The Vault index
Every horror film on Horror Planet, A to Z
196 landmark horror films from 1896 to 2026, each with its director, era, influences and where to watch. Start with Obsession, the biggest horror film of 2026.
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- [REC] 2007 · Jaume Balagueró
- 28 Days Later 2002 · Danny Boyle
- 28 Years Later 2025 · Danny Boyle
- 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 2026 · Nia DaCosta
A
- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948 · Charles Barton
- Alien 1979 · Ridley Scott
- Alien: Romulus 2024 · Fede Álvarez
- An American Werewolf in London 1981 · John Landis
- Annabelle: Creation 2017 · David F. Sandberg
- Audition 1999 · Takashi Miike
B
- The Babadook 2014 · Jennifer Kent
- Backrooms 2026 · Kane Parsons
- Barbarian 2022 · Zach Cregger
- A Bay of Blood 1971 · Mario Bava
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2024 · Tim Burton
- The Bird with the Crystal Plumage 1970 · Dario Argento
- The Birds 1963 · Alfred Hitchcock
- Black Christmas 1974 · Bob Clark
- The Black Phone 2022 · Scott Derrickson
- Black Phone 2 2025 · Scott Derrickson
- Black Sunday 1960 · Mario Bava
- The Blair Witch Project 1999 · Daniel Myrick
- The Blob 1958 · Irvin Yeaworth
- Blood and Black Lace 1964 · Mario Bava
- Blood Feast 1963 · Herschell Gordon Lewis
- Braindead (Dead Alive) 1992 · Peter Jackson
- Bride of Frankenstein 1935 · James Whale
- Bring Her Back 2025 · Danny Philippou
- Buddy 2026 · Casper Kelly
C
- The Cabin in the Woods 2012 · Drew Goddard
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1920 · Robert Wiene
- Candyman 1992 · Bernard Rose
- Cannibal Holocaust 1980 · Ruggero Deodato
- Carnival of Souls 1962 · Herk Harvey
- Carrie 1976 · Brian De Palma
- Cat People 1942 · Jacques Tourneur
- Child's Play 1988 · Tom Holland
- Clayface 2026 · James Watkins
- Colony 2026 · Yeon Sang-ho
- The Conjuring 2013 · James Wan
- The Conjuring 2 2016 · James Wan
- The Conjuring: Last Rites 2025 · Michael Chaves
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It 2021 · Michael Chaves
- Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954 · Jack Arnold
- Cronos 1993 · Guillermo del Toro
- Cure 1997 · Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- The Curse of Frankenstein 1957 · Terence Fisher
D
- Dawn of the Dead 1978 · George A. Romero
- Dead of Night 1945 · Cavalcanti
- Deep Red 1975 · Dario Argento
- The Descent 2005 · Neil Marshall
- Don't Look Now 1973 · Nicolas Roeg
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1920 · John S. Robertson
- Dracula 1931 · Tod Browning
- Dracula (Horror of Dracula) 1958 · Terence Fisher
- Drag Me to Hell 2009 · Sam Raimi
E
- Eraserhead 1977 · David Lynch
- The Evil Dead 1981 · Sam Raimi
- Evil Dead Burn 2026 · Sébastien Vaniček
- Evil Dead II 1987 · Sam Raimi
- Evil Dead Rise 2023 · Lee Cronin
- Exit 8 2026 · Genki Kawamura
- The Exorcist 1973 · William Friedkin
- Eyes Without a Face 1960 · Georges Franju
F
- The Fall of the House of Usher 1928 · Jean Epstein
- Final Destination Bloodlines 2025 · Zach Lipovsky
- Five Nights at Freddy's 2023 · Emma Tammi
- The Fly 1958 · Kurt Neumann
- The Fly 1986 · David Cronenberg
- The Fog 1980 · John Carpenter
- Frankenstein 1910 · J. Searle Dawley
- Frankenstein 1931 · James Whale
- Frankenstein 2025 · Guillermo del Toro
- Freaks 1932 · Tod Browning
- Friday the 13th 1980 · Sean S. Cunningham
G
- Get Out 2017 · Jordan Peele
- Godzilla 1954 · Ishirō Honda
- The Golem: How He Came into the World 1920 · Paul Wegener
H
- Halloween 1978 · John Carpenter
- Halloween 2018 · David Gordon Green
- The Haunting 1963 · Robert Wise
- Häxan 1922 · Benjamin Christensen
- Hellraiser 1987 · Clive Barker
- Hereditary 2018 · Ari Aster
- Heretic 2024 · Scott Beck
- High Tension 2003 · Alexandre Aja
- The Hills Have Eyes 1977 · Wes Craven
- Hokum 2026 · Damian McCarthy
- The Host 2006 · Bong Joon-ho
- House (Hausu) 1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
- The House of the Devil (Le Manoir du Diable) 1896 · Georges Méliès
