Key Horror Films
Psycho (1960) Iconic shower scene
Night of the living dead
The Exorcist
(1968)
(1972)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Jaws (1975)
Carrie
(1976) Iconic prom scene
The Sentinel
The Omen (1976)
(1977)
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Dawn of the Dead (1978) Dawn of the Dead perfectly blends pure horror and gore with social commentary on bourgeois society.
Alien (1979)
The Shining (1980)
Friday The (1980)
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The Dead Evil (1981) Classically combines gory with black humour
Poltergeist (1982)
A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
Hellraiser (1987)
Scream The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
(1996)
The Blair Witch Project (1999) Filmed on hand held
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Audition (1999)
The Devil’s backbone (2001)
Saw The Ring (2002)
(2004)
Extreme gory and torture
The Descent (2005)
Trick ‘r Treat [REC] (2007)
(2007)
Let The Right One In (2008)
The Last House On The Left (2009) Revenge horror
Orphan (2009) Child is the antagonist