Horror Movies, Ranked

I Paid to Be Stressed

173 films, ranked on my own star ratings by Arwin Edward Bagaslao. Updated 2026-06-23.

A personal horror ranking based on fear, tension, atmosphere, sound, imagery, and whether the movie actually crawled under my skin. I do not need every horror film to be loud or full of jumpscares. I need dread, texture, danger, and a reaso

1
Aliens (1986)
★★★★★
<i>"Get away from her, you bitch!" </i> I really appreciate the old school filmmaking craft here.
2
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
★★★★★
Visceral from the first frame, with no easing you in, but beneath the shock, this is a more confident and cinematic entry than before, with stronger visuals, better…
3
Bring Her Back (2025)
★★★★★
Simula pa lang hindi ko na tinuloy, pinagpabukas ko na.
4
Lights Out (2013)
★★★★½
Scared shitless. I literally had to mute the sound just to get through it.
5
Curve (2016)
★★★★½
Sound effects and acting are both great. The situation itself makes me nervous, like I am about to fall with her.
6
1408 (2007)
★★★★½
7
Hollow Man (2000)
★★★★½
8
Shutter (2004)
★★★★½
9
Pa-siyam (2004)
★★★★½
10
The Haunting (1999)
★★★★½
11
Paranormal Activity (2007)
★★★★½
12
Sukob (2006)
★★★★½
13
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
★★★★½
14
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
★★★★½
15
Cloverfield (2008)
★★★★½
16
The Shallows (2016)
★★★★½
17
Seklusyon (2016)
★★★★½
18
They Will Kill You (2026)
★★★★½
There are strong Kill Bill influences all over.
19
The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
★★★★½
I experience this as a darkly funny and uncomfortable film about beauty, acceptance, and the ridiculous extremes people go through just to fit society’s standards.
20
The Long Walk (2025)
★★★★½
Menacing Mark Hamill as always. He brings that intimidating authority, ramdam mo agad yung pressure.
21
Frankenstein (2025)
★★★★½
I cannot help but admire again the acting, cinematography, and production design here.
22
Saw (2004)
★★★★½
23
World War Z (2013)
★★★★½
24
Crawl (2019)
★★★★½
25
Alien: Romulus (2024)
★★★★½
26
Spawn (1997)
★★★★½
27
The Purge (2013)
★★★★½
28
Sinners (2025)
★★★★½
Watched it on HBO Max Good editing, seamless transitions.
29
Legion (2010)
★★★★
The film starts with nice cinematic landscape photography and detailed close up shots.
30
Insidious (2010)
★★★★
31
Feng Shui (2004)
★★★★
32
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
★★★★
33
Pearl (2022)
★★★★
The film presents a colorful world that hides loneliness and repression.
34
Get Out (2017)
★★★★
35
Companion (2025)
★★★★
What if AI robots becomes super expressive, with real emotions, loyalty, and the need for consent, but doesn’t even know that it is a robot?
36
Midsommar (2019)
★★★★
Ang ganda ng color contrasts sa opening sequence.
37
Bird Box Barcelona (2023)
★★★★
38
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
★★★★
39
Saw II (2005)
★★★★
40
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
★★★★
41
Alien: Covenant (2017)
★★★★
42
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
★★★★
43
Saw IV (2007)
★★★★
44
Saw V (2008)
★★★★
45
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
★★★★
46
Saw 3D (2010)
★★★★
47
A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
★★★★
48
Resident Evil (2002)
★★★★
49
Final Destination 3 (2006)
★★★★
50
Saw III (2006)
★★★★
51
Planet Terror (2007)
★★★★
This is pure grindhouse energy turned all the way up.
52
Orphan (2009)
★★★★
53
Saw VI (2009)
★★★★
54
A Quiet Place (2018)
★★★★
55
Together (2025)
★★★★
The dogs fusing together and the nightmare of Millie’s parents set the tone perfectly.
56
Saw X (2023)
★★★★
57
Don't Breathe 2 (2021)
★★★★
58
Don't Breathe (2016)
★★★★
59
Prometheus (2012)
★★★★
60
The First Purge (2018)
★★★★
61
The Sixth Sense (1999)
★★★★
62
28 Weeks Later (2007)
★★★★
63
Escape Room (2019)
★★★★
64
Fresh (2022)
★★★★
65
Bird Box (2018)
★★★★
66
Train to Busan (2016)
★★★★
67
The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
★★★★
68
Us (2019)
★★★★
69
Final Destination Bloodlines (2025)
★★★★
70
Area 51 (2015)
★★★½
71
The Woman in the Yard (2025)
★★★½
The film uses circular anamorphic lenses, giving it a dreamy and unstable feel.
72
Exit 8 (2025)
★★★½
Sa storytelling, ramdam ko yung pagkaloop style niya, parang Edge of Tomorrow, Groundhog Day, pati Source Code at kahit If I Stay.
73
Quarantine (2008)
★★★½
74
Grave Encounters 2 (2012)
★★★½
75
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
★★★½
76
Sanib (2003)
★★★½
77
Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
★★★½
78
The Lazarus Effect (2015)
★★★½
79
Chernobyl Diaries (2012)
★★★½
80
The Conjuring (2013)
★★★½
81
Blair Witch (2016)
★★★½
82
Dark Skies (2013)
★★★½
Same vibes as Weapons, but instead of witchcraft this one deals with aliens.
83
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (2012)
★★★½
84
Dead Silence (2007)
★★★½
85
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015)
★★★½
86
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
★★★½
87
Split (2016)
★★★½
88
The Mummy (2017)
★★★½
89
Blade II (2002)
★★★½
90
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
★★★½
91
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
★★★½
92
The Menu (2022)
★★★½
I’m going to eat a cheeseburger after this.
93
The First Omen (2024)
★★★½
94
