Favorite Horror Movies of the 21st Century

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List of movies I own. I only included horror comedies and action horror that have, in my opinion, genuine creepy or scary moments. Also, lots of borderline horror.

(Perfect)
 1. Black Swan (2010)
 2. Let the Right One In (2008)
 3. Get Out (2017)
 4. Saw (2004)
 5. The Others (2001)
 6. Train to Busan (2016)
 7. A Quiet Place (2018)
 8. The Conjuring (2013)
 9. 28 Days Later... (2002)
 10. Grindhouse (2007)
 11. The Lighthouse (2019)
 12. REC (2007)
 13. The Orphanage (2007)
 14. The Devil's Backbone (2001)
 15. It (2017)
 16. Split (2016)
 17. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
 18. Hereditary (2018)
 19. The Conjuring 2 (2016)
 20. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
 21. Identity (2003)
 22. Doctor Sleep (2019)
 23. 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
 24. Sunshine (2007)
 25. The Descent (2005)
 26. Frailty (2001)
 27. The Ring (2002)
 28. Midsommar (2019)
 29. The Mist (2007)
 30. Don't Breathe (2016)
 31. The Invisible Man (2020)
 32. The Host (2006)
 33. Let Me In (2010)
 34. Bone Tomahawk (2015)
 35. A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
 36. World War Z (2013)
 37. The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
 38. Cloverfield (2008)
 39. Orphan (2009)
 40. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
 41. Green Room (2015)
 42. Martyrs (2008)
 43. Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
 44. 28 Weeks Later (2007)
 45. The Witch (2015)
 46. Triangle (2009)
 47. Trollhunter (2010)
 48. Three... Extremes (2004)
(Excellent)
 49. Annihilation (2018)
 50. Insidious (2010)
 51. Us (2019)
 52. 1408 (2007)
 53. Sinister (2012)
 54. It Follows (2014)
 55. The Babadook (2014)
 56. Ready or Not (2019)
 57. The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
 58. Stoker (2013)
 59. Dog Soldiers (2002)
 60. Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
 61. Taxidermia (2006)
 62. From Hell (2001)
 63. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
 64. The Devil's Rejects (2005)
 65. Trick 'r Treat (2007)
 66. Eden Lake (2008)
 67. Suspiria (2018)
 68. High Tension (2003)
 69. Goodnight Mommy (2014)
 70. Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
 71. Summer of 84 (2018)
 72. Inside (2007)
 73. Dark Water (2002)
 74. The Eye (2002)
 75. Spring (2014)
 76. Saw II (2005)
 77. Life (2017)
 78. Mother! (2017)
 79. Drag Me to Hell (2009)
 80. 30 Days of Night (2007)
 81. Happy Death Day (2017)
 82. The Invitation (2015)
 83. You're Next (2011)
 84. Overlord (2018)
 85. The Loved Ones (2009)
 86. May (2002)
 87. Rare Exports (2010)
(Great)
 88. It Chapter Two (2019)
 89. Silent Hill (2006)
 90. Evil Dead (2013)
 91. Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
 92. Halloween (2018)
 93. Crimson Peak (2015)
 94. Annabelle: Creation (2017)
 95. Oculus (2013)
 96. Antichrist (2009)
 97. The Crazies (2010)
 98. The Skeleton Key (2005)
 99. The Last House on the Left (2009)
 100. Slither (2006)
 101. Mandy (2018)
 102. [Rec]² (2009)
 103. Byzantium (2012)
 104. Pontypool (2008)
 105. Dead End (2003)
 106. Pulse (2001)
 107. Alien: Covenant (2017)
 108. The Woman in Black (2012)
 109. The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
 110. The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
 111. Daybreakers (2009)
 112. Escape Room (2019)
 113. Fright Night (2011)
 114. A Cure for Wellness (2016)
 115. The Raven (2012)
 116. Horns (2013)
 117. The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
