The scariest horror films, according to everyone
You can filter them depending on whether you're after something gory, disturbing or suspenseful
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Your support makes all the difference.Our attempts to crowdsource reviews of movies in general (IMDb lists, Meteoritic user polls) aren’t always that successful because dramas, thrillers, comedies etc are so subjective and combine such a vast array of elements and emotions.
Horror, however, is a bit easier to break down into core components. This is where Reel Scary comes in, a new site that allows users to rate movies out of 10 for ‘Gore’, ‘Disturb’, ‘Suspense’ and the optional ‘Scream Factor’ and ‘Nightlight Factor’, which are weighted less in the overall aggregate.
The site has already attracted thousands of ratings, and lists horrors both by their overall score and based on each sensation. Lars von Trier’s unsettling Antichrist features on the ‘Disturb’ list for instance, while several Saw films appear on the ‘Gore’ one.
After several requests for it, the creators are working on adding in a scale for ‘Jump Scares’.
You can view the top 10s at the time of writing below, and 18 films that genuinely scared us here.
Overall
1. Martyrs (2008)
2. Evil Dead (2013)
3. Wolf Creek (2005)
4. A Serbian Film (2010)
5. Dead Alive (1992)
6. Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
7. The Changeling (1980)
8. Inside (2007)
9. Eden Lake (2008)
10. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Gore
1. Dead Alive (1992)
2. Evil Dead (2013)
3. Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
4. The Green Inferno (2013)
5. Martyrs (2008)
6. Hostel: Part II (2007)
7. Hostel (2005)
8. Inside (2007)
9. Saw IV (2007)
10. Saw II (2005)
Disturb
1. A Serbian Film (2010)
2. Martyrs (2008)
3. Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
4. Audition (1999)
5. The Exorcist (1973)
6. Antichrist (2009)
7. The Fly (1986)
8. The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
9. We Are What We Are (2013)
10. Wolf Creek (2005)
Suspense
1. The Changeling (1980)
2. Alien (1979)
3. Don't Breathe (2016)
4. Rear Window (1954)
5. The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist (2016)
6. Eden Lake (2008)
7. Wolf Creek (2005)
8. Aliens (1986)
9. The Shining (1980)
10. [Rec] (2007)
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