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. Psycho (1960) — Q 9
  2. I Saw the Devil (2010) — Q 8.5
  3. The Phantom Carriage (1921) — Q 8.5
  4. The Thing (1982) — Q 8.5
  5. The Shining (1980) — Q 8.5
  6. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) — Q 8.5
  7. Godzilla (1954) — Q 8
  8. Eyes Without a Face (1960) — Q 8
  9. Eraserhead (1977) — Q 8
  10. Faust (1926) — Q 8
  11. The Ugly Stepsister (2025) — Q 8
  12. Alien (1979) — Q 8
  13. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) — Q 8
  14. The Birds (1963) — Q 8
  15. Phantom of the Paradise (1974) — Q 8
  16. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2001) — Q 8
  17. Onibaba (1964) — Q 8
  18. Nosferatu (1922) — Q 8
  19. Deep Red (1975) — Q 8
  20. Peeping Tom (1960) — Q 8
  21. The Invisible Man (1933) — Q 8
  22. Kwaidan (1965) — Q 8
  23. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) — Q 8
  24. Halloween (1978) — Q 8
  25. Weapons (2025) — Q 7.5
  26. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) — Q 7.5
  27. Evil Dead II (1987) — Q 7.5
  28. The Conjuring 2 (2016) — Q 7.5
  29. Suspiria (1977) — Q 7.5
  30. Malignant (2021) — Q 7.5

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