 118. The Awakening (2011)
 119. Session 9 (2001)
 120. Unsane (2018)
 121. Revenge (2017)
 122. Stake Land (2010)
 123. Ghost Stories (2017)
 124. Incident in a Ghostland (2018)
 125. Them (2006)
 126. Vidocq (2001)
 127. Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004)
 128. Sennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps (2010)
 129. Paranormal Activity (2007)
 130. Devil (2010)
 131. Under the Skin (2013)
 132. The Shallows (2016)
 133. Lights Out (2016)
 134. The Uninvited (2009)
 135. Dark Skies (2013)
 136. The Collector (2009)
 137. Mindhunters (2004)
 138. The House of the Devil (2009)
 139. 13 Sins (2014)
 140. Haunt (2019)
 141. Lake Mungo (2008)
 142. Resolution (2012)
 143. Love Object (2003)
(Very Good)
 144. Saw III (2006)
 145. Mama (2013)
 146. Final Destination 2 (2003)
 147. Scream 4 (2011)
 148. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
 149. The Visit (2015)
 150. The Thing (2011)
 151. Jeepers Creepers (2001)
 152. Vacancy (2007)
 153. Land of the Dead (2005)
 154. As Above, So Below (2014)
 155. It Comes at Night (2017)
 156. Case 39 (2009)
 157. Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
 158. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
 159. Krampus (2015)
 160. Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
 161. Frozen (2010)
 162. Wolf Creek (2005)
 163. Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
 164. Color Out of Space (2019)
 165. Before I Wake (2016)
 166. Feast (2005)
 167. Rogue (2007)
 168. Open Grave (2013)
 169. Frontier(s) (2007)
 170. American Mary (2012)
 171. Afflicted (2013)
 172. Dagon (2001)
 173. Cold Prey (2006)
 174. One Missed Call (2003)
 175. We Are the Night (2010)
 176. Sauna (2008)
 177. Sleepless (2001)
 178. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
 179. The Strangers (2008)
 180. Wrong Turn (2003)
 181. Mirrors (2008)
 182. Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
 183. Brightburn (2019)
 184. The Neon Demon (2016)
 185. Dead Silence (2007)
 186. Crawl (2019)
 187. Grave Encounters (2011)
 188. The Belko Experiment (2016)
 189. Splinter (2008)
 190. Bug (2006)
 191. Below (2002)
 192. Willard (2003)
 193. Right at Your Door (2006)
 194. The Cottage (2008)
 195. Cold Prey 2 (2008)
 196. The Harvest (2013)
 197. Amer (2009)
 198. 3 Extremes II (2002)
 199. Close Your Eyes (2002)
 200. Halloween (2007)
 201. Saw VI (2009)
 202. The Purge: Election Year (2016)
 203. The Rite (2011)
 204. The Boy (2016)
 205. House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
 206. The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
 207. Carriers (2009)
 208. 6 Souls (2010)
 209. Unfriended: Dark Web (2018)
 210. Backcountry (2014)
 211. The Signal (2007)
 212. Fragile (2005)
 213. The Caller (2011)
 214. Hush (2008)
 215. Dorothy (2008)
 216. Infection (2004)
 217. The Dark Hours (2005)
(Good)
 218. Hostel (2005)
 219. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
 220. Saw IV (2007)
 221. The Grudge (2004)
 222. Final Destination 5 (2011)
 223. The Amityville Horror (2005)
 224. The Invasion (2007)
 225. The Fourth Kind (2009)
 226. Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
 227. The Ruins (2008)
 228. Quarantine (2008)
 229. The Possession (2012)
 230. Victor Frankenstein (2015)
 231. The Void (2016)
 232. The Prodigy (2019)
 233. We Are What We Are (2013)
 234. The Children (2008)
 235. Haunter (2013)
 236. Deathwatch (2002)
 237. Heartless (2009)
 238. Wer (2013)
 239. Kristy (2014)
 240. End of the Line (2007)
 241. Bloody Reunion (2006)
 242. Wolf Girl (2001)
 243. White Skin (2004)
