Wikipedia:WikiProject Horror/Notable horror films
Appearance
Below is a list of notable horror films that may not be covered in Wikipedia. The purpose of this list is to create articles for all these films or to bring existing articles to a minimum standard.
Note that some of the films are not really horror films, but they have been included on some best horror films list because of a particularly frightening scene.
Total | Remaining | Done | % done |
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To do
[edit]Missing articles (red links):
- Check if Wikipedia already has an existing article for the film under a different name. If an existing article is found, make a redirect.
- Create the article.
Incomplete:
- Include a film infobox with a poster/cover image (if available).
- Include a short synopsis.
Done:
- Expand synopsis, if necessary
- Clean up and wikify, if necessary
- Expand article, if necessary/possible
Sources
[edit]The list has been compiled from the following sources:
- Adam Lukeman, Fangoria's 101 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen: A Celebration of the World's Most Unheralded Fright Flicks, Three Rivers Press, 2003, ISBN: 1400047498
- All Movie Guide's 3 and 4 star horror films
- filmsite.org Selection of Greatest Horror Films
- Horror film - explicitly mentioned films
- International Horror Guild film awards (including nominations)
- IMDb Top rated horror titles
- Saturn Award for Best Horror Film
other lists:
- Bloodletters.com Top 50 Horror Films
- BoxOffice Prophets' 50 Favorite Horror Films
- Bravo TV's The 100 Scariest Movie Moments
- Vittorio Carli: The Best Horror Films on reelmoviecritic.com
If one of the films in the list is part of a series, the entire series has been (or should be) included. The series is considered to include sequels, prequels and remakes.
Film list
[edit]Missing article
[edit]- Please check if there is already an existing article under a different name
- Dance of the Damned (1988)
- Devil Doll (1936)
- Esmeralda (film) (1906) listed at disambig Esmeralda
- Evil of Dracula (1974) (aka Chi o suu bara (1974))
- The Evil Within (aka Baby Blood (1990))
- Habit (1997)
- Kill Baby Kill (1966) (aka Operazione paura)
- La Caverne maudite (aka The Cave of the Demons) (1898)
- Lake of Dracula (1974) (aka Noroi no yakata: Chi o sû me)
- Les Lèvres rouges (1971) (aka Daughters of Darkness)
- Lighthouse (2000) (aka Dead of Night)
- The Lodger (1944)
- The Love of a Hunchback (1910)
- Luther the Geek (1990)
- Mother's Day (1980)
- Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
- Murders in the Zoo (1933)
- Mute Witness (1994)
- Notre-Dame de Paris (1911)
- Pin... (1988)
- The Plumber (1978)
- Private Parts (1972)
- Razor Blade Smile (1998)
- The Resurrected (1992)
- Strange Behavior (1981)
- The Tenderness of Wolves (1973) (aka Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe)
- Terror of Frankenstein (1976)
- Ticks (1993)
- The Unearthing (aka Aswang (1994))
- Urban Ghost Story (1998)
- Vampire's Ghost (1945)
- Who Can Kill a Child?(1976)
- The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998)
Incomplete
[edit]- Articles in this section do not include a film infobox or a synopsis
- 28 Weeks Later (2007) needs organization
- Alone in the Dark (1982) stub
- Apt Pupil (1998)
- The Asphyx (1973) no poster, no synopsis, stub
- Au rendez-vous de la mort joyeuse (1973) no synopsis, no poster, stub
- Bad Seed, The (1956) Very short synopsis
- Beyond the Door (aka Chi sei? (1975)) no synopsis, stub
- Black Sabbath (1963) (aka I Tre volti della paura) stub, no synopsis
