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. The Shining (1980) — Q 8.5
  3. Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983) — Q 8.5
  4. King Kong (1933) — Q 8
  5. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) — Q 8
  6. Onibaba (1964) — Q 8
  7. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) — Q 8
  8. Kwaidan (1965) — Q 8
  9. Nosferatu (1922) — 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. Suspiria (1977) — Q 7.5
  20. Vampyr (1932) — Q 7.5
  21. Frankenstein (1931) — Q 7.5
  22. Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) — Q 7
  23. House (1977) — Q 7
  24. Opera (1987) — Q 7
  25. Mad God (2021) — Q 7
  26. Prometheus (2012) — Q 7
  27. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) — Q 7
  28. Alien: Romulus (2024) — Q 7
  29. The Big Shave (1967) — Q 7
  30. The Shallows (2016) — Q 6.5

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