Horror movies can ranges from thrillers like The Strangers to slashers ranging from Friday the 13th to Halloween. But the real key to a good horror movie depends on audience. Vampire movies and werewolf movies are extremely popular but movies like Stephen King's The Mist and Event Horizon showcase horror in a completely different manner.

One of the important notes about horror movies is that some directors just get it. Other directors like Sam Raimi get their start in horror movies and then move on to other things. Raimi's Evil Dead movie is terrifying but his more recent fare Drag Me to Hell leaves a lot to be desired. For a real taste of horror, examine the classics including George Romero, Lucio Fulci and Sergio Argento.

• The Exorcist
• Freddy vs. Jason
• Cabin Fever
• House of 1000 Corpses
• Brotherhood of the Wolf
• The Others
• The Blair Witch Project
• The Grudge
• The Ring
• Resident Evil
• 28 Days Later
• The Return of the Living Dead
• Dawn of the Dead
• Shaun of the Dead
• Land of the Dead
• Diary of the Dead
• Survival of the Dead
• Wrong Turn
• Last House on the Left
• The Hills Have Eyes
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
• Saw

1990s

• Urban Legend
• I Know What You Did Last Summer
• Braindead
• Interview With the Vampire
• Scream
• Silence of the Lambs
• Child's Play
• Leprechaun
• A Nightmare on Elm Street
• Friday The 13th
• Halloween

1970s

• Jaws
• Carrie
• Shivers
• Sentinel
• Alice, Sweet Alice
• The Omen
• Rosemary's Baby

1960s

• Two Thousand Maniacs
• The Birds
• The Haunting
• Pretty Poison
• Psycho
• Peeping Tom