The 1970's, the last great decade of film inovation.
1. The Exorcist.
2. The Devils.
3. Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
4. Alien.
5. Cannibal Holocaust.
6. Last House on the Left.
7. Jaws.
8. Don't Look Now.
9. The Omen.
10. The Wicker Man.
11. Black Xmas.
12. Profondo Rosso.
13. Carrie.
14. Eraserhead.
15. Suspiria.
16. Last Cannibal World.
17. The Hills Have Eyes.
18. Halloween.
19. I Spit on Your Grave.
20. The Amityville Horror.
21. Dawn of the Dead.
22. Zombie Flesh Eaters.
23. Mark of the Devil.
24. Tombs of the Blind Dead.
25. Man From Deep River.
26. The Crazies.
27. Deranged.
28. Salo; 120 Days of Sodom.
29. Shivers.
30. Blood Sucking Freaks.
31. Werewolf Woman.
32. Phantasm.
33. Zombie Holocaust.
34. The Brood.
35. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane.
36. Threads.
37. Vampire Lovers.
38. Last House on Dead End Street.
39. Long Weekend.
40. Salem's Lot.
41. Duel.
42. Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
43. Deliverance.
44. Straw Dogs.
45. Taxi Driver.
46. Magic.
47. The Manitou.
48. Martin.
49. A Clockwork Orange.
50. Add one of your own....
Now, depending on how pedantic you want to be, some will say that some of the films above are not really horror films, but if we're going to split hairs then Alien and Jaws aren't horror films either and I bet they'll be near the top of most people's lists. And, besides, if you don't think getting bummed in the dirt by a toothless hillbilly isn't horrific, then you slightly scare me!!
I was going to put One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest at #50 but thought that was going too far....Even if Nurse Ratchet is one of the most evil bitches in cinema history. Swop it for Play Misty for Me.