Horror Movie Timeline

House on Haunted Hill

Feb 17, 1959

Psycho

Jun 16, 1960

Rosemary's Baby

Jun 12, 1968

Night of the Living Dead

Oct 1, 1968

The Exorcist

Dec 26, 1973

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Oct 1, 1974

Jaws

Jun 20, 1975

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Aug 14, 1975

The Omen

Jun 25, 1976

Carrie

Nov 3, 1976

The Hills Have Eyes

Jul 22, 1977

Halloween

Oct 25, 1978

Dawn of the Dead

Apr 20, 1979

Alien

May 25, 1979

The Amityville Horror

Jul 27, 1979

When a Stranger Calls

Oct 26, 1979

Friday the 13th

May 9, 1980

The Shining

May 23, 1980

The Boogey Man

Nov 7, 1980

Friday the 13th Part II

Apr 30, 1981

An American Werewolf in London

Aug 21, 1981

The Evil Dead

Oct 15, 1981

Halloween II

Oct 30, 1981

Poltergeist

Jun 4, 1982

The Thing

Jun 25, 1982

Friday the 13th Part III

Aug 13, 1982

Halloween 3: Season of the Witch

Oct 22, 1982

Cujo

Aug 12, 1983

Children of the Corn

Mar 9, 1984

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Apr 13, 1984

A Nightmare of Elm Street

Nov 9, 1984

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

Mar 22, 1985

Day of the Dead

Jul 19, 1985

The Return of the Living Dead

Aug 16, 1985

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge

Nov 1, 1985

Aliens

Jul 18, 1986

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

Aug 1, 1986

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

Aug 22, 1986

Little Shop of Horrors

Dec 19, 1986

The Stepfather

Jan 23, 1987

A Nighmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Feb 27, 1987

Evil Dead II

Mar 13, 1987

Hellraiser

Sep 11, 1987

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

May 13, 1988

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Aug 19, 1988

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Oct 21, 1988

Child's Play

Nov 9, 1988

Pet Sematary

Apr 21, 1989

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

Jul 28, 1989

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

Aug 11, 1989

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Oct 13, 1989

Graveyard Shift

Oct 26, 1990

Jacob's Ladder

Nov 2, 1990

Child's Play 2

Nov 9, 1990

It

Nov 18, 1990

Misery

Nov 30, 1990

Child's Play 3

Aug 30, 1991

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Sep 13, 1991

Pet Sematary II

Aug 28, 1992

Candyman

Sep 11, 1992

Leprechaun

Jan 8, 1993

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

Aug 13, 1993

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

Oct 14, 1994

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

Sep 29, 1995

Thinner

Oct 25, 1996

Scream

Dec 18, 1996

I Know What You Did Last Summer

Oct 17, 1997

Scream 2

Dec 10, 1997

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Aug 5, 1998

Bride of Chucky

Oct 16, 1998

The Blair Witch Project

Jan 25, 1999

The Mummy

May 7, 1999

The Sixth Sense

Aug 2, 1999

Scream 3

Feb 3, 2000

Final Destination

Mar 17, 2000

The Others

Aug 10, 2001

Jeepers Creepers

Aug 31, 2001

Jason X

Apr 26, 2002

Halloween: Resurrection

Jul 12, 2002

Cabin Fever

Sep 14, 2002

The Ring

Oct 18, 2002

28 Days Later

Nov 1, 2002

Final Destination 2

Jan 31, 2003

Wrong Turn

May 30, 2003

Freddy vs. Jason

Aug 15, 2003

Dead End

Dec 12, 2003

The Grudge

Oct 22, 2004

Saw

Oct 29, 2004

Seed of Chucky

Nov 12, 2004

House of Wax

Apr 30, 2005

The Descent

Jul 6, 2005

Hostel

Sep 17, 2005

Saw II

Oct 28, 2005

Final Destination 3

Feb 10, 2006

Silent Hill

Apr 21, 2006

The Grudge 2

Oct 13, 2006

Saw III

Oct 27, 2006

Dead Silence

Mar 16, 2007

Vacancy

Apr 20, 2007

28 Weeks Later

Apr 26, 2007

The Orphanage

May 20, 2007

Hostel: Part II

Jun 8, 2007

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End

Aug 25, 2007

Paranormal Activity

Oct 14, 2007

Saw IV

Oct 25, 2007

The Mist

Nov 21, 2007

Trick 'r Treat

Dec 9, 2007

One Missed Call

Jan 4, 2008

Teeth

Jan 19, 2008

Shutter

Mar 21, 2008

The Strangers

May 30, 2008

Mirrors

Aug 15, 2008

Quarantine

Oct 10, 2008

Saw V

Oct 23, 2008

The Children

Dec 5, 2008

Let the Right One In

Dec 12, 2008

The Unborn

Jan 9, 2009

Grace

Jan 16, 2009

Vacancy 2: The First Cut

Jan 20, 2009

The Uninvited

Jan 30, 2009

The Haunting in Connecticut

Mar 27, 2009

Orphan

Jul 24, 2009

The Collector

Jul 31, 2009

Case 39

Aug 13, 2009

The Descent Part 2

Aug 24, 2009

The Final Destination

Aug 28, 2009

The Human Centipede

Aug 30, 2009

Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead

Oct 20, 2009

Saw VI

Oct 22, 2009

Frozen

Feb 5, 2010

The Crazies

Feb 26, 2010

Hatchet

Apr 2, 2010

The Ward

Sep 13, 2010

Insidious

Sep 14, 2010

Paranormal Activity 2

Oct 22, 2010

Saw: The Final Chapter

Oct 28, 2010

Scream 4

Apr 15, 2011

Grave Encounters

Jun 1, 2011

Final Destination 5

Aug 12, 2011

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Aug 26, 2011

The Human Centipede 2

Oct 7, 2011

Paranormal Activity 3

Oct 21, 2011

Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings

Oct 25, 2011

The Awakening

Nov 11, 2011

Hostel: Part III

Dec 27, 2011

The Devil Inside

Jan 6, 2012

The Woman in Black

Feb 10, 2012

The Cabin in the Woods

Apr 13, 2012

The Possession

Aug 30, 2012

V/H/S

Oct 5, 2012

Grave Encounters 2

Oct 12, 2012

Sinister

Oct 12, 2012

Paranormal Activity 4

Oct 19, 2012

Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines

Oct 23, 2012

The Collection

Nov 30, 2012

Mama

Jan 18, 2013

Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

Feb 1, 2013

Dark Skies

Feb 22, 2013

The Purge

Jun 7, 2013

The Conjuring

Jul 19, 2013

Curse of Chucky

Aug 2, 2013

Insidious: Chapter 2

Sep 13, 2013

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

Jan 3, 2014

Oculus

Apr 11, 2014

The Purge: Anarchy

Jul 18, 2014

Annabelle

Oct 3, 2014

Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort

Oct 21, 2014

Ouija

Oct 24, 2014

The Woman in Black: Angel of Death

Jan 2, 2015

Insidious: Chapter 3

Jun 5, 2015

The Visit

Sep 11, 2015

Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension

Oct 23, 2015

Krampus

Dec 4, 2015

The Forest

Jan 8, 2016

The Boy

Jan 22, 2016

Hush

Apr 8, 2016

The Conjuring 2

Jun 10, 2016

The Purge: Election Year

Jul 1, 2016

Lights Out

Jul 22, 2016

Don't Breathe

Aug 26, 2016