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The Best Modern Horror Movies

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People who added this item 3367  Average listal rating (2296 ratings) 6.9  IMDB Rating 7.7 
1. Saw (2004)
has the best twist ending of any horror movie I've ever seen. the sequels aren't as good but most of them are still enjoyable.

People who added this item 1146  Average listal rating (756 ratings) 7.5  IMDB Rating 7.8 
2. Evil Dead II (1987)
the best evil dead movie by far. the first half hour or so is just Bruce Campbell slapstick humor at its finest. so many great quotes and special effects in this movie. plus the chainsaw hand is brilliant.

People who added this item 1247  Average listal rating (845 ratings) 7.2  IMDB Rating 7.6 
3. Army of Darkness (1992)
funnier than evil dead 2. they focused more on slapstick, one liners and scope in this one. whereas the second evil dead was a perfect fusion of horror comedy. having said that this is still one of the greatest movies of all time. hail to the king, baby.

People who added this item 1604  Average listal rating (1060 ratings) 6.8  IMDB Rating 7.4 
4. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
I know a lot of Romero purists hate this movie. but I thought it was brilliant. running zombies are way scarier than slow zombies. also the one liners in this movie were great. the characters in this movie were actually likable. not many zombie movies, remakes or horror movies in general can say that about their characters.

People who added this item 3041  Average listal rating (2101 ratings) 7.6  IMDB Rating
5. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
the perfect blend of horror and comedy. simon pegg and nick frost are a great comedic duo and the material handled here is perfect for them. and unlike other horror comedy films...the zombie action and gore is actually very well done and realistic.
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People who added this item 625  Average listal rating (410 ratings) 6.4  IMDB Rating 6.7 
6. Pandorum (2009)
ben foster is great in this. the movie is legitimately scary, and the action is fast paced and unique. not many action horror films set in space have been this well done. it's a hard genre to pull off. this movie does it best. the next best thing to this is 'Event horizon'.
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People who added this item 246  Average listal rating (163 ratings) 6.1  IMDB Rating 6.3 
7. Feast (2005)
very bloody,funny and fun. not many modern horror films are fun anymore. this one definitely is. the writing and directing are both brilliant...and there is even a scene where a monster skull fucks a woman and shoots a ton of monster cum into her mouth. and they actually show it.
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People who added this item 53  Average listal rating (37 ratings) 5  IMDB Rating 5.1 
8. Feast II: Sloppy Seconds (2008)
not as good or as fun as the first but it makes up for it by having large amounts of gratuitous nudity.
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People who added this item 43  Average listal rating (29 ratings) 5  IMDB Rating 4.9 
9. Feast III: The Happy Finish (2009)
same situation as feast 2. also i won't give away any details but...the ending in this movie...you will either love it or hate it. it's very polarizing. but overall the feast trilogy was very fun and satisfying.
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People who added this item 255  Average listal rating (169 ratings) 6.5  IMDB Rating 6.3 
10. The Collector (2009)
easily one of the most entertaining modern horror movies of the last ten years. the basic premise is a thief breaks into a house to steal a diamond but there already happens to be a serial killer in the house holding thefamily hostage. thief vs. serial killer. bad guy vs. bad guy. the writing and directing were both perfect.
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People who added this item 2189  Average listal rating (1517 ratings) 6.9  IMDB Rating 7.2 
11. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
possibly robert Rodriguez's best movie. the script was written by quentin tarantino and it shows. a couple of fugitives are waiting to do a drug deal in a mexican strip club in the middle of nowhere with a random family they kidnapped. but this strip club just so happens to be full of vampires. great film. if you have not seen it yet you should.

People who added this item 590  Average listal rating (412 ratings) 6.9  IMDB Rating 7.1 
12. They Live (1988)
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People who added this item 1700  Average listal rating (1131 ratings) 7.8  IMDB Rating 8.2 
13. The Thing (1982)
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People who added this item 2413  Average listal rating (1643 ratings) 7.3  IMDB Rating 7.7 
14. Zombieland (2009)

People who added this item 1666  Average listal rating (1221 ratings) 6.4  IMDB Rating 7.1 
15. Starship Troopers (1997)

People who added this item 601  Average listal rating (382 ratings) 6.1  IMDB Rating 6.5 
16. Slither (2006)

People who added this item 1232  Average listal rating (843 ratings) 6.1  IMDB Rating 6.7 
17. Drag Me to Hell (2009)

People who added this item 808  Average listal rating (579 ratings) 6.4  IMDB Rating 6.6 
18. Event Horizon (1997)

People who added this item 184  Average listal rating (113 ratings) 5.1  IMDB Rating 4.6 
19. My Soul to Take (2010)

