Horror/Psychological Thrillers

[zen]

Highest grossing horror films of all time inflation adjusted (Forbes). Though likes of Ghostbusters (and The Exorcist now) are/feel more like comedy films

 

1. Jaws (1975) ($1.154 billion)
2. The Exorcist (1973) ($996.5 million)
3. Ghostbusters (1984) ($641.3 million)
4. The Sixth Sense (1999) ($518.8 million)
5. Gremlins (1984) ($409.8 million)
6. It (2017) ($328.9 million)
7. Jaws 2 (1978) ($312.8 million)
8. The Amityville Horror (1979 ($310.3 million)
9. Alien (1979) ($286.4 million)
10. Scary Movie (2000) ($262.5 million)
11. What Lies Beneath (2000) ($259.9 million)
12. The Omen (1976) ($257.7 million)
13. Ghostbusters II (1989) ($255.3 million)
14. The Blair Witch Project (1999) ($249.3 million)
15. Poltergeist (1982) ($234.8 million)
16. Interview with the Vampire (1994) ($226.4 million)
17. Aliens (1986) ($206.8 million)
18. Scream (1996) ($203.2 million)
19. The Ring (2002) ($200.1 million)
20. Scream 2 (1997) ($197.3 million)
21. It: Chapter Two (2019) ($195.7 million)
22. The Deep (1977) ($191.3 million)
23. Halloween (1978) ($181 million)
24. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) ($179.2 million)
25. Get Out (2017) ($179.1 million)

Edited October 17, 2020 by zen

[zen]

Horror Express (1972)

 

A 70s B film that combines train adventure with horror with many things thrown in. Has some good actors in it such as Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Telly Savalas ... A good time pass if expectations are reasonable! ...  Try to watch the remastered print done by Arrow

 

 

 

Edited March 15, 2021 by zen

[Khota]

Interview with a Vampire.

Exorcist.

Silence of the Lambs.

Shining.

[bharathh]

Shutter Island is a good one missing from the lists so far. 

[Lone Wolf]

1 hour ago, bharathh said:

Shutter Island is a good one missing from the lists so far. 

The ending blew my mind..  Underrated gem I'd say. 

 

[coffee_rules]

Us

[Tibarn]

A good animated horror series on Netflix is Castlevania. I don't like the 3rd season much, but the 1st 2 seasons are a self contained story-arch onto themselves, and can easily be finished in a day. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0kaYs8SbMs

 

 

The Babadook is also a popular one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5WQZzDRVtw

 

Edited March 18, 2021 by Tibarn

[EnterTheVoid]

Eyes Wide Shut is so underrated as a psychological thriller. 

[zen]

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) 

 

 

[zen]

The Wolfman (1941) 

 

 

[EnterTheVoid]

Eyes wide Shut.

 

That masked ball room scene had genuine suspense.

 

Add to that, music that was creepy AF.

[zen]

Some 1930s horror films mainly by Universal:

 

Dracula (1931)

The Mummy (1932)

The Invisible Man (1933)

The Raven (1935)

 

[zen]

Creepy (2016, Japanese) … This is a different type of mystery-horror film. I had forgotten its name but got to revisit it by chance:

 

 

[zen]

Blood and Black Lace (1964), a notable Italian giallo mystery horror thriller 

 

 

[zen]

Black Christmas (1974) … a good timepass slasher film 

[Ranvir]

The Terminator. A classic Sci fi horror.

[Vijy]

fans of classic(pre-WW2) horror should watch the amazing "Val Lewton collection" consisting of films produced by Val Lewton.

 

@zen

Edited March 13, 2022 by Vijy

[Vijy]

On 4/26/2020 at 1:02 PM, zen said:

The Innocents (1961) 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q33FVqRlWCo

 

truly one of my all time favs

[zen]

Paranoiac (1963) 

 

A unique Hammer production in the sense that it is focused on suspense (so without any unnecessary goofy scenes ) and shot in B&W. Almost a blind  buy (watched its trailer) on iTunes as I saw Oliver Reed with a knife on its poster and driving a Jaguar E Type in its trailer. Reed is over the top but still fun to watch, others in the cast are good too. The film is based on Josephine Tey's book - Brat Farrar. 

 

 

 

 

 

[I6MTW]

Monster the anime is a pretty good psychological thriller.