The Omen (10)
The film that stopped children being baptized with the name Damian in many parts of the world. Fox's reaction to The Exorcist at a time when they were very picky about scripts before approving them. Inspiration for the Final Destination franchise. Masterpiece of supernatural cinema that tells the story of how evil forces will operate to bring the Antichrist to the top of the political stage.
Psycho (9)
The genesis of the slasher. The habit of arriving late to the movies would begin to disappear after this film, plus taking a shower at the cinema would never be the same. After stealing some money from the company where she works, Marion Crane arrives at a motel where the manager Norman Bates gets into an internal struggle because of his attraction to her.
Bram Stoker's Dracula (8)
'I haved crossed oceans of time to find you'. By far the best adaptation of Bram Stoker's work both for introducing all the characters from the original novel and for giving depth to those characters. With practical effects that surprised and terrified new and past generations. Count Dracula plans how to reunite with his old love in London centuries after his death.
Alien (7)
The quintessential space monster movie, which proved that a simple and straightforward script can become a masterpiece if the team working on it takes it seriously and professionally. A spaceship comes to a signal that it interprets as a distress signal, the crew unknowingly encounters a lethal alien life form.
Zodiac (6)
How can you make a great Thriller where you know the ending? You can't, but David Fincher pulls it off in one of the best films of the 21st century. The story of the search for the Zodiac killer who operated in San Francisco in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The Shining (5)
If there is a film that shows that critics are often blinded is The Shining, nominated for several razzies at the time and crushed by critics, is today considered one of the best horror films of all time in any ranking and best adaptations of any novel by Stephen King. Jack Torrance, accepts a position as a winter watchman in a lonely hotel to take care of maintenance. Soon after moving in with his wife and son, he begins to suffer from disturbing personality disorders.
Jaws (4)
Steven Spileberg graduates with honors in Hollywood with this adaptation of Peter Benchley's novel of the same name that for better or worse changed the system of modern Hollywood, of summer releases surrounded by big advertising campaigns and exhibition in many movie theaters. A coastal town in the eastern United States is threatened by a giant white shark. This calls into question the safety of swimsuits during the summer season. Therefore, the mayor of the town entrusts the hunt for the fish to police chief Brody.
The exorcist (3)
Only once has a great film been made on the subject of exorcism, the reason being that Wiiliam Friedkin left no room for work. An indisputable masterpiece that truly terrifies regardless of the viewer's religious beliefs. Regan, a twelve-year-old girl, is a victim of unexplainable to science. Unable to get help from modern medicine, her mother turns to a priest as a last resort.
Seven (2)
After the Silence of the Lamb set a very high bar for serial killer movies, David Fincher gives us a few years later a more terrifying and hopeless story and as you noticed in the list, it would not be the only time he would do it. Two police officers must face a serial killer inspired by the seven deadly sins.
The silence of the lamb (1)
Disturbing and engaging, cruel and hopeful. As with The Exorcist, the formula has been imitated, but never has the result been so artistically majestic. A young FBI student must meet with Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a serial killer serving a sentence, in the hope that he can help in the capture of another serial killer operative.
