Horror movies come in all shapes and sizes, but it's the horror thrillers that are often hailed as the classics of the genre. Legendary films like Psycho and Jaws choose suspense over buckets of blood, and the result is a film that lasts with the viewer for a lifetime. In the last 25 years, there’s a long list of movies that have carried this tradition and will be likewise upheld for decades to come.
From manhunts for killers with possible supernatural powers to modern masterpieces about stealing the essence of others, the following movies are the greatest horror thrillers of the 21st Century . Each is a fantastic entry worthy of a rewatch, but they’ll be ranked by how well they combine suspense with scares for the definitive horror thriller experience. With a selection