# The best horror movies of the 90s

From The Silence of the Lambs to Scream and The Day of the Beast: the unforgettable horror of the 90s (Aullidos, El Tiempo, 35mm, Rotten Tomatoes).

- 167 votes · 12 items
- Jan 12, 2026 · Diego F.
- https://even.best/en/l/2002/the-best-horror-movies-of-the-90s

## Top 12

1. **The Silence of the Lambs (1991)** (20 · ▲22 ▼2) — A landmark of psychological horror, with Hannibal Lecter.
2. **Scream (1996)** (14 · ▲14 ▼0) — Wes Craven subverts the slasher with humour and meta storytelling.
3. **The Blair Witch Project (1999)** (13 · ▲14 ▼1) — The phenomenon that popularised found footage.
4. **Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)** (13 · ▲13 ▼0) — Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder and Coppola's baroque.
5. **The Sixth Sense (1999)** (11 · ▲12 ▼1) — Shyamalan and a boy who sees dead people.
6. **Ringu (1998)** (11 · ▲12 ▼1) — The cursed Japanese tape that started a wave.
7. **Thesis (1996)** (10 · ▲13 ▼3) — Amenábar's debut and snuff movies at university.
8. **Sleepy Hollow (1999)** (10 · ▲11 ▼1) — Tim Burton and the Headless Horseman; Oscar for art direction.
9. **Braindead (1992)** (10 · ▲10 ▼0) — Peter Jackson's unhinged gore.
10. **Candyman (1992)** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — The Chicago urban legend you shouldn't summon.
11. **Misery (1990)** (7 · ▲12 ▼5) — Kathy Bates, Best Actress Oscar, and a trapped James Caan.
12. **The Day of the Beast (1995)** (4 · ▲7 ▼3) — Álex de la Iglesia, a priest and the Antichrist in Madrid.

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