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Top 100 Horrors in United States

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest horrors in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 103 horrors tracked in United States, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. The Conjuring, Scream (1996 film) and 28 Weeks Later lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 22M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 977k, and the largest, The Conjuring, reaches around 11M people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each horror, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in United States. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in United States, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in United States. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Scream 3 1M 38.1 42.4% Horror
27 Eraserhead 993k 41.5 45.1% Horror
28 The Mist 988k 36.7 56.9% Horror
29 House of Wax (2005 film) 968k 33.4 54.4% Horror
30 Frankenweenie (2012 film) 955k 41.5 67.2% Horror
31 A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) 914k 34.4 45.2% Horror
32 The Collector (2009 film) 913k 44.9 35.9% Horror
33 Dawn of the Dead (2004 film) 827k 34.8 33.5% Horror
34 The Cabin in the Woods 824k 41.7 45.1% Horror
35 The Blair Witch Project 820k 39.2 49.8% Horror
36 The Babadook 801k 39.6 41.8% Horror
37 Queen of the Damned 761k 31.4 72.4% Horror
38 Evil Dead 750k 29.6 41.8% Horror
39 Hemlock Grove (TV series) 721k 43.5 47.6% Horror
40 Frankenweenie 698k 26.9 73.2% Horror
41 Creepshow 695k 38.8 49.1% Horror
42 Christine (1983 film) 686k 38.0 33.0% Horror
43 Ghost Ship (2002 film) 631k 40.0 18.2% Horror
44 Scream Queens (2015 TV series) 618k 28.7 76.0% Horror
45 Ouija (2007 film) 591k 39.2 54.1% Horror
46 The Crazies (2010 film) 572k 44.6 57.2% Horror
47 Friday the 13th (2009 film) 553k 33.0 49.7% Horror
48 Black Christmas (1974 film) 523k 42.4 54.5% Horror
49 Are You Afraid of the Dark? 519k 31.2 47.7% Horror
50 Let the Right One In (film) 500k Horror

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States 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 United States?

The Conjuring currently leads with an estimated audience of 11M people in United States.

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