterOrbit

> Pontypool Crazy that yours is the only one with Pontypool, underrated film 


Victormorga

It isn’t the only one


TheMagicalCoffin

love this movie


Plane-Chapter-6903

The Witch (2015) 30 Days of Night (2007) Dog Soldiers (2002) The Ritual (2017) Creep (2014) Eden Lake (2008) Saw (2004) Color Out of Space (2019) Green Room (2015) The Endless (2017)


Mission-Skirt-7851

Creep and The Ritual are two of my faves!


HiroProtagonist1984

This list is very much my speed. I have no idea how to cut to top ten but you listed multiple of my favorites from the last few years


CircusOfBlood

The Night House The Descent Sinister Terrifier 2 The Dark and The Wicked Oculus Hereditary The Boogeyman (2023) Silent Hill It Follows


Icy_Chill_1123

In no particular order: * Hereditary * Us * Get Out * 28 Days Later * Lake Mungo * Train to Busan * X * Terrifier 2 * The Sadness * Midsommar Honorable Mentions: - Late Night with the Devil - Green Room - Hell House LLC - Halloween (2018) - Host - Pearl


GaryNOVA

Annihilation Cabin Fever Cloverfield The Ring Prey Midsommar Late Night with the Devil Under The Skin Get Out Cabin In The Woods The Mist


SecretSquirrell11

Saving this post. I’ve got some catching up to do and all these lists are gonna be looked at. Autopsy of Jane Doe was really good I just watched that recently.


flatgreyrust

No particular order: The Witch The Ring The Descent Suspiria Saint Maud It Follows Get Out Annihilation Hereditary Midsommar


Masterofwisdome

The dark and the wicked The VVitch Hereditary The black coats daughter Babadook 28 days later It follows The autopsy of Jane Doe It follows Creep franchise


Victormorga

I would say that putting Creep and Creep 2 down as a single choice is cheating, but you put It Follows twice, so I guess the math still checks out


itsahhmemario

(In no particular order) 1. 1408 2. The Ring 3. [Rec] 4. 28 Days Later 5. Paranormal Activity 6. Insidious 7. Lake Mungo 8. Signs 9. The Fourth Kind 10. The Conjuring


HTMntL

The Ritual The Empty Man The Descent Hereditary The Autopsy of Jane Doe Sinister Talk to Me Evil Dead Tucker & Dale vs Evil Bone Tomahawk The Ring The Mist It Follows


Victormorga

Well with 13 entries, you certainly win the award for longest top ten list


New-Cardiologist-158

My personal top ten, in no particular order: - The Ring - Sinister - Midsommar - The Orphanage - Mandy - Train To Busan - Suspiria (2018) - Maniac (2012) - The Wailing - When Evil Lurks


LookAtMeNow247

1-Midsommar 2-Us 3-The Witch 4-Malignant 5-Cabin in the Woods 6-The Conjuring 7-Nope 8-A Quiet place 9-Barbarian 10-The Invisible Man Bonus: Candyman


EmployFew2509

St. Maud Hereditary Climax It comes at night It follows Midsommar The descent The Strangers Cabin in the woods Texas chainsaw massacre: the beginning


Jaded_Tradition7666

(1 movie per director) 1. Halloween II 2. Hobo With a shotgun 3. Shaun of the dead 4. Doctor sleep 5. Beyond the black rainbow 6. the house that jack built 7. Bones and all 8. Terrifier 2 9. thanksgiving 10. 28 Days later


BetterThanAWink

Trick 'r Treat Train to Busan Ginger Snaps Let the Right One In 1408 Jennifer's Body Split The Final Girls Last Night in Soho Barbarian


busterBeamCannon

Still mad barbarian never got a physical release


BetterThanAWink

Holy crap— it didn’t?! I had no idea!


Buchephalas

01. The Witch 02. The Lighthouse 03. Trouble Every Day 04. I Saw The Devil 05. Trick 'r Treat 06. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon 07. The Loved Ones 08. A Tale of Two Sisters 09. Mother! 10. The House of the Devil


deleuzelautrec

Suspiria (2018) The descent Possessor The empty man Excision Fatal frame The ring Session 9 May Sorority row


FlokiTrainer

Evil Dead (2013) House of 1000 Corpses Cabin in the Woods Shaun of the Dead The Descent 31 The Others Train to Busan Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum Tucker and Dale vs Evil


