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Scariest Horror movies

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17contenders high-voltage

456votes

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0commentsUpdated on 10/24/2026 at 05:00 PM

The Exorcist1306

The worldwide ranking generated by 456 votes

17 / 17

The Exorcist1306

Insidious1286

The Ring1281

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre1280

The Conjuring1273

Halloween1252

Gonjiam Haunted Asylum1235

The Thing1206

Hereditary1205

#10

Friday the 13th1195

#11

Child's Play1194

#12

It Follows1185

#13

The Poughkeepsie Tapes1143

#14

Hellraiser1129

#15

The Night of the Hunter1117

#16

Paranormal Activity 7: Next of Kin1066

#17

Trick or Treat1058

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.

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