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Ultimate List of Classic Horror Movies Every Fan Must See At Least Once

Not sure where to start with classic horror? We've got you covered.

By Kelsey McConnell, Grace Felder & Lisa Quigley | Published May 27, 2022

An ultimate list of classic horror films - still shot from The Exorcist — Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

psycho — Photo Credit: Shamley Productions

The Birds — Photo Credit: Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions

best foreign horror movies — Photo Credit: Champs-Élysées Productions

Photo Credit: Universal Pictures

Fright Night 1985 — Photo Credit: Columbia Pictures

The Lost Boys (1987) — Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

best horror movies on netflix — Photo Credit: Geffen Pictures

30 Days of Night film — Photo Credit: Columbia Pictures

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The Wolf Man — Photo Credit: Universal Pictures

american werewolf in london film — Photo Credit: Polygram Pictures

the howling — Photo Credit: Embassy Pictures

Gingersnaps werewolf film — Photo Credit: Copperheart Entertainment

Hills Have Eyes — Photo Credit: Fox Searchlight Pictures

best revenge movies — Photo Credit: Cinemagic Pictures

Misery, psychological thrillers — Photo Credit: Castle Rock Entertainment

Silence of the Lambs, a psychological thrillers — Photo Credit: Strong Heart/Demme Production

poltergeist film — Photo Credit: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Jack Torrence in The Shining — Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

pg-13 horror movies — Photo Credit: DreamWorks

I Walked with a Zombie horror film — Photo Credit: RKO Radio Pictures

spooky movies to binge watch for halloween — Photo Credit: Image Ten

28 days later movies like contagion — Photo Credit: DNA Films

frankenstein film 1931 — Photo Credit: Universal Pictures

Creature from the Black Lagoon — Photo Credit: Universal Pictures

Alien Film 1979 — Photo Credit: Cinemassacre Productions

The Thing, horror film — Photo Credit: Universal Pictures

It film, 1990 — Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Television

jaws — Photo Credit: Universal Pictures

House of 1,000 Corpses — Photo Credit: Spectacle Entertainment Group

The Fly, a horror movie with Jeff Goldbloomm — Photo Credit: SLM Production Group

50 horror movie facts: the blair witch project — Photo Credit: Artisan Entertainment

found footage horror lake mungo — Photo Credit: Mungo Productions

paranormal activity best horror movies on netflix — Photo Credit: Blumhouse Productions

Rec 2007 — Photo Credit: Castelao Producciones

jordan peele movie recommendations — Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures

Night of the Demons 1988 — Photo Credit: Blue Rider Pictures

best revenge movies — Photo Credit: Red Bank Films

Susperia 1977 — Photo Credit: Seda Spettacoli

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the exorcist — Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

The Exorcism of Emily Rose film — Photo Credit: Screen Gems

The Possession of Joel Delaney — Photo Credit: Haworth Productions

The Evil Dead — Photo Credit: Renaissance Pictures

The Haunting 1963 — Photo Credit: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

best horror movies on amazon prime — Photo Credit: American International Pictures

The Wickerman 1973 — Photo Credit: British Lion Film Corporation

The Witchfinder General — Photo Credit: Tigon British Film

Candyman 1992 — Photo Credit: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Friday the 13th 1980 — Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures

scream — Photo Credit: Dimension Films

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974 — Photo Credit: Vortex

halloween — Photo Credit: Compass International Pictures

best horror directors — Photo Credit: New Line Cinema

best slasher movies — Photo Credit: Film Funding Ltd.

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