My Favorite Horror Films: A Constantly Evolving List
A constant work in progress.
The essentials. One film per director. Chronologically organized.
Le manoir du diable. Georges Méliès, 1896.
The Sealed Room. D.W. Griffith, 1909.
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari. Robert Wiene, 1920.
The Haunted House. Buster Keaton & Edward F. Cline, 1921.
Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages. Benjamin Christensen, 1922.
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens. F.W. Murnau, 1922.
M. Fritz Lang, 1931.
Freaks. Tod Browning, 1932.
Vampyr. Carl Th. Dreyer, 1932.
King Kong. Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933.
The Bride of Frankenstein. James Whale, 1935.
The Wolf Man. George Waggner, 1941.
Cat People. Jacques Tourneur, 1942.
The Seventh Victim. Mark Robson, 1943.
Creature from the Black Lagoon. Jack Arnold, 1954.
Les diaboliques. Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955.
The Night of the Hunter. Charles Laughton, 1955.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Don Siegel, 1956.
I Was a Teenage Werewolf. Gene Fowler Jr., 1957.
The Crawling Eye. Quentin Lawrence, 1958.
The Tingler. William Castle, 1959.
Les Yeux sans visage. Georges Franju, 1960.
Peeping Tom. Michael Powell, 1960.
Psycho. Alfred Hitchcock, 1960.
The Innocents. Jack Clayton, 1961.
Cape Fear. J. Lee Thompson, 1962.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?. Robert Aldrich, 1962.
The Haunting. Robert Wise, 1963.
Matango. Ishirô Honda, 1963.
Repulsion. Roman Polanski, 1965.
Vargtimmen. Ingmar Bergman, 1968.
Psych-Burn. J.X. Williams, 1968.
Môjû. Yasuzô Masumura, 1969.
The Devils. Ken Russell, 1971.
Don't Look Now. Nicolas Roeg, 1973.
The Exorcist. William Friedkin, 1973.
The Wicker Man. Robin Hardy, 1973.
Black Christmas. Bob Clark, 1974.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Tobe Hooper, 1974.
Jaws. Steven Spielberg, 1975.
Picnic at Hanging Rock. Peter Weir, 1975.
Carrie. Brian De Palma, 1976.
The Last House on Dead End Street. Roger Watkins, 1977.
Shock Waves. Ken Wiederhorn, 1977.
Suspiria. Dario Argento, 1977.
I Spit on Your Grave. Meir Zarchi, 1978.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Philip Kaufman, 1978.
Alien. Ridley Scott, 1979.
Buio Omega. Joe D'Amato, 1979.
Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht. Werner Herzog, 1979.
Zombi 2. Lucio Fulci, 1979.
Cannibal Holocaust. Ruggero Deodato, 1980.
Maniac. William Lustig, 1980.
The Shining. Stanley Kubrick, 1980.
The Burning. Tony Maylam, 1981.
My Bloody Valentine. George Mihalka, 1981.
Possession. Andrzej Żuławski, 1981.
The Entity. Sidney J. Furie, 1982.
Halloween III: Season of the Witch. Tommy Lee Wallace, 1982.
La morte vivante. Jean Rollin, 1982.
Xtro. Harry Bromley Davenport, 1982.
Angst. Gerald Kargl, 1983.
The Dead Zone. David Cronenberg, 1983.
The Hunger. Tony Scott, 1983.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. Joseph Zito, 1984.
Day of the Dead. George A. Romero, 1985.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. Jack Sholder, 1985.
Aliens. James Cameron, 1986.
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. Tom McLoughlin, 1986.
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. John McNaughton, 1986.
The Hitcher. Robert Harmon, 1986.
Manhunter. Michael Mann, 1986.
Evil Dead 2. Sam Raimi, 1987.
The Gate. Tibor Takács, 1987.
Hellraiser. Clive Barker, 1987.
Near Dark. Kathryn Bigelow, 1987.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. Chuck Russell, 1987.
