During our first October Horror series, we asked our writers to compile lists of their five favorite horror films. For year four, we asked even more people — filmmakers, musicians, writers — to compile lists, but we doubled the stakes by asking for their 10 favorite horror films. Now, for year five, we’ve asked even more people to pull together their favorite film lists!

Like that strange breed of horror sequels — such as Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 (featured below) — that improve upon the previous film in the series by reusing large amounts of its footage within a new narrative, we have included all of the previous entries from last year, alongside lists from new Split Tooth writers, friends, and some of our favorite artists. This list is bigger and better and spookier than ever. So get your watchlists ready – they are bound to expand!

Highlighted titles will take you to Split Tooth essays and podcasts about various films and filmmakers chosen by our voters. Links are included in the headers to the various projects and publications that our voters have created or contribute to. We urge you to support their creative endeavors and, of course, have a Happy Halloween!

Adi Jahić (Filmmaker):

Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977)
The Wailing (Na Hong-jin, 2016)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
Cure (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1997)
Man Bites Dog (Benoît Poelvoorde, Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, 1992)
Habit (Larry Fessenden, 1995)
Slow Creep (Jim Hickcox, 2015)
The Timekeepers of Eternity (Aristotelis Maragkos, 2021)
Green Room (Jeremy Saulnier, 2015)
Hot Fuzz (Edgar Wright, 2007)

Adrianna Gober (Split Tooth contributor, Film programmer):

Bride of Frankenstein (James Whale, 1935)
The Innocents (Jack Clayton, 1961)
The Hour of the Wolf (Ingmar Bergman, 1968)
Night Tide (Curtis Harrington, 1961)
Fascination (Jean Rollin, 1979)
Tenderness of the Wolves (Ulli Lommel, 1973)
Corruption (Roger Watkins, 1983)
Thundercrack! (Curt McDowell, 1975)
The Mafu Cage (Karen Arthur, 1978)
Carnival of Souls (Herk Harvey, 1962)

Alex Marga (The Belltown Film Society):

Videodrome (David Cronenberg, 1983)
Re-Animator (Stuart Gordon, 1985)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Shin’ya Tsukamoto, 1989)
House (Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, 1977)
The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982)
An American Werewolf in London (John Landis, 1981)
The Faculty (Robert Rodriguez, 1998)
Mad Monster Party? (Jules Bass, 1967)
Candyman (Bernard Rose, 1992)
Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978)

Bennett Glace (Split Tooth Associate Film Editor):

The Black Cat (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1934) 
Blood of the Beasts (Georges Franju, 1949) 
Mother Joan of the Angels (Jerzy Kawalerowicz, 1961)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (Tobe Hooper, 1986) 
The Addiction (Abel Ferrara, 1995)
Cure (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1997) 
Ghostwatch (Lesley Manning, 1992)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (David Lynch, 1992)
Scream (Wes Craven, 1996)
Unfriended: Dark Web (Stephen Susco, 2018)

Breanna McCann (Split Tooth Associate Music Editor):

Blithe Spirit (David Lean, 1945)
The Haunted House (Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline, 1921)
Haunted Spooks (Hal Roach, Alfred J. Goulding, 1920)
House On Haunted Hill (William Castle, 1959)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Robert Wiene, 1920)
The Most Dangerous Game (Ernest B. Schoedsack, Irving Pichel, 1932)
The Cat and the Canary (Elliott Nugent, 1939)
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (John S. Robertson, 1920)
Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
I Married A Witch (Rene Clair, 1942)

Brett Wright (Split Tooth film editor):

The Beyond (Lucio Fulci, 1981)
Black Christmas (Bob Clark, 1974)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (Jack Arnold, 1954)
The Devil Rides Out (Terrence Fisher, 1968)
The Exorcist III (William Peter Blatty, 1990)
Ghostwatch (Lesley Manning, 1992)
Last House on Dead End Street (Roger Watkins, 1977)
Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood (Christopher Speeth, 1973)
Night of the Demon (Jacques Tourneur, 1957)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)

