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The best Universal horror films

Universal gave the world Dracula, Frankenstein and The Wolf Man, and still releases plenty of horror today. Here's every Universal horror film on Scare Scale, scariest first. Unrated ones are waiting for your score.

Abigail (2024) is number one on this list, with a Scare Scale score of 7.0 out of 10 from 1 rating. It's followed by Black Phone 2 (2025) and The Fourth Kind (2009).

93 films · Average score 4.6 out of 10 from 3 rated films · Updated

Films in this list

  6. Jaws

    1975

    Not rated yet

  19. Us

    2019

    Not rated yet

  22. Nope

    2022

    Not rated yet

  30. Old

    2021

    Not rated yet

  39. HIM

    2025

    Not rated yet

  90. Gone

    2006

    Not rated yet

  91. Boar

    2018

    Not rated yet

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About this list

What is the scariest Universal horror film?
Abigail (2024) is number one on this list, with a Scare Scale score of 7.0 out of 10 from 1 rating. It's followed by Black Phone 2 (2025) and The Fourth Kind (2009).
How is this list put together?
Released horror films from Universal, rated or not, ranked by overall Scare Scale score, highest first. Every score is the average of ratings from people who've watched the film, out of 10, and the list updates as new ratings come in.