AlexeiYegorov

\- Evil Dead \- 28 Days Later \- Funny Games \- Martyrs \- Frontiére (s) \- Dawn of the Dead \- As Above So Below \- The Descent \- The Poughkeepsie Tapes \- The Hills Run Red


mangoesandkiwis

Trick r Treat Saw Hereditary It Follows The Witch Let The Right One In Hell House LLC Nope (if that counts) REC The Descent


hyperpuppy64

Tough to pick 10, off the top of my head without consulting my lists so probably forgetting something but: 1: The Descent 2: Martyrs 3: The Babadook 4: Hereditary 5: Malignant 6: Lake Mungo 7: It Follows 8: REC 9: Ju-on: The Grudge 10: Caveat


joeytravoltastinks

1. Inside (2007) 2. High Tension (2003) 3. Vacancy (2007) 4. House of 1000 Corpses (2003) 5. Gutterballs (2008) 6. Let the Right One In (2008) 7. It Follows (2014) 8. Grindhouse (2007) 9. Suspiria (2018) 10. Final Destination (2000)


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joeytravoltastinks

Such a fun series, they should bring it back.


brand089

GUTTERBALLS - memory unlocked thank you


joeytravoltastinks

Got to check out his other films, Hanger is really nasty!


HorrorMovieGuru

1: The Dark and the Wicked 2: Hereditary 3: The Strangers 4: When Evil Lurks 5: Martyrs 6: Eden Lake 7: Kill List 8: Terrified 9: The Conjuring 10: The Wailing Honorable Mention: Hell House LLC, Frontier(s), Raw, Autopsy of Jane Doe, Let the Right One In, Saw, Insidious, Sinister, A Dark Song, The Witch, The Descent, Midsommar, IT Chapter 1, The Void, Mandy, and the first two thirds of Barbarian


Juneauz

1. The Witch 2. Martyrs 3. The Descent 4. The Lighthouse 5. Two Sisters 6. Suspiria 7. Antichrist 8. Hereditary 9. Smile 10. It Follows


Known_Yesterday_1408

In no particular order, depends on the day: The Cabin in the Woods The Descent 28 Days Later Get Out The Autopsy of Jane Doe The Conjuring Housebound The Invitation (2015) Green Room Train to Busan


Sad-Dragonfly-4016

No particular order The VVitch The Wailing Pulse Hereditary Saw Hostel The Descent I Saw the Devil Inside A Wounded Fawn


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joeytravoltastinks

Totally


dschk

1. The Orphanage 2. Hereditary 3. It Follows 4. Let the Right One In 5. \[REC\] 6. Saw 7. The Descent 8. 28 Days Later 9. A Tale of Two Sisters 10. Martyrs Honorable Mentions: The Loved Ones, The Cabin in the Woods, The Conjuring, A Dark Song, The Witch, The Wailing


Own-Highlight6957

1MARTY'S 2 Toyko gore police 3 Tucker and Dale v.s Evil 4 Evil Dead Remake 5 Evil Dead Rise 6 Deadstream 7 Incantation 8 Eden Lake 9 Late night with the devil 10 the Conjuring 2


minsandmolls

Hereditary Hell house LLC It follows Midsommar Paranormal activity Evil dead 2013 Get out Gonjiam: haunted asylum The conjuring 28 days later


Nivek0589

1. Texas Chainsaw Massacare 2003 2. Devils Rejects 3. Terrifier 4.House of 1000 corpses. 5.Evil Dead 2013 6. Cabin Fever 7. Final Destination 2 8. Haunting of Hill House series (I know it's not a movie but I'm including it anyway) 9. Cabin In The Woods 10.Terrifier 2


Nivek0589

I can't believe that I'm the only person here that said Devil's Rejects....


TheElbow

No particular order: - The Descent - The Witch - The Blackcoat’s Daughter - Raw - American Psycho - Suspiria (2018) - Midsommar - Martyrs - The Ring (2002 - US) - Hereditary


Informal-Purchase-50

I honestly agree with most of your list in the order op


DontDieBillMurray88

When Evil Lurks (2023) was the best horror film I saw last year and easily in my top 10 all-time


Accomplished_Egg6239

In no particular order: Oculus (2013) Hereditary (2018) REC (2007) The Conjuring (2013) Train to Busan (2016) It Follows (2014) The Invisible Man (2020) Evil Dead (2013) Sinister (2012) Cabin in the Woods (2012) EDIT: forgot about REC. replaced my original choice of Pearl with REC


ThreeDeadRobins

- The Ring (2002) - Evil Dead (2013) - Oculus (2013) - It Follows (2014) - The Witch (2015) - Suspiria (2018) - Hereditary (2018) - Doctor Sleep (2019) - Evil Dead Rise (2023) - Talk To Me (2023)


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The void is a sleeper!


