Horror Franchises
Horror Franchises, Ranked by Fear
Each page below ranks one horror franchise by Fear, the 0 to 10 score Watch Darkly's curators give for how frightening a film is to watch. The scored films on a page share one scale, so they can be compared directly.
- The Conjuring Universe
7 films ranked
Scariest: The Conjuring (2013), at 9.0 on our Fear axis. The Conjuring 2 (2016) is next at 8.0.
- Scream
7 films ranked
Scariest: Scream VI (2023) and Scream (2022) tie at 6.0 on our Fear axis.
- Alien
7 films ranked
Scariest: Alien (1979), at 8.0 on our Fear axis. Aliens (1986) is next at 7.0.
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
5 films ranked
Scariest: Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994), at 7.8 on our Fear axis. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) is next at 7.0.
- Friday the 13th
4 films ranked
Scariest: Friday the 13th (1980), at 6.0 on our Fear axis. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) is next at 5.0.
- 28 Days Later
4 films ranked
Scariest: 28 Days Later (2002), at 7.3 on our Fear axis. 28 Years Later (2025) is next at 6.0.