Your costume is ready, the pumpkins are carved, and there's a gallon of apple cider in the fridge. Now all you need to make All Hallows' Eve complete is a good horror movie. Fear not: We have got you covered. With Halloween just around the corner, we went down into the crypt, opened the coffin, and summoned the best-reviewed horror films of all time. Behold -- it's our Horror Countdown, a compendium of horror shows with enough vampires, zombies, specters, and mad slashers to keep your spine tingling long after your trick-or-treat candy has gone stale.
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Here is a list of some horror movie that have made history. Hope you enjoy it and you will LIKE and SHARE this list! Trick or treat!
20. Crimson Peak (2015)
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers.
Director:
Guillermo del Toro
Writers:
Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins
Stars:
Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston
Director:
Guillermo del Toro
Writers:
Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins
Stars:
Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston
19. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Several people are hunted by a cruel serial killer who kills his victims in their dreams. When the survivors are trying to find the reason for being chosen, the murderer won't lose any chance to kill them as soon as they fall asleep.
Director:
Wes Craven
Writer:
Wes Craven
Stars:
Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund
Director:
Wes Craven
Writer:
Wes Craven
Stars:
Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund
18. The Shining (1980)
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and of the future.
Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Writers:
Stephen King (novel), Stanley Kubrick(screenplay)
Stars:
Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd
Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Writers:
Stephen King (novel), Stanley Kubrick(screenplay)
Stars:
Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd
17. The Exorcist (1973)
When a teenage girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter.
Director:
William Friedkin
Writers:
William Peter Blatty (written for the screen by),William Peter Blatty (novel)
Stars:
Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair
Director:
William Friedkin
Writers:
William Peter Blatty (written for the screen by),William Peter Blatty (novel)
Stars:
Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair
16. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
A man decides to turn his moribund life around by winning back his ex-girlfriend, reconciling his relationship with his mother, and dealing with an entire community that has returned from the dead to eat the living.
Director:
Edgar Wright
Writers:
Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright
Stars:
Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield
Director:
Edgar Wright
Writers:
Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright
Stars:
Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield
15. Dracula (1931)
The ancient vampire Count Dracula arrives in England and begins to prey upon the virtuous young Mina.
Director:
Tod Browning
Writers:
Bram Stoker (by), Hamilton Deane (from the play adapted by),
Stars:
Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, David Manners
Director:
Tod Browning
Writers:
Bram Stoker (by), Hamilton Deane (from the play adapted by),
Stars:
Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, David Manners
14. The Conjuring (2013)
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.
Director:
James Wan
Writers:
Chad Hayes, Carey Hayes (as Carey W. Hayes)
Stars:
Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston
Director:
James Wan
Writers:
Chad Hayes, Carey Hayes (as Carey W. Hayes)
Stars:
Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston
13. Misery (1990)
Few days after being rescued and sheltered from a car crash caused by a blizzard by a nurse who claims to be his number one fan, a well-known author begins suspecting the mental health of his savior.
Director:
Rob Reiner
Writers:
Stephen King (novel), William Goldman(screenplay)
Stars:
James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth
Director:
Rob Reiner
Writers:
Stephen King (novel), William Goldman(screenplay)
Stars:
James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth
12. Poltergeist (1982)
A family's home is haunted by a host of ghosts.
Director:
Tobe Hooper
Writers:
Steven Spielberg (screenplay), Michael Grais(screenplay),
Stars:
JoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Craig T. Nelson
Director:
Tobe Hooper
Writers:
Steven Spielberg (screenplay), Michael Grais(screenplay),
Stars:
JoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Craig T. Nelson
11. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
A mad, disfigured composer seeks love with a lovely young opera singer.
Directors:
Rupert Julian, Lon Chaney (uncredited) ,
Writer:
Gaston Leroux (from the celebrated novel by)
Stars:
Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry
Directors:
Rupert Julian, Lon Chaney (uncredited) ,
Writer:
Gaston Leroux (from the celebrated novel by)
Stars:
Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry
10. Horror of Dracula (1958)
Jonathan Harker begets the ire of Count Dracula after he accepts a job at the vampire's castle under false pretenses.
Director:
Terence Fisher
Writers:
Jimmy Sangster (screenplay), Bram Stoker(novel)
Stars:
Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough
Director:
Terence Fisher
Writers:
Jimmy Sangster (screenplay), Bram Stoker(novel)
Stars:
Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough
9. V/H/S (2012)
When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for.
Directors:
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, David Bruckner
Writers:
Brad Miska (concept), Simon Barrett
Stars:
Calvin Reeder, Lane Hughes, Adam Wingard
Directors:
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, David Bruckner
Writers:
Brad Miska (concept), Simon Barrett
Stars:
Calvin Reeder, Lane Hughes, Adam Wingard
8. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia S.W.A.T. team members, a traffic reporter, and his television executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
Director:
George A. Romero
Writer:
George A. Romero
Stars:
David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger
Director:
George A. Romero
Writer:
George A. Romero
Stars:
David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger
7. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
Jonathan and Lucy live in Wismar and the Count wants a house there. Varna is a port on the Black Sea, close to Dracula's castle.
Director:
Werner Herzog
Writer:
Werner Herzog
Stars:
Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz
Director:
Werner Herzog
Writer:
Werner Herzog
Stars:
Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz
6. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.
Directors:
Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez (as Eduardo Sanchez)
Writers:
Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez (as Eduardo Sanchez)
Stars:
Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, Joshua Leonard
Directors:
Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez (as Eduardo Sanchez)
Writers:
Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez (as Eduardo Sanchez)
Stars:
Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, Joshua Leonard
5. The Ring (2002)
A journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone in a week of viewing it.
Director:
Gore Verbinski
Writers:
Ehren Kruger (screenplay), Kôji Suzuki (novel) (as Koji Suzuki)
Stars:
Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox
Director:
Gore Verbinski
Writers:
Ehren Kruger (screenplay), Kôji Suzuki (novel) (as Koji Suzuki)
Stars:
Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox
4. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.
Director:
Neil Jordan
Writers:
Anne Rice (screenplay), Anne Rice (novel)
Stars:
Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas
Director:
Neil Jordan
Writers:
Anne Rice (screenplay), Anne Rice (novel)
Stars:
Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas
3. Scream (1996)
Attempting to cope with her mother's murder, Sydney and her horror movie-obsessed friends are stalked by a murderer who seems to have a hard time letting the past go.
Director:
Wes Craven
Writer:
Kevin Williamson
Stars:
Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette
Director:
Wes Craven
Writer:
Kevin Williamson
Stars:
Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette
2. The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
A suburban American family is being stalked by a group of psychotic people who live in the desert, far away from civilization.
Director:
Alexandre Aja
Writers:
Alexandre Aja (screenplay), Grégory Levasseur(screenplay) (as Gregory Levasseur)
Stars:
Ted Levine, Kathleen Quinlan, Dan Byrd
Director:
Alexandre Aja
Writers:
Alexandre Aja (screenplay), Grégory Levasseur(screenplay) (as Gregory Levasseur)
Stars:
Ted Levine, Kathleen Quinlan, Dan Byrd
1. The Others (2001)
A woman who lives in a darkened old house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that her family home is haunted.
Director:
Alejandro Amenábar
Writer:
Alejandro Amenábar
Stars:
Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan
Director:
Alejandro Amenábar
Writer:
Alejandro Amenábar
Stars:
Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan
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