The most significant, the most influential, the scariest (at the time of premiere) and simply the best horror films (according to critics and horror magazines) in chronological order. The number of movies equals the number of years from 1920 (the first horror film on the list) to 2024.

In 2025, the following films were added to the original 2020 list: The Mummy (1932), House of Wax (1953), House on Haunted Hill (1959), Fright Night (1985), and The Lost Boys (1987). Next update (with 110 films) in 2030.

IMDb – imdb.com/list/ls517823400
List Challenges – listchallenges.com/the-greatest-horror-films-2025-edition