32 Developers Share Their Picks For Best Horror Movies Ever

We already grilled 28 developers for their picks for Top 5 Horror Games of All Time , but the conversation about the best scares doesn't end there.

, but the conversation about the best scares doesn't end there. Wrapping up our month of horror ( read our cover reveal for The Horror Issue here) is a collection of 32 developers' choices for the best horror films ever.

Scary movies have been rattling viewers' nerves for a long time, influencing some of the best games ever, both horror-themed and otherwise. We reached out to everyone from the creators of Resident Evil and Borderlands to the developer behind Slender: The Arrival to see what the makers of our favorite games consider truly frightening or a blood-soaked good time. Read our analysis after the list to explore talking points like which film received the most picks, pervasive horror film franchises, and more.

Thomas Grip Frictional Games Creative Director Best Known For: Penumbra, Amnesia 1. The Exorcist 2. Alien 3. Ringu 4. Blair Witch Project 5. Audition	Chris Ashton Turtle Rock Studios Design Director and Co-Founder Best Known For: Left 4 Dead, Evolve 1. The Thing 2. Jaws 3. Poltergeist 4. Evil Dead 5. Christine
Bruce Straley Naughty Dog Game Director Best Known For: Uncharted, The Last of Us 1. Ringu 2. The Shining 3. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 4. The Exorcist 5. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2	Phil Robb Turtle Rock Studios Creative Director and Co-Founder Best Known For: Left 4 Dead, Evolve 1. The Exorcist 2. Alien 3. The Shining 4. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 5. The Howling
Neil Druckmann Naughty Dog Creative Director Best Known For: Uncharted, The Last of Us 1. The Ring 2. Alien 3. The Silence of the Lambs 4. 28 Days Later 5. Army of Darkness	Steve Papoutsis Visceral Games General Manager Best Known For: Dead Space, Battlefield: Hardline 1. The Shining 2. An American Werewolf in London 3. Evil Dead II 4. The Exorcist 5. Night of the Living Dead
Ted Price Insomniac Games President Best Known For: Ratchet & Clank, Resistance, Sunset Overdrive 1. Alien 2. Hellraiser 3. The Exorcist 4. Event Horizon 5. 28 Days Later	Drew Murray Insomniac Games Game Director Best Known For: Resistance, Sunset Overdrive 1. The Shining 2. Poltergeist 3. Reanimator 4. The Thing 5. Alien
Karla Zimonja The Fullbright Company Designer and Co-Founder Best Known For: BioShock 2, Gone Home 1. The Abominable Dr. Phibes 2. Ravenous 3. Hellraiser 4. An American Werewolf in London 5. Dead Ringers	Kate Craig The Fullbright Company Environment Artist Best Known For: Gone Home 1. Ravenous 2. Lake Mungo 3. The Thing 4. The Blair Witch Project 5. The Others