Best Horror Movies of 1963

The highest-rated horror films from 1963, ranked by MovieMagicScore based on authentic viewer ratings.

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The Birds

1963

Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.

7.5

Black Sabbath

1963

Three tales of supernatural horror include a woman plagued by threatening phone calls, a family targeted by vampiric monsters, and a deceased medium who wreaks havoc upon the living.

7.2

The Haunting

1963

Dr. John Markway invites three distinct individuals to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Markway is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself — and they soon see the true nature of its horror.

7.1

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

1963

A tourist witnesses a murder and finds herself caught up in a series of bloody killings.

7.0

Matango

1963

Five vacationers and two crewmen become stranded on a tropical island near the equator. The island has little edible food for them to use as they try to live in a fungus covered hulk while repairing Kessei's yacht. Eventually they struggle over the food rations which were left behind by the former crew. Soon they discover something unfriendly there...

6.8

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

1963

A doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences.

6.6

The Haunted Palace

1963

A warlock burned at the stake comes back and takes over the body of his great grandson to take his revenge on the descendents of the villages that burned him.

6.6

The Whip and the Body

1963

Disowned in the past by his father, Kurt Menliff, a cruel and sadistic nobleman, returns to the family castle to reclaim his inheritance.

6.4

The Kiss of the Vampire

1963

Honeymooning in Bavaria, a young couple becomes stranded and is forced to stay the night in the area. Doctor Ravna, owner of the impressive chateau that sits imposingly above the village, invites them to dinner that evening. Their association with Ravna and his charming, beautiful family is to prove disastrous.

6.2

#10

The Raven

1963

A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help.

6.3

#11

The Day of the Triffids

1963

After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals.

6.1

#12

Dementia 13

1963

A scheming widow hatches a bold plan to acquire her late husband's inheritance, unaware that she is being targeted by an ax murderer who lurks in the family's estate.

5.5

#13

The Terror

1963

Lt. Andre Duvalier awakens on a beach to the sight of a strange woman who leads him to the gothic, towering castle that serves as home to an eerie baron.

5.2

#14

Blood Feast

1963

In the sleepy suburbs of Miami, seemingly normal Egyptian immigrant Fuad Ramses runs a successful catering business. He also murders young women and plans to use their body parts to revive the goddess Ishtar. The insane Ramses hypnotizes a socialite in order to land a job catering a party for her debutante daughter, Suzette Fremont, and turns the event into an evening of gruesome deaths, bloody dismemberment and ritual sacrifice.

4.8

Best Horror Movies of 1963

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