I have this shirt, that I’ve had since high school, with a list on the back of 100 horror movies to see before you die.
I’ve always wanted to write out the whole list and see how many I have already seen and which ones need to be added to my watchlist.
So, here we go!
Movies I have already seen:
2. Jaws (1975)Â
Steven Spielberg
My favorite movie.
5. Carrie (1976)Â
Brian De Palma
Based on Stephen King’s writings.Â
Starring Sissy Spacek
10. Eraserhead (1977)
David Lynch (Wrote & Directed)
13. Hostel (2005)Â
Eli Roth (Wrote & Directed)
14. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)Â
Tobe Hooper
15. Paranormal Activity (2007)Â
Oren Peli (Wrote & Directed)
19. Psycho (1960)
Alfred Hitchcock
21. The Blair Witch Project (1999)Â
Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez (Wrote & Directed)
26. Scream (1996)Â
Wes Craven
My bestie’s favorite movie.
27. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Robert Wiene
29. The Shining (1980)
Stanley Kubrick (Wrote & Directed)
Based on Stephen King’s writings.
My mom ruined this one for me with the worst spoiler ever.
33. Dracula (1931)Â
Tod Browning Karl Freund (uncredited)Â
Starring Bela Lugosi
34. Godzilla (1954)Â
Ishiro Honda (Wrote & Directed)
Remade in 2014 by Gareth Edwards in the United States.
35. The Orphanage (2007)
 J.A. Bayona
My favorite foreign horror movie.
38. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)Â
James WhaleÂ
Starring Boris Karloff
40. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)Â
Roman Polanski (Wrote & Directed)
41. The Stand (1994)Â
Mick GarrisÂ
Based on the book by Stephen King.
Starring Molly Ringwald
I tried to read the book after I saw the tv series the first time, but it is too damn long.
42. Ringu (1998)Â
Hideo Nakata
The Ring was the version made in the United States.
The Ring was one of the first horror movies I saw when I really entered my horror obsession as a preteen.
44. Saw (2004)Â
James Wan (Wrote & Directed)
Starring Danny Glover
49. Halloween (1978)Â
John Carpenter (Wrote & Directed)
57. The Birds (1963)Â
Alfred Hitchcock
My mom thought this was the scariest movie ever when she was a kid.
60. The Phantom of the Opera (1925, 1943, 2004)
There are so many versions of this movie and I have seen a good majority of them.
The musical version with Gerard Butler is one of my favorite movies of all time.
63. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)Â
Jonathan DemmeÂ
Starring Anthony Hopkins and a cameo from Chris Issak.
65. The Sixth Sense (1999)Â
M. Night Shyamalan (Wrote & Directed)
Starring Haley Joel Osment
68. Friday the 13th (1980)Â
Sean S. Cunningham
71. Pet Semetary (1989)Â
Mary LambertÂ
Based on Stephen King’s writings.
79. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)Â
Wes Craven (Wrote & Directed)
Starring young Johnny Depp.
80. The Exorcist (1973)
William Friedkin
81. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
Neil JordanÂ
Starring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise.
82. Ju-on (2002)Â
Takashi Shimizu (Wrote & Directed)
The Grudge was the version made in the United States.
84. The Omen (1976)
Richard DonnerÂ
Starring Gregory Peck
85. Nosferatu (1922)Â
F.W. Murnau
88. Alien (1979)Â
Ridley Scott
92. Frankenstein (1931)
James WhaleÂ
Universal Studios Monster Movie
93. Candyman (1992)Â
Bernard Rose (Wrote & Directed)
Remade in 2021 Nia DaCosta
94. The Mummy (1932)Â
Karl FreundÂ
Universal Monster Movie
It was remade in 1999 by Stephen Sommers, starring Brendan Fraser.
97. King Kong (1933)
Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. SchoedsackÂ
It was remade in 2005 by Peter Jackson, starring Jack Black.
99. An American Werewolf in London (1981)Â
John Landis (Wrote & Directed)
British horror film
100. Poltergeist (1982)Â
Tobe Hooper
Total: 39/100
Movies I still need to see:
Tune in next week for the second half of the list!