- House of Usher 1960 · Roger Corman
- House of Wax 1953 · André De Toth
- House on Haunted Hill 1959 · William Castle
- The Howling 1981 · Joe Dante
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1923 · Wallace Worsley
I
- I Walked with a Zombie 1943 · Jacques Tourneur
- In the Mouth of Madness 1994 · John Carpenter
- The Innocents 1961 · Jack Clayton
- Insidious 2010 · James Wan
- Insidious: Out of the Further 2026 · Jacob Chase
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956 · Don Siegel
- The Invisible Man 1933 · James Whale
- The Invisible Man 2020 · Leigh Whannell
- Iron Lung 2026 · Mark Fischbach
- Island of Lost Souls 1932 · Erle C. Kenton
- It 2017 · Andy Muschietti
- It Chapter Two 2019 · Andy Muschietti
- It Follows 2014 · David Robert Mitchell
J
- Jacob's Ladder 1990 · Adrian Lyne
- Jaws 1975 · Steven Spielberg
- Ju-On: The Grudge 2002 · Takashi Shimizu
K
L
- The Last House on the Left 1972 · Wes Craven
- Late Night with the Devil 2023 · Cameron Cairnes
- Lee Cronin's The Mummy 2026 · Lee Cronin
- Les Diaboliques 1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Let the Right One In 2008 · Tomas Alfredson
- Leviticus 2026 · Adrian Chiarella
- The Lighthouse 2019 · Robert Eggers
- Longlegs 2024 · Osgood Perkins
M
- M3GAN 2023 · Gerard Johnstone
- The Man Who Laughs 1928 · Paul Leni
- Martyrs 2008 · Pascal Laugier
- The Masque of the Red Death 1964 · Roger Corman
- Midsommar 2019 · Ari Aster
- Misery 1990 · Rob Reiner
- The Mummy 1932 · Karl Freund
N
- Near Dark 1987 · Kathryn Bigelow
- Night of the Demon 1957 · Jacques Tourneur
- Night of the Living Dead 1968 · George A. Romero
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984 · Wes Craven
- Nope 2022 · Jordan Peele
- Nosferatu 1922 · F. W. Murnau
- Nosferatu 2024 · Robert Eggers
- The Nun 2018 · Corin Hardy
O
- Obsession 2026 · Curry Barker
- The Omen 1976 · Richard Donner
- Onibaba 1964 · Kaneto Shindo
- The Orphanage 2007 · J. A. Bayona
- Other Mommy 2026 · Rob Savage
P
- Paranormal Activity 2007 · Oren Peli
- Pearl 2022 · Ti West
- Peeping Tom 1960 · Michael Powell
- Phantasm 1979 · Don Coscarelli
- The Phantom of the Opera 1925 · Rupert Julian
- Poltergeist 1982 · Tobe Hooper
- Psycho 1960 · Alfred Hitchcock
Q
- A Quiet Place 2018 · John Krasinski
- A Quiet Place Part II 2021 · John Krasinski
R
- Raw 2016 · Julia Ducournau
- Re-Animator 1985 · Stuart Gordon
- Resident Evil 2026 · Zach Cregger
- Ringu 1998 · Hideo Nakata
- Rosemary's Baby 1968 · Roman Polanski
S
- Saint Maud 2019 · Rose Glass
- Saw 2004 · James Wan
- Scream 1996 · Wes Craven
- Scream 7 2026 · Kevin Williamson
- Se7en 1995 · David Fincher
- Send Help 2026 · Sam Raimi
- Shaun of the Dead 2004 · Edgar Wright
- The Shining 1980 · Stanley Kubrick
- The Silence of the Lambs 1991 · Jonathan Demme
- Sinister 2012 · Scott Derrickson
- Sinners 2025 · Ryan Coogler
- The Sixth Sense 1999 · M. Night Shyamalan
- Smile 2022 · Parker Finn
- The Student of Prague 1913 · Stellan Rye
- The Substance 2024 · Coralie Fargeat
- Suspiria 1977 · Dario Argento
T
- A Tale of Two Sisters 2003 · Kim Jee-woon
- Talk to Me 2023 · Danny Philippou
- Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma 2026 · Jane Schoenbrun
- Terrifier 3 2024 · Damien Leone
- Tetsuo: The Iron Man 1989 · Shinya Tsukamoto
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974 · Tobe Hooper
- Them! 1954 · Gordon Douglas
- The Thing 1982 · John Carpenter
- The Thing from Another World 1951 · Christian Nyby
- Titane 2021 · Julia Ducournau
- Train to Busan 2016 · Yeon Sang-ho
U
- Us 2019 · Jordan Peele
V
- Vampyr 1932 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Videodrome 1983 · David Cronenberg
- Viy 1967 · Konstantin Yershov
W
- Weapons 2025 · Zach Cregger
- Wes Craven's New Nightmare 1994 · Wes Craven
- What We Do in the Shadows 2014 · Jemaine Clement
- White Zombie 1932 · Victor Halperin
- The Wicker Man 1973 · Robin Hardy
- The Witch 2015 · Robert Eggers
- Witchfinder General 1968 · Michael Reeves
- The Wolf Man 1941 · George Waggner
X
- X 2022 · Ti West