Brian Ratigan (Filmmaker, Non Films):

Vampyr (Carl Theodor Dryer, 1932)
Rosemary’s Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968)
Begotten (E. Elias Merhige, 1990)
The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Shin’ya Tsukamoto, 1989)
The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991)
La Casa Lobo (“The Wolf House”) (Cristóbal León, Joaquin Cociña, 2018)
A Page of Madness (Teinosuke Kinugasa, 1926)
The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Carnival of Souls (Herk Harvey, 1962)

Charles Roxburgh (Filmmaker, Motern Media, Shock Marathons):

Blood Cult (Christopher Lewis, 1985) — Regional filmmaking done right! All these characters delight me.

Creepshow (George A. Romero, 1982) — One of the first horror movies I ever saw, and still one I love to rewatch. The comic book look-and-feel makes this one a total treat.

Fiend (Don Dohler, 1980) — It’s hard to select just one Don Dohler movie, but the hyper focus on the neighborhood, the rather gentle killings, and Don Leifert’s enthusiastic acting are all totally up my alley.

The Fog (John Carpenter, 1980) — My wife, Teresa, and I love putting this movie on for the overall ghosty vibes it brings to our living room. There’s such a distinct feel to this one — the music, the cinematography, the locations — we love it all

The Haunting of Harrington House (Murray Golden, 1981) — This made-for-TV movie has such pleasant, gently scary vibes, and the legendary Roscoe Lee Browne shines.

The Horror of Party Beach (Del Tenney, 1964) — Some elements haven’t aged well, others have aged wonderfully. Bonus points for making a beach party movie in Connecticut.

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Bill Melendez, 1966) — A classic for the ages. Credit where credit is due, and much is due.

Ray Bradbury Theater: The Town Where No One Got Off (Don McBrearty, 1986) — Iconic, unsettling, unforgettable. Jeff Goldblum and the rest of the cast are outstanding.

Terrorvision (Ted Nicolaou, 1986) — A rollicking good time!

Woodchipper Massacre (Jon McBride, 1988) — This movie just exudes positivity. One of the ultimate friends- and-family style productions, with wonderful bonhomie.

Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Revolutions Per Movie Podcast, Clinton Street Video):

Listen to Revolutions Per Movie’s Halloween episode here

The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982)
Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017)
Evil Dead 2 (Sam Raimi, 1987)
Ravenous (Antonia Bird, 1999)
Society (Brian Yuzna, 1989)
Dead & Buried (Gary Sherman, 1981)
The Hidden (Jack Sholder, 1987)
Any Larry Cohen films (The Stuff; Q:The Winged Serpent, God Told Me To)
Poltergeist (Tobe Hooper, 1982)
Phantasm (all of them)

Christopher Jason Bell (Filmmaker):

The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973)
The Exorcist III (William Peter Blatty, 1990)
It Follows (David Robert Mitchell, 2014)
Cure (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1997)
Ghostwatch (Lesley Manning, 1992)
Deep Red (Dario Argento, 1975)
Anguish (Bigas Luna, 1987)
Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
Ganja and Hess (Bill Gunn, 1973)
Celia (Ann Turner, 1989)

Craig Keller (Filmmaker, Writer, Producer, Editor, Designer for The Film Desk and Radiance Films, and other stuff unannounced for the time being…):

Dracula (Tod Browning, 1931)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (Joseph Zito, 1984)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (Tommy Lee Wallace, 1982)
Histoire(s) du cinéma (Jean-Luc Godard, 1988-1998)
Last House on the Left (Wes Craven, 1972)
The Mask (3D Version) (Julian Roffmann, 1961)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (Wes Craven, 1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street: Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge (Jack Sholder, 1985)
La nuit du carrefour (Jean Renoir, 1932)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)

Craig Wright (Split Tooth founder, editor, Split Picks host):