 244. Final Destination 3 (2006)
 245. Carrie (2013)
 246. Saw V (2008)
 247. Gothika (2003)
 248. The Wolfman (2010)
 249. Splice (2009)
 250. Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
 251. Underwater (2020)
 252. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
 253. V/H/S (2012)
 254. The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
 255. Open Water (2003)
 256. Cry Wolf (2005)
 257. Wind Chill (2007)
 258. Last Shift (2014)
 259. The Reef (2010)
 260. Outpost (2008)
 261. Black Water (2007)
 262. The Canal (2014)
 263. Joshua (2007)
 264. Beyond Re-Animator (2003)
 265. Retreat (2011)
 266. Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004)
 267. Final Prayer (2013)
 268. The Neighbor (2016)
 269. Storm Warning (2007)
 270. The Canyon (2009)
 271. When Animals Dream (2014)
 272. Black Cadillac (2003)
 273. The Purge (2013)
 274. Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
 275. Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
 276. Pet Sematary (2019)
 277. Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
 278. Child's Play (2019)
 279. The Last Exorcism (2010)
 280. The Descent: Part 2 (2009)
 281. The Bay (2012)
 282. Honeymoon (2014)
 283. Devil's Pass (2013)
 284. Clown (2014)
 285. The Pact (2012)
 286. We Are Still Here (2015)
 287. Whisper (2007)
 288. The Burrowers (2008)
 289. The Eye 2 (2004)
 290. Proxy (2013)
 291. The Maid (2005)
(Flawed but Worthy)
 292. Alien vs. Predator (2004)
 293. The Meg (2018)
 294. Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
 295. Cabin Fever (2002)
 296. Unfriended (2014)
 297. Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
 298. Dark Water (2005)
 299. 47 Meters Down (2017)
 300. Ma (2019)
 301. The Reaping (2007)
 302. Curse of Chucky (2013)
 303. Hatchet (2006)
 304. Club Dread (2004)
 305. The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)
 306. Dread (2009)
 307. The Woods (2006)
 308. Dahmer (2002)
 309. Dead Birds (2004)
 310. Altered (2006)
 311. Saint (2010)
 312. Highwaymen (2004)
 313. Alien Raiders (2008)
 314. The Gathering (2002)
 315. From Within (2008)
 316. Isolation (2005)
 317. Botched (2007)
 318. Here Comes the Devil (2012)
 319. The Skeptic (2009)
 320. Soft for Digging (2001)
 321. Snakes on a Plane (2006)
 322. Friday the 13th (2009)
 323. Ghost Ship (2002)
 324. Saw 3D (2010)
 325. Dreamcatcher (2003)
 326. Piranha 3D (2010)
 327. Hostel: Part II (2007)
 328. House at the End of the Street (2012)
 329. The Omen (2006)
 330. White Noise (2005)
 331. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)
 332. Diary of the Dead (2007)
 333. The Ward (2010)
 334. The Innkeepers (2011)
 335. The Stepfather (2009)
 336. All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)
 337. Deadgirl (2008)
 338. Hell Fest (2018)
 339. Tales of Halloween (2015)
 340. The Abandoned (2006)
 341. My Little Eye (2002)
 342. The Last Winter (2006)
 343. Girl House (2014)
 344. Viral (2016)
 345. Mulberry St (2006)
 346. The Echo (2008)
 347. Kiss of the Damned (2012)
 348. The Last Horror Movie (2003)
 349. Dead in 3 Days (2006)
 350. The Locals (2003)
 351. Annabelle (2014)
 352. Jennifer's Body (2009)
 353. House of Wax (2005)
 354. The Ring Two (2005)
 355. My Bloody Valentine (2009)
 356. The Eye (2008)
 357. Turistas (2006)
 358. Intruders (2011)
 359. Darkness (2002)
 360. The Monster (2016)
 361. Howl (2015)
 362. Hatchet II (2010)
 363. The Broken (2008)
 364. The Hills Run Red (2009)
 365. The Objective (2008)
 366. Madhouse (2004)
 367. The Bunker (2001)
 368. Tell Tale (2009)
 369. Blood Glacier (2013)

