17 Best Horror Movies of 1963

The films listed below include 1963 horror movies; including movies shown in movie theaters ranked in order of best to worst.

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List of horror movies released in 1963 list sorted by popular, most voted, and alphabetical order. Check out which movie was the top grossing movie of 1963.

17 Best Horror Movies of 1963

15). The Terror (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Terror poster
Score: 4.8/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 8,903 | Rotten Tomatoes: 4.5/10 | MPAA Rating: PG
Plot / Synopsis: France, 18th century. Lieutenant Andre Duvalier (Jack Nicholson) has been accidentally separated from his regiment. He is wandering near the coast when he sees a young woman (Sandra Knight) and asks her for directions to Coldon, where he hopes to rejoin his regiment. But the woman doesn't answer, doesn't even greet him and walks away. Eventually she takes him...

Directors: Roger Corman, Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Hale …
Stars: Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson, Sandra Knight, Dick Miller, Dorothy Neumann


14). House of the Damned (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Full Review of House of the Damned (1963)House of the Damned poster
Score: 4.43/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 762 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: An architect and his wife are staying in an empty castle in California. They are joined by an unhappily married lawyer and his wife...Tagline: "We Dare You To Enter"...

Director: Maury Dexter
Stars: Ron Foster, Merry Anders, Richard Crane, Erika Peters, Dal McKennon


13). The Old Dark House (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Old Dark House poster
Score: 4.93/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 2,658 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: An American who sells cars in England receives a mysterious invitation from an old, eccentric millionaire... Tagline: READY! SET! LAUGH! Join the fun in a nut-house of terror! (movie poster)...

Director: William Castle
Stars: Tom Poston, Robert Morley, Janette Scott, Joyce Grenfell, Mervyn Johns


12). Dementia 13 (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Dementia 13 poster
Score: 6.3/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 9,583 | Rotten Tomatoes: 6.9/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Whilst out on a rowboat with his wife Louise, John Haloran has a heart attack and dies. She casts his... Tagline: You Must Pass the "D-13" Test To Prepare You for the Horrifying Experience of Dementia 13. If You Fail the Test...You Will Be Asked to Leave the Theater!...

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Stars: William Campbell, Luana Anders, Bart Patton, Mary Mitchel, Patrick Magee


11). King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

King Kong vs. Godzilla poster
Score: 4.97/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 11,707 | Rotten Tomatoes: 5.2/10 | Metascore: 4.0/10 | MPAA Rating: Approved
Plot / Synopsis: Mr. Tako, the chairman of a pharmaceutical company, learns the roma tomato-sized berries that grow on Farou Island are a miracle cure, and that the natives worship a god called King Kong who has allegedly grown to giant size from eating the berries. What better way to promote the product, Tako figures, than to bring the creature back to...

Director: Ishirô Honda
Stars: Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yû Fujiki, Ichirô Arishima, Jun Tazaki


Top 10 Horror Movies 1963

10). The Day of the Triffids (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Day of the Triffids poster
Score: 6.95/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 9,310 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.8/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: 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. Tagline: Spine Chilling Terror...

Directors: Steve Sekely, Freddie Francis
Stars: Howard Keel, Nicole Maurey, Janette Scott, Kieron Moore, Mervyn Johns


9). The Kiss of the Vampire (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Kiss of the Vampire poster
Score: 7.5/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 4,168 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.8/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Gerald and Marianne Harcourt are traveling by car when the car breaks down and they have to spend a few days in a small, remote village. It doesn't take long before they are invited to Dr. Ravna's castle. Without their knowledge, Dr. Ravna is the leader of a vampire cult, and he has become astonished by Marianne's beauty... Tagline:...

Director: Don Sharp
Stars: Clifford Evans, Edward de Souza, Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel, Barry Warren


8). Matango (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Matango poster
Score: 5.38/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 3,721 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: A group of pleasure-seeking young people are stranded on a mysterious island when their boat crashes. One by one they succumb to the lure of the deadly mushrooms. Tagline: Attack of the Mushroom People...

