According to Rotten Tomatoes, These Are the 10 Best Horror Movies of All Time (And Where to Stream Them)
This is a very controversial ranking.
“Best” is subjective, but review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes used critic and fan reviews to create a ranking of 200 of the best horror movies of all time. While not making it into the top 10, 2025 horror movies like Sinners and Weapons made it into the ranking at the #12 and #51 spots. What’s in the top 10? Read on.
#10. Vampyr (1932)
Where is it streaming? HBO Max
Critical reviews: 98% positive
Vampyr is a German gothic horror movie about drifter obsessed with the occult who wanders into a town where a young woman is slowly becoming a vampire. Critics praise the film’s disturbing vibe and “disorienting visual effects”. It is inspired by Carmilla writer Sheridan Le Fanu’s In a Glass Darkly.
#9. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Where is it streaming? Prime Video
Critical reviews: 98% positive
Directed by James Whale, Bride of Frankenstein is one of the most beloved Universal Classic Monsters movies. It follows Dr. Frankenstein as he is extorted into creating a bride for his monster, and what happens when the bride and the monster finally meet. It is the inspiration for Maggie Gyllenhaal’s upcoming movie, The Bride (2026).
#8. The Loved Ones (2009)
Where is it streaming? Paramount+
Critical reviews: 98%
I’ve honestly never seen The Loved Ones on a top 10 of all time list before. It seems like a strange inclusion considering the heavy-hitters on this list, but the overwhelmingly positive reviews do make sense given how the movie successfully upends typical horror movie tropes. The Loved Ones is about high school student Brent who politely rejects an invitation from classmate Lola to a school formal, as he intends to go with his girlfriend. On the night of the dance, Brent is abducted by Lola and her Father, who turn out to be complete sickos.
#7. Host (2020)
Where is it streaming: Netflix
Critical reviews: 98% positive
Host is a supernatural screenlife horror movie. During the Covid lockdown of 2020, a group of friends connect with each other via a weekly Zoom call. They decide to entertain themselves by hiring a psychic to lead a virtual séance and accidentally summon a demon.
#6. Let the Right One In (2008)
Where is it streaming: Tubi
Critical reviews: 98% positive
Let the Right One In is a tender Swedish vampire movie that somberly portrays a budding friendship between a schoolboy, Oskar, and his new neighbor Eli. Bullied and lonely, Oskar is in a unique position to accept Eli’s true nature when he disovers his friend is a vampire. The movie is based on the excellent horror novel of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist.
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#5. The Babadook (2014)
Where is it streaming: Tubi
Critical reviews: 98% positive
An Australian supernatural horror movie written an directed by Jennifer Kent. A stressed widow is overwhelmed by her 6-year-old son, who believes the villain from a children’s pop-up book, Mister Babadook, is real. The Babadook is the most controversial entry on this list. Viewers tend to be split between finding the characters too annoying and believing The Babadook is a masterful horror movie about motherhood and grief.
#4. Get Out (2017)
Where is it streaming: HBO Max
Critical reviews: 98% positive
Jordan Peele made his feature debut with this psychological horror movie that commented on race relations in America. A young black man goes on a weekend trip to his white girlfriend’s parents’ home. While on the surface her family is welcoming (even assuring the young man that they would have voted for Obama a third time), there is a sinister motivation behind the visit.
See also: 57 Scary Psychological Horror Movies
#3. The Wailing (2016)
Where is it streaming: Tubi
Critical reviews: 99% positive
A South Korean horror movie about a policeman who has to solve a series of murders caused by a mystery illness in order to save his daughter. The Wailing is perfect for fans who like gory movies like The Evil Dead (1981).
#2. Under the Shadow (2016)
Where is it streaming: Netflix
Critical reviews: 99% positive
A sleeper hit that many genre fans missed, Under the Shadow is a Persian psychological horror movie. Set in the 1980s in war-torn Tehran, a mother and daughter stay in their apartment as the neighbors evacuate. They are tormented by the war going on outside of the building, and a Djinn who haunts them from within it.
#1. His House (2020)
Where is it streaming: Netflix
Critical reviews: 100% positive
One of the most underseen great horror movies, His House follows Bol and Rial, a refugee couple from South Sudan as they seek asylum in Britain. The couple is given probational asylum and a shabby council home to live in, with the understanding that any trouble could end with the couple being deported back to their war-torn home country. When a haunting in their home terrorizes Bol and Rial, they struggle in isolation, alone and unable to reach out to anyone for help.
Further reading:
- 36 Scariest Movies of All Time
- ‘New York Times’ Readers Voted on the Best Horror Movies of the Century
- 12 of Martin Scorsese’s Favorite Horror Movies