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
Black Christmas (Bob Clark, 1974)
Suspiria (Dario Argento, 1977)
The Beyond (Lucio Fulci, 1981)
Prince Of Darkness (John Carpenter, 1987)
The Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (Philip Kaufman, 1977)
Let’s Scare Jessica To Death (John D. Hancock, 1971)
Dawn Of The Dead (George A. Romero, 1978)
I Drink Your Blood (David E. Durston, 1970)
Human Lanterns (Chung Sun, 1982)

Elizabeth Yoo (Artist):

Eyes of Laura Mars (Irvin Kershner, 1978)
Blood For Dracula (Paul Morrissey, 1974)
The Hunger (Tony Scott, 1983)
Messiah of Evil (Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck, 193)
Eyes Without a Face (Georges Franju, 1960)
Diabolique (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955)
Blood and Black Lace (Mario Bava, 1964)
Fascination (Jean Rollin, 1979)
The Innocents (Jack Clayton, 1961)
The Seventh Victim (Mark Robson, 1943)

Frank Mosley (Actor, Director):

This list is representative of some of the best scary movies that were huge influences on me, as well as ones that continually hold up for me as “comfort horror movies” that I can pop on almost anytime. But there are plenty of others, and too many to name, quite honestly.

1. The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973)
2. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
3. Night of the Living Dead (George A. Romero, 1968)
4. An American Werewolf in London (John Landis, 1981)
5. The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982)
6. Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978)
7. Martin (George A. Romero, 1977)
8. Fright Night (Tom Holland, 1985)
9. Black Christmas (Bob Clark, 1974)
10. Funny Games (Michael Haneke, 2007)

Honorable Mentions: Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960), Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (Wes Craven, 1994), Evil Dead 2 (Sam Raimi, 1987), Pumpkinhead (Stan Winston, 1988), Possession (Andrzej Żuławski, 1981), Trouble Every Day (Claire Denis, 2001), Scream (Wes Craven, 1996), Ganja and Hess (Bill Gunn, 1973), Christine (John Carpenter, 1983), Let The Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008), Candyman (Bernard Rose, 1992), Resurrection (Andrew Semans, 2022), Train to Busan (Yeon Sang-ho, 2016), Barbarian (Zach Cregger, 2022), Creepshow (George A. Romero, 1982)…

Frank V. Ross (Filmmaker):

Night of the Living Dead (George A. Romero, 1968)
Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright, 2004)
Interview with the Vampire (Neil Jordan, 1994)
X (Ti West, 2022)
28 Days Later (Danny Boyle, 2003)
The VVitch (Robert Eggers, 2015)
Hereditary (Ari Aster, 2018)
The Conjuring (James Wan, 2013)
Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017)
The Strangers (Bryan Bertino, 2008)

Frankie Vanaria (Split Tooth writer):

Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979) 
Cronos (Guillermo del Toro, 1993) 
Frankenstein (James Whale, 1931) 
The Love Witch (Anna Biller 2016) 
Sleepaway Camp (Robert Hiltzik, 1983) 
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (Robert Aldrich, 1962) 
The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955) 
The Housemaid (Kim Ki-young, 1960) 
Crimes of the Future (David Cronenberg, 2022) 
Canoa: A Shameful Memory (Felipe Cazals, 1976)

Jack Perez (Filmmaker):

Curse of the Demon (Jacques Tourneur, 1957)
The Omen (Richard Donner, 1976)
The Brides of Dracula (Terrence Fisher, 1960)
The Ghost Breakers (George Marshall, 1940)
Dracula (Tod Browning, 1931)
The Invisible Man (James Whale, 1933)
The Changeling (Peter Medak, 1980)
Ed Wood (Tim Burton, 1994)
Beetlejuice (Tim Burton, 1988)
Young Frankenstein (Mel Brooks, 1974)

Jason Michelitch (host of the Cinesthesia Podcast):

Inferno (Dario Argento, 1980)
The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
Bride of Frankenstein (James Whale, 1935)
The Wolf Man (George Waggner, 1941)
Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)
Dawn of the Dead (George A. Romero, 1978)
Videodrome (David Cronenberg, 1983)
Soft Matter (Jim Hickcox, 2018)
Dracula (Todd Browning, 1931)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)

