Rob Ager's top 25 horror movies of all time

Honorable mentions ... many of these might have made the list if I'd compiled it on a different day. Halloween and Halloween 3 (the latter is very underrated because it should have been a separate movie from the Myers franchise, but it's still a crazy and very original horror flick) Carrie Psycho 2 (in hindsight this would be in my top 15, but I'd forgot it while compiling) Evil Dead 2 (just for the fun of it) Night of the Demon The Wailing (yes, another modern horror) The Brood Cat's Eye Scanners Texas Chainsaw Massacre Devil Rides Out Event Horizon Blair Witch Project Exorcist 2 & 3 (yes I like both of them) Exorcism of Emily Rose (too many court scenes, but the horror stuff is very good) Day of the Dead Ghost Story Babadook The Grudge (Jap version) The Eye

Don't forget Ghostbusters 2016. Truely horrific.

Jacob's Ladder was a great horror/thriller film. The demonic portrayals were both original and bone chilling plus Tim Robbin's performance was fantastic

The Exorcist III is criminally underrated, and one of my favorites.

The Exorcist III is my favorite. The dialogue in this movie is just amazing.

25- Videodrome (1983) 24- The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) 23- The Legend of Hell House (1973) 22- Audition (1999) 21- Salem's Lot (1979) 20- Murder by Decree (1979) 19- Night of the Living Dead (1968) 18- Amityville II: The Possession (1982) 17- Rosemary's Baby (1968) 16- Fright Night (1985) 15- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) 14- The Fly (1986) 13- The Twilight Zone (1983) 12- Creepshow (1982) 11- Hellraiser (1987) 10- The Exorcist (1973) 9- Psycho (1960) 8- An American Werewolf in London (1981) 7- Silence of the Lambs (1991) 6- Hereditary (2018) 5- Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 4- The Shining (1980) 3- Poltergeist (1982) 2- Alien (1979) 1- The Thing (1982)

BTW folks, I started out with Carpenter's Halloween on the list and for some reason it dropped off and I forgot about it, which kinda says in itself I don't rate it as high as I thought I did. It's still excellent of course and may have end up somewhere around the 15 to 20 mark if I'd remembered.

One film I don't want to disappear into film history is The Hitcher. The entire film is just so surreal, and Rutger Hauer's character has an almost otherworldly presence, as if he just stepped out of the landscape of the American roadways. Superb film IMO.

Shrinking Man and Hell House are both written by Richard Mathison. Shrinking Man was first a book by him and was amazing but of course, his most famous novel is I Am Legend. He also was responsible for the best Twilight Zone episodes, one of which (yes) was redone with John Lithgow on an airplane.

Love you for this! barely any spoilers but satisfactory reviews for sure! your fans lucked out when you decided to expand the list to 25!!! your work is greatly appreciated Rob!

The Thing is my fav movie

Mr. Ager as a fan of yours and of horror, thank you for solving the mystery of a film whose title has eluded me since childhood. For years I have been describing the plot of "The Legend of Hell House" to every horror fan I know and no one had any recollection of the film or its title. My sincere thanks, sir.

The Wicker Man (1973). Still disturbing.

Been looking for something interesting all night, just going to bed and this is uploaded. That's 70 minutes of tomorrow evening sorted. Cheers, Rob.

One of the reasons I like you videos is that you don't just criticise "bad" films (like a lot of critics) but you actually give good pointers about films to watch, and also help explain why certain things work (which helps me as a non-expert viewer). Thanks!

# 20: 'Time After Time' - HG Wells actually builds a time machine, and his friend (who is Jack the Ripper) uses it to evade capture and come to modern (1970's) day San Francisco. HG Wells pursues him there to try and stop him. Malcolm McDowell is HG Wells and David Warner is Jack the Ripper. To make it more meta, the time machine Wells builds is the same one used in the classic George Pal movie version of The Time Machine.

Very interesting Rob, I'm gonna re-watch a number of these as a result of this video .. thanks !

Absolutely agree Rob! The Thing is the definitive horror film.

The Thing happens to be a lot of peoples favorite horror films, and I can't really blame them. The Thing is a masterpiece! I also agree that Hereditary is an understated modern masterpiece, but not everyone likes slow-burn arthouse styled films let alone horror films.

"It follows " is a great horror movie it sends shivers down your spine.