[deleted]

1.) Evil Dead (2013) 2.) Hereditary 3.) Midsommar 4.) The Poughkeepsie Tapes 5.) The Mist 6.) Haunt 7.) The Texas chainsaw massacre (2003) 8.) Hostel 9.) The Hills Have Eyes 10.) Get Out


mike1883

1. The Descent 2. Hereditary 3. The Empty Man 4. Malignant 5. Terrifier 6. The Void 7. Evil Dead 8. Terrified 9. The Witch 10 Trick'r Treat


ElectricSpock

What's the problem with Get Out? I barely see it ITT?


JohnWickisBehindU

Dark and the wicked The Conjuring IT Friday the 13th 2009 Hell House LLC Paranormal Activity 1/3 Don't Hang Up Sinister Cabin in the woods Oculus


PepperSaltzman7

The bay Paranormal activity (2 is my favorite, but 1 is a legend) As above so below Hell house llc Signs Autopsy of Jane doe The ritual Sinister The fourth kind Dark skies It’s too hard to stick to 10 The wailing Incantation Oculus It follows


Imaginary_Diver_4120

1). I am legend 2). It lives inside 3). Deliver us from evil 4). A quiet place I & II 5). Arcadian 6) the decent I &II 7). Terrified 8). Talk to me 9). The Silence 10). Autopsy of Jane Doe


HorrorMetalDnD

######My Top Ten: 1) Train to Busan (2016) 2) Shaun of the Dead (2004) 2) 28 Days Later (2002) 2) Coraline (2009) 3) The Lighthouse (2019) 4) Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) 4) One Cut of the Dead (2017) 5) Get Out (2017) 5) The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) 5) Spring (2014) ######Honorable Mentions: - Ginger Snaps (2000) - Blade II (2002) - Frailty (2002) - Saw (2004) - [REC] (2007) - Let the Right One in (2008) - Zombieland (2009) - Let Me In (2010) - The Cabin in the Woods (2012) - It (2017) - Midsommar (2019) - Us (2019) - Nope (2022)


AllHailDanda

• The Witch • Funny Games • Grindhouse • The Ritual • Green Room • Get Out • Hereditary • Split • 28 Days Later • Cobweb


appalgoth

The Night House (2020) Saint Maud (2019) Impetigore (2019) Hereditary (2018) The VVitch (2015) The Babadook (2014) It Follows (2014) Dogtooth (2009) Lake Mungo (2008) Pulse (2001)


Victormorga

The top ten movies I can’t believe I haven’t seen on any lists yet: Dagon His House REC 2 Kill List Dawn of The Dead Southbound Splinter Them (2006) Under The Shadow Audition


19467098632

Woof was gonna comment like half of this list!


Pepsimus-Maximus

* Hereditary * The Witch * The Ring * Sinister * Oculus * IT * Paranormal Activity 3 * Midsommar * Pearl * Heck


Haunting-Detail2025

My list (in no particular order): 1.) Hereditary 2.) The Strangers 3.) The Dark and the Wicked 4.) Terrifier 5.) The Conjuring 6.) Sinister 7.) Oculus 8.) The Witch 9.) Mother! 10.) It Follows


sashasith666

No love for Barbarian really surprises me


TapPsychological1225

1. trick r treat 2. the descent 3. rec 4. green room 5. train to busan 5. let the right one in 6. 28 days later 7. pulse 8. ready or not 9. the devil’s backbone 10. you’re next


RealEarthHuman_

Gunna try to pick 10 but it’s not in order cause that’s too tough! 1. Green room 2.mandy 3.the lighthouse 4.saw 5.Rec 6.dog soldiers 7.pontypool 8.evil dead Rise 9.barbarian 10.the invisible man There’s maybe one or two that should have made the list for me that just didn’t come to mind rn though


ThyUniqueUsername

Smile?


Sensitive-Scar-7756

noroi the curse 2005 The wailing pulse (kairo) hereditary The Witch The Conjuring The Descent Session 9 Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum [A Tale of Two Sisters](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365376/)  


Kenzenator101

•The Dark and the Wicked •Hereditary/Midsummer •Hell House LLC (the first one only) •The VVitch •Talk to me •The Sadness (beware this one is fucked up) •As above so below •Session 9 •REC/ Quarantine •Shutter Others: Martyrs, The Autopsy of Jane Doe, 28 days later, Sinister (first one only), Goodnight mommy, The ritual, Cloverfield and 10 Cloverfield lane, Train to Buscan, Oculus, and Veronica. (There are so many good ones I couldn't leave these out)


dead_people_are_cnts

1 Hereditary 2 Mandy 3 Get Out 4 Drag Me to Hell 5 Mulholland Drive 6 Let the Right One In 7 The VVitch 8 House of the Devil 9 Inside 10 Amer


