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Best Horror Movies of the 1960s

This collection ranks 930 horror movies released in the 1960s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The #1 film is Psycho.

930 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Psycho

    1960· 1h 49m· en

    8.411.2K
  4. 4

    The Birds

    1963· 1h 59m· en

    7.54.5K
  6. 6

    Peeping Tom

    1960· 1h 41m· en

    7.5920
  7. 7

    Kwaidan

    1965· 3h 3m· ja

    7.7468
  8. 8

    Repulsion

    1965· 1h 45m· en

    7.41.1K
  11. 11

    Onibaba

    1964· 1h 45m· ja

    7.7488
  12. 12

    The Cremator

    1969· 1h 41m· cs

    7.8273
  14. 14

    Seconds

    1966· 1h 47m· en

    7.4445
  17. 17

    Kuroneko

    1968· 1h 40m· ja

    7.4234
  23. 23

    Viy

    1967· 1h 16m· ru

    6.9282
  24. 24

    Targets

    1968· 1h 30m· en

    7.1244
  25. 25

    The Scapular

    1968· 1h 25m· es

    8.338
  31. 31

    Soy leyenda

    1967· 37m· es

    6.17
  33. 33

    Taste of Fear

    1961· 1h 22m· en

    7.1142
  44. 44

    The Demon

    1964· 1h 40m· it

    7.251
  50. 50

    The Hand

    1965· 18m· cs

    7.479

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Frequently asked questions

How many horror movies came out in the 1960s?

930 horror movies from the 1960s carry real rating data.

How are these horror films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the highest-rated horror movie of the 1960s?

Psycho holds the top position in this collection.