The best horror movies of the 2000s
The top 3 according to 80 votes from people: The Descent (2005) · The Ring (2002) · 28 Days Later (2002). (Updated Feb 19, 2026.)
From 28 Days Later to [REC]: the decade when the best horror came from everywhere (Screen Rant, Ghouls Magazine, Taste of Cinema, Rotten Tomatoes).
Top 12
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1
The Descent (2005)
Six women, a cave and something in the dark.
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2
The Ring (2002)
A rare remake as good as the original.
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3
28 Days Later (2002)
Danny Boyle's fast, digital, terrifying London.
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4
[REC] (2007)
Balagueró and Plaza's Barcelona apartment block in quarantine.
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5
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
Sam Raimi back to gleeful horror.
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6
Let the Right One In (2008)
A vampire story that mixes scares with intelligence.
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7
The Others (2001)
Alejandro Amenábar, Nicole Kidman and a house in the fog.
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8
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Zack Snyder's adrenaline-fuelled zombie remake.
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9
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Edgar Wright's romantic comedy with zombies.
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10
Ginger Snaps (2000)
Werewolves and puberty, a cult favourite.
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11
30 Days of Night (2007)
Vampires and a month of darkness in Alaska.
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12
The Orphanage (2007)
J. A. Bayona's debut, produced by Guillermo del Toro.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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