My Must Watch Scary Movies

Some difficult cuts had to be made but here is my list of movies you need to watch this spooky season!

I love scary movies and I love making lists so please enjoy my list of scary movies that I consider mandatory viewing! Also here are links to my Letterboxd profile and my Horror Master Movie List.

I should also mention that I forgot to include the 2002 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in this list and it is an unforgivable oversight on my part, I understand if you block me for it.

Classics aka Pre-1960

Nosferatu (1922)

Dracula (1931)

Frankenstein (1931)

The 19060’s

Psycho (1960)

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

The 1970’s

The Exorcist (1973)

Jaws (1975)

Carrie (1976)

Halloween (1978)

The 1980’s

The Shining (1980)

Friday the 13th (1980)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

The Labyrinth (1986)

Hellraiser (1987)

The 1990’s

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Jurassic Park (1993)

The Craft (1996)

Scream (1996)

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

The Sixth Sense (1999)

The 2000’s

Final Destination (2000)

Thirteen Ghosts (2001)

Resident Evil (2002)

The Ring (2002)

The Grudge (2004)

The Descent (2005)

Silent Hill (2006)

Paranormal Activity (2007)

The Strangers (2008)

Jennifer’s Body (2009)

Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)

The 2010’s

Sinister (2012)

The Babadook (2014)

Hereditary (2018)

Midsommar (2019)

The 2020’s

Smile (2022)

Long Legs (2024)