[bob]

1 Get Out (2017)
2 Saw (2004)
3 The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
4 28 Days Later (2002)
5 The Others (2001)
6 The Ring (2002)
7 Hereditary (2008)
8 The Conjuring (2013)
9 The Conjuring 2 (2016)
10 Insidious (2010)
11 Insidious Chapter 2 (2013)
12 Doctor Sleep (2019)
13 Us (2019)
14 Cloverfield (2008)
15 The Mist (2007)
16 The Babadok (2014)
17 Let the Right One in (2008)
18 Shaun of the Dead (2004)
19 A Quiet Place (2018)
20 A Quiet Place Part 2 (2020)
21 Saw 2 (2005)
22 Saw 3 (2006)
23 Saw 4 (2007)
24 The Devil's Backbone (2001)
25 Jigsaw (2017)
26 Spiral (2021)
27 The Witch (2015)
28 Ginger Snaps (2000)
29 Annabelle (2014)
30 Slither (2006)
31 The House of the Devil (2009)
32 You're Next (2011)
33 Dead Snow (2009)
34 Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead (2014)
35 Under the Skin (2013)
36 Dead Silence (2007)
37 Cockneys vs Zombies (2012)
38 We Are Still Here (2015)
39 The Invitation (2015)
40 American Psycho (2000)
41 Happy Death Day (2017)
42 Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
43 The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
44 The Black Phone (2022)
45 mother! (2007)
46 Black Swan (2010)
47 Deathgasm (2015)
48 The VelociPastor (2017)
49 Zombieland (2009)
50 Nope (2022)

[ER]

I've seen seventeen of those films, and though I can't say it was the best on the list, It Follows impressed me as such an original idea, striking in its almost indie-simplicity, that I think it might be my pick for my favorite of the bunch. More scary than horrific too.

[Rev. Powell]

Just ran a simple IMDB search and came up with this. If IMDB marked it horror I included it, even if it's iffy (although I did swap out one or two). I may have forgotten to rate some titles I saw.

1. The Wolf House (2018)   
2. Hereditary (2018)   
3. Get Out (I) (2017)   
4. The Love Witch (2016)   
5. Midsommar (2019)   
6. The Lighthouse (I) (2019)   
7. The Witch (2015)   
8. John Dies at the End (2012)   
9. The Cabin in the Woods (2011)   
10. Annihilation (I) (2018)   
11. Witching and b***hing (2013)   
12. Rubber (2010)   
13. Antichrist (2009)   
14. The Skin I Live In (2011)   
15. Vivarium (2019)   
16. The Wailing (2016)   
17. Raw (2016)   
18. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)   
19. Zombieland (2009)   
20. Shaun of the Dead (2004)   
21. Save the Green Planet! (2003)   
22. Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)   
23. Take Shelter (2011)   
24. Hatching (2022)   
25. Gozu (2003)      
26. The Devil's Backbone (2001)   
27. Mandy (I) (2018)   
28. The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)   
29. The Lure (2015)   
30. What We Do in the Shadows (2014)   
31. Adult Swim Yule Log (2022)
32. Jug Face (2013)   
33. She Dies Tomorrow (2020)   
34. Suspiria (I) (2018)   
35. No Smoking (2007)   
36. Dororo (2007)   
37. Timecrimes (2007)   
38. Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
39. The Mothman Prophecies (2002)   
40. Possessor (2020)   
41. Under the Skin (I) (2013)   
42. Crimes of the Future (2022)
43. Drag Me to Hell (2009)
44. Hagazussa (2017)   
45.Mad God (2021)
46. Mother! (2017)   
47. Color Out of Space (2019)   
48. Goodnight Mommy (2014)   
49. Titane (2021)   
50. The Babadook (2014)

[M.10rda]

I've seen seventeen of those films, and though I can't say it was the best on the list, It Follows impressed me as such an original idea, striking in its almost indie-simplicity, that I think it might be my pick for my favorite of the bunch. More scary than horrific too.

