The Top 25 Horror Films of the Decade

5. May (2002)

Directed by Lucky McKee
Buy it!

4. Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Directed by Edgar Wright
Buy it!

3. Inside (2007)

Directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury
BGH Review | Buy it!

2. The Descent (2005)

Directed by Neil Marshall
BGH Review | Buy it!

1. Let the Right One In (2008)

Directed by Tomas Alfredson
BGH Review | Buy it!

Honorable Mentions

These six films all just missed the cut.
Sauna - Buy it

Feast - Buy it

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Buy it

Dead & Breakfast - Buy it

Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed - Buy it

Cabin Fever - Buy it

The List, By The Numbers

Number of ballots: 9

Total number of films receiving votes: 108

Film named on the most ballots:
"Let the Right One In," "The Descent" (7 each)

Film appearing on the most ballots to not make the Top 25:
"Cabin Fever" (4)

Film receiving the most first place votes:
"May," "Inside" (2 each)

Top 25 films produced outside the US: 9

Year with the most films appearing in the Top 25: 2008 (5 films)

Total domestic (U.S.) revenue generated by all 25 films: $613,227,763

Average domestic revenue: $24,529,110.52 (high of $129m, low of $0)

Number of films with $0 earned in U.S. theaters: 4

Most profitable film in the Top 25:
"The Ring" ($249 million worldwide, $129 million domestic)

Sequels appearing in the Top 25: 2

Remakes appearing in the Top 25: 1