Vogue Rounds Up 47 Cult Horror Films for Halloween, From Suspiria to Obsession
For Halloween, Vogue has assembled a collection of 47 iconic horror films that highlight both style and rewatchability. Among the featured titles are Dario Argento's Suspiria, The Hunger, which showcases costumes by Yves Saint Laurent, and Bram Stoker's Dracula, designed by Eiko Ishioka. This compilation includes films from 1961 to 2026, with new additions such as Curry Barker's Obsession and Jane Schoenbrun's Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, both set for release in 2026. Recent films like Osgood Perkins's Longlegs and Robert Eggers's Nosferatu, both from 2024, are also included, alongside earlier selections like Barbarian (2022), Midsommar (2019), Get Out (2017), and classics such as Jennifer's Body (2009), American Psycho (2000), and The Shining (1980).
Key facts
- Vogue published a list of 47 cult horror movies for Halloween
- The magazine defines cult horror by rewatchability and adds credit for strong costume design
- Dario Argento's Suspiria has influenced Nicolas Ghesquière and the Rodarte sisters
- Yves Saint Laurent designed Catherine Deneuve's costumes for The Hunger
- Eiko Ishioka created the Japanese-influenced designs for Bram Stoker's Dracula
- The list spans films from 1961's The Innocents to 2026 releases Obsession, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, and Backrooms
- Jane Schoenbrun directed both Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026) and I Saw the TV Glow (2024)
- Robert Eggers directed both Nosferatu (2024) and The Witch (2015)
Entities
Artists
- Dario Argento
- Nicolas Ghesquièvre
- Rodarte
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Catherine Deneuve
- Eiko Ishioka
- Curry Barker
- Inde Navarrette
- Michael Johnston
- Jane Schoenbrun
- Hannah Einbinder
- Gillian Anderson
- Kane Parson
- Johannes Robert
- Osgood Perkins
- Nicolas Cage
- Robert Eggers
- Lily-Rose Depp
- Bill Skarsgård
- Nicholas Hoult
- Linda Muir
- F.W. Murnau
- Damian McCarthy
- Juliette Gariépy
- Demi Moore
- Margaret Qualley
- Brandon Cronenberg
- Zach Cregger
- Halina Reijn
- Myha'la
- Maria Bakalova
- Chase Sui Wonders
- Rachel Sennott
- Amandla Stenberg
- Pete Davidson
- Mimi Cave
- Daisy Edgar-Jones
- Sebastian Stan
- Ti West
- Mia Goth
- Ari Aster
- Peter Strickland
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste
- Leo Bill
- Hayley Squires
- Fatma Mohamed
- Jordan Peele
- Anna Biller
- Samantha Robinson
- Anya Taylor-Joy
- Diablo Cody
- Megan Fox
- Amanda Seyfried
- Christian Bale
- Chloë Sevigny
- Sarah Michelle Gellar
- Freddie Prinze Jr.
- Andrew Fleming
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Winona Ryder
- Keanu Reeves
- John Updike
- George Miller
- Michelle Pfeiffer
- Cher
- Susan Sarandon
- Jack Nicholson
- David Bowie
- Stanley Kubrick
- Stephen King
- Jamie Lee Curtis
- Donald Sutherland
- Luca Guadagnino
- Sissy Spacek
- Julie Christie
- Nicolas Roeg
- Mia Farrow
- Ruth Gordon
- Quentin Tarantino
- David Lynch
- Bette Davis
- Joan Crawford
- Truman Capote
- Henry James
- Deborah Kerr
Institutions
- Vogue
- Rodarte
- A24
- Neon
- Mubi
- Paramount Pictures
- Searchlight Pictures
- Shudder
- IFC Films
- 20th Century Studios
- Warner Bros.
- Columbia Pictures
- United Artists
- Focus Features
- Everett Collection
- Amazon Prime
- Coachella
Locations
- Hollywood
- Rome
- Italy
- Venice
- Netherlands
- Denmark
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Argentina
- Hawaii
- Transylvania
- Germany
- New England
- New York
- Pacific Northwest
- Upper East Side