I'm with you. Among this lot, IT FOLLOWS is at least among the five best FILMS...

[mahoney]

Personal favourites. A lot of these cover a lot of genres, yet all contain Horror elements to one degree or another.

01: Titane (2021)
02: The Lighthouse (2019)
03: Grave [Raw] (2016)
04: Climax (2018)
05: It Follows (2014)
06: mother! (2017)
07: Martyrs (2008)
08: À l'intérieur [Inside] (2007)
09: The Mist (2007)
10: Wolf Creek (2005)

11: 28 Days Later... (2002)
12: The Witch: A New-England Folktale (2015)
13: Train to Busan (2016)
14: The Babadook (2014)
15: You're Next (2011)
16: Midsommar (2019)
17: Slither (2006)
18: El espinazo del Diablo [The Devil's Backbone] (2001)
19: Bones and All (2022)
20: The Battery (2012)

21: El orfanato [The Orphanage] (2007)
22: Suspiria (2018)
23: Planet Terror (2007)
24: The Conjuring (2013)
25: The Children (2008)

[Cult_Moody_Movies]

A very rough list of my Top 20:

1. The Babadook (2014)
2. The Witch (2015)
3. Bone Tomahawk (2015)
4. Trick 'r Treat (2007)
5. He Never Died (2015)
6. The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001)
7. Mandy (2018)
8. 28 Days Later (2002)
9. The Conjuring (2013)
10. Insidious (2010)
11. Train to Busan (2016)
12. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
13. Dog Soldiers (2002)
14. Evil Dead (2013)
15. The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)
16. Annihilation (2018) - More sci-fi then horror but enough body horror elements to have me allow it.
17. Attack the Block (2011)
18. Fear(s) of the Dark (2007)
19. The Devil's Rejects (2005)
20. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

[RCMerchant]

Hmmm....

1. the DEVIL'S REJECTS (2007)
2. the BELKO EXPIERIMENT (2016)
3. DEAD END (2003)
4. RADIUS (2017)
5. YELLOWBRICKROAD (2010)

Ho boy- I gotta think on this!

[Alex]

American Psycho.
Brotherhood of the Wolf.
The Bunker.
The Devil's Backbone.
28 Days Later.
Below.
Deathwatch.
Dog Soldiers.
Hellraiser: Hellseeker.
Shark Attack 3 (if only for one line).
The Bone Snatcher.
House of 1,000 Corpses.
Monster Man.
Saw.
The Call of Cthulhu.
The Cavern.
The Descent.
Feast.
Hostel.
Land of the Dead.
Wolf Creek.
The Abandoned.
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon.
Black Sheep.
Pan's Labyrinth.
Severance.
Snakes on a Plane.
30 Days of Night.
1408.
My Name Is Bruce.
The Orphanage.
REC.
Trick 'r Treat.
Undead or Alive.
The Midnight Meat Train.
Pontypool.
The Ruins.
After Dusk They Come.
Dead Air.
Halloween.
The Hole.
Pandorum.
Wake Wood.
Insidious.
The Quiet Ones.
The Shrine.
Trollhunter.
Attack of the Herbals.
The Cabin in the Woods.
Juan of the Dead.
Swamp Shark.
Crawlspace.
Grabbers.
Jug Face.
Pro Wrestlers Vs Zombies.
The Babadook.
Call Girl of Cthulhu.
Maggie.
Night of the Living Deb.
The Sand.
The VVitch.
The Belko Experiment.
A Cure for Wellness.
Phantasm: Ravager.
Cold Skin.
Dave Made A Maze.
You Might Be The Killer.
Lesbian Vampire Killers.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe.
Midsommar.
Saint Maud.
Her Name Was Christa.
Get Out.
Fear Street 1,2 & 3.
Dr Sleep.
The Last Lovecraft.

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Updated my list