Predator. John McTiernan, 1987.
Prince of Darkness. John Carpenter, 1987.
Child's Play. Tom Holland, 1988.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Stephen Chiodo, 1988.
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. Rob Hedden, 1989.
Pet Sematary. Mary Lambert, 1989.
Shocker. Wes Craven, 1989.
Begotten. E. Elias Merhige, 1990.
Child's Play 2. John Lafia, 1990.
Alien³. David Fincher, 1992.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. David Lynch, 1992.
The Addiction. Abel Ferrara, 1995.
Alien: Resurrection. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1997.
Bride of Chucky. Ronny Yu, 1998.
The Blair Witch Project. Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez, 1999.
Ôdishon. Takashi Miike, 1999.
Ginger Snaps. John Fawcett, 2000.
Trouble Every Day. Claire Denis, 2001.
28 Days Later. Danny Boyle, 2002.
Dans ma Peau. Marina de Van, 2002.
May. Lucky McKee, 2002.
Signs. M. Night Shyamalan, 2002.
Haute tension. Alexandre Aja, 2003.
AVP: Alien vs. Predator. Paul W.S. Anderson, 2004.
Seed of Chucky. Don Mancini, 2004.
Sakebi. Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2006.
À l'intérieur. Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury, 2007.
[REC]. Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza, 2007.
Zodiac. David Fincher, 2007.
Martyrs. Pascal Laugier, 2008.
Shutter Island. Martin Scorsese, 2010.
Twixt. Francis Ford Coppola, 2011.
The Conjuring. James Wan, 2013.
L'inconnu du lac. Alain Guiraudie, 2013.
Oculus. Mike Flanagan, 2013.
Under the Skin. Jonathan Glazer, 2013.
Unfriended. Levan Gabriadze, 2014.
#Horror. Tara Subkoff, 2015.
Knock Knock. Eli Roth, 2015.
Queen of Earth. Alex Ross Perry, 2015.
The Shallows. Jaume Collet-Serra, 2016.
The essentials. One film per director. Chronologically organized.
Le manoir du diable. Georges Méliès, 1896.
The Sealed Room. D.W. Griffith, 1909.
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari. Robert Wiene, 1920.
The Haunted House. Buster Keaton & Edward F. Cline, 1921.
Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages. Benjamin Christensen, 1922.
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens. F.W. Murnau, 1922.
M. Fritz Lang, 1931.
Freaks. Tod Browning, 1932.
Vampyr. Carl Th. Dreyer, 1932.
King Kong. Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933.
The Bride of Frankenstein. James Whale, 1935.
The Wolf Man. George Waggner, 1941.
Cat People. Jacques Tourneur, 1942.
The Seventh Victim. Mark Robson, 1943.
Creature from the Black Lagoon. Jack Arnold, 1954.
Les diaboliques. Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955.
The Night of the Hunter. Charles Laughton, 1955.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Don Siegel, 1956.
I Was a Teenage Werewolf. Gene Fowler Jr., 1957.
The Crawling Eye. Quentin Lawrence, 1958.
The Tingler. William Castle, 1959.
Les Yeux sans visage. Georges Franju, 1960.
Peeping Tom. Michael Powell, 1960.
Psycho. Alfred Hitchcock, 1960.
The Innocents. Jack Clayton, 1961.
Cape Fear. J. Lee Thompson, 1962.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?. Robert Aldrich, 1962.
The Haunting. Robert Wise, 1963.
Matango. Ishirô Honda, 1963.
Repulsion. Roman Polanski, 1965.
Vargtimmen. Ingmar Bergman, 1968.
Psych-Burn. J.X. Williams, 1968.
Môjû. Yasuzô Masumura, 1969.
The Devils. Ken Russell, 1971.
Don't Look Now. Nicolas Roeg, 1973.
The Exorcist. William Friedkin, 1973.
The Wicker Man. Robin Hardy, 1973.