Director: Ishirô Honda
Stars: Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kenji Sahara, Hiroshi Tachikawa


7). X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes poster
Score: 7.7/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 8,686 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.8/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: A doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences. Tagline: HE STRIPPED SOULS AS BARE AS BODIES!...

Director: Roger Corman
Stars: Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Harold J. Stone, John Hoyt, Don Rickles


6). Paranoiac (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Paranoiac poster
Score: 7.35/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 3,513 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.0/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Loosely based on Josephine Tey's "Brat Farrar;" a man long believed dead returns to the family estate to claim his inheritance. Tagline: Shocking! Horrifying! Macabre!...

Director: Freddie Francis
Stars: Janette Scott, Oliver Reed, Sheila Burrell, Maurice Denham, Alexander Davion


5). The Haunted Palace (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Haunted Palace poster
Score: 7.1/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 9,031 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.5/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $2,616,000
Plot / Synopsis: Charles Dexter Ward arrives at a small village to visit the house he inherited from his ancestor who died there 100 years ago. Tagline: A warlock's home is his castle...Forever!...

Director: Roger Corman
Stars: Vincent Price, Debra Paget, Lon Chaney Jr., Frank Maxwell, Leo Gordon


4). Evil Eye (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Evil Eye poster
Score: 7/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 | IMDB Votes: 5,928 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.1/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: A tourist witnesses a murder and finds herself caught up in a series of bloody killings. Tagline: What Does It Want? What Will Satisfy Its Cravings?...

Director: Mario Bava
Stars: John Saxon, Letícia Román, Valentina Cortese, Titti Tomaino, Luigi Bonos


3). Black Sabbath (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Black Sabbath poster
Score: 8.03/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.0/10 | IMDB Votes: 14,986 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.9/10 | Metascore: 8.2/10 | MPAA Rating: Approved
Plot / Synopsis: A trio of atmospheric horror tales about: A woman terrorized in her apartment by phone calls from an escaped prisoner from her past; a Russian count in the early 1800s who stumbles upon a family in the countryside trying to destroy a particularly vicious line of vampires; and a 1900-era nurse who makes a fateful decision while preparing the...

Director: Mario Bava
Stars: Michèle Mercier, Lidia Alfonsi, Boris Karloff, Mark Damon, Susy Andersen


2). The Haunting (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Our Take on The Haunting (1963)The Haunting poster
Score: 7.89/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 44,375 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.7/10 | Metascore: 7.4/10 | MPAA Rating: G
Plot / Synopsis: A scientist doing research on the paranormal invites two women to a haunted mansion. One of the participants soon starts losing her mind.Tagline: An evil old house, the kind some people call haunted, is like an undiscovered country waiting to be explored. Hill House had stood for 90 years and might stand for 90 more. Silence lay steadily against...

Director: Robert Wise
Stars: Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, Fay Compton


1). The Birds (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Birds (1963) ReviewThe Birds poster
Score: 8.43/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 214,049 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.4/10 | Metascore: 9.0/10 | MPAA Rating: PG-13
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Plot / Synopsis: A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people. Tagline: Suspense and shock beyond anything you have seen or imagined!...

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Stars: Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Tippi Hedren, Veronica Cartwright


Horror Movies of 1963 List

1). The Birds (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Birds (1963) ReviewThe Birds poster
Score: 8.43/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 214,049 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.4/10 | Metascore: 9.0/10 | MPAA Rating: PG-13
The Birds is Streaming on Netflix
Plot / Synopsis: A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people. Tagline: Suspense and shock beyond anything you have seen or imagined!...