- Blood Feast (1963) no synopsis, needs citations
- Body Snatcher, The (1945) no synopsis
- The Boneyard (1991) no synopsis, no poster, stub
- The Borrower (1991) no synopsis, no poster, stub
- Burnt Offerings (1976) stub, no synopsis
- Candyman 3: Day of the Dead (1999)
- Castle Freak (1995) no poster
- Christmas Evil (aka You Better Watch Out (1980))
- Dante's Inferno (1935)
- Dark Half, The (1993) no synopsis
- The Day of the Beast (aka El Día de la bestia (1995)) Stub
- Dead Ringer (1964) no synopsis
- Dead Waters (aka Dark Waters (1994)) no poster, needs clean-up, expanded synopsis
- Deathdream (1974)
- Deep Red (AKA Profondo Rosso or The Hatchet Murders) (1975) no poster
- Deep Rising (1998) needs clean-up
- Def by Temptation (1990) stub, no synopsis
- Dentist, The (1996) no synopsis
- Deranged (1974) no poster, needs clean-up
- The Devil's Daughter (aka La Setta (1991))
- Les Diaboliques (1955) No synopsis
- Diabolique (1996) no synopsis, no poster
- Dracula (1979)
- Dracula (Spanish Version) (1931) on the same page with Dracula (1931 film), no plot, no infobox
- Ed Wood (1994) no synopsis
- Faust (1926) stub, no synopsis
- Fall of the House of Usher, The (1928) stub, no poster, no synopsis
- Fly, The (1958)
- Fly, The (1986)
- Fly II, The (1989) no poster
- Fright Night II no synopsis
- From Hell (2001) stub, no synopsis
- Funny Games (1997) no poster
- Ghoul, The (1933) no poster, no synopsis
- God Told Me To (AKA Demon, God Told Me To Kill) (1976) no synopsis
- Gods and Monsters (1998) no synopsis
- Golem, The (1915) no poster
- The Golem and the Dancing Girl (Der Golem und die Tänzerin) (1917) listed at same page as first Golem film, only one sentence about film. No infobox, no synopsis, no poster.
- Gothic (1987) needs synopsis
- Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
- Hellraiser IV: Bloodline (1996)
- Hellraiser V: Inferno (2000) no poster
- Hellraiser VI: Hellseeker (2002) no poster
- Hellraiser VII: Deader (2005) no poster
- Hellraiser VIII: Hellworld (2005) no poster
- Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) no poster
- Hills Have Eyes Part II, The (1985) stub, no picture, no synopsis
- Hills Have Eyes III, The (AKA The Outpost, Mindripper) (1995) no picture, no synopsis
- Homicidal (1961) needs synopsis
- Honeymoon Killers, The (1970) stub, no synopsis
- House on Haunted Hill (1959) no synopsis
- House of Usher (1960) no synopsis
- Howling IV: The Original Nightmare no poster
- Howling V: The Rebirth no poster
- Howling: New Moon Rising no poster, no synopsis
- The Hunchback (1914) no poster, no synopsis, no infobox
- Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1939) no synopsis, needs organization
- It's Alive! (1974) stub, no synopsis
- Jack Be Nimble (1993) no poster
- Jack's Back (1988) needs better synopsis
- Junk (1999) v. short synopsis, needs much more info, no poster
- King Kong (1933) no synopsis
- Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) no poster
- The Lady and the Monster (1944) stub, no poster, no synopsis
- Le Manoir du Diable (aka The Devil's Castle) (1896) No poster
- The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires (1973) no poster
- Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural no poster, could use expanded synopsis
- Leprechaun 4: In Space (1997) no poster
- Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood (2003) no poster
- Les Diaboliques (1955) No synopsis
- Lucker (1986)
- Maniac Cop 2 (1990) no synopsis, no poster
- Mr. Vampire (1986) needs cleanup, no poster