Jim Hickcox (Filmmaker, host of the Cinesthesia Podcast):

White of the Eye (Donald Cammell, 1987)
Brain Damage (Frank Henenlotter, 1988)
The Devil Times Five (a.k.a Peopletoys) (Sean MacGregor, 1974)
Cemetery Man (Michele Soavi, 1994)
Baskin (Can Evrenol, 2015)
The Witch Who Came from the Sea (Matt Cimber, 1976)
The Wicker Man (Robin Hardy, 1973)
Tumbbad (Rahi Anil Barve, 2018)
Don’t Look Now (Nicolas Roeg, 1973)
Psychomania (a.k.a The Death Wheelers) (Don Sharp, 1973)

Joel Potrykus (Filmmaker):

An American Werewolf in London (John Landis, 1981)
Return of the Living Dead (Dan O’Bannon, 1985)
Barbarian (Zach Cregger, 2022)
The Evil Dead (Sam Raimi, 1981)
Evil Dead 2 (Sam Raimi, 1987)
Friday the 13th Part 3 (Steve Miner, 1982)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
Let The Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008)
House (Nobuhiko Obayashi, 1977)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (Jack Sholder, 1985)

John Merriman (Actor):

An American Werewolf in London (John Landis, 1981)
The Birds (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963)
Don’t Look Now (Nicolas Roeg, 1973)
Don’t Torture a Duckling (Lucio Fulci, 1972)
From Beyond (Stuart Gordon, 1986)
The Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (Philip Kaufman, 1977)
Raw (Julia Ducournau, 2016)
The Return of the Living Dead (Dan O’Bannon, 1985)
The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
Wake in Fright (Ted Kotcheff, 1971)

Jordan Lisi (Filmmaker):

Corpse Bride (Tim Burton, Mike Johnson, 2005)
Ernest: Scared Stupid (John R. Cherry III, 1991)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Nick Park, Steve Box, 2005)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (Joseph Zito, 1984)
The VVitch (Robert Eggers, 2015)
Frankenstein (James Whale, 1931)
Rabbits (David Lynch, 2002)
Minnie the Moocher (Dave Fleischer, 1932)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick, 1993)
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, James Algar, 1949)

Joshua Burge (Actor):

Frankenstein (James Whale, 1931) 
Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
Night of the Living Dead (George A. Romero, 1968)
The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (Chuck Russell, 1987)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (Stephen Chiodo, 1988)
Jacob’s Ladder (Adrian Lyne, 1990)
Barbarian (Zach Cregger, 2022)

Logan Ann Taylor (Split Tooth contributor):

The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991)
Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
Titane (Julia Ducournau, 2021)
The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982)
Jennifer’s Body (Karyn Kusama, 2009)
The Descent (Neil Marshall, 2005)
Scream (Wes Craven, 1996)
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lynne Ramsay, 2011)
Poltergeist (Tobe Hooper, 1982)

Macon Blair (Filmmaker, Actor):

House of Frankenstein (Erle C. Kenton, 1944)
The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
Under The Skin (Jonathan Glazer, 2013)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, 1992)
Return of the Living Dead (Dan O’Bannon, 1985)
Carnival of Souls (Herk Harvey, 1962)
The Lost Boys (Joel Schumacher, 1987)
Phantasm (Don Coscarelli, 1979)
Black Sunday (Mario Bava, 1960)

Matt Farley (Musician, Filmmaker, Motern Media, Shock Marathons):

Listen to Moes Haven’s (Sh)oc(k)tober (2006)

Friday the 13th Part 2 (Steve Miner, 1981)
My favorite moments in slashers are when the characters are just hanging out with each other. This movie provides so much of that! I absolutely love it. Just a bunch of young people getting to know each other, with a slight hint of horror in the form of shot from the killer’s POV or the killing of a side character that none of the main characters will notice.

