The 100 Greatest Performances in Horror Movies

I have been working on this list for a while. I planned on a Top 10 then it became a Top 25 and then it just got out of hand. I’m sure I’ve forgotten several performances and will have to revise. Thanks to all who gave me input on Twitter and YES, I know that a strong argument can be made for Kane Hodder as Jason, etc. but that’s the fun of these lists…debating them. Have fun.

100. Jibrail Nantambu “Halloween” (2018)

99. Dick Miller “Bucket of Blood” (1959)

98. James Woods “Videodrome” (1983)

97. Lon Chaney “The Phantom of the Opera” (1925)

96. Dwright Frye “Dracula” (1931)

95. Claude Raines “The Invisible Man” (1933)

94. Bruce Campbell “Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn” (1987)

93. Bela Lugosi “Dracula” (1931)

92. Bradley Whitford “Get Out” (2017)

91. Doug Bradley “Hellraiser” (1987)

90. Peter Cushing “The Curse of Frankenstein” (1957)

89. Michael Moriarty “The Stuff” (1985)

88. Matthew Lillard “Scream” (1996)

87. Jamie Lee Curtis “Halloween” (2018)

86. Lon Chaney, Jr. “Spider Baby” (1967)

85. Lance Henriksen “Pumpkinhead” (1989)

84. Mark Harmon “The Deliberate Stranger” (1986)

83. Jamie Kennedy “Scream” (1996)

82. Sophia Lillis “IT” (2017)

81. Lil Rey Howery “Get Out” (2017)

80. Patrick Wilson “The Conjuring” (2013)

79. Sandra Escacena “Veronica” (2018)

78. Christopher Walken “The Prophecy” (1995)

77. Betsy Palmer “Friday the 13th” (1980)

76. Tom Atkins “Night of the Creeps” (1986)

75. Woody Harrelson “Zombieland” (2009)

74. Robert Englund “A Nightmare On Elm Street” (1984)

73. Julie Harris “The Haunting” (1963)

72. Rupert Everett “Cemetery Man” (1994)

71. Shauna Macdonald “The Descent” (2005)

70. Richard Jenkins “Cabin in the Woods” (2012)

69. William Hurt “The Village” (2004)

68. Catherine Keener “Get Out” (2017)

67. Kevin McCarthy “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1956)

66. Joe Spinell “Maniac” (1980)

65. Kate Winslet “Heavenly Creatures” (1994)

64. Simon Pegg “Shaun of the Dead” (2004)

63. Katharine Ross “The Stepford Wives” (1975)

62. Steve Railsback “Helter Skelter” (1976)

61. Rebecca DeMornay “The Hand that Rocks the Cradle” (1992)

60. George C. Scott “The Changeling” (1980)

59. Michael Parks “Red State” (2011)

58. Conrad Veidt “The Man Who Laughs” (1928)

57. Tilda Swinton “Suspiria” (2018)

56. Vincent Price “The House on Haunted Hill” (1959)

55. Vera Farmiga “The Conjuring” (2013)

54. Max Schreck “Nosferatu” (1922)

53. Mia Farrow “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968)

52. Cillian Murphy “28 Days Later” (2002)

51. Audrey Hepburn “Wait Until Dark” (1967)

50. Morgan Freeman “Seven” (1995)

49. Donald Sutherland “Don’t Look Now” (1973)

48. Tim Robbins “Jacob’s Ladder” (1990)

47. Margot Kidder “Sisters” (1973)

46. Marlene Clark “Ganja & Hess” (1973)

45. Michael Keaton “Beetlejuice” (1988)

44. Jeffrey Combs “Re-Animator” (1985)

43. Nicolas Cage “Mandy” (2018)

42. Lina Leandersson “Let the Right One In” (2008)

41. Ken Foree “Dawn of the Dead” (1979)

40. Anya Taylor Joy “The Witch” (2016)

39. David Warner “Time After Time” (1979)

38. Roy Scheider “Jaws” (1975)

37. Kurt Russell “The Thing” (1982)

36. Betty Gabriel “Get Out” (2017)

35. Jason Miller “The Exorcist” (1973)

34. Christian Bale “American Psycho” (2000)

33. Sissy Spacek “Carrie” (1976)

32. Daniel Kaluuya “Get Out” (2017)

31. Bette Davis “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” (1962)

30. Tim Curry “IT” (1990)

29. Sigourney Weaver “Alien” (1979)

28. Christopher Lee “The Wicker Man” (1973)

27. Barbara Hershey “The Entity” (1982)

26. Rutger Hauer “The Hitcher” (1986)

25. Duane Jones “Night of the Living Dead” (1968)

24. Donald Pleasance “Halloween” (1978)

23. Boris Karloff “Frankenstein” (1931)

22. Michael Rooker “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” (1990)

21. John Lithgow “Twilight Zone: The Movie” (1983)

20. Isabella Adjani “The Possession” (1981)

19. Jeff Goldblum “The Fly” (1986)

18. Tony Todd “Candyman” (1992)

17. Jack Nicholson “The Shining” (1980)

16. Nicole Kidman “The Others (2001)

15. Haley Joel Osmont “The Sixth Sense” (1999)

14. Essie Davis “The Babadook” (2014)

13. Dennis Hopper “Blue Velvet” (1986)

12. Klaus Kinski “Nosferatu: The Vampyre” (1979)

11. Dee Wallace “Cujo” (1983)

10. Terry O’Quinn “The Stepfather” (1987)

9. Linda Blair “The Exorcist” (1973)

8. Willem Defoe “Shadow of the Vampire” (2000)

7. Jeremy Irons “Dead Ringers” (1988)

6. Robert Shaw “Jaws” (1975)

5. Toni Collette “Hereditary” (2018)

4. James McAlvoy “Split” (2017)

3. Anthony Hopkins “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991)

2. Kathy Bates “Misery” (1990)

1. Anthony Perkins “Psycho” (1960)