Horror films have a long history, dating back to ancient times when people would tell terrifying tales passed down through generations. Horror movies emerged as a way both to thrill audiences and tell stories about the darker side of life. Some of the top-rated horror movies include The Exorcist, Alien, Dawn of the Dead, Halloween, Psycho, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and The Shining. There are differences between horror movie subgenres, such as gory films like Hannibal, twisted psychological thrillers like The Exorcist, and jump-scare focused movies like A Nightmare on Elm Street.

1. History of horror films.. By Olivia-Grace Macleod

4. The 10 top rated horror movies.. 10. Friday the 13th(1980, Directed by Sean S. Cunningham) 9. The Evil Dead(1981, Directed by Sam Raimi) 8. Psycho(1960, Directed by Alfred Hitchcock) 7. A Nightmare on Elm Street(1984, Directed by Wes Craven) 6. The Shining(1980, Directed by Stanley Kubrick) 5. Night of the Living Dead(1968, Directed by Dean Lachiusa) 4. Halloween(1978, Directed by John Carpenter) 3. Dawn of the Dead(1978, Written and Directed by George A. Romero) 2. Alien(1979, Directed by Ridley Scott) 1. The Exorcist(1973, Directed by William Freidkin)

5. The top 10 least successful horror movies 1. The Weekend It Lives(1992) 2. Dead at the Box Office(2005) 3.Daniel - DerZauberer (2004) 4. Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) 5. Monster a-Go Go(1965) 6. Hannibal(2007) 7. Zombie Nation(2004) 8. The Final Sacrifice(1990) 9. Unearthed(2004) 10. Kill the Scream Queen(2004)

6. The differences of horror movies. There is a difference between horror movies, some are gory films, some are twisted and scary ones that make you jump. A gory one is something like Hannibal, twisted is the exorcist and ones that are jumpy are a nightmare on elm street. The ones that get sold the most are the twisted ones such as the exorcist which ranked number 1 in the horror movies.