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Hand-picked lists of what's worth your time, starting with 317 horror films. Follow a list in NextLevel, check things off as you go, and everything you finish becomes part of your Legacy.

52 films1920–2025
Horror Essentials
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Horror, collected

52 films1920–2025

Horror Essentials

The canon: if you've seen these, you've seen horror. One of each era and kind.

8 films1931–1954

Universal Monsters

The studio that invented the movie monster, 1931–1954.

25 films1920–1968

Classic Horror (Before 1970)

Silent expressionism, RKO shadows, Hitchcock and the birth of the modern zombie.

22 films1971–1979

70s Horror

The decade horror got serious, and got under your skin.

32 films1980–1989

80s Horror

Practical effects at their peak: werewolves, Cenobites, Freddy and The Thing.

24 films1990–1999

90s Horror

Serial killers, meta-slashers, J-horror and the found-footage boom.

32 films2000–2009

2000s Horror

Fast zombies, the New French Extremity, Saw, and the best ghost stories in decades.

40 films2010–2025

Modern Horror (2010–Now)

The new golden age: A24, Jordan Peele, Ari Aster, and a run of instant classics.

25 films1960–2022

Slashers

Masks, final girls and body counts, from the template to the tributes.

34 films1961–2023

Ghosts, Hauntings & Possession

Haunted houses, demons and the things that won't stay buried.

18 films1968–2025

Zombie Movies

Shamblers, sprinters and the end of the world, from Romero on.

19 films1922–2025

Vampire Movies

Every flavor of the undead, from Count Orlok to the Mississippi Delta.

9 films1941–2021

Werewolf Movies

Full moons and painful transformations.

24 films1954–2022

Creature Features

Sharks, aliens, giant bugs and whatever's in the mist.

18 films1979–2024

Body Horror

When the threat is your own flesh. Cronenberg's country, and his heirs.

11 films1968–2021

Folk Horror

Old rites, remote villages, and the countryside that wants you.

28 films1974–2021

Horror Comedies

Scary and funny, often at the same moment.

16 films1980–2023

Found Footage

Shaky cams, night vision and tapes nobody should have watched.

42 films1920–2023

World Horror

The best horror from outside Hollywood: Japan, Korea, Italy, France, Spain and beyond.

16 films1976–2019

Stephen King on Screen

The horror adaptations worth your time.

13 films1978–2022

Halloween: Every Film

Michael Myers, all 13 films in release order (three timelines and a remake).

12 films1980–2009

Friday the 13th: Every Film

Jason Voorhees, in release order, crossover and remake included.

9 films1984–2010

A Nightmare on Elm Street: Every Film

Freddy Krueger, in release order, crossover and remake included.

6 films1996–2023

Scream: Every Film

Ghostface, in release order.

5 films1981–2023

Evil Dead: Every Film

The Necronomicon, in release order.

7 films1979–2024

Alien: Every Film

The Xenomorph saga in release order, prequels included (no Predator crossovers).

10 films2013–2025

The Conjuring Universe

The Warrens' case files and every spin-off, in release order.

10 films2004–2023

Saw: Every Film

Jigsaw's games, in release order.

6 films2000–2025

Final Destination: Every Film

Death's design, in release order.

8 films1988–2019

Child's Play: Every Film

Chucky, in release order, remake included.

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