Gather ‘round, goblins and ghouls! Whether you prefer your horror psychological, monstrous or slasher, there’s no doubt you’ll need a good list of horror films to get you through the spooky season. But which ones are really worth the time — and ...

Along with “M3GAN 2.0,” the horror titles that premiered in 2025 and made the chart are “Bring Her Back” at No. 3, “28 Years Later” at No. 4 and “Sinners” at No. 8. And besides “Scream,” the only chart titles that premiered before the last decade are 1962’s “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” at No. 5 and 1990’s “Tremors” at No. 7.

Every October, horror movies take over. Streaming platforms roll out their spooky collections, theaters dust off the classics, and you can’t walk through Target without bumping into a plastic skeleton. For some people, it’s the best time of year.

Cozy horror occupies a strange space where the spooky meets the comforting. It's horror that doesn't traumatize you, often using humor to soften its bloody punches.

In the last 40 years, there have been plenty of iconic horror movies, with the likes of Scream, Sinners, and The Sixth Sense being some of the best.