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Best horror films · 1001 canon

The genre cinephiles defend

Horror in the canon includes Psycho, The Shining, Rosemary's Baby, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Exorcist — the films that legitimized a genre critics used to dismiss. Watching these in order is a short course in what fear can do as a medium.

136 films in this genre are in the canon. Tick what you've seen — your progress saves on this device.

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