Top 50 Horrors in India
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest horrors in India, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 69 horrors tracked in India, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Annabelle (film), Train to Busan and The Conjuring lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 5,500,840 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 362,603, and the largest, Annabelle (film), reaches around 2,044,460 people in India. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in India who actively engage with each horror, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across India and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Annabelle (film) |
2,044,460 | 14.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Train to Busan |
1,763,575 | 27.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  The Conjuring |
1,692,805 | 8.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Saw (2004 film) |
1,043,160 | 5.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  The Conjuring 2 |
967,358 | 15.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Insidious (film) |
945,584 | 8.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Itsy Bitsy |
927,951 | 82.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  World War Z (film) |
767,834 | 10.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  The Exorcist (film) |
742,889 | 18.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Scream (1996 film) |
666,382 | 3.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Jennifer's Body |
579,181 | 9.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  28 Weeks Later |
577,709 | 4.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Evil Dead |
515,112 | 13.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  The Witch (2015 film) |
467,813 | 6.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  The Mist |
378,817 | 12.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Sinister (film) |
302,193 | 7.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  The Ring (2002 film) |
296,084 | 9.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  The Cabin in the Woods |
231,216 | 5.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Friday the 13th (franchise) |
213,361 | 3.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Day of the Dead (1985 film) |
206,612 | 2.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  The Mist (film) |
201,659 | 6.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Poltergeist (1982 film) |
188,838 | 3.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  The Green Inferno |
147,272 | 22.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) |
146,249 | 5.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Friday the 13th (2009 film) |
140,886 | 9.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Halloween H20: 20 Years Later |
140,307 | 17.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Friday the 13th |
138,090 | 2.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Eraserhead |
135,211 | 3.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  The Collector (2009 film) |
110,913 | 5.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  The Ring Two |
104,011 | 18.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Ouija (2007 film) |
97,707 | 3.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  House of Wax (2005 film) |
96,351 | 3.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Interview with the Vampire |
95,842 | 3.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Dawn of the Dead (2004 film) |
95,507 | 4.8% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  The Babadook |
91,205 | 3.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Scream 4 |
89,832 | 3.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  The Amityville Horror (2005 film) |
88,622 | 6.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Creepshow |
86,590 | 5.4% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Day of the Dead (2008 film) |
73,002 | 1.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  The Blair Witch Project |
69,137 | 3.0% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Oculus (film) |
63,355 | 1.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Scream Queens (2015 TV series) |
62,336 | 3.3% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Hostel: Part II |
54,854 | 6.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  Scream 2 |
52,903 | 2.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Hemlock Grove (TV series) |
52,759 | 2.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Daybreakers |
41,322 | 5.7% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  Friday the 13th (1980 film) |
40,033 | 6.5% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  The Awakening |
33,370 | 5.6% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  The Neon Demon |
32,200 | 4.9% | Horror | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  Frankenweenie (2012 film) |
29,731 | 1.2% | Horror | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across India 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 India?
Annabelle (film) currently leads with an estimated audience of 2,044,460 people in India.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across India. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.