The Pit (Lew Lehman, 1981)
This movie just gives and gives and gives and gives. It is relentlessly entertaining from start to finish. The frequent and abrupt changes in tone are hilarious. 

Silent Night Deadly, Night Part 2 (Lee Harry, 1987)
The first half of this movie is made of clips from the first one, which is wonderful — you get all the highlights, and none of the boring parts of the first movie! The rest of the movie is even more entertaining. Eric Freeman gives a tour-de-force performance as Ricky. An unsophisticated viewer would consider this movie a disaster. But for those of us with sophisticated taste, this is a brilliant masterpiece. The filmmakers absolutely knew what they were doing, and they did it perfectly.

The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
Like all my favorite horror movies, this one is as funny as it is scary. Kubrick does a masterful job of creating moments that are simultaneously funny and scary. Nicholson’s performance is fantastic.

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (Dwight H. Little, 1988)
Lately, this one has been my favorite of the series. Many late-80s movies got too glossy-looking. But this one still has a pure, gritty look that I enjoy. The drama between the teens is delightful. Donald Pleasance gives perhaps his best performance of the series.

Creature From Black Lake (Joy N. Houck Jr., 1976)
Everything about this movie is wonderful, down to the title, which stubbornly refuses to use the word “the,” even though it feels like it should. The character of Pahoo is so great. He’s pure, honest, and energetic.

Slumber Party Massacre III (Sally Mattison, 1990)
There are so many memorable, quotable moments in this movie. Just when most movies would start getting boring, this movie gets more entertaining.

Disturbia (D.J. Caruso, 2007)
A teenage version of Rear Window, Disturbia is perfectly entertaining from start to finish. It’s way smarter than it needs to be. Great characters. Great moments of suspense. Oh yeah.

The Hitcher (Dave Meyers, 2007)
I like this version better than the original. It doesn’t try too hard to be anything more than a fun, entertaining thriller, and it succeeds completely!

Psycho II (1983) Meg Tilly is especially great in this movie, which successfully brings the Psycho story into the world of 1980s slashers.

Michael Glover Smith (Filmmaker and critic):

Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
Vampyr (Carl Dreyer, 1932)
The Housemaid (Kim Ki-young, 1960)
The Seventh Victim (Mark Robson, 1943)
Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau, 1922)
The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
Suspiria (Dario Argento, 1977)
The Unknown (Tod Browning, 1927)
Audition (Takashi Miike, 1999)
Night of the Demon (Jacques Tourneur, 1957)

Nick Miller (Split Tooth contributor):

The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982)
Evil Dead 2 (Sam Raimi, 1987)
There’s Nothing Out There (Rolfe Kanefsky, 1990)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)
Insidious (James Wan, 2010)
I Saw The Devil (Kim Jee-woon, 2010)
Let The Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008)
The Lighthouse (Robert Eggers, 2019)
Godzilla (Ishirō Honda 1954)

Noël (Actor, Composer):

Night Watch (Timur Bekmambetov, 2004)
Day Watch (Timur Bekmambetov, 2006)
Let The Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008)
Ginger Snaps (John Fawcett, 2000)
The Frighteners (Peter Jackson, 1996)
Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
Halloween (Rob Zombie, 2007)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick, 1993)
Army Of Darkness (Sam Raimi, 1992)
Phantasm (Don Coscarelli, 1979)

Oliver O’Sullivan (Split Tooth writer):

The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982)
Angst (Gerard Kargl, 1983)
Dead Ringers (David Cronenberg, 1988)
Begotten (E. Elias Merhige, 1989)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (David Lynch, 1992)
Wolf Creek (Greg McLean, 2005)
Inside (Julien Maury, Alexandre Bustillo, 2007)
House of the Devil (Ti West, 2009)

The Pink Smoke (Christopher Funderburg and John Cribbs):

Listen to The Pink Smoke Podcast on SoundCloud

1.The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
It is insulting to list any other films along Hooper’s film.

So give it some space first.

Let it sink in.

