The best horror film of every year

The highest-scoring horror film from each year, scored 0–100 on IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office against every film from the same year. Pick a year for its full list of horror films.

• 2026: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Score 84.8 · 40 horror films
• 2025: Sinners Score 93.1 · 73 horror films
• 2024: The Substance Score 76.6 · 91 horror films
• 2023: Late Night with the Devil Score 63.7 · 78 horror films
• 2022: Talk to Me Score 70.3 · 107 horror films
• 2021: The Black Phone Score 65.9 · 93 horror films
• 2020: A Quiet Place Part II Score 72.5 · 91 horror films
• 2019: Us Score 69.1 · 95 horror films
• 2018: A Quiet Place Score 75.9 · 94 horror films
• 2017: Get Out Score 80.4 · 79 horror films
• 2016: Train to Busan Score 69.7 · 91 horror films
• 2015: The Witch Score 65.8 · 77 horror films
• 2014: What We Do in the Shadows Score 63.5 · 74 horror films
• 2013: The Conjuring Score 70.7 · 71 horror films
• 2012: Sinister Score 58.4 · 64 horror films
• 2011: The Cabin in the Woods Score 65.7 · 57 horror films
• 2010: Let Me In Score 63.7 · 62 horror films
• 2009: Zombieland Score 69.5 · 68 horror films
• 2008: Cloverfield Score 65.5 · 59 horror films
• 2007: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Score 77.1 · 67 horror films
• 2006: The Host Score 69.5 · 58 horror films
• 2005: The Descent Score 64.7 · 54 horror films
• 2004: Shaun of the Dead Score 66.6 · 39 horror films
• 2003: A Tale of Two Sisters Score 48.9 · 27 horror films
• 2002: 28 Days Later Score 68.5 · 28 horror films
• 2001: The Others Score 71.8 · 26 horror films
• 2000: American Psycho Score 60.1 · 22 horror films
• 1999: Sleepy Hollow Score 70.2 · 21 horror films
• 1998: The Ring Score 64.0 · 21 horror films
• 1997: Cure Score 51.6 · 17 horror films
• 1996: Scream Score 68.9 · 14 horror films
• 1995: Godzilla vs. Destoroyah Score 56.9 · 19 horror films
• 1994: Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles Score 68.0 · 14 horror films
• 1993: Manichitrathazhu Score 43.4 · 16 horror films
• 1992: Dracula Score 77.3 · 22 horror films
• 1991: The Silence of the Lambs Score 96.6 · 11 horror films
• 1990: Tremors Score 65.3 · 27 horror films
• 1989: Santa Sangre Score 55.8 · 23 horror films
• 1988: Dead Ringers Score 58.9 · 40 horror films
• 1987: Predator Score 65.5 · 33 horror films
• 1986: Aliens Score 89.2 · 30 horror films
• 1985: Fright Night Score 60.8 · 19 horror films
• 1984: A Nightmare on Elm Street Score 69.6 · 17 horror films
• 1983: Angst Score 54.7 · 15 horror films
• 1982: Poltergeist Score 71.1 · 23 horror films
• 1981: An American Werewolf in London Score 66.7 · 37 horror films
• 1980: The Shining Score 68.4 · 30 horror films
• 1979: Alien Score 78.7 · 15 horror films
• 1978: Halloween Score 74.8 · 19 horror films
• 1977: Suspiria Score 54.2 · 20 horror films
• 1976: The Omen Score 68.3 · 16 horror films
• 1975: Jaws Score 87.2 · 11 horror films
• 1974: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Score 67.3 · 15 horror films
• 1973: The Exorcist Score 83.2 · 14 horror films
• 1972: Don't Torture a Duckling Score 47.7 · 21 horror films
• 1971: The Abominable Dr. Phibes Score 42.0 · 13 horror films
• 1970: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage Score 48.3 · 7 horror films
• 1969: The House That Screamed Score 35.0 · 2 horror films
• 1968: Rosemary's Baby Score 76.9 · 8 horror films
• 1967: Viy Score 46.4 · 5 horror films
• 1966: The Plague of the Zombies Score 43.2 · 5 horror films
• 1965: Repulsion Score 59.7 · 4 horror films
• 1964: Kwaidan Score 59.1 · 12 horror films
• 1963: The Birds Score 67.3 · 12 horror films
• 1962: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Score 62.8 · 7 horror films
• 1961: The Innocents Score 55.8 · 5 horror films
• 1960: Psycho Score 81.5 · 12 horror films
• 1959: The Hound of the Baskervilles Score 40.0 · 10 horror films
• 1958: It Happened in Broad Daylight Score 48.9 · 10 horror films
• 1957: Curse of the Demon Score 51.9 · 5 horror films
• 1956: Invasion of the Body Snatchers Score 60.6 · 4 horror films
• 1955: Diabolique Score 63.0 · 8 horror films
• 1954: Godzilla Score 53.8 · 3 horror films
• 1953: House of Wax Score 52.1 · 7 horror films
• 1951: The Thing from Another World Score 32.6 · 2 horror films
• 1946: The Spiral Staircase Score 46.7 · 1 horror film
• 1945: The Picture of Dorian Gray Score 54.4 · 6 horror films
• 1944: The Uninvited Score 43.4 · 5 horror films
• 1943: I Walked with a Zombie Score 39.8 · 8 horror films
• 1942: Cat People Score 48.9 · 4 horror films
• 1941: The Wolf Man Score 34.8 · 2 horror films
• 1940: The Invisible Man Returns Score 33.3 · 2 horror films
• 1939: Son of Frankenstein Score 37.5 · 1 horror film
• 1936: The Devil-Doll Score 38.7 · 2 horror films
• 1935: Bride of Frankenstein Score 68.0 · 5 horror films
• 1934: The Black Cat Score 28.7 · 1 horror film
• 1933: King Kong Score 78.3 · 3 horror films
• 1932: Freaks Score 61.3 · 7 horror films
• 1931: Frankenstein Score 73.5 · 4 horror films
• 1928: The Man Who Laughs Score 44.0 · 2 horror films
• 1927: The Unknown Score 53.3 · 1 horror film
• 1926: Faust Score 84.1 · 2 horror films
• 1925: The Phantom of the Opera Score 38.7 · 2 horror films
• 1923: The Hunchback of Notre Dame Score 56.1 · 1 horror film
• 1922: Nosferatu Score 98.9 · 2 horror films
• 1921: The Phantom Carriage Score 87.5 · 2 horror films
• 1920: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Score 73.5 · 3 horror films