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Scariest Horror movies

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432votes

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0commentsUpdated on 10/06/2026 at 02:00 PM

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre1298

The worldwide ranking generated by 432 votes

17 / 17

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre1298

Insidious1296

The Ring1291

The Conjuring1283

The Exorcist1279

Halloween1263

Gonjiam Haunted Asylum1255

Child's Play1202

Friday the 13th1198

#10

The Thing1193

#11

It Follows1182

#12

Hereditary1180

#13

The Night of the Hunter1129

#14

Hellraiser1125

#15

The Poughkeepsie Tapes1100

#16

Paranormal Activity 7: Next of Kin1071

#17

Trick or Treat1063

What the community says

Rank the scariest horror movies! From The Conjuring to The Exorcist, discover the horror films that frighten you the most.

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.