The Hunt2020
Overall7.5
Fear2.8
Atmos6.0
Gore4.3
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The Descent
2005 · 1h 39m · R
8.2/ 10Curator Score
Fear
8.5/10
Gore
8.0/10
Atmosphere
8.0/10
Intensity
7.5/10
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Alien1979 · 9.5Fear 8.0 · Gore 6.0 · Atmosphere 10.0
Night of the Living Dead1968 · 9.5Fear 4.0 · Gore 2.5 · Atmosphere 8.0
Jurassic Park1993 · 9.2Fear 5.5 · Gore 3.4 · Atmosphere 8.0
The Terminator1984 · 9.1Fear 5.0 · Gore 6.0 · Atmosphere 8.0
The Thing1982 · 9.1Fear 8.5 · Gore 7.4 · Atmosphere 10.0
Psycho1960 · 9.0Fear 3.0 · Gore 1.0 · Atmosphere 7.0
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The Best Folk Horror Movies
The Definitive Canon, Ranked by Atmosphere
36 films
A ranked, scored guide to folk horror — from The Wicker Man to the modern wave. Ordered by atmosphere score, not body count.
Subgenre Guide
The Best Slasher Movies
The canon, from the 1970s originators to the modern revival
88 films
A ranked, scored guide to the slasher film: masked killers, final girls, and the set-piece kills that built the subgenre. From Halloween and Psycho to the modern wave.
Subgenre Guide
The Best Body Horror Movies
Transformation, mutation, and the violation of the flesh, from Cronenberg to the new wave
109 films
A ranked, scored guide to body horror: transformation, infection, mutation, and the violation of the flesh. From The Fly and Videodrome to Titane and The Substance.
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The Best Creature Feature Movies
The monsters, the beasts, the things in the dark
107 films
A ranked, scored guide to the creature feature: the monster movie in all its forms, from the deep-sea and the woods to outer space. Jaws, Alien, The Thing, and the modern wave.
Subgenre Guide
The Best Werewolf Horror Movies
The werewolf film, ranked by Curator Score.
13 films
A ranked, scored guide to werewolf horror, from An American Werewolf in London and The Howling to the modern wave. Every film rated on fear, gore, atmosphere, and intensity.
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Stiletto is a slasher released by Eli Roth's label The Horror Section, in US theaters on October 30, 2026. The release date, where to watch it, whether it is scary, and how it differs from the 2008 film of the same name.
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The Poolrooms (2026): Release Date, the Title Change From The Pools, and Is It a Backrooms Movie?
The Poolrooms, first announced as The Pools, is a found-footage horror film set for US theaters on December 25, 2026. The release date, the title change, and whether it is connected to the Backrooms, A24's Backrooms or the game Pools.
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