The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 340 votes
After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Scary Movies
This SceneIt list helps you quickly choose popular horror stories built for suspense and scares. Results are selected for the United States and balance audience response with practical watchability.
Updated 2026-08-04 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
We rank eligible titles using TMDB audience ratings, vote confidence, relevance to the theme, and current popularity. Ratings can change as new votes are added.
The Loved Ones
2010 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 854 votes
When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Black Sunday
1960 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 598 votes
A vengeful witch, Asa Vajda, and her fiendish servant, Igor Jauvitch, return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant: Katia. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Stake Land
2010 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 885 votes
Martin was a normal teenage boy before the country collapsed in an empty pit of economic and political disaster. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
2020 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 527 votes
Terror grips a small mountain town as bodies are discovered after each full moon. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Little Shop of Horrors
1960 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 472 votes
Seymour works in a skid row florist shop and is in love with his beautiful co-worker, Audrey. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Un Chien Andalou
1929 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,430 votes
Un Chien Andalou is an European avant-garde surrealist film, a collaboration between director Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
1971 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 434 votes
Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Raising Cain
1992 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 401 votes
Child psychologist Carter Nix is a loving and caring family man, but under this appearance lies a dark and troubled past. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Alice, Sweet Alice
1976 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 315 votes
Alice is a withdrawn 12-year-old who lives with her mother and her younger sister, Karen, who gets most of the attention from her mother, leaving Alice out of the spotlight. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Nightwatch
1994 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 330 votes
Martin, a law student, takes up a job as a nightwatchman at a mortuary to fund his studies. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Night of the Comet
1984 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 452 votes
After a comet wipes out most of life on Earth, two Valley Girls find themselves fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Final Cut
2022 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 476 votes
Things go badly for a small film crew shooting a low-budget zombie movie when they are attacked by real zombies. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Village of the Damned
1960 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 506 votes
In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Chalk Line
2022 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 395 votes
After a couple finds a traumatized child of unknown origins, wife Paula must decipher the girl's strange behaviors to unlock her identity and dark past. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Some Like It Rare
2021 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 534 votes
Sophie and Vincent’s small butcher shop is on the brink of bankruptcy and their marriage is falling apart. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Don't Listen
2020 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 813 votes
After a tragic turn of events at the new home he's fixing up, Daniel hears a ghostly plea for help, spurring him to seek out a famous paranormal expert. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Deadstream
2022 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 392 votes
A disgraced internet personality attempts to win back his followers by livestreaming one night alone in a haunted house. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Legend of La Llorona
2011 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 311 votes
Based on a famous Mexican legend, a group of kids must stop the ghost of a woman whose guilt over the drowning of her own children leads her to abduct youngsters who wander the woods at night. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
1986 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 790 votes
Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.