David’s 31 Favorite Horror Films

It’s officially SPOOKY SEASON, so today I am sharing a list of my top 31 favorite horror movies of all time. While this list is subject to change in the future as I continue sinking my teeth deeper into the genre, I would say you can’t go wrong with any of these (especially around Halloween). Let’s dive in!

31. Insidious

30. Scream (2022)

29. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

28. The Substance

27. Rosemary’s Baby

26. Weapons

25. Speak No Evil (2024)

24. Get Out

23. The Cabin in the Woods

22. The Others

21. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

20. The Conjuring 2

19. Scream 6

18. Final Destination Bloodlines

17. A Nightmare on Elm Street

16. Saw

15. The Final Destination (2011)

14. Scream 2

13. M3GAN

12. The Skeleton Key

11. Aliens (Don’t come for me… I classify this series as horror even though the second one leans toward action.)

10. What Lies Beneath

9. The Silence of the Lambs

8. Misery

7. Scream 4

6. Barbarian

5. The Strangers

4. The Conjuring

3. Orphan

2. The Descent

and #1 is…

Scream (1996)

Honorable mentions:

Halloween (1978)

Halloween (2018)

Final Destination 2

Fresh

Joy Ride

The Good Son

The Ring

The Invisible Man (2020)

Sinners

Bird Box

…and many more I am probably not thinking of at the moment!

How many from my list have you seen? And what are your favorite horror movies?