Best Horror Movies of All Time

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   Psycho(1960)

   Movie· ★ 8.5

   When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
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   The Shining(1980)

   Movie· ★ 8.4

   Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
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   The Thing(1982)

   Movie· ★ 8.2

   A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

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   The Exorcist

   (1973)

   Movie· ★ 8.1

   When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
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   Rosemary's Baby

   (1968)

   Movie· ★ 8.0

   A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.
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   Let the Right One In

   (2008)

   Movie· ★ 7.8

   When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl.
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   Nosferatu

   (1922)

   Movie· ★ 7.8

   The mysterious Count Orlok summons a happily married real estate agent to his castle, located up in the Transylvanian mountains, to finalise a terrifying deal.
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   Night of the Living Dead

   (1968)

   Movie· ★ 7.8

   A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
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   Halloween

   (1978)

   Movie· ★ 7.7

   Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
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   Evil Dead II

   (1987)

   Movie· ★ 7.7

   Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.
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   A Nightmare on Elm Street

   (1984)

   Movie· ★ 7.4

   Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...
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   Carrie

   (1976)

   Movie· ★ 7.4

   Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.
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    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    (1974)

    Movie· ★ 7.4

    Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
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    Suspiria

    (1977)

    Movie· ★ 7.3

    An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
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    Hereditary

    (2018)

    Movie· ★ 7.3

    Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.
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    Ring

    (1998)

    Movie· ★ 7.2

    A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
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    The Descent

    (2005)

    Movie· ★ 7.2

    After a personal tragedy, Sarah joins her friends on a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a rockfall traps them deep underground, their adventure turns into a nightmare. As they search for a way out, the group discovers they are not alone—lurking in the darkness are savage, cave-dwelling creatures. With rising tension and dwindling trust, the women must fight to survive against both the predators and each other.
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    Audition

    (2000)

    Movie· ★ 7.1

    Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage an audition. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu is enchanted by the quiet Asami. But soon things take a twisted turn as Asami isn’t what she seems to be.
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    The Babadook

    (2014)

    Movie· ★ 6.8

    A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.
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    It Follows

    (2015)

    Movie· ★ 6.8

    A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.