Best Horror Cinematography in Film — Rated 4/4 on Quartile

Quartile rates every film 1–4 across Plot, Acting, Cinematography, Novelty and Ending. These horror films earned a 4 — Well Above Average — for Cinematography, ranked by their overall Q score.

1. Alien (1979) · Q 8.5
2. Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983) · Q 8.5
3. The Shining (1980) · Q 8.5
4. Nosferatu (1922) · Q 8
5. King Kong (1933) · Q 8
6. Kwaidan (1965) · Q 8
7. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) · Q 8
8. Onibaba (1964) · Q 8
9. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) · Q 8
10. Faust (1926) · Q 8
11. Dracula (1931) · Q 7.5
12. Frankenstein (2025) · Q 7.5
13. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) · Q 7.5
14. The Evil Dead (1981) · Q 7.5
15. The Conjuring 2 (2016) · Q 7.5
16. Weapons (2025) · Q 7.5
17. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) · Q 7.5
18. Evil Dead II (1987) · Q 7.5
19. Vampyr (1932) · Q 7.5
20. Suspiria (1977) · Q 7.5
21. Frankenstein (1931) · Q 7.5
22. Alien: Romulus (2024) · Q 7
23. Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) · Q 7
24. House (1977) · Q 7
25. Opera (1987) · Q 7
26. Mad God (2021) · Q 7
27. Prometheus (2012) · Q 7
28. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) · Q 7
29. The Big Shave (1967) · Q 7
30. The Shallows (2016) · Q 6.5

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