- Night of the Eagle (AKA Burn, Witch, Burn!) (1962) no synopsis, no poster, stub
- Night Flier, The (1997) no synopsis, no poster
- Night Stalker, The (1972) about TV series, no infobox, no synopsis, stub
- Nomads (1986)
- Other, The (1972) needs expanded synopsis
- Pacific Heights no infobox, no poster
- Paperhouse (1988) no infobox, no synopsis
- Phenomena (AKA Creepers) (1985) no infobox, no synopsis
- Picture of Dorian Gray, The (1945)
- Psycho no synopsis
- Prison (1988) no infobox, needs serious cleanup
- Rabid (1977) no infobox, stub
- Race with the Devil (1975) stub, no infobox
- Rampage (1988) no infobox
- Reflecting Skin, The (1991) no plot
- Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005) needs synopsis
- Return of the Living Dead: Rave from the Grave (2005) needs synopsis
- Santa Sangre (1989) no synopsis
- Sender, The (1982) no infobox
- Sentinel, The (1977) no infobox
- Serpent and the Rainbow no infobox, very short synopsis, no poster HorrorScholar added the inforbox, synopsis and poster 01/08/2007
- Session 9 (2001)
- Sisters (1973) no synopsis
- Shadow Builder (1998) stub, no infobox, no synopsis, no poster
- Shallow Grave (1994) no infobox
- Stepfather, The (1987) no picture
- Swamp Thing (1982) no synopsis, stub
- Tomb of Ligeia, The (1964) no infobox, no poster, no synopsis, stub
- Tombs of the Blind Dead (aka La Noche del terror ciego (1973)) no synopsis
- The Ugly (1997) infobox needs work, needs synopsis, no poster
- Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Grey (1932) no synopsis
- Viy (1967) no synopsis
- Wait Until Dark (1967) no synopsis
- Wendigo (2002) no poster, needs copy-edit, synopsis needs expansion
Done
[edit]- These are the notable horror films
- 28 Days Later (2002)
- Abominable Dr. Phibes, The (1971) almost complete, infobox needs more info
- Alien (film) (1979)
- Aliens (1986 film) (1986)
- Alien³ (1992)
- Alien: Resurrection (1997)
- Alien vs. Predator (film) (2004)
- American Psycho (2000)
- American Werewolf in London, An (1981)
- Amityville Horror, The (2005)
- Arachnophobia (1990)
- Audrey Rose (film) (1977) could use expansion
- Beetlejuice (1988)
- Beyond, The (aka E tu vivrai nel terrore - L'aldilà (1981))
- Birds, The (1963)
- Black Cat, The (1934) Needs wikification, copy-edit
- Black Christmas (1974)
- Blacula (1972) needs citations
- Blair Witch Project, The (1999)
- Blob, The (1988)
- Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)
- Braindead (AKA Dead Alive) (1992) could use cleanup
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
- Brood, The (1979)
- Cabin Fever (2002) could use expanded plot
- Candyman (1992)
- Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) infobox needs more info, article needs cleanup
- Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974) Could use cleanup.
- Carnival of Souls (1962)
- Cannibal Holocaust (1980) Featured article
- Carrie (1976)
- Cat People (1942)
- Cell, The (2000) could use expansion
- Changeling, The (1979) could use organization, cleanup, expansion
- Cherry Falls (2000) badly needs cleanup, organization
- Child's Play (1988)
- Child's Play 2 (1990) no poster
- Child's Play 3 (1991) no poster, needs cleanup
- Child's Play 4 - Bride of Chucky (1998)
- Child's Play 5 - Seed of Chucky (2004)
- Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
- Creepshow (1982)
- Cronos (1994) stub
- Crow, The (1994)
- Curse of Frankenstein, The (1957)
- Dawn of the Dead (1978) Needs citations, clean up
- Dawn of the Dead (2004)
- Day of the Dead (1985) Could use cleanup
- Dead of Night (1945)
- The Dead Pit (1989) No film poster.