Black Christmas. Bob Clark, 1974.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Tobe Hooper, 1974.
Jaws. Steven Spielberg, 1975.
Picnic at Hanging Rock. Peter Weir, 1975.
Carrie. Brian De Palma, 1976.
The Last House on Dead End Street. Roger Watkins, 1977.
Shock Waves. Ken Wiederhorn, 1977.
Suspiria. Dario Argento, 1977.
I Spit on Your Grave. Meir Zarchi, 1978.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Philip Kaufman, 1978.
Alien. Ridley Scott, 1979.
Buio Omega. Joe D'Amato, 1979.
Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht. Werner Herzog, 1979.
Zombi 2. Lucio Fulci, 1979.
Cannibal Holocaust. Ruggero Deodato, 1980.
Maniac. William Lustig, 1980.
The Shining. Stanley Kubrick, 1980.
The Burning. Tony Maylam, 1981.
My Bloody Valentine. George Mihalka, 1981.
Possession. Andrzej Żuławski, 1981.
The Entity. Sidney J. Furie, 1982.
Halloween III: Season of the Witch. Tommy Lee Wallace, 1982.
La morte vivante. Jean Rollin, 1982.
Xtro. Harry Bromley Davenport, 1982.
Angst. Gerald Kargl, 1983.
The Dead Zone. David Cronenberg, 1983.
The Hunger. Tony Scott, 1983.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. Joseph Zito, 1984.
Day of the Dead. George A. Romero, 1985.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. Jack Sholder, 1985.
Aliens. James Cameron, 1986.
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. Tom McLoughlin, 1986.
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. John McNaughton, 1986.
The Hitcher. Robert Harmon, 1986.
Manhunter. Michael Mann, 1986.
Evil Dead 2. Sam Raimi, 1987.
The Gate. Tibor Takács, 1987.
Hellraiser. Clive Barker, 1987.
Near Dark. Kathryn Bigelow, 1987.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. Chuck Russell, 1987.
Predator. John McTiernan, 1987.
Prince of Darkness. John Carpenter, 1987.
Child's Play. Tom Holland, 1988.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Stephen Chiodo, 1988.
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. Rob Hedden, 1989.
Pet Sematary. Mary Lambert, 1989.
Shocker. Wes Craven, 1989.
Begotten. E. Elias Merhige, 1990.
Child's Play 2. John Lafia, 1990.
Alien³. David Fincher, 1992.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. David Lynch, 1992.
The Addiction. Abel Ferrara, 1995.
Alien: Resurrection. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1997.
Bride of Chucky. Ronny Yu, 1998.
The Blair Witch Project. Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez, 1999.
Ôdishon. Takashi Miike, 1999.
Ginger Snaps. John Fawcett, 2000.
Trouble Every Day. Claire Denis, 2001.
28 Days Later. Danny Boyle, 2002.
Dans ma Peau. Marina de Van, 2002.
May. Lucky McKee, 2002.
Signs. M. Night Shyamalan, 2002.
Haute tension. Alexandre Aja, 2003.
AVP: Alien vs. Predator. Paul W.S. Anderson, 2004.
Seed of Chucky. Don Mancini, 2004.
Sakebi. Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2006.
À l'intérieur. Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury, 2007.
[REC]. Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza, 2007.
Zodiac. David Fincher, 2007.
Martyrs. Pascal Laugier, 2008.
Shutter Island. Martin Scorsese, 2010.
Twixt. Francis Ford Coppola, 2011.
The Conjuring. James Wan, 2013.
L'inconnu du lac. Alain Guiraudie, 2013.
Oculus. Mike Flanagan, 2013.
Under the Skin. Jonathan Glazer, 2013.
Unfriended. Levan Gabriadze, 2014.
#Horror. Tara Subkoff, 2015.
Knock Knock. Eli Roth, 2015.
Queen of Earth. Alex Ross Perry, 2015.
The Shallows. Jaume Collet-Serra, 2016.
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