Scariest Movies By Category

MovieScoreRatings

1. Frozen (2010)

8.5

47

2. Don't Breathe (2016)

8.4

77

3. Smile (2022)

8.2

31

4. Alien (1979)

8.1

265

5. The Ritual (2017)

8.0

11

6. Barbarian (2022)

8.0

9

7. Them (2006)

8.0

43

8. Eden Lake (2008)

7.9

71

9. The Strangers (2008)

7.9

203

10. Wer (2013)

7.9

7

11. ATM (2012)

7.8

26

12. Hell House LLC (2015)

7.7

19

13. The Shining (1980)

7.7

320

14. The Orphanage (2007)

7.7

76

15. Identity (2003)

7.7

10

16. Turistas (2006)

7.7

31

17. Black Mirror (2011)

7.7

6

18. The Hitcher (1986)

7.7

9

19. Panic Room (2002)

7.6

8

20. The Devil's Backbone (2001)

7.6

27

21. [Rec] (2007)

7.6

245

22. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

7.6

251

23. The Descent (2005)

7.6

283

24. Rear Window (1954)

7.6

19

25. Black Christmas (1974)

7.6

22

26. The Conspiracy (2012)

7.6

11

27. The Changeling (1980)

7.5

17

28. High Tension (2003)

7.5

93

29. 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

7.5

33

30. Hide and Seek (2005)

7.5

8

31. The Others (2001)

7.5

101

32. The Vanishing (1988)

7.5

10

33. Shutter (2004)

7.5

48

34. The Thing (1982)

7.5

317

35. The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist (2016)

7.5

66

36. A Quiet Place (2018)

7.5

30

37. Buried (2010)

7.5

15

38. Skinamarink (2022)

7.4

7

39. Hard Candy (2005)

7.4

7

40. Deep Red (1975)

7.4

7

41. The Blair Witch Project (1999)

7.4

247

42. Aliens (1986)

7.4

45

43. I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)

7.4

36

44. The Last House on the Left (2009)

7.4

62

45. Green Room (2015)

7.4

76

46. The Last Exorcism (2010)

7.4

8

47. Wolf Creek (2005)

7.4

61

48. The Reef (2010)

7.4

8

49. Last Shift (2014)

7.4

28

50. The House of the Devil (2009)

7.3

50

51. The Sacrament (2013)

7.3

12

52. Host (2020)

7.3

9

53. Duel (1971)

7.3

6

54. As Above, So Below (2014)

7.3

63

55. The Sixth Sense (1999)

7.3

171

56. The Ring (2002)

7.3

299

57. 28 Days Later... (2002)

7.3

87

58. The Invitation (2015)

7.2

27

59. I Spit on Your Grave (2010)

7.2

52

60. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

7.2

45

61. Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)

7.2

44

62. Psycho (1960)

7.2

60

63. A Dark Song (2016)

7.2

6

64. The Conjuring (2013)

7.2

273

65. Rosemary's Baby (1968)

7.2

82

66. Bird Box (2018)

7.2

13

67. Red Dragon (2002)

7.2

13

68. Vacancy (2007)

7.2

26

69. Frontier(s) (2007)

7.1

44

70. Open Water (2003)

7.1

7

71. The Monster (2016)

7.1

7

72. Orphan (2009)

7.1

49

73. The Tunnel (2011)

7.1

7

74. The Cave (2005)

7.1

7

75. Hush (2016)

7.1

40

76. Dark Skies (2013)

7.1

15

77. Misery (1990)

7.1

32

78. The Purge: Anarchy (2014)

7.1

48

79. The Burning (1981)

7.1

9

80. Paranormal Activity (2007)

7.1

204

81. Train to Busan (2016)

7.1

19

82. Deliverance (1972)

7.1

20

83. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

7.1

51

84. The Gift (2015)

7.1

10

85. Silver Bullet (1985)

7.1

10

86. House at the End of the Street (2012)

7.1

12

87. We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

7.1

12

88. Session 9 (2001)

7.1

29

89. It Follows (2014)

7.1

274

90. Se7en (1995)

7.1

18

91. Sinister (2012)

7.1

240

92. Quarantine (2008)

7.1

22

93. The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

7.0

24

94. Inside (2007)

7.0

128

95. The Mist (2007)

7.0

79

96. Oculus (2013)

7.0

54

97. Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015)

7.0

13

98. What Lies Beneath (2000)

7.0

10

99. Stir of Echoes (1999)

7.0

7

100. Carnival of Souls (1962)

7.0

8