Jump Scares are the foundation of so many horror movies. This blast of adrenaline keeps horror fans coming back to the cineplex. Great horror movies, awful horror movies—they all use them. The Scariest Things team discusses our favorite use of the easiest and perhaps most essential trope in the genre.
A drumroll, please!
At long last, The Scariest Things is proud to present to you our TOP 20 Horror Movies of All Time, as curated by a selection committee of 72 expert jurors. No sleeper films here. These are all beloved landmark films, but the question is, how do they rank against each other?
For the first time in its 117-year history, the venerable Variety, probably the most prestigious journal covering Hollywood has released its Critic's ratings for THEIR Top 100 Films of all Time. And believe it or not, a HORROR movie is rated #1!
A veritable hall of fame of horror lines up for our top 10! But, in what order? You know these titans of terror, so let's count them down!




