The best horror movies are from the minds of great storytellers.
Night Shyamalan’sThe Sixth SensetoStanley Kubrick’sThe Shining, here are the ten most perfectly directed horror movies ranked.
The Sixth Senseis a mixed blend of drama and psychological horror.
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It’s undoubtedlyShyamalan’s magnum opus.
The movie features a twist ending that has become iconic in pop culture.
But for one investigator, Eleanor, terrible supernatural encounters soon begin to chip away at her sanity.
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For great suspense and a dark tone, Wise’s version ofThe Hauntinghas it all and even more.
It’s an effectively creepy andiconic haunted house flickthat never clearly states whether it’s more psychological or supernatural.
It’ll keep people on edge from beginning to end.
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, The Sixth Sense is a psychological thriller about a young boy who can see and communicate with ghosts. Bruce Willis as Dr. Malcolm Crowe, a child psychologist who tries to help Cole, played by Haley Joel Osment, while grappling with his own personal demons. The movie features a twist ending that has become iconic in pop culture.
It all culminates in a shocking finale that perfectly ends everything building up to that point.
It’s a bold and incredibly intense thriller masterpiece that knows how to effectively freak out audiences.
Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom.
Suspense and dread are at the forefront ofThe Thing.
The alien buried in ice is actually alive and has the ability to imitate human form.
The group must find a way to distinguish who the real person is from The Thing and stay alive.
The most shining example of talent wasPsycho.
Jawsis one of the most iconic and enduring horror movies in history.
The performances are spectacular.
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John William’s score continues to be epic.
And Spielberg’s flawless direction continues to be a massive influence on cinema.
Through his determination, he created a marvelous horror classic that continues to be beloved by horror fans.
Dr. John Markway, an anthropologist fascinated by psychic phenomena, assembles a small team to investigate the eerie Hill House, notorious for its tragic and violent history. Among the group are Eleanor, a fragile woman with a troubled past; Theodora, a mysterious and perceptive artist; and Luke, the skeptical future heir of the mansion. As they delve deeper into the house’s dark secrets, supernatural occurrences escalate, challenging their sanity and pushing Eleanor to the brink.
Only there do they encounter a fearsome extraterrestrial beast that threatens to kill them all.
The terror begins when the crew encounters a nest of eggs inside the alien ship.
Directed byJonathan Demme, this Oscar-winning masterpiece is an icon of horror cinema.
Perfectly shot, powerfully acted, and expertly edited, it’s a work of art.
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Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina’s grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.
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A team of researchers set out to study an alien spacecraft found in Antarctica, where they also discover an alien body on the site. The alien buried in ice is actually alive and has the ability to imitate human form. The group must find a way to distinguish who the real person is from The Thing and stay alive. John Carpenter’s 1982 film is a remake of 1951’s The Thing from Another World and stars Kurt Russel as the hero RJ MacReady.
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When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
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A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer’s client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
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In deep space, the crew of the commercial starship Nostromo is awakened from their cryo-sleep capsules halfway through their journey home to investigate a distress call from an alien vessel. The terror begins when the crew encounters a nest of eggs inside the alien ship. An organism from inside an egg leaps out and attaches itself to one of the crew, causing him to fall into a coma.
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A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
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A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
