Oh, The Horror! An Ode to Horror Cult Classics

OH, THE HORROR! AN ODE TO HORROR CULT CLASSICS Zombies, ghosts, nightmarish creatures, and serial killers have struck fear in the hearts of audiences for decades. In tribute to these cult classics, here are some fun facts and figures about the most widely-acclaimed horror films in cinematic history. Movie Genre King Kong Night Of The Psycho Living Dead Classic 1933 1960 Slasher Rosemary's Baby 1968 Zombie $29M $244M The BOX OFFICE REVENUE* $742K 1968 $88.5M New Classic Exorcist $217M The Texas 1973 96.17M S11.6M Chainsaw $1.18B Massacre 14.9M Black $141M $53.5M Christmas MOVIE BUDGET* $383K $18.6M Jaws $3.04M $1.09B $33.6M RIES HATIANG The Omen $242M $11.1M 7.16M Carrie 9 $134M $1.11M $163M Halloween $1.73M $17.3M ROTTEN TOM $34.3M Dawn Of $1.51M The Dead $252M $962K Alien $109M $60M $5.5M 1980 $16.4M $25M Friday The 13th 1980 $121M Maniac! $14.1M $179M 1980 The Shining 1981 1982 My Bloody Valentine Poltergeist A Nightmare The Thing On Elm Street The Return Of 1982 1984 The Living Dead Day Of The Dead 1985 $46M $55.6M 1985 $29.9M $12.2M BOX OFFICE REVENUE* Child's Play $46M $3.9M $8.4M The Silence Of The Lambs $63.6M $7.36M $17.2M MOVIE BUDGET* $217M Braindead (Dead Alive) $31.6M $391K ROTENITON $4.84M Scream $1.48B $21,6M The Sixth $74.7M $399M Sense $81.5K $199M The Blair Witch Project $21.7M $191M $10.1M The Others $60.4M $123M $7.49M $162M 28 Days Later $33м $16.1M $8.9M The Ring $21M $70.7M $334K 2004 Shaun Of $42.2M 2006 The Dead 2006 Pan's Fido Labyrinth GLASSIG HORROR QUOTES "What an excellent "I see dead people." day for an exorcism." - Cole Sear - Demon The Exorcist The Sixth Sense "You're gonna need a bigger boat." - Martin Brody Jaws BATES MOTEL "Hi l'm Chucky! "We all go a little mad sometimes." Wanna play?" - Chucky Child's Play - Norman Bates Psycho "He-e-e-e-e-re's Johnny." - Jack Torrance The Shining "Whatever you do, don't fall asleep." "Brains! Live brains!" Nancy A Nightmare On Elm Street - Tarman The Return of the Living Dead TOP 15 HIGHEST RANKED HORROR FILMS ROTTEN TOMATOES CRITICS' RATING 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.0 1 Psycho 2 King Kong 3 Jaws 4 Nosferatu 5 Alien 6 Rosemary's Baby 7 The Silence of the Lambs 8 Night of the Living Dead 9 Pan's Labyrinth 10 Halloween 11 Dawn of the Dead 12 Carrie 13 The Shining 14 The Haunting 15 The Exorcist *Adjusted for inflation Brought to you by CheapSally.com SOURCES: imdb.com | boxofficemojo.com | rottentomatoes.com | wikiquote.com 1974 1974 1975 1976 1978 1978 1979 1988 1991 1992 1996 1999 666L MATOES CRITICSIRATIN 2001 2002 2004 2002