What are the Greatest Horror Movies of all time? That is a question we get asked most often and it’s really the most difficult to answer. But here you go, our picks for the Top 10 Greatest Horror Movies of all time. This just our opinion by the way. I’m sure you will differ with our picks and that’s okay. There is no right or wrong answer. But this is a list of horror films that we like. You are welcome to make your own.

10. CARRIE – (1976) Directed by Brian De Palma

Brain De Palma is one of my all-time favorite movie directors and this is one of his best. The storyline in the film has been copied many times over the years. But the masterful direction by Brain De Palma really gives the film depth and suspense. One of the best adaptations of a Stephen King Novel. Plus the ending scare always gets me even though I know it’s coming.

9. NOSFERATU – (1922) Directed by F. W. Murnau

One of the silent era’s most influential masterpieces, Nosferatu‘s eerie, gothic feel — and a chilling performance from Max Schreck as the vampire — set the template for the horror films that followed.

8. THE OLD DARK HOUSE – (1932) Directed by James Whale

Of all the old Universal Monster Movies, THE OLD DARK HOUSE has to be the creepiest. This film was lost for decades as the film did poorly at the box office. Director James Whale made this film just before he directed “Frankenstein” and before Boris Karloff was a star. The Old Dark House is like no other Universal Monster movie with very creepy and odd moments in the film. It’s a definite must see.

7. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET – (1984) Directed by Wes Craven

At the time of its release, no one had seen a film quite like this. Especially a killer that could haunt your dreams and slash you to death with finger knives. A totally original horror film that inspired a ton of sequels and ripoffs. The film also put Wes Craven on the map as a horror filmmaker to watch.

6. SUSPIRIA – (1977) Directed by Dario Argento

One of the loudest and colorful horror movies ever made! In colorful I mean scenes are lit a specific color. For example, in a death scene the lighting changes all of sudden to pure red. This is pure style on the director’s part but it really adds to what’s happening in the story. A film that really needs to be seen to be understood.

5. PSYCHO – (1960) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

In 1960, Alfred Hitchcock was already famous as the screen’s master of suspense (and perhaps the best-known film director in the world) when he released Psycho and forever changed the shape and tone of the screen thriller. From its first scene, in which an unmarried couple balances pleasure and guilt in a lunchtime liaison in a cheap hotel (hardly a common moment in a major studio film in 1960), Psycho announced that it was taking the audience to places it had never been before, and on that score what followed would hardly disappoint.

4. THE THING – (1982) Directed by John Carpenter

John Carpenter’s The Thing is both a remake of Howard Hawks’ 1951 film of the same name and a re-adaptation of the John W. Campbell Jr. story “Who Goes There?” on which it was based. Carpenter’s film is more faithful to Campbell’s story than Hawks’ version and also substantially more reliant on special effects, provided in abundance by a team of over 40 technicians, including veteran creature-effects artists Rob Bottin and Stan Winston.

3. Night of the Living Dead – (1968) Directed by George A. Romero

Night of the Living Dead stands as one of the most influential American movies ever made. Beyond the fact that the film created a horror subgenre that has maintained popularity for 50 years, Night of the Living Dead is a revolutionary moment in American independent cinema, a film that inspired countless of filmmakers to pick up a camera and attempt their dream with nothing more than a handful of friends, a shoestring budget, and a vision.

2. THE EXORCIST – (1973) Directed by William Friedkin

Looking at this film you would think it’s just a horror film dealing with a young girl possessed by the devil. In part it is, but the film is really about faith and the lost faith of Father Karras. When confronted by true evil, only then does he find his faith to make the ultimate sacrifice to save a young girl. A true classic horror film.

1. HALLOWEEN – (1978) Directed by John Carpenter

The most successful independent film ever made. Inspired a ton of sequels and ripoffs. A must watch during the Halloween season. What more can be said about the film that hasn’t? It pretty much set the standard for all slasher films to come after it. A classic example of how a film can be creepy with the use of cheap scares, and ton of gore.