All 32 Horror Movies, ranked by 257 players
Players rank Halloween #1: it wins 64.2% of its matchups (n = 503) and took the title in 18 of 257 brackets. Scream and The Thing follow. The Thing has the most titles (31). Disagree? Horror Movie Tier List is one tap away.
Updated hourly · last refreshed November 15, 2026
Brackets finished257
Head-to-head picks6,415
Entrants ranked32of 32
Halloween title share7.0%n = 257
Title odds
Share of 257 finished brackets won
- The Thing12.1% (31 of 257)
- Scream8.2% (21 of 257)
- Halloween7.0% (18 of 257)
- It6.6% (17 of 257)
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre6.2% (16 of 257)
- The Conjuring5.4% (14 of 257)
Horror Movies: the community tier list
Built from win rates across 6,415 picks. Tiers use the win rate steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups (S from 75%, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%). Steadying pulls a small sample toward the middle, so a high raw rate can sit a tier lower and a low one a tier higher than the rate shown, which is the raw one. What does S tier mean?
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- Nobody yet
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- Halloween64.2%
- Scream63.9%
- The Thing62.5%
- The Shining62.3%
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre58.8%
- It58.4%
- The Conjuring58.3%
- The Silence of the Lambs56.2%
- The Exorcist56.0%
- Alien55.9%
- A Nightmare on Elm Street55.8%
- Hereditary55.2%
- Saw53.8%
- Get Out52.5%
- Jaws50.5%
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- Friday the 13th48.8%
- Us48.2%
- The Ring45.4%
- A Quiet Place44.7%
- Psycho44.5%
- 28 Days Later44.0%
- The Cabin in the Woods43.7%
- The Babadook43.5%
- Midsommar41.8%
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- The Witch39.0%
- Paranormal Activity37.2%
- Poltergeist36.6%
- Rosemary's Baby35.4%
- Candyman35.3%
- The Omen31.2%
- Suspiria30.0%
- Nope26.5%
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Nobody yet
Standings
Every entrant with its record. Ordered by win rate, steadied for small samples; a rate shows once an entrant has 30 matchups. n is the number of head-to-head matchups behind each rate.
| # | Film | W–L | Win rate | Against .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halloween1978 | 323–180 | 64.2% | 18 | 503 | |
| 2 | Scream1996 | 338–191 | 63.9% | 21 | 529 | |
| 3 | The Thing1982 | 326–196 | 62.5% | 31 | 522 | |
| 4 | The Shining1980 | 317–192 | 62.3% | 11 | 509 | |
| 5 | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre1974 | 292–205 | 58.8% | 16 | 497 | |
| 6 | It2017 | 279–199 | 58.4% | 17 | 478 | |
| 7 | The Conjuring2013 | 261–187 | 58.3% | 14 | 448 | |
| 8 | The Silence of the Lambs1991 | 267–208 | 56.2% | 11 | 475 | |
| 9 | The Exorcist1973 | 255–200 | 56.0% | 12 | 455 | |
| 10 | Alien1979 | 241–190 | 55.9% | 9 | 431 | |
| 11 | A Nightmare on Elm Street1984 | 259–205 | 55.8% | 8 | 464 | |
| 12 | Hereditary2018 | 249–202 | 55.2% | 11 | 451 | |
| 13 | Saw2004 | 229–197 | 53.8% | 12 | 426 | |
| 14 | Get Out2017 | 223–202 | 52.5% | 6 | 425 | |
| 15 | Jaws1975 | 206–202 | 50.5% | 8 | 408 | |
| 16 | Friday the 13th1980 | 207–217 | 48.8% | 4 | 424 | |
| 17 | Us2019 | 185–199 | 48.2% | 7 | 384 | |
| 18 | The Ring2002 | 159–191 | 45.4% | 4 | 350 | |
| 19 | A Quiet Place2018 | 163–202 | 44.7% | 7 | 365 | |
| 20 | Psycho1960 | 177–221 | 44.5% | 4 | 398 | |
| 21 | 28 Days Later2002 | 164–209 | 44.0% | 3 | 373 | |
| 22 | The Cabin in the Woods2012 | 156–201 | 43.7% | 1 | 357 | |
| 23 | The Babadook2014 | 165–214 | 43.5% | 7 | 379 | |
| 24 | Midsommar2019 | 132–184 | 41.8% | 3 | 316 | |
| 25 | The Witch2015 | 138–216 | 39.0% | 1 | 354 | |
| 26 | Paranormal Activity2007 | 119–201 | 37.2% | 2 | 320 | |
| 27 | Poltergeist1982 | 116–201 | 36.6% | 3 | 317 | |
| 28 | Rosemary's Baby1968 | 107–195 | 35.4% | 2 | 302 | |
| 29 | Candyman1992 | 108–198 | 35.3% | 0 | 306 | |
| 30 | The Omen1976 | 97–214 | 31.2% | 0 | 311 | |
| 31 | Suspiria1977 | 88–205 | 30.0% | 2 | 293 | |
| 32 | Nope2022 | 69–191 | 26.5% | 2 | 260 |
Closest rivalries
Pairs the crowd can barely split, from at least 20 real meetings each.
- The Silence of the LambsvsThe Witch12–8 in 20 meetings
- 28 Days LatervsPsycho15–9 in 24 meetings
- SawvsA Quiet Place14–7 in 21 meetings
Most lopsided
- SawvsA Quiet Place14–7 in 21 meetings
- 28 Days LatervsPsycho15–9 in 24 meetings
- The Silence of the LambsvsThe Witch12–8 in 20 meetings
Upsets and oddities
Patterns in 257 finished brackets.
- Biggest upsetMidsommar leads The Exorcist 6–4Head-to-head (n = 10), though The Exorcist's record across all its matchups (56.0%) beats Midsommar's (41.8%). The records alone give Midsommar 36%.
- UntouchableHalloween wins 64.2%The best record in the field (n = 503 matchups).
- ClutchThe Babadook: 7 titlesOnly #23 on win rate, but #17 for championships.
- Always the bridesmaidThe Shining: 62.3% win rate#4 on record, but only 11 titles in 257 brackets.
- Still waitingCandyman: no titles yetWins 35.3% of its matchups (n = 306) and has never been crowned.
Questions people ask
What is #1 in the Horror Movies community ranking?
Halloween. It wins 64.2% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 503) and took the title in 18 of 257 finished brackets. The Thing has the most titles (31), but a weaker record across all its matchups.
How is the ranking worked out?
Every pick in a finished bracket is a win for one entrant and a loss for the other. Entrants are ordered by win rate, steadied toward 50% by ten imaginary matchups so that a newcomer with a 3–0 record can't top the table. The rate shown is the real one, with n, the number of matchups behind it.
Why win rate and not titles?
Draws are shuffled, so a title can come from an easy path. Win rate counts every matchup an entrant played, which is a fairer read of how people feel about it. Title odds are shown too, as the share of finished brackets each entrant won.
How many people have ranked Horror Movies?
257 finished brackets so far, with 6,415 head-to-head picks between them. Only finished brackets count.
Can I rank all 32 myself?
Yes. Play the bracket at 8, 16, 32 entrants, free and with no sign-up. You get your own ranking and a link to share, and your picks join this page.
How often does this page update?
About every hour, as new brackets are finished.
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