2. tie: Basket Case 3: The Progeny (Frank Henenlotter, 1991) / From Beyond (Stuart Gordon, 1986)
3. Brain Damage (Frank Henenlotter, 1988)
4. Chow Hound (Chuck Jones, 1951)
5. The Tenant (Roman Polanski, 1976)
6. Final Destination 2 (David R. Ellis, 2003)
7. The Fall of the House of Usher (Jean Epstein, 1928)
8. Pitfall (Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1962)
9. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (Chuck Russell, 1987)
10. See the Sea (François Ozon, 1997)
11. Evil Dead II (Sam Raimi, 1987)
Honorable mention: Isle of the Dead (Mark Robson, 1945)

Randy Walker (Filmmaker, Artist):

The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977)
Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau, 1922)
Paranorman (Chris Butler and Sam Fell, 2012)
Young Frankenstein (Mel Brooks, 1974)
The Evil Dead (Sam Raimi, 1981)
Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly, 2001)
There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
The VVitch (Robert Eggers, 2015)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick, 1993)

Ruairí McCann (Writer and Editor at Ultra Dogme):

I Walked with a Zombie (Jacques Tourneur, 1932)
This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse (José Mojica Marins, 1967)
Don’t Torture a Duckling (Lucio Fulci, 1972) 
Martin (George A. Romero, 1977)
The Fog (John Carpenter, 1980) 
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (Walerian Borowcyzk, 1981) 
The Living Dead Girl (Jean Rollin, 1982) 
Iguana (Monte Hellman, 1988)
Angel Dust (Ishii Gakuryu, 1994) 
Resident Evil: Retribution (Paul W.S. Anderson, 2012)

Scott McCaughey (The Minus 5/Young Fresh Fellows/The Baseball Project/The No Ones/Filthy Friends/Scott The Hoople/R.E.M.):

Check out Happy Halloween From The Dungeons Of Horrors on Bandcamp

The Sixth Sense (M. Night Shyamalan, 1999)
Night Of The Living Dead (George A. Romero, 1968)
The Haunting (Robert Wise, 1963)
House (Nobuhiko Obayashi, 1977)
Carnival of Souls (Herk Harvey, 1962)
Let The Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008)
Midsommar (Ari Aster, 2019)
Us (Jordan Peele, 2019)
The Ghost And Mr. Chicken (Alan Rafkin, 1966)
The Bride of Frankenstein (James Whale, 1935)

Snow Lietta (Split Tooth writer):

Midsommar (Ari Aster, 2019)
The VVitch (Robert Eggers, 2015)
Lemora: A Child’s Tale Of The Supernatural (Richard Blackburn, 1973)
Let The Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008)
A Bay of Blood (Mario Bava, 1971)
The Love Witch (Anna Biller, 2016)
Return to Oz (Walter Murch, 1985)
Candyman (Bernard Rose, 1992)
The Babadook (Jennifer Kent, 2014)
Martin (George A. Romero, 1977)

Spencer Parsons (Filmmaker, Teacher, Split Tooth contributor):

​​Mad Love (Karl Freund, 1935)
The Hitch-Hiker (Ida Lupino, 1953)
Black Christmas (Bob Clark, 1974)
Martin (George A. Romero, 1977)
The Brood (David Cronenberg, 1979)
The People Under the Stairs (Wes Craven, 1991)
Outer Space (Peter Tscherkassky, 1999)
Trouble Every Day (Claire Denis, 2001)
Creepy (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2016)
I Blame Society (Gillian Horvat, 2020)

Stephen Broomer (Black Zero, Art & Trash, Filmmaker, Writer):

1. Pieces (Juan Piquer Simón, 1982)
2. Hausu (Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, 1977)
3. Vampyr (Carl Theodor Dryer, 1932)
4. The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living And Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? (Ray Dennis Steckler, 1963)
5. Dementia (John Parker, 1955)
6. The Ripper (Christopher Lewis, 1985)
7. Night Vision (Michael Krueger, 1987)
8. Beyond Dream’s Door (Jay Woelfel, 1989)
9. The Demon (Percival Rubens, 1979)
10. The Last Broadcast (Stefan Avalos and Lance Weiler, 1998)

