The 50 Best Horror Movies

As the great Sheriff Leigh Brackett once said in John Carpenter’s Halloween, “It’s Halloween. I guess everyone’s entitled to one good scare.” It’s a good line, sure. But one good show more scare? And only at Halloween? Talk about stingy! Here at Empire, we like to believe that you can have the bejeezus frightened out of you any day of the year, as many times as you like. Whether it’s seminal slashers, creepy killer clowns, or arthouse works of elevated horror that cut to the quick of society’s most terrifying taboos that get your heart pounding and your cheeks clenching, of this much we can assure you – you’ve come to the right place to find your next sleepless night.

At the dead of night, in an abandoned house along an old Texan dirt road, the Empire team gathered to conjure up a list of the 50 greatest horror movies ever made. From genre titans, to fun frighteners, or modern masterworks, there’ll be something here to make even the hardiest of horror connoisseurs among you double-check your doors are double-bolted by the time you’re done. So draw your salt circles, count the cutlery in your kitchen drawer, take a deep breath, and come with us as we guide you through the films that thrill us and chill us the most. Here’s Empire’s list of the 50 best horror movies…



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