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Stars: Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Tippi Hedren, Veronica Cartwright


2). Black Sabbath (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Black Sabbath poster
Score: 8.03/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.0/10 | IMDB Votes: 14,986 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.9/10 | Metascore: 8.2/10 | MPAA Rating: Approved
Plot / Synopsis: A trio of atmospheric horror tales about: A woman terrorized in her apartment by phone calls from an escaped prisoner from her past; a Russian count in the early 1800s who stumbles upon a family in the countryside trying to destroy a particularly vicious line of vampires; and a 1900-era nurse who makes a fateful decision while preparing the...

Director: Mario Bava
Stars: Michèle Mercier, Lidia Alfonsi, Boris Karloff, Mark Damon, Susy Andersen


3). The Haunting (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Our Take on The Haunting (1963)The Haunting poster
Score: 7.89/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 44,375 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.7/10 | Metascore: 7.4/10 | MPAA Rating: G
Plot / Synopsis: A scientist doing research on the paranormal invites two women to a haunted mansion. One of the participants soon starts losing her mind.Tagline: An evil old house, the kind some people call haunted, is like an undiscovered country waiting to be explored. Hill House had stood for 90 years and might stand for 90 more. Silence lay steadily against...

Director: Robert Wise
Stars: Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, Fay Compton


4). X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes poster
Score: 7.7/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 8,686 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.8/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: A doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences. Tagline: HE STRIPPED SOULS AS BARE AS BODIES!...

Director: Roger Corman
Stars: Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Harold J. Stone, John Hoyt, Don Rickles


5). The Kiss of the Vampire (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Kiss of the Vampire poster
Score: 7.5/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 4,168 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.8/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Gerald and Marianne Harcourt are traveling by car when the car breaks down and they have to spend a few days in a small, remote village. It doesn't take long before they are invited to Dr. Ravna's castle. Without their knowledge, Dr. Ravna is the leader of a vampire cult, and he has become astonished by Marianne's beauty... Tagline:...

Director: Don Sharp
Stars: Clifford Evans, Edward de Souza, Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel, Barry Warren


6). Paranoiac (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Paranoiac poster
Score: 7.35/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 3,513 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.0/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Loosely based on Josephine Tey's "Brat Farrar;" a man long believed dead returns to the family estate to claim his inheritance. Tagline: Shocking! Horrifying! Macabre!...

Director: Freddie Francis
Stars: Janette Scott, Oliver Reed, Sheila Burrell, Maurice Denham, Alexander Davion


7). The Haunted Palace (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Haunted Palace poster
Score: 7.1/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 9,031 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.5/10 | MPAA Rating: R | Gross: $2,616,000
Plot / Synopsis: Charles Dexter Ward arrives at a small village to visit the house he inherited from his ancestor who died there 100 years ago. Tagline: A warlock's home is his castle...Forever!...

Director: Roger Corman
Stars: Vincent Price, Debra Paget, Lon Chaney Jr., Frank Maxwell, Leo Gordon


8). Evil Eye (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Evil Eye poster
Score: 7/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 | IMDB Votes: 5,928 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.1/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: A tourist witnesses a murder and finds herself caught up in a series of bloody killings. Tagline: What Does It Want? What Will Satisfy Its Cravings?...

Director: Mario Bava
Stars: John Saxon, Letícia Román, Valentina Cortese, Titti Tomaino, Luigi Bonos


9). The Day of the Triffids (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Day of the Triffids poster
Score: 6.95/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 9,310 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.8/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: 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. Tagline: Spine Chilling Terror...

Directors: Steve Sekely, Freddie Francis
Stars: Howard Keel, Nicole Maurey, Janette Scott, Kieron Moore, Mervyn Johns


10). Dementia 13 (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Dementia 13 poster
Score: 6.3/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 9,583 | Rotten Tomatoes: 6.9/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Whilst out on a rowboat with his wife Louise, John Haloran has a heart attack and dies. She casts his... Tagline: You Must Pass the "D-13" Test To Prepare You for the Horrifying Experience of Dementia 13. If You Fail the Test...You Will Be Asked to Leave the Theater!...

