Horror is one of the most readily dismissed genres from critics and film buffs, yet is, arguably, the genre with the most avid and steadfast niche following and remains popular with the general public. With horror films aiming to terrify, spook, shock, disturb, repulse, amuse, entertain and more, it's no wonder the genre is so varied, divisive and controversial.
With so many people ignoring or simply not understanding horror, many great films slip under the radar and are relatively unknown to an audience outside of hardcore horror fans. In order to counteract this and bring awareness to the greatness of the genre, this list was created.
Compiled using 2,614 lists taken from various critics/polls/magazines/books/websites/forums/horror fans, They Shoot Zombies, Don't They? is intended to be the ultimate canonical top 1000 horror list. Spanning several decades, countries and sub-genres, and using lists from a wide range of people and publications, the resulting list is quite a diverse spread and representation of the best of horror.
Source: http://theyshootzombies.com/
As of 3/3/2024
The following is a list of series from 1950-2023. Series within were in the top ten of both Trakt’s Popular & Trakt’s All Time Watched in each of their respective years. The exception to that sole guideline above was the years 1950-1955, where the top ten were cross reference as a group as opposed to individual years.
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-horror-tv-shows-of-all-time/
UPDATED: 10/25/21
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A list of Stephen King adaptations, derivative works, and original screenplays.
Missing: Woh (1998)
Updated: Feb 1 2022
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Movies and shows adapted from books, short stories, folklore, and fables. See my Retellings list for looser adaptations (think Clueless for Emma).
TV Shows
Horror/ Thriller/ Psychological
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Content Type: Filters
Countries: au, ca, ie, nz, gb, us, gb
Genres: action, adventure, comedy, drama, fantasy, horror, mini-series, science-fiction, superhero, suspense, thriller
Trakt ratings: Between 63 and 100 with at least 2
Rumtime: Between 20 and 999999999 minutes
Years: Between 1989 and 1999
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Genres: science-fiction
Min rating: 1
Max rating: 100
Min votes: 1
Min runtime: 1
Max runtime: 250
Min year: 1900
Max year: 2020
A list of films, derivative sequels, TV Shows and episodes based on the works of Stephen King. Chronological order, no Dollar Babies.
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Content Type: Filters
Trakt ratings: Between 0 and 100 with at least 0
Rumtime: Between 0 and 10000 minutes
Years: Between 1910 and 2200
Disaster films
by Hammers lists