Top 50 Horrors in Germany
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest horrors in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 103 horrors tracked in Germany, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Let the Right One In (film), Saw (2004 film) and Scream (1996 film) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 7,141,659 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 319,903, and the largest, Let the Right One In (film), reaches around 5,794,925 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each horror, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Let the Right One In (film) |
5,794,925 | 63.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Saw (2004 film) |
690,705 | 3.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Scream (1996 film) |
656,029 | 3.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Insidious (film) |
507,417 | 4.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  The Conjuring |
507,020 | 2.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Annabelle (film) |
456,283 | 3.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  28 Weeks Later |
437,468 | 3.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Leprechaun (film) |
429,468 | 4.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Jennifer's Body |
386,291 | 6.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  World War Z (film) |
374,727 | 5.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Evil Dead |
307,292 | 8.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Friday the 13th |
303,363 | 6.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Daybreakers |
265,821 | 36.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  House of Wax (2005 film) |
265,803 | 9.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) |
238,218 | 8.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  The Cabin in the Woods |
225,740 | 4.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Friday the 13th (franchise) |
214,483 | 3.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Christine (1983 film) |
193,272 | 11.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Sleepy Hollow (film) |
192,830 | 18.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  The Conjuring 2 |
185,699 | 3.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Poltergeist (1982 film) |
170,836 | 3.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Interview with the Vampire |
164,043 | 5.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Ghost Ship (2002 film) |
162,663 | 12.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  The Blair Witch Project |
162,598 | 7.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Train to Busan |
156,922 | 2.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  The Witch (2015 film) |
151,313 | 2.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Oculus (film) |
144,061 | 2.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  The Mist |
135,483 | 4.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Day of the Dead (1985 film) |
135,283 | 1.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Scream 2 |
133,588 | 6.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Scream Queens (2015 TV series) |
120,892 | 6.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Lights Out (2016 film) |
120,053 | 4.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film) |
111,640 | 7.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Scream 3 |
102,833 | 6.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  The Ring (2002 film) |
101,763 | 3.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Dawn of the Dead (2004 film) |
100,589 | 5.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  The Collector (2009 film) |
98,078 | 5.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Sinister (film) |
97,260 | 2.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  My Bloody Valentine (film) |
95,564 | 7.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  The Green Inferno |
93,429 | 14.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Dead Snow |
90,399 | 18.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Wolf Creek (film) |
88,458 | 5.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Eraserhead |
86,390 | 2.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  Hostel: Part II |
83,808 | 10.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Braindead (film) |
82,158 | 11.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Red Riding Hood (2011 film) |
75,228 | 13.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  The Mist (film) |
75,091 | 2.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  Scream 4 |
74,031 | 3.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Hemlock Grove (TV series) |
73,997 | 3.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  The Babadook |
73,874 | 2.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each horror by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest horror in Germany?
Let the Right One In (film) currently leads with an estimated audience of 5,794,925 people in Germany.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.