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Stars: William Campbell, Luana Anders, Bart Patton, Mary Mitchel, Patrick Magee


11). Matango (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Matango poster
Score: 5.38/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 3,721 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: A group of pleasure-seeking young people are stranded on a mysterious island when their boat crashes. One by one they succumb to the lure of the deadly mushrooms. Tagline: Attack of the Mushroom People...

Director: Ishirô Honda
Stars: Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kenji Sahara, Hiroshi Tachikawa


12). King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

King Kong vs. Godzilla poster
Score: 4.97/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 11,707 | Rotten Tomatoes: 5.2/10 | Metascore: 4.0/10 | MPAA Rating: Approved
Plot / Synopsis: Mr. Tako, the chairman of a pharmaceutical company, learns the roma tomato-sized berries that grow on Farou Island are a miracle cure, and that the natives worship a god called King Kong who has allegedly grown to giant size from eating the berries. What better way to promote the product, Tako figures, than to bring the creature back to...

Director: Ishirô Honda
Stars: Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara, Yû Fujiki, Ichirô Arishima, Jun Tazaki


13). The Old Dark House (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Old Dark House poster
Score: 4.93/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.4/10 | IMDB Votes: 2,658 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: An American who sells cars in England receives a mysterious invitation from an old, eccentric millionaire... Tagline: READY! SET! LAUGH! Join the fun in a nut-house of terror! (movie poster)...

Director: William Castle
Stars: Tom Poston, Robert Morley, Janette Scott, Joyce Grenfell, Mervyn Johns


14). The Terror (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

The Terror poster
Score: 4.8/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 8,903 | Rotten Tomatoes: 4.5/10 | MPAA Rating: PG
Plot / Synopsis: France, 18th century. Lieutenant Andre Duvalier (Jack Nicholson) has been accidentally separated from his regiment. He is wandering near the coast when he sees a young woman (Sandra Knight) and asks her for directions to Coldon, where he hopes to rejoin his regiment. But the woman doesn't answer, doesn't even greet him and walks away. Eventually she takes him...

Directors: Roger Corman, Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Hale …
Stars: Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson, Sandra Knight, Dick Miller, Dorothy Neumann


15). House of the Damned (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

Full Review of House of the Damned (1963)House of the Damned poster
Score: 4.43/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 762 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: An architect and his wife are staying in an empty castle in California. They are joined by an unhappily married lawyer and his wife...Tagline: "We Dare You To Enter"...

Director: Maury Dexter
Stars: Ron Foster, Merry Anders, Richard Crane, Erika Peters, Dal McKennon


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17 List of 1963 Horror Films Worth Watching!

Best Horror Movies of 1963

Looking for the best 1963 horror movies? Included in our best horror movies of 1963 list are "The Birds (1963), Black Sabbath (1963), The Haunting (1963), X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963), and The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)." Our top list is an average of our review scores, our movie fans and movie viewers like you, and a few other sources.

The best horror film of 1963 is The Birds (1963) scoring 8.43/10 stars with our combined scores. IMDB already has over 214,050 votes for this movie. Starring in The Birds (1963) is Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Tippi Hedren, and Veronica Cartwright. Director Alfred Hitchcock did a phenomenal job treating us with this 1963 best horror film which was remarkable.The Birds (1963) is in Horror, Drama, Mystery, and Romance movie genres.

Next Best Horror Movies of 1963 The next best 1963 horror movie is Black Sabbath (1963) with a score of 8.03/10 stars. Michèle Mercier, Lidia Alfonsi, Boris Karloff, Mark Damon, and Susy Andersen star in "Black Sabbath (1963)". Black Sabbath (1963) is directed by Mario Bava and has over 14,990 IMDB votes. You can find Black Sabbath (1963) in Horror movie genres.

These are the best horror films of 1963, and we hope you enjoy the 17 movies on our list of good 1963 horror movies sorted best to worst.

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