Top 20 Greatest Psychological Horror Movies
VOICE OVER: Rebecca Brayton
WRITTEN BY: Jonathan Alexander, Michael Wynands
When it comes to psychological horror movies, it doesn't get better than this! For this list, we'll be looking at the greatest films that earn their scares primarily through slow-burn tension and eerie atmosphere. Our countdown of the best psychological horror movies includes “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991), “The Others” (2001), “Hereditary” (2018), “Funny Games” (1997), and more!
- #20: "Get Out" (2017)
- #19: "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1920)
- #18: "Eraserhead" (1977)
- #17: "Jacob's Ladder" (1990)
- #16: "Repulsion" (1965)
- #15: "The Haunting" (1963)
- #14: "The Others" (2001)
- #13: "Audition" (1999)
- #12: "The Babadook" (2014)
- #11: "The Blair Witch Project" (1999)
- #10: "Funny Games" (1997)
- #9: "Don't Look Now" (1973)
- #8: "The Sixth Sense" (1999)
- #7: "Black Swan" (2010)
- #6: "Hereditary" (2018)
- #5: "Misery" (1990)
- #4: "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991)
- #3: "Psycho" (1960)
- #2: "Rosemary's Baby" (1968)
- #1: "The Shining" (1980)
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