Horror Movies: Lists and Rankings by Subgenre

This hub collects our horror film lists and rankings, sorted by the kind of fear you're after rather than by release date alone. Every entry comes with a scare profile that tells you how much gore, dread, jump-scare intensity and psychological unease to expect, so you can pick a film that fits your tolerance and your mood on a given night.

What you'll find here

Supernatural and ghost stories

Rankings of haunted houses, possessions and curses, from slow-burn dread to films that lean hard on the loud scare.

Slashers and psychological horror

Masked-killer franchises sit alongside quieter films about paranoia and unreliable minds, each rated for violence and how long the unease lingers afterward.

Found footage and creature features

Shaky-cam frights and monster movies, old and new, with notes on practical effects, motion sickness risk and whether the scares hold up on a second viewing.

Classics and new releases

Essential films from the silent era onward paired with fresh rankings of current releases, updated as new horror arrives in theatres and on streaming.

The best supernatural horror movies

The Exorcist (1973)

The best supernatural horror movies are the ones where something unseen enters a home and the family inside cannot reason their way out of it: The Exorcist, The Haunting, The Others, The Conjuring and Hereditary top that list. This guide…