“Texas Chain Saw” Top 100 Horror Films List

With Halloween not far away, Variety has posted a comprehensive list of the top 100 horror movies of all time. Their list spans many decades, mixing film classics dating back just a few years to the 1920s

The definition of horror is relatively broad – resulting in a real mix of unsettling, gross, dark and more.

First up is Tobe Hooper's original “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,” which surprisingly beat out “The Exorcist” for second, “Psycho” for third, “Jaws” for fourth and “Rosemary's Baby” for fifth.

Also in the top ten were “Night of the Living Dead,” “Audition,” the original “Frankenstein,” “Salo, or 120 Days of Sodom,” and “Carrie.”

Only missing from the top ten were “Alien,” “King Kong,” “The Silence of the Lambs,” “Nosferatu,” “Don't Look Now,” “Halloween,” “Les Diabloix,” “The Shining,” the original “The Mummy” and “Get Out”.

From “The Night of the Hunter” to “Deep Red” to “28 Days Later,” “Manhunter,” “The Thing,” “The Babadook,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “The Descent, the original “Suspiria” and more.

You can see the full list at Variety.