The 100 Greatest Horror Movies of the 21st Century

The following is an aggregate list sourced from over 500 "Greatest Horror Movies of the 21st Century" lists curated by TheyShootZombies. The full list can be found here. (updated as of 2/13/25)

  1. Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In) - Tomas Alfredson (2008)
  2. The Descent - Neil Marshall (2005)
  3. 28 Days Later... - Danny Boyle (2002)
  4. The Others - Alejandro Amenábar (2001)
  5. El espinazo del diablo (The Devil's Backbone) - Guillermo del Toro (2001)
  6. [Rec] - Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza (2007)
  7. Martyrs - Pascal Laugier (2008)
  8. Saw - James Wan (2004)
  9. The Ring - Gore Verbinski (2002)
  10. Shaun of the Dead - Edgar Wright (2004)
  11. El orfanato (The Orphanage) - J.A. Bayona (2007)
  12. Haute tension (High Tension) - Alexandre Aja (2003)
  13. The Cabin in the Woods - Drew Goddard (2011)
  14. Get Out - Jordan Peele (2017)
  15. It Follows - David Robert Mitchell (2014)
  16. The Babadook - Jennifer Kent (2014)
  17. Paranormal Activity - Oren Peli (2007)
  18. Drag Me to Hell - Sam Raimi (2009)
  19. Ginger Snaps - John Fawcett (2000)
  20. À l'intérieur (Inside) - Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury (2007)
  21. The Mist - Frank Darabont (2007)
  22. Session 9 - Brad Anderson (2001)
  23. Janghwa, Hongryeon (A Tale of Two Sisters) - Kim Ji-woon (2003)
  24. Dawn of the Dead - Zack Snyder (2004)
  25. The VVitch: A New-England Folktale - Robert Eggers (2015)
  26. The Conjuring - James Wan (2013)
  27. The House of the Devil - Ti West (2009)
  28. May - Lucky McKee (2002)
  29. Trick 'r Treat - Michael Dougherty (2007)
  30. Hereditary - Ari Aster (2018)
  31. Wolf Creek - Greg McLean (2005)
  32. Kairo (Pulse) - Kiyoshi Kurosawa (2001)
  33. El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) - Guillermo del Toro (2006)
  34. Ju-on (The Grudge) - Takashi Shimizu (2002)
  35. The Strangers - Bryan Bertino (2008)
  36. Insidious - James Wan (2010)
  37. Final Destination - James Wong (2000)
  38. The Devil's Rejects - Rob Zombie (2005)
  39. American Psycho - Mary Harron (2000)
  40. Antichrist - Lars von Trier (2009)
  41. Frailty - Bill Paxton (2001)
  42. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon - Scott Glosserman (2006)
  43. Hostel - Eli Roth (2005)
  44. Gwoemul (The Host) - Bong Joon-ho (2006)
  45. Busanhaeng (Train to Busan) - Yeon Sang-ho (2016)
  46. Sinister - Scott Derrickson (2012)
  47. Ang-ma-reul bo-at-da (I Saw the Devil) - Kim Jee-woon (2010)
  48. Cloverfield - Matt Reeves (2008)
  49. Zombieland - Ruben Fleischer (2009)
  50. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Tim Burton (2007)
  51. Slither - James Gunn (2006)
  52. Jeepers Creepers - Victor Salva (2001)
  53. Black Swan - Darren Aronofsky (2010)
  54. Dog Soldiers - Neil Marshall (2002)
  55. The Loved Ones - Sean Byrne (2009)
  56. Cabin Fever - Eli Roth (2002)
  57. It - Andy Muschietti (2017)
  58. You're Next - Adam Wingard (2011)
  59. Orphan - Jaume Collet-Serra (2009)
  60. Tucker and Dale vs Evil - Eli Craig (2010)
  61. A Quiet Place - John Krasinski (2018)
  62. Uzumaki (Spiral) - Higuchinsky (2000)
  63. Dagon - Stuart Gordon (2001)
  64. Pontypool - Bruce McDonald (2008)
  65. Gin gwai (The Eye) - Pang Brothers (2002)
  66. Honogurai mizu no soko kara - Hideo Nakata (2002)
  67. House of 1000 Corpses - Rob Zombie (2003)
  68. Mulholland Drive - David Lynch (2001)
  69. The Human Centipede (First Sequence) - Tom Six (2009)
  70. Shutter - Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom (2004)
  71. Eden Lake - James Watkins (2008)
  72. Grave (Raw) - Julia Ducournau (2016)
  73. 28 Weeks Later - Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (2007)
  74. The Exorcism of Emily Rose - Scott Derrickson (2005)
  75. Signs - M. Night Shyamalan (2002)
  76. Amer - Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani (2009)
  77. Us - Jordan Peele (2019)
  78. Midsommar - Ari Aster (2019)
  79. Land of the Dead - George A. Romero (2005)
  80. [Rec]² - Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza (2009)
  81. Silent Hill - Christophe Gans (2006)
  82. Kill List - Ben Wheatley (2011)
  83. Ils (Them) - David Moreau, Xavier Palud (2006)
  84. Let Me In - Matt Reeves (2010)
  85. Hatchet - Adam Green (2006)
  86. Jisatsu sâkuru (Suicide Club) - Sion Sono (2001)
  87. Under the Skin - Jonathan Glazer (2013)
  88. Lake Mungo - Joel Anderson (2008)
  89. Triangle - Christopher Smith (2009)
  90. The Grudge - Takashi Shimizu (2004)
  91. Splinter - Toby Wilkins (2008)
  92. Hostel: Part II - Eli Roth (2007)
  93. Død snø (Dead Snow) - Tommy Wirkola (2009)
  94. The Children - Tom Shankland (2008)
  95. Bubba Ho-Tep - Don Coscarelli (2002)
  96. Open Water - Chris Kentis (2003)
  97. Bakjwi (Thirst) - Park Chan-wook (2009)
  98. 1408 - Mikael Håfström (2007)
  99. Calvaire - Fabrice du Welz (2004)
  100. The Mothman Prophecies - Mark Pellington (2002)

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