People who added this item 689  Average listal rating (447 ratings) 6.6  IMDB Rating 7.1 
20. The Frighteners (1996)

People who added this item 2155  Average listal rating (1376 ratings) 6  IMDB Rating 6.5 
21. Saw II (2005)

People who added this item 515  Average listal rating (316 ratings) 5.8  IMDB Rating 5.5 
22. Saw: The Final Chapter (2010)

People who added this item 1664  Average listal rating (1036 ratings) 5.8  IMDB Rating 6.1 
23. Saw III (2006)

People who added this item 1084  Average listal rating (668 ratings) 5.6  IMDB Rating 5.8 
24. Saw IV (2007)

People who added this item 678  Average listal rating (398 ratings) 5.9  IMDB Rating 5.9 
25. Saw VI (2009)

People who added this item 2650  Average listal rating (1779 ratings) 6.4  IMDB Rating 6.6 
26. Resident Evil (2002)

People who added this item 1842  Average listal rating (1206 ratings) 6.1  IMDB Rating
27. Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)

People who added this item 837  Average listal rating (555 ratings) 6  IMDB Rating
28. Halloween (2007)

People who added this item 355  Average listal rating (220 ratings) 5.1  IMDB Rating 4.8 
29. Halloween II (2009)

People who added this item 513  Average listal rating (336 ratings) 6.3  IMDB Rating 6.4 
30. Halloween II (1981)

People who added this item 1769  Average listal rating (1179 ratings) 7.4  IMDB Rating 7.9 
31. Halloween (1978)

People who added this item 5229  Average listal rating (3609 ratings) 8.1  IMDB Rating 8.7 
32. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

People who added this item 244  Average listal rating (159 ratings) 5.5  IMDB Rating 5.4 
33. Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007)

People who added this item 149  Average listal rating (90 ratings) 4.5  IMDB Rating 4.4 
34. Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead (2009)

People who added this item 714  Average listal rating (502 ratings) 5.7  IMDB Rating
35. Wrong Turn (2003)

People who added this item 457  Average listal rating (294 ratings) 5  IMDB Rating
36. The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)

People who added this item 1106  Average listal rating (709 ratings) 6  IMDB Rating 6.4 
37. The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

People who added this item 1493  Average listal rating (994 ratings) 7.3  IMDB Rating 7.6 
38. The Evil Dead (1981)

People who added this item 620  Average listal rating (424 ratings) 6.3  IMDB Rating 6.3 
39. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
this is the best nightmare on elm street movie. it has the best scares, characters and hottest girls other than the survivor of the first movie (but she's in this one too)

People who added this item 1025  Average listal rating (666 ratings) 5.8  IMDB Rating 6.3 
40. The Faculty (1998)

People who added this item 591  Average listal rating (392 ratings) 6  IMDB Rating 6.4 
41. Darkman (1990)

People who added this item 66  Average listal rating (36 ratings) 5  IMDB Rating 4.9 
42. Boy Eats Girl (2005)

People who added this item 440  Average listal rating (327 ratings) 3.8  IMDB Rating 4.3 
43. Jason X (2001)

People who added this item 571  Average listal rating (378 ratings) 5.1  IMDB Rating 5.4 
44. Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)

People who added this item 250  Average listal rating (152 ratings) 4.6  IMDB Rating 4.5 
45. Day of the Dead (2008)

People who added this item 646  Average listal rating (408 ratings) 7.2  IMDB Rating
46. Day of the Dead (1985)

People who added this item 937  Average listal rating (508 ratings) 7.2  IMDB Rating 7.3 
47. Audition (1999)

People who added this item 3079  Average listal rating (2036 ratings) 6.6  IMDB Rating 6.7 
48. The Addams Family (1991)

People who added this item 1151  Average listal rating (741 ratings) 5.8  IMDB Rating 6.1 
49. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)



A list of the best Modern Horror Movies. from 1980-2012.

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Posted: 6 months ago at Nov 18 22:49
Saw was fucking great!

My favorite horror film is the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), but this is modern horror movies, and that wasnt very modern.

But, the thing and halloween were both on here, so add that one. (I loved the shit out of the thing, but hated the shit out of halloween. but, its ur own opinion)
Posted: 3 months, 1 week ago at Feb 4 9:59
I consider anything 1980-now to be modern. Halloween made the list by accident since I didn't realize it came out in 1978. I would have the original Texas chainsaw massacre on my list if it were called: the greatest horror films of ALL time.
ps. the best horror film I've seen in the last few years was 'The Cabin in the Woods'. If you haven't seen it yet you should.

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