Steve Collins (Filmmaker, Split Tooth writer):

Near Dark (Kathryn Bigelow, 1987) 
The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982)
Poltergeist (Tobe Hooper, 1982)
Evil Dead 2 (Sam Raimi, 1987)
The Fly (David Cronenberg, 1986)
Suspiria (Dario Argento, 1977)
The Beyond (Lucio Fulci, 1981)
Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
Vampyr (Carl Theodor Dryer, 1932)
I Walked with a Zombie (Jacques Tourneur, 1943)

Tom Scalzo (Musician, Actor, Motern Media, Shock Marathons):

This was not an easy task! These are not necessarily the films that I would consider “the best” horror films, but they are my top ten favorites: The films I would share with others if they ask to see something that exemplifies my tastes; the films I re-watch when I’m by myself and want to revisit a particular mood or place; the scenes and characters that have resonated over the years. These are in no particular order.

Don’t Panic (Rubén Galindo Jr. 1988)
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (John Newland, 1973)
Pumpkinhead (Stan Winston, 1988)
The Pit (Lew Lehman, 1981)
My Bloody Valentine (George Mihalka, 1981)
The Strangeness (David Michael Hillman, 1985)
Tombs of the Blind Dead (Amando de Ossorio, 1972)
Invasion From Inner Earth (Bill Rebane, 1974)
The Haunting (Robert Wise, 1963)
Creature From Black Lake (Joy N. Houck Jr., 1976)

Victor Dos Santos (Filmmaker):

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
Rosemary’s Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968)
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1976)
Last House on the Left (Wes Craven, 1972)
Basket Case (Frank Henenlotter, 1982)
The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991)
Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright, 2004)
Climax (Gaspar Noé, 2018)
The Passion of the Christ (Mel Gibson, 2004)

Victoria Quamme Rhoden (Split Tooth contributor):

28 Days Later (Danny Boyle, 2003)
Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)
The Cell (Tarsem Singh, 2000)
Dawn of the Dead (George A. Romero, 1978)
Dead Alive (Peter Jackson, 1992)
Event Horizon (Paul W.S. Anderson, 1997)
The Faculty (Robert Rodriguez, 1998)
Freaks (Tod Browning, 1932)
Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978)
Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright, 2004)

Vincent Albarano (Author of Aesthetic Deviations, Split Tooth writer):

Vermilion Eyes (Nathan Schiff, 1990)
Last House on Dead End Street (Roger Watkins, 1977)
Nekromantik 2 (Jörg Buttgereit, 1991)
Blood Summer (Matthew Samuel Smith, 1993)
Hauntedween (Doug Robertson, 1991)
The Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)
Demon Dolls (Todd Cook, 1993)
Tales from the QuadeaD Zone (Chester N. Turner, 1987)
Habit (Larry Fessenden, 1995)
The Hills Have Eyes (Wes Craven, 1977)

Zach Fleming (Filmmaker, film programmer at Spectacle Theater):

The Innocents (Jack Clayton, 1961)
Rosemary’s Baby (Roman Polanski, 1968)
Messiah of Evil (Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck, 1973)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
Suspiria (Dario Argento, 1977) 
The House by the Cemetery (Lucio Fulci, 1981) 
Prince of Darkness (John Carpenter, 1987)
The Vanishing (George Sluizer, 1988)
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (Ernest Dickerson, 1995)
Pulse (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2001)

HONORABLE MENTION: During Barty’s Party (Don Taylor, 1976) — Saw this for the first time last week, knocked my socks off — not a movie but one of six unhosted anthology episodes from a series called Beasts, all written by Nigel Kneale (writer of The Quatermass Experiment among other things) — all loosely involving animals or some type of eco-horror. Feels like a play, incredible performances, wildly unnerving, can’t recommend it enough.

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