- Descent, The (2005)
- The Devil's Backbone (AKA El Espinazo Del Diablo) (2001)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
- Dracula (1931) Could use cleanup
- Dracula (1958)
- Dracula's Daughter (1936)
- Duel (1971)
- Event Horizon (1997)
- Evil Dead (1983)
- Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)
- Evil Dead 3 - Army of Darkness (1992)
- Exorcist, The (1973) could use cleanup
- Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
- Exorcist III, The (1990)
- Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
- Exorcism of Emily Rose, The (2005)
- Eye, The (2002)
- Fatal Attraction (1987)
- Final Destination (2000)
- Final Destination 2 (2003)
- Final Destination 3 (2006)
- Fog, The (1980)
- Frankenstein (1931)
- Frankenstein Created Woman (1966)
- Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1942)
- Freaks (1932)
- Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
- Friday the 13th (film) (1980) Needs cleanup
- Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) Needs cleanup
- Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982) Needs cleanup
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) Needs cleanup
- Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) Needs cleanup
- Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) Needs cleanup
- Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) Needs cleanup
- Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) Needs cleanup
- Friday the 13th 9 - Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday (1993) Needs cleanup
- Friday the 13th 10 - Jason X (2002) Needs cleanup)
- From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
- Ghostbusters (1984)
- Ghostbusters II
- Ginger Snaps (2001)
- Godzilla (1954) (aka Gojira)
- Gremlins (1984) Featured article
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) Featured article
- Halloween (1978 film) (1978) Featured article
- Halloween II (film) (1981) Featured article
- Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) Featured article
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
- Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
- Halloween: Resurrection
- Halloween (2007 remake) (2007)
- Hardware (1990)
- Haunting, The (1963)
- Haunting, The (1999)
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
- Hellboy (2004)
- Hellraiser (1987)
- Hills Have Eyes, The (1977)
- Hills Have Eyes, The (2006)
- Hitcher, The (1986)
- Horror of Dracula, The (1958)
- Horror Express (1972)
- Horror of Dracula (1958)
- Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1939)
- House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
- House of Wax (1953)
- Howling, The (1981)
- Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
- Howling III (1986)
- Howling VI: The Freaks
- Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1965) needs cleanup
- I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
- I Spit on Your Grave (aka Day of the Woman (1978))
- I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
- I Walked With a Zombie (1943)
- I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
- In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
- Incredible Shrinking Man, The (1957)
- Innocents, The (1961)
- Interview with the Vampire (1994) needs cleanup
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
- Invisible Man, The (1933)
- Island of Lost Souls (1933 film) (1932)
- Jacob's Ladder (1990)
- Jaws (1975) Featured article
- Jaws 2 (1978)
- Jaws 3-D (1983)
- Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
- Jeepers Creepers (2001)
- Jeepers Creepers II (2003)
- John Carpenter's Vampires (1998)
- Ju-on (2000)
- Jurassic Park (1993)
- Jurassic Park 2 - The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- Jurassic Park III (2001)
- Kairo (2001)
- Kwaidan (AKA Kaidan or Ghost Stories) (1964)
- Leprechaun (1993) Needs serious clean-up, work on tone
- Leprechaun 3 (1995) Could use expanded synopsis
- The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- Motel Hell (1980) needs reorg
- Monster, The (1925)
- Mummy, The (1932)
- Mummy, The (1959)
- Night of the Creeps (1986)
- Night of the Living Dead (1968) Featured article
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 6 - Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 7 - Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
- Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993)
- Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
- Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
- Omen, The (1976)
- Omen II - Damien: Omen II
- Omen III: The Final Conflict
- Omen IV: The Awakening
- Others, The (2001)
- Peeping Tom (1960)
- Pet Sematary (1989)
- Phantasm (1979) could use clean-up, wikification
- Phantom of the Opera, The (1925)
- Phantom of the Opera, The (1943)
- Pitch Black (2000) could use some cleanup
- Poltergeist
- Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
- Poltergeist III (1988)
- Psycho (1960 film) could use cleanup
- Pumpkinhead (1988) needs serious cleanup
- Raven, The (1963)
- Re-Animator (1985) could use cleanup
- Resident Evil (2002)
- Return of the Living Dead (1985) could use cleanup
- Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988) could use cleanup, expanded synopsis
- Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993) could use a lot of cleanup
- Revenge of Frankenstein, The (1958) stub
- Ring, The (2002)
- Ring Two, The (2002)
- Ringu (1998)
- Rosemary's Baby (1968)
- Salem's Lot (1979)
- Saw (2004)
- Scanners (1981) could use some cleanup
- Scream (1996) could use cleanup
- Scream 2 (1997)
- Scream 3 (2000)
- Screamers (1995) could use cleanup
- Se7en (AKA Seven) (1995)
- Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- Shining, The (1980)
- Signs (2002)
- Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Sixth Sense, The (1999)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- Son Of Frankenstein (1939)
- Suspiria (1977)
- Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
- Thing, The (1982)
- Thing (From Another World), The (1951)
- Tremors (1990)
- Van Helsing (film) (2004)
- Videodrome (1982)
- Village of the Damned (1960)
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
- Wicker Man, The (1973)
- Witches, The (1990)
- Wolf Man, The (1941) could use cleanup
- Young Frankenstein (1974)