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The Best 25 Horror Movies of the 21st Century : Episode 200

We have reached a milestone recording episode, and also a good milestone date for horror movies. The first 25 years of the century, nay, the millennium, have passed. It is an opportune time to look back at the first quarter century and show our favorite movies of the past 25 years. We like our lists and rankings here at The Scariest Things!
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The Scariest Things Top 100 Jury Vote Breakdown

Our Top 100 is being revealed in the October month of Horror that leads up to Halloween. If you want to try and piece together what the winning film might be, or want to know how we did this, check out the full Scariest Jury list right here! If you love rankings and ratings, and you love horror movies... this is for YOU!
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The BEST Horror Movies of 2023: Mike’s List

It was the best of years and the worst of years. Really, 2023 contained some of the best horror films of ALL time, but it also contained a lot of duds. Not just crappy little indy films that couldn’t scratch to nickels together, but the big boys laid down garbage all over the cinema interstate.  We may see some incredible holdover fare early in the year, followed by a dusty lull. Maybe, just maybe, we’ll see some great horror films back on the scene in late 2024. Until then, here are…the Best Horror Films of 2023
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Dead List: Top 10 Animal Horror Films

Thumper, Ben, Lassie, Willard, Cujo…my pet gator? Why have you chosen to forsake me? In Episode 16 we explored this very question and got down and dirty in the animal kingdom. These are some of the scariest pets and animals to have ever graced the silver screen and boy have they gone bad! They PRETEND to be man's best friend but ultimately they've got other things in store for us weak and inferior humans. Before you race out to the pet store watch the ten scariest films ever made featuring animals!
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The Best Horror Movies of 2023: Eric Li’s List

Another year in horror is in the books. 2023 produced a few films that will be remembered for generations to come. The big studios found a groove just in time to tripped up by a writer and actor strike. There was consistently good content provided this year, with thankfully few stinkers. Here is managing editor Eric Li's thoughts on 2023.
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Amy Faust’s Top 25 Horror Movies

Scariest Thing's own Shaky Cam Kitty's picks! You like to find footage from dead people in the woods?  Well, so does Amy.  She hasn't found a camera that isn't worth shaking.
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Eric’s Top 10 Horror Films of 2021

Chalk 2021 into the history books! And, every year that I do this, I find it hard to separate my favorite films, and this year was no different. There were really good films from both the festival side and the studio wide release efforts from the past year.
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Dead List: Top 10 Sci-Fi Horror Films of All Time

Congrats! You’ve wandered down to the end of the cul-de-sac and discovered the world of sci-fi-horror. Is is horror? Is it sci-fi? Is it horror-sci-fi? Does it have space aliens? Are those furry little space aliens scary? All these questions are answered with the Top 10 Sci-Fi Horror Films of All Time!
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Liz’s Top 10 Horror Films of 2020

2020 sucked but these films did not! Check out Liz's Top 10 Horror Films of 2020 year end list! Good riddance 2020! Hey 2021, I am ready to get off the couch and back into the theaters!
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The Best Horror Shorts of 2023

For the Best Horror Shorts of 2023, we cherry-picked our favorite short films from the festivals we attended this year. We also selected a few films from the game-changing streaming short film distributor Alter. We've got many of these full short films linked to this post. Give them a watch!
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The Best Horror Movies of 2023: The Scariest Things Podcast 177

The Scariest Things writing team didn't have a consensus #1 film, but all four of the films that reached the top spot are likely to become instant classics, remembered for decades to come. If you want a sampler platter of tasty tasty horror, then listen to the FIVE top ten lists in our roundtable discussion in Podcast Episode 177: The Best Horror Movies of 2023.
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Chris Ralph’s Top 25 Horror Movies

Independent film producer and lifelong College buddy of Msoup and LightninLi, Mr. Christopher Ralph puts on his horror hat... and guess what?  Telecommunication and Film grads like the same things that genre fans like!  His top 25:
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The Scariest Things Podcast Episode 159: The Top 10 Horror Films of 2022

Horror Movies have once again hit full stride, and 2022 oozed with originality and purpose. There were so many films to pick from, most of our crew, when assigned to pick a top 10 went with 11! (Cheaters!) That's how good it was this year. So listen in to our extended super sized Episode 159 and get wise to what was great in 2022!
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The Top 500 Horror Films of All Time (2022 Edition)

Are you looking to do a Horror Movie Marathon? Don't know where to begin? Do you think you've seen them all and want to find some hidden gems? Start here for suggestions! The following is a comprehensive list of recommendations for our favorite horror films of all time. It's a horror movie rankers dream! Check out the big list and find a movie you haven't seen yet... and watch it!
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The Scariest Things Podcast Episode 155: The Top 100 Horror Movies of All Time #40-21

We arrive now at our big hitters in the horror genre. It's #40-21! But surprisingly, there were some surprises! Some movies that were completely absent from our 2018 list vault all the way to this portion of the rankings! It's amazing what happens when you add in a bunch of new members of the selection committee. Zombie lovers and fans of the new Golden Age of Horror will appreciate the films in this section of our rankings. Enjoy!
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Dead List: Top 10 Horror Soundtracks of All Time

Can music make a film? Break a film? Raise the hairs on the back of your head? Make you curl up in a ball and weep? You bet your bottom dollar! Open you ears and tune in to the ten most evil soundtracks your little ears ever did hear!
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Eric’s Top 10 Horror Movies of 2019

It was a great year for Horror Films, and without an individual film that was head and shoulders above the rest, making this a bit of a challenge to pick a top 10. There was a nice mix of film festival independent darlings, as well as some surprisingly good major studio offerings this year. If you haven't done so already, go listen to our favorite movies of the decade. I believe we are still in the middle of the golden age of quality horror stories.
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Mike Fryer’s Top 25 Horror Movies

Robert (Zed) and Eric's (Lightnin Li) childhood pal, and OG Scariest Things influence Mike Fryer recalls his favorite spooky films.  Damn you Mike!  This is all your fault!
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Kian Doughty’s Top 25 Horror Movies

Kian Doughty is a talented young actor who just performed in and co-wrote the Justin Zimmerman short film Made You Look which premiered at the Portland Horror Film Festival, and features some fantastic creature effects from Oscar winner Chris Walas. Kian brings his youthful take on a top 25!
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