Under Paris (2024)
★★★½
95
The Purge: Election Year (2016)
★★★½
96
Zombieland (2009)
★★★½
97
Anaconda (1997)
★★★½
98
Constantine (2005)
★★★½
99
The Darkest Hour (2011)
★★★½
100
Evil Dead (2013)
★★★½
101
Overlord (2018)
★★★½
Watched on Wednesday February 20, 2019.
102
Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)
★★★½
103
Old (2021)
★★★½
104
Grave Encounters (2011)
★★★
105
Apollo 18 (2011)
★★★
106
As Above, So Below (2014)
★★★
107
Unfriended (2014)
★★★
108
Black Mirror: Beyond the Sea (2023)
★★★
109
The Bride! (2026)
★★★
Jessie Buckley really feels like Bellatrix here.
110
Ready or Not (2019)
★★★
111
X (2022)
★★★
I experience X as a more straightforward slasher companion to Pearl.
112
The Lighthouse (2019)
★★★
The film immediately stands out through its immersive sound and production design, where the environment feels alive and oppressive rather than just background.
113
Blade: Trinity (2004)
★★★
114
Blade (1998)
★★★
115
Send Help (2026)
★★★
What starts with a rough and distracting CGI-heavy opening eventually settles into a tense survival thriller once the focus shifts to human behavior under pressure.
116
28 Days Later (2002)
★★★
28 Days Later opens with a deliberately harsh and abrasive visual style that can feel difficult to read at first, almost punishing in its roughness.
117
Manhunter (1986)
★★★
The musical score immediately sets the tone.
118
Alien (1979)
★★★
Atmospheric start. Calm before the storm.
119
Don't Worry Darling (2022)
★★★
120
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
★★★
121
Snakes on a Plane (2006)
★★★
122
The Last Exorcism (2010)
★★★
123
Black Swan (2010)
★★★
124
Army of the Dead (2021)
★★★
125
The Forever Purge (2021)
★★★
126
Last Night in Soho (2021)
★★★
127
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)
★★★
128
Werewolf by Night (2022)
★★★
129
Life (2017)
★★★
130
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
★★★
131
Van Helsing (2004)
★★★
132
The Thing (2011)
★★★
133
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
★★★
134
Warm Bodies (2013)
★★★
135
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
★★★
136
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
★★★
137
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
★★★
138
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
★★★
There’s something elegant about watching a film in black and white.
139
A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
★★★
140
Nope (2022)
★★★
141
The Pope's Exorcist (2023)
★★½
The boy’s acting is great. He really sells the possession.
142
Nightbitch (2024)
★★½
Funny and weird movie. It uses that strange metaphor of a mother slowly turning into something she is not.
143
No Tears in Hell (2025)
★★½
The film has strong indie Netflix vibes. The kind of production that feels raw and character driven rather than polished in a big studio blockbuster.
144
The Witch (2015)
★★½
I’m locked in immediately by the voice and score, and the film never really lets go of that dread.
145
The New Mutants (2020)
★★½
146
Candyman (2021)
★★½
Nia DaCosta shows a strong command of atmosphere.
147
28 Years Later (2025)
★★½
It's like a technical demo rather than a cinematic experience.
148
Mama Susan's Friends (2023)
★★½
149
Annihilation (2018)
★★½
150
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
★★½
151
Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
★★½
152
Jigsaw (2017)
★★
153
Piranha 3DD (2012)
★★
154
Scream (1996)
★★
155
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)
★★
Funny and nonstop violent slasher. It just keeps throwing chaos, blood, and absurd situations one after another.
156
MaXXXine (2024)
★★
I watched this after X because I wanted to see what the future holds for Maxine and how her story would conclude.
157
Anaconda (2025)
★★
Run and gun from the start. A skeletal crew setup that already spells disaster.
158
Late Night with the Devil (2023)
★★
Good yung prologue. It clearly sets the backstory and prepares you for what kind of world and tone the film is going for.
159
Weapons (2025)
★★
160
Jaws (1975)
★★
Tinry ko panoorin sa 4DX and maganda naman, para ka talagang nasa boat, halos nakaka trigger ng sea sickness 🤢.
161
Hereditary (2018)
★★
Hereditary open with an eerie score to set the mode right.
162
Nosferatu (2024)
★½
Robert Eggers is clearly imprinting his cinematic DNA here.
163
Other Side of the Box (2018)
★½
Not scary.
164
Thrash (2026)
★½
Visually, it actually looks solid, especially in how it builds the flooded environment with the help of great CGI and sets.
165
American Psycho (2000)
★½
I honestly was not fully paying attention at the start.
166
Black Mirror: Mazey Day (2023)
★½
167
Iron Lung (2026)
★½
I appreciate the choice of aspect ratio because it gives the image a few extra vertical frames, making the cramped submarine feel taller yet somehow even more…
168
Primate (2025)
★½
It was a pleasant surprise to see Troy Kotsur here.
169
Death of a Unicorn (2025)
★½
There’s a really strong connection moment early on that feels almost IMAX worthy.
170
The Shining (1980)
★½
I actually watched this before back in college because I was reading the book and wanted some visuals in my head.
171
Feng Shui 2 (2014)
★
172
2AM: The Smiling Man (2013)
½
173
Saccharine (2026)
★½
Obsession... but make it food. The film is very atmospheric.