Best Horror Films of the 1990s

The 90s reinvented horror with self-aware slashers, J-horror imports, and the found footage revolution. After a quiet start to the decade, Scream blew the doors open and horror was never quite the same.

30 films· Updated 10 Apr 2026

The Silence of the Lambs

Best pick

The Silence of the Lambs(1991)

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Dir. Jonathan Demme

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) poster

The Silence of the Lambs(1991)

#1

Dir. Jonathan Demme

Acclaimed

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Scream (1996) poster

Scream(1996)

#2

Dir. Wes Craven

Well reviewed

Netflix Paramount+ Amazon Channel Similar →

Sleepy Hollow (1999) poster

Sleepy Hollow(1999)

#3

Dir. Tim Burton

Well reviewed

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Interview with the Vampire (1994) poster

Interview with the Vampire(1994)

#4

Dir. Neil Jordan

Acclaimed

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From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) poster

From Dusk Till Dawn(1996)

#5

Dir. Robert Rodriguez

Well reviewed

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Alien³ (1992) poster

#6

Dir. David Fincher

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Blade (1998) poster

Blade(1998)

#7

Dir. Stephen Norrington

Well reviewed

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The Blair Witch Project (1999) poster

The Blair Witch Project(1999)

#8

Dir. Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez

Well reviewed

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Alien: Resurrection (1997) poster

Alien: Resurrection(1997)

#9

Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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Dracula (1992) poster

#10

Dir. Francis Ford Coppola

Well reviewed

Cube (1997) poster

Cube(1997)

#11

Dir. Vincenzo Natali

Well reviewed

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Scream 2 (1997) poster

#12

Dir. Wes Craven

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Event Horizon (1997) poster

Event Horizon(1997)

#13

Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson

Well reviewed

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Army of Darkness (1992) poster

Army of Darkness(1992)

#14

Dir. Sam Raimi

Well reviewed

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Predator 2 (1990) poster

Predator 2(1990)

#15

Dir. Stephen Hopkins

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Pi (1998) poster

Pi(1998)

#16

Dir. Darren Aronofsky

Well reviewed

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) poster

I Know What You Did Last Summer(1997)

#17

Dir. Jim Gillespie

Tremors (1990) poster

#18

Dir. Ron Underwood

Well reviewed

Death Becomes Her (1992) poster

Death Becomes Her(1992)

#19

Dir. Robert Zemeckis

Well reviewed

The Faculty (1998) poster

The Faculty(1998)

#20

Dir. Robert Rodriguez

Well reviewed

Jacob's Ladder (1990) poster

Jacob's Ladder(1990)

#21

Dir. Adrian Lyne

Well reviewed

Studiocanal Presents Amazon ChannelSimilar →

End of Days (1999) poster

End of Days(1999)

#22

Dir. Peter Hyams

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Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) poster

Gremlins 2: The New Batch(1990)

#23

Dir. Joe Dante

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The Craft (1996) poster

The Craft(1996)

#24

Dir. Andrew Fleming

Well reviewed

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) poster

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me(1992)

#25

Dir. David Lynch

Well reviewed

eXistenZ (1999) poster

#26

Dir. David Cronenberg

Well reviewed

Dead Alive (1992) poster

Dead Alive(1992)

#27

Dir. Peter Jackson

Acclaimed

Candyman (1992) poster

#28

Dir. Bernard Rose

Well reviewed

Flatliners (1990) poster

Flatliners(1990)

#29

Dir. Joel Schumacher

Well reviewed

Audition (1999) poster

#30

Dir. Takashi Miike

Well reviewed

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