A comprehensive list of the 70 scariest horror movies from 1960 till today—the scariest film of each year plus honorable mentions.
—2000—
Final Destination
American Psycho
2000 HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Ginger Snaps
The Cell
The Gift
—2001—
The Others
The Devil’s Backbone
2001 HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Thirteen Ghosts
Jeepers Creepers
From Hell
Hannibal
Joyride
Frailty
—2002—
The Ring
2002 HONORABLE MENTIONS:
28 Days Later
Red Dragon
Blade 2
—2003—
House of a 1000 Corpses
2003 HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Identity
High Tension
Jeepers Creepers 2
—2004—
Saw
2004 HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Dawn of the Dead
The Grudge
The Village
—2005—
The Descent
2005 HONORABLE MENTIONS:
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Constantine
Saw II
—2006—
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2006 HONORABLE MENTIONS:
The Hills Have Eyes
Silent Hill
Them
—2007—
Paranormal Activity
2007 HONORABLE MENTIONS:
The Orphanage
The Mist
REC
—2008—
The Strangers
2008 HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Quarentine
The Ruins
Martyrs
—2009—
Zombieland
2009 HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Drag Me To Hell
The Loved Ones
Dead Snow
Orphan
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