Psycho Reigns Supreme: The Scariest Movie of All Time?

Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece of psychological thrills, Psycho, has reigned supreme as the greatest horror movie of all time for 65 years, with a 95% approval rating from audiences and a 97% score from critics on the movie aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. However, its reign may be coming to an end, as the new movie Sinners has an audience score of 96% and a Tomatometer rating of 97%. Sinners is still being screened in cinemas and may challenge Psycho's top spot when it is transferred to the small screen.

Key Takeaways:

• Psycho has a 95% approval rating from audiences and a 97% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Sinners, a new horror movie, has an audience score of 96% and a Tomatometer rating of 97%, challenging Psycho's top spot.
• The Silence of the Lambs is rated second best with a score of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Aliens is ranked third with a score of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Diabolique, Jaws, and Let The Right One In are tied in fourth place with average scores of 94%.
• Alien (1979) is ranked seventh, ahead of Shaun of the Dead, Halloween (1978), and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920).
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is considered the "first true horror film" and is a German silent movie released in 1920.

Statistics:

• Psycho has a 95% approval rating from audiences and a 97% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Sinners has an audience score of 96% and a Tomatometer rating of 97%.
• The Silence of the Lambs has a score of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Aliens has a score of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Diabolique, Jaws, and Let The Right One In have average scores of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Sources:

• "Psycho" (1960 film)
• Rotten Tomatoes
• "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991 film)
• "Aliens" (1979 film)
• "Diabolique" (1955 film)
• "Jaws" (1975 film)
• "Let The Right One In" (2008 film)
• "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1920 film)
• "His House" (2020 film)
• "Creep 2" (2017 film)
• "One Cut of the Dead" (2017 film)