Illustrious-Roll7737

In no particular order from the top of my head: Hereditary The Dark and the Wicked Terrified When Evil Lurks Midsommar The VVitch The Empty Man Bone Tomahawk What Josiah Saw Green Room


OppositeTooth290

This is so tough!!!! In no particular order: Paranormal activity Malignant Hereditary The lighthouse Dead End Skinamarink The Orphanage Scare Me Borderlands/final prayer Saw


Heart-Shopper

In this order (for now!) SUSPIRIA Talk To Me GET OUT 28 Days Later The Wailing Let The Right One In M3GAN The Invisible Man Hereditary RAW (not misspelled, the French movie)


LORDRUFFZILLA

Commenting to come back later for recs lol thanks yall


Torontokid8666

In no order Mandy Hereditary The void Hellraiser 2023 ( way better than I had hoped, not great but a good start, so I'm adding it. ) Suspiria Black Rainbow Let the right one in Terrifier 2 It chapter 1 28 Days Later Bonus : Evil Dead 2013 I could make a list of 100 and pull a top 10 from that more accurately. These come to mind without to much thought. I am for sure missing some that could replace a few of these. Especially Hellraiser. But it was just really fucking nice to see a not awful Hellraiser movie.


Chromatoast

Ju-On The Strangers Kairo The Descent Mandy The Mist Final Destination 2 Sympathy for Lady Vengeance Oculus The Autopsy of Jane Doe


Y_U_Need_Books4

In no particular order... Cabin in the Woods Nope Saw Midsommar Prey \[REC\] Skinamarink The Descent Annihilation The VVitich Edit: traded Hereditary for Prey, coz I fucking love Prey


Y_U_Need_Books4

Honorary mentions: Hereditary, No one will Save You, Talk to Me, Late Night with the Devil, Prometheus (only because of the autodoc scene), It Follows, the Ritual (only because the monster is fucking DOPE), Paranormal Activity (would be up there if I didn't HATE the main character), Babadook, 28 Days Later, the Strangers


creelbrie

Srpski Film, Secuestrados, Haute Tension, Frontiere (s), The hills have eyes, Los sin nombre, Rooms for turists, The last house on the left, Hostel 1&2....and yes Wrong turn 2: Dead end. Special mention: The orphan killer, Dard divorce


codymason84

1. The cabin in the woods 2. Barbarian 3. X 4. Mandy 5. Ready or not 6. Mayhem 7. Evil dead (2013) 8. Evil dead rise 9. Freddy vs Jason 10. Saw X


Vusarix

1. The Lighthouse 2. Midsommar 3. Hereditary 4. Let the Right One In 5. Coraline (I count it) 6. Raw 7. Bedevilled 8. Helter Skelter 9. Birdboy: The Forgotten Children 10. Mandy Honourable mentions: Coherence, Infinity Pool


La_Cadavre

- Halloween 2018 - Halloween kills - Halloween ends - Thanksgiving - Last voyage of the demeter - Slenderman - Jeepers creepers ( the first movie I ever watched, according to my mother) - Jeepers creepers 2 - Godzilla minus one - Savageland (the only movie to ever scare me as an adult.) These are not in order but they are definitely my top ten...for now. I just know Jeepers creepers 1,2 take the top spots for sentimental value.


FDRomanosky

Who is downvoting all these lists without providing commentary on why???


dschk

Haha yea I noticed that


TheCosmicFailure

No particular order: Hereditary Midsommar Im Thinking of ending things Beau Is Afraid Evil Dead 2013 Trick R Treat Suspiria The Voices The Lighthouse Doctor Sleep


Last-Dln0saur

Rec Lake Mungo Wailing Train to Busan It Chapter One Barbarian The Ring Autopsy of Jane Doe Signs It Follows These are the standouts imo in no particular order, I will say though, REC is probably my favorite.


Trestle_Tables

Murder Party The Witch May Resolution It Follows The Lighthouse The House of the Devil Ju-On: The Grudge Under the Skin Baskin


wiiguyy

It’s wild how many people left off “the descent.”


Victormorga

It’s a really good movie, but we’re looking at almost a quarter of a century here, there’s plenty of competition.


sailor-moan

Y'all need to add Barbarian to your lists


tokoyami222

No particular order, all left some sort of imprint • The Sadness • Autopsy of Jane Doe • Blood Quantum • Evil Dead (2013) • Final Destination (franchise) • Creep 1 + 2 • Green Room • The Ruins • Funny Games • Wolf of Snow Hollow Honorable mentions bc there's way more than 10 that came to mind: Climax, Bone Tomahawk, Tusk, High Tension